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British Isles Sikh Wars , Sikh Wars (1845–49), two conflicts preceding the British annexation of the Punjab. By a treaty with the British in 1809, the Sikh ruler of the Punjab… Anglo-afghan Wars , The first two wars took place in the context of the Great Game that pitted the empires of Britain and Russia against each other for the control of Ce… Falklands War , BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Falklands War broke out in 1982 because the United Kingdom and Argentina claimed sovereignty over the islands. Neither country had a… British Somaliland , British Somaliland. Former British protectorate near the mouth of the Red Sea. In 1884, during the 19th-cent. partition of Africa by European powers,… British Thermal Unit , Btu
Abbreviation for "British Thermal Unit," the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. One…
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