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title: "British General Strike Paralyzes Nation"
year: 1926
country: "United Kingdom"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1926/british-general-strike-1926"
slug: "british-general-strike-1926"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1926-01-01"
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# British General Strike Paralyzes Nation

> Nine days of coordinated industrial action brought Britain to a standstill and exposed the fracture between labour movements and Conservative governance.

## Summary

General is the highest rank achievable by serving officers of the British Army and the Royal Marines.

## Sources

- [British general](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1926/british-general-strike-1926