The Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg on September 17‚ 1862 is considered the severest battle of the Civil War. It was General Robert Lee’s first invasion of the North which concluded as the Battle of Antietam in Maryland or Sharpsburg. This war took place just after a fortnight of the Confederate victory at Second Manassas‚ about 40 miles to the southeast in Virginia. It all started with the great victory of Robert Lee at Manassas in August which made him march his Army of Northern Virginia into
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The Battle of Stalingrad began on July 17‚1942 and was not over until the following year February 2‚ 1943.1 This battle that would later be known as one of the bloodiest battles in history was fought between the Germans led by General Friedrich Paulus2 (ibid)‚ and the Russians led by Marshal Vasili Chuikov.2 Hitler’s goal after retrieving Stalingrad was mainly to get rid of Soviet forces in the south‚ and obtain the economic resources.3 Many historians believe that Hitler ordered for the city to
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George Garcia History 110A Chrissanthos 8 December 2010 The Battle of Thermopylae There have been many battles that have taken place throughout the course of history‚ but few as important in shaping the course of time as the Battle of Thermopylae. During the summer of 480 BC‚ the great Spartan King Leonidas and his 300 soldiers accompanied by approximately 7000 Greeks held out for three days against hundreds of thousands of Persian soldiers‚ under the command of King Xerxes. This was no easy
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The Battle of Trenton On December 26th‚ George Washington devised a perilous plan to cross the Delaware River and attack the Hessians. After a short battle‚ almost two-thirds of the Hessians were captured or killed. The battle of Trenton was not just a crucial win for the Patriots and George Washington but was also a tremendous confidence and morale boost for the Continental army and inspired reenlistments. This left the Loyalists in the dust. The years for the army had not been going so well
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The Battle of Jutland was the largest sea battle in World War I. It was fought on May 31st - June 1st 1916. The battle was fought in the North Sea near Jutland‚ which is a mainland in Denmark. The plan was to lure‚ trap‚ and destroy a section of the British grand fleet and also break the British naval blocade in the North Sea. The plan of the Germans was to use Vice Admiral Franz Hipper’s scouting group of five battlecruisers to lure Vice Admeral Sir David Beatty’s battlecruisers into the path of
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The Battle of Dunkirk – Triumph or Failure? Was the battle of Dunkirk a triumph or a failure? Historians are polarised over the matter of the mass evacuation of English‚ French‚ Dutch and Belgian soldiers between 25th May and June 4th 1940. Multi – nationality soldiers were trapped between the German forces‚ and the English Channel‚ evacuation was decided upon as the soldiers were just not strong enough‚ or ready to fight. The port of Calais had been destroyed by the invading German army‚ leaving
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The Battle of Trenton The Battle of Trenton was a very important battle. Yet‚ it was only a total of 90 minutes! It was in a December‚ and it was extremely cold. Only 4 Americans in casualties‚ and a lot of Hessians were killed. In the end‚ General George Washington’s army won. How it all happened‚ is what’s going to be explained. General George had just retreated‚ and decided to cross the river. He had an army of 2400 men‚ and had planned a surprise attack to the Hessians. The journey
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The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was a defining battle of the Civil War. It marked a turning point for the Union as well as for the Confederates‚ though it was not the final battle to be fought. There were many events prior the actual battle that had led to this clash (Berkin 442). The United States was undergoing great changes in the mid 1800’s. Populations in both the North and the south grew tremendously. The main increase from the North was largely due to the many
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The Battle of Okinawa Few events have shaped the world in such violent and multitudinous ways as the events of World War II. Probably the most profound event was the use of atomic weapons on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This decision was not made lightly and many factors led up to that ultimate outcome‚ one of those key factors was the Battle of Okinawa. During the Battle of Okinawa the Japanese fought so tenaciously down to almost the last man that it sealed their fate and convinced
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The Battle of the Alamo is one of the most famous and talked about battles to this day in the American military. I remember it like it was yesterday walking the dusty streets with my matching Colt six shooter revolvers strapped on‚ with my black cowboy hat pulled low over my forehead. Everyone knew there was a huge battle brewing ever since the Texans had claimed their independence from Mexico. First of all let me clear something up‚ the Alamo was a church and not a fort as everyone thinks it was
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