The 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge is an important part of Canada 150 and a defining event in the history of our nation. The Canadian success at Vimy has long been recognized as the point at which Canada came of age as a nation. On April 9‚ 2017 Canadians will commemorate the uncommon service and sacrifice of the soldiers‚ sailors‚ and airmen who left their families and occupations to serve in WWI generally and at Vimy in particular. This year‚ for the first time‚ the Chief Justice
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Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden to train and recruit an army for overseas service. At the time‚ Canada had a regular army of only 3‚112 men and a fledgling navy.[1] However‚ within a mere two months‚ Canada could boast of an army of over 32‚000 men as men flocked to recruiting stations. Most of the militia trained at CFB Valcartier‚ just north of Quebec City and within two months the First Contingent‚ Canadian Expeditionary Force‚ was on its way to England in the largest convoy ever to cross the
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Gun Emplacements They started adding tunnels‚ artilleries‚ huge calibers‚ and many other military defenses. They were huge and heavy artilleries that were constructed in Corregidor. Huge weapons installed with huge amount of money that can help defend our capital city. These are some of the artilleries in Corregidor: 1. Battery Way This was settled in 1904 and completed at 1914. It can destroy thin deck armors of the warships
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1950‚ the United States and their allies‚ found themselves ill prepared fo With the development of new and faster airplanes‚ The United States and its allies found themselves ill prepared for the evolving combat of the early 1950s. Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Branch‚ laid its foundations while playing a significant role in combat operations throughout the Korean War. Like any war new weapons and tactics were developed to meet these new ever evolving threats. The lessons learned in this war would
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the author want the reader to understand that there is no right or wrong decisions in war. When the Stone fleet is grieving for lost traditions and creation of new technology the only mention of technology in all armies are the same is the line “Artillery makes the same old noise”. The poets use a similar approach‚ they both use somber tone and a voice of an experienced practitioner to give validity to the poems. The Stone Fleet‚ An Old Sailor’s Lament has an “Old Sailor” in its title and All armies
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British (Battle of North Point): the British plan was to squeeze the city and its garrison into baltimore by doing a land/sea maneuvers At 3:00 in the morning on September 12‚1814‚ six british ships started unloading troops‚ finishing by 7:00 AM The leader was major general Robert Ross (seen in the picture). Ross had three brigades of infantry‚ plus a company of Royal Sappers and a contingent of Royal Marines‚ under his command. Royal Sappers are the royal engineer corps. The British organized
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social issues in America. In Obama’s address‚ Obama feels the grounds of the second amendment do not still apply today. People are not walking around carrying large guns as they did back in the days. There is no reason to have possession of massive artillery in this day. Gun control was briefly mentioned; however it is a strong topic of debate. Both Obama and Blanco spoke upon crime‚ equality‚ economy‚ and education. America is feeding on a single theory‚ “every person should be offered a career they
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The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was a defining battle of the Civil War. It marked a turning point for the Union as well as for the Confederates‚ though it was not the final battle to be fought. There were many events prior the actual battle that had led to this clash (Berkin 442). The United States was undergoing great changes in the mid 1800’s. Populations in both the North and the south grew tremendously. The main increase from the North was largely due to the many
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down Vimy Ridge even when British and French can’t? Of course‚ there must be something different that General Currie had done. General Currie used a tactic called creeping barrage. Creeping barrage is o bomber enemy defenses with available heavy artillery‚ it helps the troops advance and capture enemy trenches. The purpose is to use bombardment to "creep" towards the enemy defense line‚ and create a cleaner battlefield. It is not meant to kill vast amount of enemies by doing so. Firth of all‚ he
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Upon receiving the order‚ I immediately directed the mobilization of Platoon-1‚ marching on foot one soldier at a time with a maximum safe distance between soldiers. I anticipated that we would be the target of the enemy’s sniping and artillery shelling along the way. By dawn of the next day‚ just as we were near the edge of a village‚ VC (Việt Cộng) guerrillas ambushed us. They opened fire from thick bushes on the right side of the road. The dry sound of heavy discharges from CKC‚ red-butt rifles
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