Upon hearing their plan to fortify unoccupied hills northwest of Boston, the Committee of Safety notified General Artemas Ward of the British Army’s intent to control the Boston Harbor. As a result, GEN Ward ordered Colonel William Prescott to occupy and fortify Bunker Hill. On June 16, 1775, COL Prescott and 1,200 Militia troops marched to the Charlestown Peninsula and constructed a fortification throughout the night. The next morning, a British naval ship noticed the fortification and launched an attack, formally beginning the Battle of Bunker Hill. In its attempts to overrun the Militia, the British Army conducted two failed attempts, but finally forced the Militia to withdraw. Despite seizing key terrain, the British Army sustained…
As one of the most famous battles of Vietnam, the battle of Dong Ap Bia provides a useful case study for the concept of mission command. Infamously known as Hamburger Hill, the high casualties and subsequent abandonment of the mountain caused critics to question the decision of military leaders. As with many battles in Vietnam, the commander, LTC Honeycutt, contended with the enemy while attempting to exert control with incomplete information in jungle-covered mountains. Although he was generally successful in fulfilling the six imperatives of mission command, it does not prove decisive to the U.S. Army’s ultimate victory. LTC Honeycutt’s approach to mission command is both lean and blunt, focused on success in combat.…
4) The heavy losses at the Battle of Bunker Hill made British generals more cautious.…
German Disposition at Omaha Beach - enemy beach defenses; deliberate defense. Terrain: HIgh cliffs with open beach front.…
Canada had entered the War to End All Wars out of necessity, and had came out bruised, battered, but stronger than ever. Back home, Canada struggled with conscription among debates centered on nationalism and imperialism. The Military Service Act of 1917 had severely wounded the trust of French-Canadians, targeted farmers, and pacifists. This all resulted in utter chaos in a culmination of riots and protests on the streets of Canada, with little to show for on the actual battlefields of Europe. However, on the battlefields of Europe, volunteer Canadian troops had gone up and above the call of duty during their careers, specifically during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During that battle, the Canadian Corps fought as a single unit instead of four…
On October 9, 1781, the Americans had finished digging their trenches around Yorktown where their artillery would be located. Over the next several days the French and the American artillery would fire over 15,000 rounds into fortified British positions. The constant bombardment was critical for Washington’s plan to work. It suppressed the British ability to organize a effective counter-fire and gave the ground forces the cover they needed to move closer and dig another trench closer to the British positions. To complete the trench, the Franco/American forces would have to capture two redoubts (small fortified outposts). On October 14, each force sent 400 men to capture redoubts 9 and 10. It took them less than 30 minutes to capture both…
The British are said to have won the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Charlestown Peninsula fell under British control. Even though the inexperienced Americans lost, the battle built up the front, convincing the Americans that patriotic dedication could override the more skillful British. The Battle was the first action for the Continental Army and further more showed how much work needed to be done in the molding of an affective army. Also, the costly victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill made the British realize that the war against the American colonies would be very hard to…
The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was the last real German stand of World War II. It was launched near the borders of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front towards the end of World War II. The surprise assault found the Allied forces totally napping. American strengths endured the worst part of the assault and this caused their most setbacks for any operation during the war. The fight likewise seriously drained Germany's shielded powers on the Western Front German. The Allies called it the Ardennes Counteroffensive. The expression "Clash of the Bulge" was instituted by contemporary press to depict the lump in Allied bleeding edges on wartime news maps and turned into the most broadly utilized name for…
To begin, the battle started on Feb. 29, 1945. The Japanese deployed about 23,000 troops defending the island against the 110,000 American troops. The complex defensive network that the Japanese army built inside the island made it very difficult to attack the island. Raymond Miller, a United States Marine, said, “You couldn’t see any guns. Everything was hidden in the hills and blockhouses. They could see us, but we couldn’t see them.” It took a lot of courage to attack the island not even knowing what was shooting at you. Not to mention, the iconic picture of the flag raising at Iwo Jima shows the six men raising the flag at the mountain that towers over the island. Three of the six men could not come home, giving their lives on the island.…
The Artillery of the Potomac Army at Gettysburg, achieved victory through the “King of Battle” and integration of the Union maneuver commanders (Steve, 2014). Combat experience demonstrated seasoned leadership. The superiority of the Union artillery over their confederate counterparts was not only the number of guns employed, but also, it was the manner of how the Union commanders employed the artillery under their command (Steve, 2014). Proper integration of assets can determine the battlefield in moments. Hence, the concept of today’s utilization of artillery supporting the maneuver elements, has not drastically changed. (Steve, 2014)…
On 25 June 1950, North Korea forces launched a surprise invasion on South Korea under the command of Kim Il-sung and the North Korean People’s Army. During this time, the North Korean People’s Army forced through the 38th parallel and pushed through the unprepared Republic of Korea forces to the Southeast Pusan peninsula. The approximately 125 mile defensive perimeter was the point where United Nation forces withdrew to by August, 1950 and held that Southeast position of the peninsula. While UN forces were outnumbered, commanders were in search for a new course of action that would help skew the war in favor of them. At this point, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur first conceived his plan for what would become the Battle of Inchon.…
Tures A. Tures, LaGrange. "William 'Billy ' Mitchell, the Man Who Predicted the Pearl Harbor Day Disaster." Yahoo! News. Yahoo!, 06 Dec. 2011. Web. 23 Jan. 2013.…
From the top of the hill, the battlefield looked relatively flat. For this point one could see the barricade that the Red sticks had constructed, the staging area that the troops were the troops lined up, and the advantage position of the cannon was placed to fire directly on the fortification. This is clearly how I pictured it from the reading and lessons on the battle. If…
The purpose of this battle analysis is to understand how intelligence plays a key role in…
The areas that were investigated are located in East London, in the Eastern Cape (South Africa). This preliminary investigation identifies the types of solid waste generated by Bunker’s Hill (high income area) and Duncan Village (low income area) and the quantity each of the types of solid waste produced. Once the quantities of waste generated have been established, the waste that is likely to yield the most profit will then be analyzed to generate job opportunities. The job created will form a joint venture between residents of bunker’s Hill and Duncan Village. The job established will comply with the National Environmental Management Act laws, by laws and applicable municipal laws of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality where…