[nickcarraway]

Face it, the British military was never that great on land. They were a naval power.

[JohnyBoy]

>Face it, the British military was never that great on land. They were a naval power.

The Navy’s in worse shape than the army.

[PIF]

Were is the operative word. They now have a brand new carrier with no planes for the foreseeable future ...

[jmacusa]

The Germans gave the Royal Navy quite a run for it’s money in two world wars.

[hanamizu]

Face it, the British military was never that great on land. They were a naval power.

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For its size (small by European standards) the British army was the best on earth. Very few could stand up to the firepower they were able to maintain with their Brown Bess muskets and discipline. It is one of the things that make our victories at Saratoga, Yorktown, and New Orleans so remarkable.