The British Empire in land mass is the largest ever, surpassing The Mongols. Mostly, in African side anyways, the Brits rarely did pound or over power the enemy. They were mental strategists. Buying local rebels to fight against the Kings in power to win as the last resort. The first being negotiate pieces of land around the kingdom with Gold and tools. I ask from your history learned about them if they can be mentioned in the same breath as The Qin dynasty, The Mongol Empire etc since those were direct warriors. Keyword "British Empire" not the medieval Anglo Saxon warriors.