His son Caradog, who is left to defend Britain in his father's absence.
In 1744 he was given total control over the home defence to defend Britain from an imminent French Invasion.
So today I would like to thank all of you for your part in defending Britain, and preserving peace around the world.
Here he worked on the problems associated with defending Britain from an air attack.
The airfield then took on a new role as a base for fighter squadrons defending Britain.
Unfortunately this left few troops remaining to defend Britain.
At any time at least one boat is at sea with nuclear weapons to defend Britain.
The Romans kept a navy to defend Britain.
Dowding agreed air defence would require some offensive action, and fighters could not defend Britain alone.
In 1803 a citizen army was mobilized to defend Britain against a threatened Napoleonic invasion.