Macdonell Of Keppoch

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Ah yes, not only was it started in 1797 (by the French) it has continued down to the present day as anyone who has sailed from Ireland to England (merely "passin' thru" Wales) can tell you!

Of course it wasn't a "battle" per se, but a German ship sailed down the English channel and shelled Whitby in 1914...

[Bugbear]

A flock of B 17s *from nearby Williams Air Field* just flew over my house, they do that about once a month, and I thought of this thread. I wonder how the air battles of WW II fit into this discussion... Fought above "mainland British soil," perhaps?

* Sorry, that was off topic. *

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I think for something to qualify as a battle, both sides have to "engage in conflict" which is why the sinking of several British warships in a Scottish port by a lone German submarine, running on the surface, in the opening days of WWII isn't considered a battle. The Royal Navy never got a shot off. An embarrassment, yes. A battle? No.