His attitude of neglect towards his nationality gets him into trouble on many occasions. When an army officer is questioning him about his past he acts mysterious and questions the relevance of his identity‚ this creates a doubt in the mind of the officer if he was a German. Another incident is when he goes in search of help after leaving wounded Catherine in the cave. He approaches the British Army officers and demands help‚ when he says his name‚ which sound Hungarian he is thrown into jail and
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Battle of the Somme. The main reason for the battle was to take pressure off the French army‚ which had been under heavy attack at Verdun since February‚ and was close to cracking. It was hoped that a major British offensive on the Somme would force the Germans to withdraw troops from Verdun. The other reason was that it had been a stalemate for 2 years and Douglas Haig‚ the commanding officer of the British army‚ wanted to get the break through and win the war. Hence at 07:30 hours (zero hour) the
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son’s death‚ Benjamin leaves behind his 5 other children to bring independence to the 13 colonies. Martin organizes militiamen into a guerilla unit which consists of peasants‚ slaves‚ a minister‚ and assorted other irregulars to harass Cornwallis’ army long enough to allow the French to arrive. He takes his two sons‚ waits in the bush‚ and‚ armed with three rifles and a tomahawk‚ manages to wipe out the entire platoon of soldiers. Stricken with grief‚ Benjamin butchers the last of the family-destroying
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density that waits that the British and combined Commonwealth Forces in Malaya. The battle deserves a place in modern military history as it represent the first time ever an Asian power has subdued white troops in ground combat. It was also the first time that the Allies witnessed the explosive and penetrative power of a combined arms Army in Asia. All of which will happen first in the Battle of Jitra. The final outcome of which would testify to the supremacy of the army of the "Land of the Rising
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bystanders were shot by members of the British Army. The incident occurred during a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march; the soldiers involved were the First Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (1 Para).[4] Thirteen men‚ seven of whom were teenagers‚ died immediately or soon after‚ while the death of another man four and a half months later has been attributed to the injuries he received on that day. Two protesters were injured when they were run down by army vehicles.[5] Five of those wounded
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the movie itself but also because the Elizabethan Age and the expansion of the British Empire. Truth be told‚ I really like this movie. I am fond of watching movies whenever I have the time to‚ especially dramas‚ and I also like learning about history – this film mixed both themes. Furthermore‚ I wanted to write about it because there is one scene in particular I find
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What are trenches? Trenches are a small part of the army. One of the most dangerous places in the army. Why were they there? It gives protection from powerful artillery and firearms. IT was not a new idea it had been used in the U.S civil war‚ Russian Japanese war‚ and other wars. It began around September 1914 and ended when the Allies made a attack that began in late July 1918. By November 1914 there were continuous line of trenches covering 400 miles from switzerland to the north sea they
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Which of the following was the most important cause of the Northern Ireland conflict? (voting‚ education) Explain your answer. The conflict in Northern Ireland happened during the period 1963-1985‚ where it was officially declared over in 1994. Also known as “The Troubles”‚ this conflict started between two groups of people‚ the Catholics and the Protestants. The Catholics saw Ireland as one country and wanted the reunification of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland as one state. However
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In his earlier days‚ Haig was significant because it was ultimately his leadership that resulted in a number of disasterous losses for the British Army‚ for example the Battle of the Somme (1916) which is still seen as one of the British Army’s biggest failures to this day. His intial failures stem from his backward leadership and poor connection with the British troops. Having said this‚ in the later part of his career as Commander‚ Haig is remembered for reasons such as: his ability to recognise
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“Lions led by Donkeys.” How accurate an assessment is this of the British Army on the Western Front in the First World War? Written by Alan Clark a politician in the 1960s this quotation describes the leadership of the British Military and their strategies used in the Great War. It suggests that soldiers fighting in the World War were brave and courageous as he refers to them as lions. In comparison their leaders‚ the generals were mindless and stupid like donkeys. By holding these characteristics
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