William H. Winder was born on 1775 in Summerset County‚ Maryland. Growing up William became a great lawyer in Baltimore. When the War of 1812 started he was sent to the Niagara frontier as a colonel. After a year he was appointed to Brigadier General‚ shortly after William was given 800 men to pursue the British army‚ that was retreating towards upper Canada in Burlington Heights. Williams was met up with General John Chandler and had a combined 1‚600 troops. Soon after the British counter-attacked
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There are a few reasons why the South lost the Civil War. One reason is that the North not only outmanned the South but also at almost every point‚ militarily. The South was also outclassed industrially. If it was not for European recognition and military aid the South would have never had a chance to win. Industrially the South could not keep up in out put and in manpower. By the end of the war the South had‚ more or less‚ plenty of weaponry still‚ but it just did not have enough men to use the
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you know the battle that led to the Allies finally defeating them? According to Michael Peck‚ an award-winning author with an MA in political science‚ The Battle of Moscow stopped Hitler’s army. One of the main reasons this battle is a big deal is the soviet union crippled Germany’s army and made it possible to defeat them‚ but this was not surprising considering the fact that the Soviet Union had 20 million soldiers and Germany only had 13 million and they weren’t all at that battle. Hitler’s original
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The North took victory in the civil war against the South. The North had several of advantages when it came to defeating the other side.The blockade. As the war progressed the blockade of Southern ports slowly became more effective‚ closing the ports and thus cutting off the vital supplies needed to fight the war. This includes medicine. The South had to rely on Europe even more so than the North for supplies with which to fight the war so by eliminating more and more ports into which the supplies
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1945-1950. Several well-planned actions helped the CCP became victorious in the Chinese Civil War: leadership‚ support of the people and support from outside help. This paper will give a slight history of the situation‚ and describe the main reasons why the CCP became victorious over the Nationalist Party. As per history‚ China was a country that was very divided. There were many districts‚ each with their own leaders and military. To bring the socioeconomic problems under control‚ the Chinese Nationalist
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In recent times‚ it has become increasing clear that economic development and population growth are resulting in expeditious changes in natural ecosystems‚ globally‚ and particularly on the self-sufficient ecosystems of Hastings Point. In acknowledgment of this‚ the United Nations’ Kofi Annan presented a report: “We the Peoples: The Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century.” (2000) Annan called for Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in order to establish the consequences of change in ecosystems
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was another Bolshevik‚ Marxist revolutionist who was the founder of the red army and a politician who had he idea to exit the war but not to agree with any of the Germans terms . He was quoted as saying “Neither war nor peace” which means that he did not want Russia to fight in the war but would not agree with any peace terms put down by Russia. On February 20 a group of Moscow Bolsheviks protested the action of the Bolshevik Central Committee and resigned but it was not made public and
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Achilleas Sarantaris 2/10/11 | Republicans | Nationalists | Political Strengths/weaknesses | *Caballero’s rule weakened because Republicans were politically divided due to different ideologies; communists vs. socialists who believed revolution should be postponed‚ anarchists who believed war could only be won through revolutionary policies. *Terror tactics to control increasing population led to resistance*’May
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it was a big win for the Warriors when the team managed to come back roaring in the second half. The game ended at 108-97 in the Warriors’ favor. It was not exactly the blow-out win of the earlier games‚ but it definitely made the Cavalier’s hope for winning a lot more distant. No team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in the actual NBA finals and though there is still hope for the Cavs to come back‚ the chances are pretty low. Curry back in the game The odds for a Warriors win for Game 4 were
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Why Did the Battle of the Somme go so Badly for the British Army? The Battle of the Somme took place during 1916 to take pressure off the French at Verdun and the Russians on the Eastern Front. The French were under heavy fire at Verdun and had been since February‚ and the army itself was close to cracking. The Russians had fought gallantly on the Eastern Front to try and avert the German Forces away from the Western Front. After launching many small offensives the Russians had gained very little
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