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| 1718 | George I |  |
| London George I is threatened by a Jacobite invasion from Spain & declares war on Philip V |
| 1738 | Jenkins, Robert | |
| 28th Mar London Claims he had an ear cut off by Spanish coastguards in the Caribbean in 1731 |
| 1739 | Jenkins, Robert | |
| Pre-cursor to the War of Austrian Succession |
| Provoked by Jenkin's ear being cut off by Spanish coastguards |
| 1739 | Walpole, Robert | |
| London A state of war fever breaks out over "Jenkin's ear" |
| London Reluctantly declares war against Spain due to pressure from the City & the King |
| 19th Oct London Declares war on Spain for breaches of the Pravdo Convention |
| 1778 | North, Frederick | |
| France declares war on Britain & sends an army to nth America |
| 1780 | North, Frederick | |
| 20th Dec Declares War on the Netherlands |
| 1803 | Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 3rd Aug War against Scindia of Gwalior & his allies |
| 1811 | Perceval, Spencer | |
| 5th Nov Madison recommends war against Britain in Congress |
| 1812 | Perceval, Spencer | |
| 18th July America declares war against Britain for violating neutral waters |
| 1839 | Lamb, William | |
| 1st of the 2 Opium Wars between China & Britain |
| 1854 | Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 28th Mar After Russia ignores an Anglo-French ultimatum to withdraw from the Danubian Principalities, Great Britain and France formally declare war |
| 1856 | Temple, Henry John | |
| 2nd of the 2 Opium Wars between China & Britain |
| 1857 | Bruce, James | |
| London Declares war on Emperor Yeh |
| 1857 | Temple, Henry John | |
| The British & Frernch launch a joint military attack against China |
| 3rd Mar London Declares war on China |
| 1879 | Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Britain goes to war with the Zulus |
| 1899 | Chamberlain, Joseph | |
| 10th Oct London Declares War on the Boers led by Kruger |
| 1914 | Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 12th Aug Great Britain is at war with Austria-Hungary |
| 5th Nov Great Britain & France declare war on Turkey |
| 1915 | Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 25th May London Asquith's policy of "wait & see" is challenged by Lloyd George |
| 1939 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 3rd Sep London Declares war on Germany, at 11 AM |
| 1939 | George VI | |
| 3rd Sep Antibes Present at Antibes when Britain declares war |
| 1940 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 10th June Benito Mussolini declares war on the Allies |
| 1941 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 8th Dec Britain declares war on Japan |
| 2003 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 18th Mar Blair wins parliamentary vote over Iraq war but 139 party members defy him |
| 2005 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 1st May Leaked documents say Bush and Blair were determined to topple Saddam Hussein at least nine months before war |
