United Kingdom casualties of war
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British war dead from conflicts in which the United Kingdom was involved are tabulated below.
Post World War II
Data sourced from respective Wikipedia articles unless otherwise stated| Conflict | Start | End | Military Dead | Civilian Dead | Total Dead | Note |
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| War on terror War on Terror The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries... : total |
2001 | ongoing | 510 | 144 | 654 | |
| Iraq War (Operation Telic Operation Telic Operation TELIC was the codename under which all British military operations in Iraq were conducted between the start of the Invasion of Iraq on 19 March 2003 and the withdrawal of the last remaining British forces on 22 May 2011... ) |
2003 | 2009 | 179 | 43 | 222 | Casualties of the Iraq War |
| Afghanistan War in Afghanistan (2001–present) The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom... (Operation Herrick Operation Herrick Operation Herrick is the codename under which all British operations in the war in Afghanistan have been conducted since 2002. It consists of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and support to the US-led Operation Enduring Freedom... ) |
2001 | ongoing | 331 | 101 | 432 | British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001 |
| Sierra Leone Civil War Operation Palliser Operation Palliser was a British Armed forces operation in Sierra Leone in 2000 under the command of Brigadier David Richards.Initially, its scope was limited to evacuation of non-combatants only.... |
2000 | 2000 | 1 | 1? | ||
| Balkans - Bosnia Bosnian War The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides... /Kosovo Kosovo War The term Kosovo War or Kosovo conflict was two sequential, and at times parallel, armed conflicts in Kosovo province, then part of FR Yugoslav Republic of Serbia; from early 1998 to 1999, there was an armed conflict initiated by the ethnic Albanian "Kosovo Liberation Army" , who sought independence... |
1992 | 2006 | 72 | 72 | Ref | |
| Gulf War 1990-1991 Gulf War The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf... (Operation Granby Operation Granby Operation Granby was the name given to the British military operations during the Gulf War. 53,462 troops were deployed during the conflict. The total cost of operations was £2.434 billion of which at least £2.049 billion was paid for by other nations such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; £200... ) |
1990 | 1991 | 47 | 47 | ||
| Falklands War Falklands War The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands... (Operation Corporate Operation Corporate Operation Corporate was the codename given to the 1982 British military involvement in the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War. The commander of task force operations was Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse. Operations lasted from 1 April 1982 to 20 June 1982.... ) |
1982 | 1982 | 256 | 3 | 259 | |
| Northern Ireland The Troubles The Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast... (Operation Banner Operation Banner Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from August 1969 to July 2007. It was initially deployed at the request of the Unionist government of Northern Ireland to support the Royal Ulster Constabulary . After the 1998 Belfast Agreement,... ) |
1969 | 1998 | 763 | 1854 | 2617 | |
| Aden Emergency Aden Emergency The Aden Emergency was an insurgency against the British crown forces in the British controlled territories of South Arabia which now form part of the Yemen. Partly inspired by Nasser's pan Arab nationalism, it began on 10 December 1963 with the throwing of a grenade at a gathering of British... |
1963 | 1967 | 90 | 90 | Ref | |
| Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation during 1962–1966 was Indonesia’s political and armed opposition to the creation of Malaysia. It is also known by its Indonesian/Malay name Konfrontasi... |
1962 | 1966 | 16 | 16 | ||
| Dhofar Rebellion Dhofar Rebellion The Dhofar Rebellion was launched in the province of Dhofar against the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, which had British support, from 1962 to 1976. It ended with the defeat of the rebels, but the state of Oman had to be radically reformed and modernised to cope with the campaign.-Background:In... |
1962 | 1975 | 24 | 24 | ||
| Suez Crisis Suez Crisis The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, Suez War was an offensive war fought by France, the United Kingdom, and Israel against Egypt beginning on 29 October 1956. Less than a day after Israel invaded Egypt, Britain and France issued a joint ultimatum to Egypt and Israel,... (Operation Musketeer Operation Musketeer (1956) Operation Musketeer was the Anglo-French-Israeli plan for the invasion of Egypt to capture the Suez Canal during the Suez Crisis. Israel had the additional objective to open the Straits of Tiran.-The operation:... ) |
1956 | 1956 | 23 | 23 | Ref | |
