Examples include the U. S. M901 ITV ( Improved TOW Vehicle ) and the Norwegian NM142, both on an M113 chassis, several Soviet ATGM launchers based on the BRDM reconnaissance car, the British FV438 Swingfire and FV102 Striker and the German Raketenjagdpanzer series built on the chassis of the HS 30 and Marder IFV.

It was also built to keep the peace among the local British Iron Age tribe, the Silures.

The principal ironworks was built by the British Iron Company in 1825 ; it passed to the New British Iron Company in 1843 and to the Ebbw Vale Company in 1852 but closed in 1889.

British architects Brenda and Robert Vale have said that, as of 2002, " It is quite possible in all parts of Australia to construct a ' house with no bills ', which would be comfortable without heating and cooling, which would make its own electricity, collect its own water and deal with its own waste ... These houses can be built now, using off-the-shelf techniques.

The Avro Blue Steel was a British air-launched, rocket-propelled nuclear stand-off missile, built to arm the V bomber force.

Bodmin Gaol, operational for over 150 years but now a semi-ruin, was built in the late 18th century, and was the first British prison to hold prisoners in separate cells ( though often up to 10 at a time ) rather than communally.

The British Pacific Island Company acquired the rights to Clipperton's guano deposits in 1906, and built a mining settlement on the island in conjunction with the Mexican government.

As well as industrial uses, the Royal Military Canal on the Romney Marsh was built so as create a barrier against invading troops, and hiding places for British troops during the Napoleonic Wars.

The Rideau Canal was built as a result of the War of 1812 to provide military transportation between the British colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada as an alternative to part of the St. Lawrence River, which was susceptible to blockade by the United States.

An example of this is the British narrowboat, which is up to long and wide and was primarily built for British Midland canals.

Large scale shipbuilding began in the 1790s, beginning with schooners for local trade moving in the 1820s to larger brigs and brigantines, mostly built for British shipowners.

" Opium clipper " Water Witch, a British ship built in 1831

An undated painting of the British Water Witch built in 1831 is labeled OPIUM CLIPPER " WATER WITCH " so the term had at least passed into common usage during the time that this ship sailed.

" The earliest British clipper ships were built for trade amongst the British Isles.

During the time from 1859 British clipper ships continued to be built.

Earlier British clipper ships had become known as extreme clippers, and were considered to be " as sharp as the American " built ships.

Inspired by Babbage's difference engine plans, Per Georg Scheutz built several difference engines from 1855 onwards, one of which was sold to the British government in 1859.

A golf course named for Sodom and Gomorrah was built by the British at Kalia on the northern shore.

Builders ' plans for the British Charger class destroyer | Charger class, built 1894-5.

The British built a series of destroyers ( the A Class to I Class ) which were about 1, 400 tons standard displacement, had four guns and eight torpedo tubes ; the American Benson class of 1938 similar in size, but carried five guns and ten torpedo tubes.

Realizing the need for heavier gun armament, the British built the Tribal class of 1936 ( sometimes called " Afridi " after one of two lead ships ).

A street called Beattytown was built in Galway, Ireland in the 1920s by the Irish Soldiers ' and Sailors ' Land Trust and named after Admiral Beatty, following their policy of naming streets after notable commanders of the British Empire.

Though the British had lost no ships, most were severely damaged and three ships of the line had lost all their manoeuvrability and had at the time of the truce drifted within the range of the Tre Kroner's heavy guns which, up until then, like the other fortresses, had been out of range of the British ships.

Beginning in 1850, the coastal regions increasingly came under control of the governor of the British fortresses, who was assisted by the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.

Kitchener argued that the placement of the BEF at Mons would result in having to abandon its position and much of its supplies almost immediately, as the Belgian Army would be unable to hold its ground against the Germans ; given the belief in fortresses common at the time, it is not surprising that French and the British cabinet disagreed with Kitchener on this issue.

However, the Austrians themselves generally had little interest in the region ( aside from a short-lived attempt by Emperor Charles VI to compete with British and Dutch trade through the Ostend Company ), and the fortresses along the border ( the Barrier Fortresses ) were, by treaty, garrisoned with Dutch troops.

During this period, Acadians participated in various military operations against the British and maintained supply lines to the French fortresses of Louisbourg and Fort Beausejour.

Meanwhile, Portuguese engineers, allied to British forces constructed a system of fortresses north of Lisbon, to secure the defence of the capital and expel the French.

After the Union of Scotland and England in 1707, the castle ceased to be a prison, instead being one of four Scottish fortresses to be maintained and garrisoned by the British Army, the others being Stirling, Dumbarton and Edinburgh.

In response to the rapidly advancing British and Commonwealth forces and to the general uprising of Ethiopian patriots, the Italians in Ethiopia retreated to the mountain fortresses of Gondar, Amba Alagi, Dessie, and Gimma.

Blockhouses, which served as defensive fortresses, were erected by the British in 1900 and are still standing in the twenty first century.

However, some British officers had taken steps to secure vital fortresses.

After the collapse of the Ottoman empire at the end of World War I, Jericho came under the rule of the British Mandate.

They were imprisoned in a jail in Jericho and guarded by American and British forces.

Rather, a combination of British and American security personnel would ensure that the wanted men remained imprisoned in Jericho.

The parachutists ' team members with the poison were caught near Jericho by Jordanian and British Police forces.

On 18 February 1944, British airplanes bombed the prison in Amiens as part of Operation Jericho.

* Jericho Beach, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

* Jericho ( 1937 film ), also known as Jericho / Dark Sands, British film starring Paul Robeson

After a distinguished wartime career both behind and in front of the lines, most famously at Jericho in the Palestine Campaign, Thomson formed part of the British delegation at the Versailles conference, but condemned the Versailles terms as containing the seeds of another war.

In 1948, the Arab Legion, trained and led by British officers, conquered the Old City of Jerusalem and took control of territory on the western side of the Jordan River, including the cities of Jericho, Bethlehem, Hebron and Nablus.

After the evacuation of Jerusalem by the Ottoman Seventh Army, the British XX Corps held a line which ran across the Jerusalem to Jericho and Jerusalem to Nablus roads north and east of the city.

Added since World Tour were such superstars as Bret Hart, Bill Goldberg, Harlem Heat, British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, Konnan, Curt Henning, Brian Adams, Chris Jericho, and many more.

Founded in 1978, this annual festival uses eight outdoor stages, located at Jericho Beach Park on the west side of Vancouver, British Columbia.