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Suez 1956 inconclusive?

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It is just simply inaccurate to categorize the outcome of this conflict as "inconclusive". Suez is the end of Britain as a Great Power. Within a decade the entire empire in Africa and Southeast Asia is no more. It is a political and strategic defeat of the first order. It illustrates how a tactical victory on the battlefield means nothing in the face of strategic defeat. Some sources: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-was-the-suez-crisis-so-important https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-was-the-suez-crisis-so-important https://www.jstor.org/stable/23352191

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Can someone help me with the outcomes section for the Battle of Muddy Flat?

There's a random extra bullet point in there that for some reason will not go away. Thanks. Historyguy1138 (talk) 17:45, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done! dashiellx (talk) 11:03, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. (: Historyguy1138 (talk) 14:11, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"List of wars" or "list of conflicts"

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The article title List of wars involving the United Kingdom uses the word "wars" but then immediately broadens the article's scope to "conflicts" including "militarised interstate disputes". What's a better title for this page that better indicates its scope to readers? Ed [talk] [OMT] 17:25, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This list's tables use color to communicate victories, defeats, etc. Without another way to communicate that info, those tables contravene our accessibility guidelines at MOS:COLOR. (I'm also curious if the chosen colors provide enough contrast, but I'm not an expert in that.) Ed [talk] [OMT] 17:26, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]