| Cyprus Emergency | 1955 | 1959 | 371 | 16 | 387 | Casualties led by Greek Cypriot EOKA Militant organisation |
| Kenya (Mau Mau Rebellion) | 1952 | 1960 | 63 | 60 | 123 | |
| Korean War Korean War The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union... |
1950 | 1953 | 1109 | 1109 | Ref | |
| Yangtse River Incident | 1949 | 1949 | 46 | 46 | Ref | |
| Malayan Emergency Malayan Emergency The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army , the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party, from 1948 to 1960.... |
1948 | 1960 | 519 | 519 | ||
| Operation Masterdom War in Vietnam (1945–1946) The War in Vietnam, code-name Operation Masterdom by the British, also known as Nam Bộ kháng chiến by the Vietnamese, was a post–World War II armed conflict involving largely British-Indian and French task force and Japanese troops from the Southern Expeditionary Army Group versus the Vietnamese... |
1945 | 1946 | 40 | 40 | ||
| Indonesian National Revolution Indonesian National Revolution The Indonesian National Revolution or Indonesian War of Independence was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between Indonesia and the Dutch Empire, and an internal social revolution... |
1945 | 1949 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Palestine Emergency | 1945 | 1948 | 988 | 988 | REF |
1900 to 1945
| Conflict | Start | End | Military Dead | Civilian Dead | Total Dead | Note |
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| World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
1939 | 1945 | 382,600 | 670,800 | 1,053,400 | World War II casualties World War II casualties World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. Over 60 million people were killed, which was over 2.5% of the world population. The tables below give a detailed country-by-country count of human losses.-Total dead:... |
| Arab revolt in Palestine | 1936 | 1939 | 200 | 200 | ||
| Anglo-Irish War | 1919 | 1921 | 624 | 624 | Military includes Royal Irish Constabulary Royal Irish Constabulary The armed Royal Irish Constabulary was Ireland's major police force for most of the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. A separate civic police force, the unarmed Dublin Metropolitan Police controlled the capital, and the cities of Derry and Belfast, originally with their own police... |
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| Third Anglo-Afghan War Third Anglo-Afghan War The Third Anglo-Afghan War began on 6 May 1919 and ended with an armistice on 8 August 1919. It was a minor tactical victory for the British. For the British, the Durand Line was reaffirmed as the political boundary between the Emirate of Afghanistan and British India and the Afghans agreed not to... |
1919 | 1919 | 1136 | 1136 | - reference - includes British Indian Army British Indian Army The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947... |
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| Russian Civil War Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War The Allied intervention was a multi-national military expedition launched in 1918 during World War I which continued into the Russian Civil War. Its operations included forces from 14 nations and were conducted over a vast territory... |
1918 | 1920 | 1073 | 1073 | -Ref | |
| World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... |
1914 | 1918 | 885,138 | 109,000 | 994,138 | World War I casualties World War I casualties The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I were over 35 million. There were over 15 million deaths and 20 million wounded ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history.... |
| Anglo-Aro War Anglo-Aro War The Anglo-Aro War was a conflict between the Aro Confederacy in present day Eastern Nigeria, and the British Empire. The war began after increasing tension between Aro leaders and British colonialists after years of failed negotiations.... |
1901 | 1902 | 97 | ? | 97 | |
| Boxer Rebellion Boxer Rebellion The Boxer Rebellion, also called the Boxer Uprising by some historians or the Righteous Harmony Society Movement in northern China, was a proto-nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" , or "Righteous Fists of Harmony" or "Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists" , in China between... |
1899 | 1901 | ? | ? | ? | |
| Second Boer War Second Boer War The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State... |
1899 | 1902 | 22,000 | 22,000 | ||
1815 to 1898
| Conflict | Start | End | Military Dead | Civilian Dead | Total Dead | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Sudan War Mahdist War The Mahdist War was a colonial war of the late 19th century. It was fought between the Mahdist Sudanese and the Egyptian and later British forces. It has also been called the Anglo-Sudan War or the Sudanese Mahdist Revolt. The British have called their part in the conflict the Sudan Campaign... |
1898 | 1898 | 700? | 700? | ||
| Anglo-Zanzibar War Anglo-Zanzibar War The Anglo-Zanzibar War was fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted 38 minutes and is the shortest war in history. The immediate cause of the war was the death of the pro-British Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini on 25 August 1896 and the subsequent succession... |
