On June 17‚ 1775‚ early in the Revolutionary War the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker/Breed’s Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss some inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy. The battle provided them with an important boost of confidence. Although commonly referred to as the Battle of Bunker Hill‚ the majority of the fighting happened at Breed’s Hill. On June 16‚ 1775‚ learning the British were planning to send troops to occupy
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Wars Are For Winning One of Codevilla’s harshest criticisms of American leaders is that although winning the majority of their battles‚ they continually lose wars. He cites numerous examples of instances where the US was capable in their ability to win the war but it was almost always inevitably loss due to leadership. Codevilla even discredits the US win in the Cold War as being the result of their Soviet enemy dying of “congenital disorders”. The US has often become involved in wars without a
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How did Penicillin help the Allies win WWII? Branna Prine Word Count: 1‚894 Table of Contents Plan of the Investigation………………………………..................................................... 3 Summary of Evidence………………………………......................................................... 4-5 Evaluation of Sources………………………………......................................................... 6 Analysis………………………………............................................................................... 7-9 Conclusion………………………………
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started when the Ionians revolt against the Persians and asked Greek to save them. The wars were Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. The battle of Marathon was the first war. The Greeks won the war against the Persians. In the war the Persians thought they could sneak attack Athens but the Greeks were waiting for them the whole time. The battle of Thermopylae was the second war. The Persians won the war against the Greeks. In the war the Greeks thought they could go in a tight spot so the
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Ever since the day the South surrendered to the North in May of 1865‚ Americans have argued on why the South lost. Others argued that the South never had chance to win the war‚ yet more than half a million people were killed‚ homes were lost and destroyed and families were torn apart. There are many theories to explain this‚ many arguing that the South never had a chance to win the Civil War to begin with‚ for the North out numbered and had better resources than the South at almost every point‚ militarily
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-1 Racist‚ ignorant‚ lying southern folks convicted a black man for rape even though he did not do it… welcome to the early 1900’s. The events of the Scottsboro Boys‚ Emmett Till‚ Medgar Evers and many racially motivated murders and trials‚ gave Harper Lee the background for her novel. Just like in the Scottsboro Boys there was a man that was wrongly accused even though the “victim” said that the man never raped her and while trying to escape from prison was killed. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird
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Before the Battle of Waterloo even began‚ there was a fateful event that caused Napoleon to lose. On the 17th and 18th‚ there was a heavy downpour on the area around Waterloo. This sudden rain slowed down Napoleon‚ allowing Wellington to get to a more advantageous terrain‚ and pushed the battle to a later time‚ allowing the Prussians more time to regroup. It was a lack of luck that undid Napoleon and his plans for battle. Unfortunately for Napoleon‚ the unlucky rainstorm that brought his demise was
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some reasons why William Shakespeare was a hero. William Shakespeare was an inspiration to us all. He inspired people to write what they feel. William wrote a lot of great plays. What we mean by that is‚he never gave up when he was writing even when people put him down. He believed that once you succeed in life‚then you will be able to accomplish anything. He also acted in some plays. William Shakespeare was born on April 1546.He died on April 23‚1616. Scientist think that William Shakespeare’s
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Did you know that World War II could’ve had a different outcome if we didn’t have the Battle of the Bulge? Maybe the war could’ve ended earlier or maybe Germany won the war. Battle of the Bulge was one of the major battles in World War II. It took place in December 1944‚ in the Ardennes area that involved Belgium‚ France‚ and Luxemburg. Perhaps Germany could’ve won this battle if they had a different strategy. What was the point of this battle in the first place? Well‚ Germany had a reason to have
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D: Analysis: Conflicts began between the Spanish and the British when the Netherlands began to riot against the Catholic rule. Seeing as both the Netherlands and Britain are Protestants‚ Queen Elizabeth decided to support the Dutch (“The Spanish Armada‚ Elizabethi.org)‚ which illustrated itself as a direct intervention in Spanish internal affairs‚ as well as aiding the riots instead of helping the Spanish rulers oppress them. Tensions rose following the assault that English Colonel Drake conducted
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