Head of the Armed Forces is the position of the sovereign of the United Kingdom as commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces. Supreme military authority is vested in the monarch and extends to th
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Elizabeth II in military uniform
George II at the Battle of Dettingen oil-on-canvas, by John Wootton. King George II at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 remains the last time a British monarch personally led his troops into battle.
King George V inspecting the 29th Division, British Army, prior to the division's departure for Gallipoli in 1915. The division commander, Major General Aylmer Hunter-Weston, rides alongside the King at the right of the photo.
His Majesty's Armed Forces, also known colloquially as the British Armed Forces, are the unified military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Cro
Head of the Armed Forces
…Head of the Armed Forces is the position of the sovereign of the United Kingdom as commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces. Supreme military authority is vested in the monarch and extends to the exercise of several personal prerogatives. However, routine administration of…
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815
The Great Siege of Gibraltar, showing the defeat of the Franco-Spanish assault in September 1782
Royal Irish Rifles soldiers at the Battle of the Somme in 1916
Men of No. 4 Commando being briefed before the Normandy landings in 1944