Was this the last battle on English soil?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hotly debated topic, but this one is a goody!
Is this the last battle on English soil, or do you have a better claim?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Graveney_Marsh

Your turn!

[Glorfindel]

I presume we need to exclude football fans....   

[d_Guy]

Well, there is this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendlesham_Forest_incident
Although, apparently, no shots were fired.

[Maenoferren]

I knew there had been a bit of a shoot out between British Forces and a ditched German Bomber, I reckon your link is the one Zi was thinking about.

I can't think of anything later unless you count some paintball battles I was in 😱 some o& them were brutal!

[Dr Dave]

I'm not sure that 4 blokes failing to hit anything then chucking in the towel constitutes a battle.

Wireless Ridge? Or is that on British territory... not "English"?

[Raider4]

Operation Nimrod (ending of the Iranian Embassy siege)?

[Dr Dave]

Nimrod  -  that's a good one and a far stronger case than the handbags in the marsh.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

New suggestion from some of my left-leaning friends (bunch of fascists  ) :

Battle of Orgreave

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Orgreave

[d_Guy]

Realistically, I suspect that the last battle on English soil has not yet been fought.

[Leman]

Although it is quite difficult to have the last of something in the future. An interesting future battle may well be when the Mexicans smash through Trump's stupid wall, along with their Chinese and Russian allies, and take back the greater part of Mexico stolen in 1848 - Viva!

[d_Guy]

I had a response typed, then waiting 15 minutes before sending.
As I am a guest on your board I finally thought better of it.

Twitter should have a fifteen minute delay feature.

Peace.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

15 minutes, great self control

[d_Guy]

Would that I could exercise similar control over my bladder.

[Cavillarius]

I had a response typed, then waiting 15 minutes before sending.
As I am a guest on your board I finally thought better of it.

Twitter should have a fifteen minute delay feature.

Peace.

You must be the only one here... 

[Raider4]

New suggestion from some of my left-leaning friends (bunch of fascists   ) :

Battle of Orgreave

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Orgreave

Heh, the Battle of the Beanfield was more recent . . .