happened next would go down in history as one of the greatest battles for independence ever fought. The Battle of Bannockburn‚ which was a key cause for Scottish independence in the years to follow‚ is now the national holiday for the mighty and glorious nation of Scotland. In the Scottish city of Stirling‚ the English and Scottish infantry meet once more. However unlike the year 1314‚ it is instead the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn. Every
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Battle of Midway: The Battle of Midway was fought on Midway Island and the area surrounding the Island‚ from the 4th to the 7th June 1942. The Battle of Midway was fought by the Japanese as their commander Admiral Isoroku Yamamotoan wanted to draw the US Pacific Fleet into a battle where he could overwhelm and destroy it‚ unfortunately for him the Americans managed to break the Japanese code so they knew exactly where the Japanese were and where they were going to attack next. During the battle
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It took the USA 4 years to win the Civil War because of the changing nature of warfare. This meant that Napoleonic decisive battle could no longer be applied and so their strategy had to change. The changing nature of warfare was the most important factor in the war going on for as long as it did‚ making it more significant than the poor initial US strategy‚ the contributions of Lee‚ and the strengths of the CSA at the beginning of the war. The changing nature of warfare was the most important reason
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amounts of money. The first real battle of the Revolution happened at the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord. While the British Redcoats were on their way to seize the munitions that were being held at armories in the two towns‚ a ragtag group of radical Americans known as the Sons of Liberty attacked the British and because of their advantage in knowing the land around them‚ managed to strike the British many times‚ and‚ in the end‚ win the first battle of the revolution. One of the next
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The Battle of Dürenstein (also known as the Battle of Dürrenstein‚ Battle of Dürnstein and Battle of Diernstein; German: Schlacht bei Dürnstein)‚ on 11 November 1805 was an engagement in the Napoleonic Wars during the War of the Third Coalition. Dürenstein (modern Dürnstein) is located in the Wachau valley‚ on the river Danube‚ 73 kilometers (45 mi) upstream from Vienna‚ Austria. The river makes a crescent-shaped curve between Dürnstein and nearby Krems an der Donau and the battle was fought in the
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The Battles of Vicksburg By: Me The Battle of Vicksburg was tried to be won over many times by General Ulysses S. Grant all the way from October‚ 1862. One of his attempts included one on January 2‚ 1863 where his men marched from the Yazoo River to the Mississippi River. Grant decided he would need assistant generals‚ so he brought with him McClerland‚ McPherson‚ and Sherman‚ who also had planned to invade Vicksburg. Originally‚ the plan had been to attack from Rodney‚ Mississippi‚ but a
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The Battle of Bannockburn ended in utter disaster for Edward II. Thousands of Englishmen lay dead along the banks of the Bannock Burn‚ including an earl and over one hundred knights. For the Scottish the battle was a resounding and decisive victory. Robert the Bruce won total militarial control and de facto political independence of Scotland. Robert the Bruce’s victory at Bannockburn ended any realistic Plantagenet claim to the Scottish throne. In the year 1314‚ Bannockburn was a small village immediately
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Hamburger Hill‚ also known by ‘Hill 937’ or ‘Ap Bia Mountain’‚ refers to a battle fought between May 10th and 20th of 1969 in the Vietnam War (Sorely et al). American troops fought to defend a relatively insignificant hill in the South of Vietnam. The object of the attack was to eliminate enemy forces and to obtain enemy weaponry (Vowell et al). It gained significance mostly because when the casualties were reported in the United States‚ they were misrepresented‚ resulting in a public outcry (Summers
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British (Battle of North Point): the British plan was to squeeze the city and its garrison into baltimore by doing a land/sea maneuvers At 3:00 in the morning on September 12‚1814‚ six british ships started unloading troops‚ finishing by 7:00 AM The leader was major general Robert Ross (seen in the picture). Ross had three brigades of infantry‚ plus a company of Royal Sappers and a contingent of Royal Marines‚ under his command. Royal Sappers are the royal engineer corps. The British organized
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success as a leader was his ability to inspire his men to think great things and then accomplish them with passion‚ enthusiasm and commitment. This ability was first shown in the battle of Granicus‚ 334 B.C. Granicus: The battle of Granicus provided a template for Alexander’s leadership style on many later battles. The tactical move was bold‚ reckless and innovative. Characteristics of his leadership style became apparent ‚ even that early in his campaigning. He was‚ according to historian
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