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Greatest Enemies of the United Kingdom

Britain's glorious history has seen many struggles and intrigues! Can you name these Greatest rivals of England and Britain throughout their history? Good luck!
Historical states and former 'enemies' are also considered
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England fought this country in a Hundred Years' War (and don't forget about Napoleon!)
France
Robert the Bruce fought back against the English kings
Scotland
This country's Armada unsuccessfully invaded England
Spain
Major sea power from which Britain took New Amsterdam
Netherlands
13 colonies have shown that they don't want to live under British
United States
Britain (and Lord Byron) widely supported the liberation of Greece from this empire
Ottoman Empire
...but then fought this country in Crimea together with the above
Russia
British flooded this country with opium to take Hong Kong
China
These Dutch-ancestry farmers didn't want to live under British
Boers
The British have also visited this Graveyard of Empires
Afghanistan
Easter Rising in 1916 lead to the independence movement in this country
Ireland
Kaiser and then Führer both fought Britain in World Wars
Germany
And the Duce failed to capture the British Egypt
Italy
...but this country managed to take Singapore and Hong Kong during the WWII
Japan
As Churchill said, "The Iron Curtain has descended across the Europe"
Soviet Union
United Kingdom supported coup d'etat against PM Mossadek in this country
Iran
UK invaded this country to take control over the Suez canal
Egypt
In 1982, this country tried to capture Falklands
Argentina
This country has claimed responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing
Libya
Tony Blair invaded this country together with USA (and don't forget Poland!)
Iraq
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