The nations in red on the map above are nations that have been invaded by Great Britain.
This topic came up in my AP U.S. History class last week. I think most Americans just take it for granted that we successfully defeated Great Britain in the Revolutionary War. But the Colonies victory was a shocking thing. No one would have bet on George Washington and his rag tag militia had Vegas existed back then. The Colonies vs the greatest empire on Earth at the time? No way anyone takes the Colonies in that bet. It was a staggering achievement and one of the greatest upsets since the mighty Persian Empire was defeated by the Greek city-states almost 2,000 years earlier.
But what did surprise me was how many nations Britain has actually invaded in it's history. Only 22 nations on Earth have NOT been attacked or occupied by the British in history. Twenty-two! That's it. Everyone else has either had at minimum a small contingent of English soldiers occupy them or downright take them over in a hostile action. Which leads to this...
