After the death of Murad II‚ his son succeeded to the throne at the age of nineteen and vowed to his father that he will conquer Constantinople in order to surpass the glory that all his ancestors had. On the 30th of June 1453‚ “He seized the city by force of arms‚ killed the emperor of Constantinople‚ cut off the heads of many noble‚ gave the entire city over to plunder‚ and cruelly tortured many”‚ stated by the Letter of the Knights of St. John on Rhodes found on: https://apps.carleton.edu/cur
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advances made this war focused on artillery‚ land vehicles‚ naval ships and aircraft. These advances‚ although beneficial‚ have also led to more bloodshed on the battlefield because they can do a lot more damage than their previous versions. Understanding these advances helped the Allied Powers win over the Axis in many battles‚ but both sides contributed many advances in weaponry. One of the biggest contributions that World War II brought in terms of weaponry was artillery. On both the Allied and the
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The city had a two-thousand-man militia‚ a three-thousand-man regular Emerstarian Army‚ and the 4th Artillery and Tank Battalion. "Aaron over here‚ what’s in this bush." Corporal Erwin Greene said while unmounting his horse carrying a rifle. Private Aaron Thompson rode over there getting a pistol out while the rest of the patrol went over to a river. Then
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Garrison Point Fort is a former artillery fort situated at the end of the Garrison Point peninsula at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Built in the 1860s in response to concerns about a possible French invasion‚ it was the last in a series of artillery batteries that had existed on the site since the mid-16th century. The fort’s position enabled it to guard the strategic point where the River Medway meets the Thames. It is a rare example of a two-tiered casemated fort – one of only two of
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In Battle Leadership‚ Von Schell remembers the times of when he learned and proved this idea. One instance happens when he and his men are in a small stone house‚ with artillery being fired at them. Seeing he and his men are anxious waiting for a shell to hit them‚ he comes with a idea that if he sat in the doorway he could tell if a shell was going to hit them or not. Von Schell even said that looking back this idea of
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well as false information such as the true location of where the Allied powers were going to invade. The Germans did prepare for a potential invasion. The germans defense against an invasion was the Atlantic Wall which consisted a turrets‚mines and artillery which was used to help repel an attack done by the Allies. Although the allies had been prepared for the invasion it ran into a temporary delay because of the weather conditions.
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one full metre of steel armour plate‚ from beyond the range of French artillery. This weapon was originally built for the Battle of France in the Great War‚ but by the time the battle came‚ the weapon was not fully assembled. This giant cannon is the largest caliber rifled weapon that was ever used in combat‚ it is the heaviest mobile artillery piece ever built in terms of weight‚ and fired the heaviest shells of any artillery piece. It is only surpassed by the British Mallet’s Mortar and the American
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He made sure that they had proper military attire and that they were disciplined correctly. His artillery participated in the battle in New York where the British gained control of the state. While many men rushed to the wilderness early during the retreat‚ Hamilton was one of the last men to reach Harlem Heights as he stuck by his post to fight. Hamilton
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The battlefield at Lützen was shrouded in heavy morning fog when Swedish king Gustav Adolf led his army into combat for the last time. As he rode his horse towards the center of his army‚ Adolf received a fatal wound‚ signaling the close of an era of major military innovation in Sweden. Though a Protestant victory‚ the Battle of Lützen on November 16‚ 1632‚ came at a great cost: the life of major Protestant defender and accomplished military leader Gustav Adolf. This battle was one of the major turning
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“Awoke with the cold. Dozed off a few times. About 6 o’clock awoke with tremendous heavy fire and big shells flying overhead…” – Arthur Linfoot’s diary entry on July 1st 1916‚ the start of the battle. [The Strategic Situation in 1916] The strategic situation at the beginning of 1916 was one of a strategic stalemate. 1915 had been a good year for the Germans and their allies. The Russians were battered on the eastern front‚ losing Warsaw and most of Poland to the Germans. Serbia was conquered by
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