Colonel Bit was fifteen miles east of Fredericks‚ he and his Marines had dug in and were preparing for at least one Brigade element heading their way‚ so the intelligence reports they had received from the 19th. The Artillery Batteries had been set up and the LAV’s had been positioned over-watch on avenues of approach that Colonel Bit’s planning staff had identified. The enemy movement towards their position was still a day or so away‚ they were taking their time. Colonel Bit had sent out scouts
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Revolutionary War compared to World War II. During the Revolutionary War they used inaccurate muskets and bayonets add: in land battles. During WWII they used accurate rifles and combat knifes. The artillery in the Revolutionary War was very primitive and took a long time to reload. In WWII the artillery was very advanced and only took a couple of seconds to reload. The political
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attack soon before the German forces only had to focus on the western front c. Aim of the campaign was destruction of German submarine bases on the Belgian coast 2) Key Events/Battle Strategy: a. July 18th 1917: a ten day long artillery barrage was launched at the German lines. i. This made the Germans aware of the upcoming Allies attack‚ thus the Allies could not surprise them b. British attempts to be offensive in the battle was unsuccessful due to heavy
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A second line of seven divisions followed‚ with one infantry division and six cavalry divisions in reserve. Six German divisions held the line opposite‚ in a front position and a reserve position the R-Stellung (R-Position) further back. French artillery observers benefitted from good weather but on the night of 24/25 September‚ heavy rain began and fell until midday.[1] The German front position was broken in four places and two of the penetrations reached as far as the R-Stellung‚ where uncut
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The Battle of Fredericksburg David P. Wrighten‚ CPT‚ MS Class 09-002 Small Group 6‚ MAJ Sims 03 April 2009 Abstract In early December 1862‚ the Union Army of the Potomac had massed on the northern bank of the Rappahannock River as it was in position to strike the Confederate capital of Richmond‚ Virginia. The Union also position themselves to cut off the Confederate Army’s main supply route for the import and export of goods in the south. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia confronted
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wind was blowing‚ there was a high risk that soldiers would get it blown back in their face‚ as was found out by British troops in the Battle of Loos in 1915. It was also suggested that damage caused by gas nowhere near as damaging of that done by artillery and
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looked back to the age of Napoleon. By 1918‚ much had changed. At the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918‚ the BEF put into practice the lessons learned‚ so painfully and at such a heavy cost‚ over the previous four years. In a surprise attack‚ massed artillery opened up in a brief but devastating bombardment‚ targeting German gun batteries and other key positions. The accuracy of the shelling‚ and the fact that the guns had not had to give the game away by firing some preliminary shots to test the range
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Introduction The Battle of Ortona was a battle fought between soldiers from the Canadian 1st Infantry Division and a battalion of German Fallschirmjäger from the German 1st Parachute Division. The battle lasted from December 20 – 28 1943‚ and took place in the small town of Ortona‚ Italy. The battle was part of the Italian Campaign‚ which was the Allied name for all operations in and around Italy that would help them invade Sicily and force the German troops in Italy to surrender. The Battle of
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Question: How did technology give an advantage to the Union in the Civil War? 1. Battery D‚ 2nd U.S. Artillery‚ at Fredericksburg‚ VA 2. Battle in action at Fredericksburg‚ Va 3. A company of the 6th Maine Infantry on parade after the battle of Fredericksbu rg 4. Aquia Creek and the Fredericksburg Railroad‚ with a construction corps at work 5.
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a British assault against the German on 1916. Dr. Tsun tries to escape from the British Captain Richard Madden‚ after his and his subordinates’ secret identity was divulged. He possesses valuable information on the exact location of new British artillery park and he wants get the message to his chief before Madden catches up to him. He devices a plan and gets on a train to Ashgrove. Captain madden sees him in the train station but is unable to catch him. Tsun reaches his destination through a labyrinth
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