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    The Battle at Cold Harbor

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    The battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31- June 12‚ 1864. Today it is known as one of the bloodiest engagements of the American civil war. This battle resulted in heavy losses of men for the Union and only a couple thousand for the Confederacy. It was part of General Grant’s overland campaign for Richmond. Cold Harbor is located about ten miles from Richmond‚ Virginia in Hanover County. For the northern army the main commanders were Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant with the army of the Potomac

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    Battle Glorieta Pass

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    The Battle Glorieta Pass In The Battle of Glorieta Pass‚ the Union and the Confederates fought in the northern part of New Mexico territory‚ which is now part of Colorado. The battle started on March 26‚ 1862 and lasted for three days; in effort for the Confederates to get their hands on Colorado’s valuable mines. The Confederates desperately needed the resources to provide the right tools for their Army‚ but they ended up losing the battle. What if they had not lost the battle and what really

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    Battle of King's Mountain

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    The Battle of King’s Mountain Major Ferguson of the Loyalist Militia was tasked with raising and organizing Loyalist units from the backcountry of South Carolina to help prtotect the British General Cornwallis. Ferguson gathered a few Tory units and marched towards Gilbert Town‚ North Carolina‚ where he set up a base camp. He issued a command to the opposition forces to lay down their weapons. If they refused he stated he would‚ "lay waste to their country with fire and sword." Patriot militia

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    The Battle of Belleau Wood

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    The Battle of Belleau Wood was one the most famous battles of World War I in which the U.S. Marine Corps made their debut into the Western Front. This battle was decisive because it confirmed the entry of the U.S. into World War I which is one of the main reasons‚ that the allies won the war. American involvement for the first couple years of World War I had been kept to simply supply the allies with weapons and supplies. It wasn’t until 1917 when the United States changed its view on isolationism

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    Battle Of Somme Analysis

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    british and french forces claim to have won the battle‚ both sides suffered from a large amount of losses. However neither side really did win. The British and french‚ who started the battle‚ won some ground‚ but it was not relative to the high casualty rate. \ In July‚ 1916. A british newspaper article was released from the american newspaper worker and one of the country’s leading war correspondent‚ Percival Phillips. He wrote about the Battle of Somme with an optimistic tone. For example he

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    In the beginning of June‚ 1863‚ the Confederate army began movement into Pennsylvania. Lee issued his first orders for the northern offensive on June 3rd‚ “breaking contact with Hooker’s Army of the Potomac near Fredericksburg” (Reardon‚ 2013). Lee’s forces moved through the Shenandoah Valley‚ using the Blue Ridge Mountains to conceal their movement into Pennsylvania. Lee used his cavalry Division‚ led by Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart to screen the movement of the rest of the army as it passed over the

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    The Battle of Khe Sanh

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    AP Lang. and Comp. 19 February 2013 The Battle of Khe Sanh Khe Sanh‚ a plateau in the northwest corner of South Vietnam‚ was a U.S. Marine Corps base and airstrip. Located where North Vietnam‚ South Vietnam‚ and Laos came together‚ the Khe Sanh base was important for American forces‚ as it enabled troops to gather information about the traffic on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. However‚ the Communists also admired the region around Khe Sanh‚ since it could act as an avenue into Southern Vietnam

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    Battle Of Kursk Analysis

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    Putting Kursk in Perspective” “Introduction” The Battle of Kursk started in July 4‚ 1943 between Russia and Germany during World War II. The battle of Kursk is widely known as the largest tank battle in the history of the world and its importance is often overlooked‚ partially because Russian documents along with facts and figures were not known in any official capacity until the end of the Cold War. The Battle of Kursk would turn the tide of War on the eastern front and Hitler’s

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    Miltiades biggest contribution was to the battle at Marathon which was considered a significant impact on the Persian wars. It was in the battle at Marathon where he showed both witt and skill against the Persian army. He was considered valuable to the athenians because of his former close relations with the Persian army‚ which meant he knew there tactics and there ways to which they fought in battle. The Athenians made Miltiades 10th Commander to which each day starting from commander one every

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    Battle Of Gettysburg Essay

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    Army’s offensive capabilities and essentially ended the war. General Lee’s ego and his desire to crush the Union Army on the field of battle led to the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg. Victories just prior to the main battle exhausted his men

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