ABSTRACT
The conduct of colonial and foreign policy was necessarily influenced by the nature and limitations of British armed power. Until the last quarter of the nineteenth century the United Kingdom was spending more on its armed forces than any other state: 1
1870 (£) |
1880 (£) |
1890 (£) |
1900 (£) |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom: |
army |
13,400,000 |
15,000,000 |
17,600,000 |
21,400,000 |
navy |
9,800,000 |
10,200,000 |
13,800,000 |
29,200,000 |
|
Germany: |
army |
9,600,000 |
18,200,000 |
24,200,000 |
33,600,000 |
navy |
1,200,000 |
2,400,000 |
4,600,000 |
7,400,000 |
|
France: |
army |
15,000,000 |
22,800,000 |
28,400,000 |
27,800,000 |
navy |
7,000,000 |
8,600,000 |
8,800,000 |
14,600,000 |
|
Russia: |
army |
18,600,000 |
26,000,000 |
24,600,000 |
32,100,000 |
navy |
2,400,000 |
3,800,000 |
4,400,000 |
8,400,000 |