1896 | 1896 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Third Anglo-Burmese War Third Anglo-Burmese War The Third Anglo-Burmese War was a conflict that took place during 7–29 November 1885, with sporadic resistance and insurgency continuing into 1887. It was the final of three wars fought in the 19th century between the Burmese and the British... |
1885 | 1887 | ? | ? | ? | |
| First Boer War First Boer War The First Boer War also known as the First Anglo-Boer War or the Transvaal War, was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881-1877 annexation:... |
1880 | 1881 | 408 | ? | 408 | |
| Anglo-Zulu War Anglo-Zulu War The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.Following the imperialist scheme by which Lord Carnarvon had successfully brought about federation in Canada, it was thought that a similar plan might succeed with the various African kingdoms, tribal areas and... |
1879 | 1879 | 1727 | 1727 | ||
| Second Anglo-Afghan War Second Anglo-Afghan War The Second Anglo-Afghan War was fought between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the nation was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. This was the second time British India invaded Afghanistan. The war ended in a manner... |
1878 | 1880 | 1057 | 1057 | - Ref | |
| Indian Rebellion of 1857 Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to... |
1857 | 1858 | 11021 | ? | 11021 + | Source T.A.Heathcote Mutiny and Insurgency in India 1857-58, 2007 Pen & Sword military publishers |
| Second Opium War Second Opium War The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Second China War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war pitting the British Empire and the Second French Empire against the Qing Dynasty of China, lasting from 1856 to 1860... |
1856 | 1860 | 69 | ? | 69 | |
| Anglo-Persian War Anglo-Persian War The Anglo-Persian War lasted between November 1, 1856 and April 4, 1857, and was fought between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Persia . In the war, the British opposed an attempt by Persia to reacquire the city of Herat... |
1856 | 1857 | ? | ? | ? | |
| Crimean War Crimean War The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining... |
1854 | 1856 | 22,182 | 22,182 | - Ref | |
| Second Anglo-Burmese War Second Anglo-Burmese War The Second Anglo-Burmese War was the second of the three wars fought between the Burmese and the British Empire during the 19th century, with the outcome of the gradual extinction of Burmese sovereignty and independence.... |
1852 | 1853 | ? | ? | ? | |
| Second Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War The Second Anglo-Sikh War took place in 1848 and 1849, between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company. It resulted in the subjugation of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab and what subsequently became the North-West Frontier Province by the East India Company.-Background... |
1848 | 1849 | 2687 | ? | 2687 | |
| New Zealand land wars New Zealand land wars The New Zealand Wars, sometimes called the Land Wars and also once called the Māori Wars, were a series of armed conflicts that took place in New Zealand between 1845 and 1872... |
1845 | 1872 | ? | ? | ? | |
| First Anglo-Sikh War First Anglo-Sikh War The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company between 1845 and 1846. It resulted in partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom.-Background and causes of the war:... |
1845 | 1846 | 1989 | ? | 1989 | |
| First Opium War First Opium War The First Anglo-Chinese War , known popularly as the First Opium War or simply the Opium War, was fought between the United Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty of China over their conflicting viewpoints on diplomatic relations, trade, and the administration of justice... |
1839 | 1842 | ? | ? | ? | |
| First Anglo-Afghan War First Anglo-Afghan War The First Anglo-Afghan War was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United Kingdom and Russia, and also marked one of the worst... |
1839 | 1842 | 5062 | ? | 5062 | |
| Lower Canada Rebellion Lower Canada Rebellion The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province... |
1837 | 1838 | 32 | 32 | ||
| Upper Canada Rebellion Upper Canada Rebellion The Upper Canada Rebellion was, along with the Lower Canada Rebellion in Lower Canada, a rebellion against the British colonial government in 1837 and 1838. Collectively they are also known as the Rebellions of 1837.-Issues:... |
1837 | 1838 | ? | ? | ? | |
| First Anglo-Burmese War | 1824 | 1826 | 15000 | 15000 | ||
| Third Anglo-Maratha War Third Anglo-Maratha War The Third Anglo-Maratha War was the final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The war left the Company in control of most of India. It began with an invasion of Maratha territory by 110,400 British East India Company troops, the largest... |
1817 | 1818 | ? | ? | ? |