In the meantime while Alexander is occupied luring Darius’s cavalry out‚ the two forces marched towards each other and started a battle. In the midst of the battle it was without a doubt as how Alexander’s general had predicted; Alexander left and center army would be struggling against the Persians and their wagons
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The sun was high on the sky and soldier were waiting on each sides of the field. English in full armor‚ heavy cavalry with lances‚ archers with long bows and infantry with nice steel sword. On other side there were Scots in kilts and no armor at all. Their cavalry ran away and their weapons were mostly farming tools. With this set up there were no doubt that Scots wanted to give up but then mighty William Wallace came and had a great
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lead by Hannibal and his multicultural armies. Hannibal not only relied on his devoted armies but he had both elephants and cavalry to add both surprise and strategy. Hannibal’s army was composed mainly of troops from modern-day Spain and France. Spanish‚ Gallic‚ and Celtic warriors formed the core of his infantry fighting force‚ while African mercenaries formed his cavalry and elephant components of his army. The elephants were his terror weapon‚ and this elite force nearly brought Rome to its
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phalanx formation towards the center of the enemy line with the wings echeloned back at a forty five degree angle to entice the Persian cavalry to attack. While the phalanxes fought the Persian infantry‚ Darius sent a large part of his cavalry and a portion of his regular infantry to attack Parmenion’s forces on the Macedonian left. Alexander led his Companion Cavalry to near the brink of his right flank. His strategy was to attract as much of the Persian horseman to the wings as possible in order to
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a Confederate state. He had served in United States army for a few years prior to joining the Confederate army at the start of the Civil War. He began serving in the cavalry in 1855. He then helped Lee capture John Brown at Harper’s Ferry in 1859. When the Civil War began Stuart was appointed as leader of the 1st Virginia Cavalry (“James Ewell Brown Stuart” 1). Jeb Stuart quickly became an important member of the army. It is stated‚ “Stuart became one of the most skilled scouts and intelligence
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served as a cavalry officer at numerous major battles‚ where he earned his nickname‚ “The Wizard of the Saddle”‚ and conducted several successful raids. Following his retirement in the military forces‚ Forrest worked as a planter and railroad president. In 1866‚ Forrest would become an early member of the Ku Klux Klan‚ or KKK. His Confederate views held true as he was inducted as the first Grand Wizard of the KKK. Forrest will be remembered for his military action and
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commander during the Battle of Marathon. He had spent time in the Chersonese which gave him possible Persian tactics. Miltiades decided that because the Persian cavalry was so large in numbers the Athenians would spread out and make the center the weakest part with the wings the strongest. As the center was the weakest part of the Athenian cavalry it wasn’t able to hold their own against the Persians. However‚ once the Persians were about to break through the center the wings closed in around the Persians
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April 1599 to Robert Cromwell and Elizabeth Steward‚ a family of minor gentry. He had been educated at Huntingdon Grammar School and Sydney Sussex College‚ Cambridge. Cromwell was famous for being both skilled militarily‚ creating the famed Ironsides cavalry platoon‚ and politically‚ becoming the First Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England‚ Scotland and Ireland. He held extremely strict Puritan religious beliefs. Oliver Cromwell was born at Cromwell House in Huntingdon to parents Robert and Elizabeth
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Sanders Walker Dr. Bishop Western Civilization 103-104 11/20/12 Caesars Conquest Caesar is known as one of the greatest military leaders in history. His was General and later‚ Ruler of Rome during its peak years. Caesar is known for his military strategy and conquest of much of ancient Europe. Where Caesar made a name for himself was his conquest of the Gauls. Caesars conquest of Gaul consisted of many campaigns throughout northern Europe; the most notable being the battles of Avaricum
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The Battle of Gettysburg was a three- day battle that took place in 1863 in the small town of Gettysburg Pennsylvania. It was the largest battle in the Civil War and it it’s also the largest battle ever fought in North America. The Union army of the Potomac consisted of about 85‚000 men at Gettysburg and the Confederate army of Northern Virginia consisted of approximately 75‚000 men. The Union army had 23‚000 casualties at the battle‚ and the Confederates had approximately 28‚000 men that were dead
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