Rebellions against the British Empire
33 entries in the Rebellions Against the British Empire compendium.
1931 Cyprus revoltGreek Cypriot revolt for union with Greece, suppressed by British rule.1936–1939 Arab revolt in PalestineA Palestinian Arab uprising against British rule and Zionist immigration.Aden EmergencyArmed rebellion ending British rule in Aden and South Arabia.American Revolutionary WarArmed conflict that secured American independence from British rule.Bacon's RebellionArmed rebellion of Virginia settlers against colonial governor and Native American policy.Bambatha RebellionZulu chief who led a 1906 rebellion against colonial taxation.Barrackpore mutiny of 1824A suppressed 1824 sepoy mutiny over cultural grievances and poor logistics.Basuto Gun WarBasuto victory against the Cape Colony over gun confiscation.1689 Boston revoltPopular uprising overthrew Dominion of New England governor Edmund Andros.Bukit Kepong incidentA 1950 police last stand during the Malayan Emergency.Bussa rebellionA 1915 uprising against British indirect rule in Nigeria.Bussa's rebellionLeader of the largest slave revolt in Barbadian history.Castle Hill convict rebellionSecond major convict uprising in Australian history suppressed under martial lawChilembwe uprisingRebellion against British colonial rule in Nyasaland, January 1915.Cocos Islands mutinySri Lankan soldiers mutinied against British officers in May 1942.Decolonization of the AmericasMulti-century process of American independence from European rule.Easter RisingArmed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week 1916.Egyptian Labour Corps mutiniesEgyptian labourers mutinied in France over contract disputes in 1917.Murad FatyanaChieftain who avenged Ahmad Khan Kharal by killing Lord Berkeley.Fédon's rebellionAn uprising against British rule in Grenada led by Julien Fédon.Fenian RisingA poorly organised 1867 rebellion against British rule in Ireland, led by Thomas J. Kelly.Gove's RebellionA brief 1683 uprising against Royal Governor Edward Cranfield.1941 Iraqi coup d'étatNationalist coup that toppled pro-British rule and triggered British invasion.Irish Rebellion of 1798A popular insurrection against British Crown in Ireland.Irish War of IndependenceGuerrilla war for Irish independence from Britain, 1919–1921.Jewish insurgency in Mandatory PalestineZionist militias fought British rule over immigration restrictions.Kelantan rebellionAnti-colonial uprising in Kelantan, 1915, led by Tok Janggut.Lunenburg RebellionA 1753 settler revolt in Nova Scotia over broken promises.Malayan EmergencyGuerrilla war for Malayan independence and communist state.Maritz rebellionA pro-German Boer uprising in South Africa at the start of World War I.Mau Mau rebellionArmed anti-colonial rebellion in British Kenya, 1952–1960.Meerut mutinyFirst major armed uprising against British authority in India.Morant Bay rebellionA protest against poverty and injustice that was violently suppressed.
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