establishment. 6 April 1992the WRAC was disbanded and its members integrated into various British Army units. 1 October 1992I (BR) Corps is disbanded and replaced by the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. 1992British forces deployed to Bosnia as part of UNPROFOR. 31 March 1994The British Army of the Rhine is disbanded and replaced by British Forces Germany. 1994The main force of the Army garrison in Belize is withdrawn; small detachment remains as part of British Army Training and Support Unit Belize. 19941st Battalion, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment becomes the last British battalion to leave Berlin. 30 June 19971st Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) becomes the last British unit to leave Hong Kong. 1998The Strategic Defence Review white paper is published. 1999Kosovo War begins. 20002 PARA arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone to evacuate British, Commonwealth and EU citizens. 2000The Army deploys to the Republic of Macedonia. 7 October 2001U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins. The SAS was, initially, the main Army contribution. December 2001Major-General John McColl takes command of ISAF in Afghanistan. 20 March 2003The US-led invasion of Iraq begins. 27 March 2003The largest tank engagement by the British Army since WWII takes place; 14 Challenger 2 tanks of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards destroy 14 Iraqi T-55s. 6 April 2003British forces, led by 7 Armoured Brigade (known as 'The Desert Rats') enter Iraq's second city of Basra. 2004The defence white paper "Delivering Security in a Changing World" is published. March 2005Private Johnson Beharry of the 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in Iraq in 2004. 6 April 2005The Special Reconnaissance Regiment became operational. Notes History of the British Army British Army British Army