Expeditionary & Peace Operations
The capacity to deploy and sustain forces beyond the border on combat, stabilisation, peace-support and disaster-relief operations.
- Indicators
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- Leaders
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- Developments
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What Expeditionary & Peace Operations is, and how it is measured
The capacity to deploy and sustain forces beyond the border on combat, stabilisation, peace-support and disaster-relief operations.
Indicators
- Personnel deployed on operations abroad
- Peace operations contributions
- Evacuation operations conducted
The nations that lead in Expeditionary & Peace Operations
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| # | Nation | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | AAA |
| 2 | Germany | AA |
| 3 | France | AA |
| 4 | Australia | A |
| 5 | Japan | A |
| 6 | Switzerland | A |
| 7 | China | BBB |
| 8 | United Kingdom | BBB |
| 9 | Spain | BB |
| 10 | South Korea | BB |
The capabilities most like Expeditionary & Peace Operations
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How Expeditionary & Peace Operations came to be
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Historical Developments
Oldest first127–119 BC
Han generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing conducted long-range campaigns that annexed the Hexi Corridor and expelled the Xiongnu
Between 127 and 119 BC the Han commanders Wei Qing and Huo Qubing recorded multiple successful expeditions far beyond settled territory, driving the Xiongnu from the Qilian Mountains. Huo Qubing is said to have covered some 2,000 li, roughly 1,000 km, during a single raid, demonstrating an early capacity for sustained operations at great distance from base.
1228
Crusader states introduced political alliance as a factor in expeditionary strategy during the Sixth Crusade
The Sixth Crusade of 1228 is cited as the point at which expeditionary operations incorporated political alliance into military strategy. This added a diplomatic dimension to campaigns conducted far from home territory.
1592–1598
Japan escalated wokou raiding into full expeditionary invasions of Korea
Weak Ming resistance to wokou coastal raiding encouraged Japan to mount full-scale overseas invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598. The campaigns marked a transition from opportunistic raiding to planned expeditionary warfare across the sea.
Recent Developments
Most recent first1920s
Expeditionary warfare became established as a systematic and planned type of operation in the war's aftermath
The decade after the First World War consolidated expeditionary operations into a doctrine with larger scope than ad hoc deployments. This institutionalisation underpinned the later concept of rapid deployment forces.
1915
Allied forces attempted the amphibious landing at Gallipoli, pioneering combined operations
The unsuccessful Gallipoli landing marked the beginnings of true combined operations at strategic, operational and tactical levels. Despite its failure, it shaped later doctrine for projecting force across water onto hostile shores.
1914–17
Britain, Russia and the United States fielded named expeditionary forces in the First World War
The British Expeditionary Force of 1914, the Russian Expeditionary Force of 1916 and the American Expeditionary Forces of 1917 established expeditionary warfare as systematic, planned operations rather than simple troop transport. Dominion and allied contingents from Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Portugal, Brazil, Italy, Siam and Japan followed the same pattern through 1921.