Which nation ever invaded the UK in recent history and caused major havoc?

Question

I don't mean the Romans and not the Vikings (these guys just stopped for a brawl and moved on)

Answer 1

A raid on Chatham Dockyard by a Dutch fleet in 1667 led to a review of the defences of the South Coast and the Royal Dockyard at Chatham (known today as the Historic Dockyard.)
Amongst the recommendations eventually implemented in the 1750s was the building of defensive fortifications around the area known as the Great Lines (to be called in later times Fort Amherst). These fortifications were designed to protect the Dockyard from a landward attack and to protect the route to London (since an invader marching from the Kent Coast could not afford to leave such a stronghold to threaten its supply routes). The fort was built on the ditch and rampart principle as were many others of the period.
The major difference however is the underground tunnel system (built between 1776 and 1805) linking many areas of the fort which would provide protection in the event of a siege. At its peak the garrison had a complement of 125 guns (mainly 24 pounders)
A system of three defended gateways with ditches (at Chatham, Brompton & Gillingham) meant that the Dockyard and the other military barracks of the time could be isolated from the surrounding towns and countryside.

Answer 2

First of all no nation invaded the U.K.in recent history and depending on your definition of recent history the U.K. is a relatively new entity.Indeed it is fact to say that no nation has ever invaded the U.K. period.
If you mean England then the last invasion was in 1066 when the Normans invaded under the leadership of William of Normandy and since then the only foreign invasion has been from either tourism or immigration-neither of which can be termed as causing major havoc.
As for' the Romans moving on'-wileycoyo has already and accurately answered that and the same applies to the Vikings who not only embarked on sporadic raids of these islands but came to settle in large numbers
As a point of fact they founded Dublin ( albeit not in the U.K.) amongst other cities.
Whoever your history teacher is or was I suggest you get them on a refresher
And for those that think the Falkland islands are part of the U.K. they are not.
They were and remain a British Dependency.

Answer 3

The French landed in Ireland shortly after their revolution, but they didn't cause havoc, and the Union hadn't been formed at the time.
Germany invaded and occupied the Channel Islands during the 2nd World War. The Amis arrived late on during this war and seem never to have left. They may not have caused havoc, but they carried out a fair amount of rape and pillage.

Answer 4

The Romans just stopped for a brawl and moved on? You couldn't be more wrong with that statement. The Romans ruled the majority of the British Isles from 43 A.D. to 410 A.D. That is 367 years of occupation. I wouldn't exactly call that a brawl.

Answer 5

Britain in recent history has reaped the benefits of a stable economy and homeland security. No one body or mass of people have invaded successfully despite some strong attempts from strong armies such as the Nazi Germans (important to remember not all Germans were Nazis). The last attacks on homeland security which were successful were the 7/7 bombs. Before that the IRA were claimed responsibility for many attacks. This means that unlike 9/11 in America which was the first major attack on American homeland soil, we Brits were somewhat prepared for attacks. (This is in no way intended to claim that the British were happy for these attacks to occur, obviously that would be obsurred)

Answer 6

Vikings and romans are recent history?

Only recent history I can think of is the Falkland Islands in the 1980s. Argentina tried to take them over without much success.

Of course, we NEARLY invaded Canada.

See, Britain, itself, doesn't have enough resources, beyond wealth, to tempt others to invade it.

Answer 7

I think the romans and the vikings are the only people to invade the UK (coz we're ROCK)

Answer 8

Argentina, they invaded the Falkland islands, in1981, just to divert public awareness from the crumbling economy, and the Lesa humanity crimes, from the dictatorship of the military triumvirate, leader ed by Galtieri. The islands are a protectorate from the U.K.

Answer 9

Do you mean the Normans? (who btw were descendants of Vikings)
The Germans never invaded in either World Wars

Answer 10

You said UK right? The whole of the united kingdom? I would say the english invading northern ireland !