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Revolutionary War Nineteenth Century
1,169 wordsOne of the central myths that many Americans entertain about the Revolutionary War is that victory over the British redcoats was quick and easy. A united, freedom-loving country rose up in righteous anger at the King's tyrannical actions, grabbed their trusty flintlocks, hid behind trees and walls, defeated the dull British soldiers who were sitting ducks in their scarlet uniforms, and established the United States of America. Throughout the story, there is a certain inevitability about American...
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War In The Pacific Aircraft Carriers
1,189 wordsThe Second World War engaged the energies of the American people for almost four years and was fought on a scale not even conceived by prewar observers. The war in the Pacific was long and arduous due to the fact the Japanese were never willing to surrender. At the beginning of the war most battles were fought between aircraft carriers and their planes. The most significant of these was the Battle of Midway. This island was barren, but a strategically important outpost guarding the western appro...
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Sir Henry North Carolina
1,558 words... pine woods. Out of approximately 3000 Americans engaged, only about 700 escaped. Immediately afterward Cornwallis sent his favorite cavalry officer, Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, to deal with Thomas Sumter's little army of 1000. Tarleton dealt in spades; he caught Sumter literally napping on Fishing Creek, and destroyed or scattered his entire force. With all effective resistance crushed, Cornwallis began a rather leisurely invasion of North Carolina late in September, establishing a base of o...
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Second Continental Congress King George Iii
942 wordsOn May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. The Congress dealt with the military crisis the colonies were in with England. It organized forces around Boston into the Continental Army and appointed George Washington to commander-in-chief. The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first major battle fought in the war. The colonists had made a fort on Bunker and Breeds Hills to fire on English ships approaching Boston. Thomas Gage ordered his British troops to attack the hills. He...
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United States Army Continental Army
1,500 wordsFriedrich Von Steuben was born in Magdeburg Prussia, on Nov. 15, 1730, the son of a Prussian army officer. At the age of fourteen he served as a volunteer in the army, at the siege of Prague. By seventeen, he was an officer. In 1762 he served Frederick the Great. Von Steuben became Grand Marshal at Hohenzollern-Hechingen, where he received the title of Baron from their Prince. The Prince developed substantial financial problems, and the Baron had find new employment. He left Prussia due to sexua...
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Continental Congress Native Americans
1,113 words... colony was begun by a group of Puritans under the leadership of John Winthrop. The Puritans, also called the Pilgrims, established a colony on the Massachusetts Bay. They shipped lumber, built and outfitted ships, and carried on a good amount of foreign trade. There were eleven other British colonies: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Hampshire, New York, and New Jersey. The British also had other colonies besides the th...
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French And Indian War Stamp Act
1,288 wordsThe American Revolution was an inevitable conflict. The French and Indian War had major effects on the British and American colonists. This war doubled England's already existent debt. America's little financial and military help outraged many British offical's during the war, which largely benefited the Americas. They were also bitter about the Colonists trading goods with enemies of the British. Because of this the British increased authority over the colonies after the war. The British began ...
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George Washington British Army
1,357 wordsGeorge Washington battled with the British army during the American Revolution. He assembled his army, worked out a plan and ordered them to attack. Washington was involved in various battles with the British army who were attacking America. Washington was at all costs determined to win all the battles. He lost some due to the shortage of food for the troops among other factors. Among the battles in which Washington was involved were: - Battle of Trenton Battle of Princeton Battle of Brandy wine...
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Sappers And Miners Siege Of Yorktown British
384 wordsCreative Writing: Siege of Yorktown It was four oclock in the morning when my commanding officer awoke me and we were ordered to prepare to march. We had set up an extensive camp at Chatham in New York, we all believed that we would attack New York City. It turned out that we were marching on towards Yorktown. When we arrived at Yorktown the bay was full of French ships. Our army along with the French encircled Cornwallis. Cornwallis did not surrender, he waited for a larger British fleet to sav...
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Oxford Oxford University Continental Army
2,219 wordsGeorge Washington: Classical Sun Tzu Strategist And George Washington: Classical Sun Tzu Strategist And Master In The Art Of War The American defeat of the British during the Revolutionary War was a direct result of George Washingtons incredible leadership and generalship which epitomized the greatness of Sun Tzu's Art of War Introduction The key to the success of the American Revolution was the George Washington himself. Faced with a near impossible task of defeating a tremendously powerful ene...
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