The British Empire

The British Empire at first was not the biggest empire; empires such as the Portuguese and Dutch dwarfed the young British Empire. Over the years however, these empires of the old were dwarfed as the British Empire exercised it's strength globally.

Through war and colonialism, the British Empire was able to become the biggest Empire on the planet. It was bigger than the old Mongolian Empire, the French Empire and Russian Empire. The British were the new Global Hegemony.

But, the Empire stands on the brink of war with many of it's former allies and current rivals. Russia seeks to expand itself across Europe and dwarf British dominance, while the Germans seek to expand it's colonial holdings and engulf smaller nations on it's borders. The British have one massive advantage against every nation on earth: It's unchallenged and unrivaled Navy.

The Empire also has issues in the colonies; with the Boers uprising and the Dominions slowly breaking out of Britannia's grasp. The years will not be so kind to Britain and the Empire must navigate itself across the dangers ahead.

Britain, while not a massive military power, is still a worthy opponent on sea and is regarded as the Unchallenged Naval Hegemony of the world.

The Empire has an army of 604,000 Regular Troops, which are made up of 68 Line Regiments, 34 Cavalry Regiments, Artillery and other support, 3 Grenadier, 1 Coldstream, 2 Scots and 1 Irish Regiments,

The Empire also boasts the biggest navy on the planet; bigger than the next three or four navies combined. The Royal Navy includes 38 Dreadnoughts, 25 Battlecruisers, 40 Pre-Dreadnoughts, 34 Armoured Cruisers, 52 Protected Cruisers, 15 Scout Cruisers, 18 Light Cruisers, 211 Destroyers, 109 Torpedo Boats