British forces

With the French occupying the Dutch Republic, Britain seized Trincomalee in 1795, renaming it Fort Frederick and claiming to prevent a Napoleonic invasion.

After the 1795 capture, Trincomalee was absorbed into British Ceylon in 1815 and remained British until Sri Lanka's independence in 1948.

British forces maintained a presence at Fort McKay until the Treaty of Ghent reached the settlement in spring 1815.

American troops surrendered, granting the British control of the fort and supplies, while allowing Americans to return to St. Louis.

British forces arrived at Prairie du Chien on July 17, 1814, initiating the siege against the American-held settlement.

British and Burmese forces clashed in September 1823 to claim Shalpuri Island near Chittagong, serving as the casus belli for the war.

British forces briefly occupied the walled city of Ningbo following the victory at Zhenhai.

British forces captured the Chinese garrison at Zhenhai on 10 October 1841 during the First Opium War.

Rebel forces were defeated at Gwalior on 20 June 1858, containing the military threat to British power in the region.

Asante forces invaded the coast in 1873 to prevent revenue loss from a disputed post, marking the start of the conflict.

British forces occupied and burned Kumasi in January 1874, defeating Asante and ending the war.

The British proclaimed the coastal protectorate a crown colony on 24 July 1874 following the defeat of Asante.

King Kofi Karikari was forced to abdicate on 26 October 1874 following the British victory.