Battle of Agincourt Belligerents Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Commanders Henry V of England Charles d ’Albret † Strength About 5‚900 (but see Modern re-assessment). 5/6 archers‚ 1/6 dismounted men-at-arms. Between 20‚000 and 30‚000 (but see Modern re-assessment). Estimated to be 1/6 crossbowmen and archers‚ 1/2 dismounted men-at-arms‚ 1/3 mounted knights. Casualties and losses At least 112 dead‚ unknown wounded [1] 7‚000-10‚000 (mostly killed) and about 1‚500 noble prisoners
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leader and commander but it is not as cut and dry as popular history makes it out to be. His great victory at Austerlitz cemented him as one of the greatest commanders in history. This battle is was a tactical masterpiece up there with Gaugamela and Cannae. However‚ there is more to analyze here than just the battle itself. Many aspects of war include mobilization‚ supply‚ training‚ moral‚ army structure etc. and all play a part in Napoleon’s victories and the creation of the French Empire. Another
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The Battle of Plassey (Bengali: পলাশীর যুদ্ধ Pôlashir Juddho‚ Hindi: प्लासी का युद्ध‚ Palashi ka Yuddha) was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757. The battle established the Company rule in Bengal which expanded over much of India for the next hundred years. The battle took place at Plassey (anglicised version of Palashi) on the banks of the Bhagirathi River (another name of Hooghly River upstream of Calcutta)‚ about 150
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Lee to attack the British rear guard. Lee is forced to retreat‚ but Washington is ready for the British with the main army. In the end the both sides had claimed victory. Near Monmouth County Courthouse‚ the battle was fought on June 28‚ 1778. The weather was so hot on the day of the battle that many soldiers suffered from heat stroke. Many of Washington’s officers favored his plans to attack General Clinton‚ but Major General Lee was against it. Lee felt that after their alliance with the French
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The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh began on April 6‚ 1862. Federal forces led by General Johnston were marching towards Corinth‚ Mississippi. Johnston wanted to attack general Grant’s army. He wanted to assault Grant’s army before it was reinforced by General Don Carlos Buell’s Army. Johnston was on his march from Corinth with many inexperienced soldiers. General Grant’s army was set up at Shiloh‚ where they were drilling and resting. They were waiting for the reinforcements
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Battle for Iwo Jima "The battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base which is as necessary to us in our continuing forward movement toward final victory as it was vital to the enemy in staving off ultimate defeat. By their victory‚ the 3rd‚ 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the
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Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison It goes a long way back‚ some twenty years. All my life I had been looking for something‚ and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too‚ though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. I was naive. I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I‚ and only I‚ could answer. It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization
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Northern Virginia‚ General Meade headed the Union’s Army of the Potomac. Both sides saw the need to win that one‚ crucial victory to turn the tide completely in their favor. They would get their chances at a small town in Pennsylvania. The battle was dubbed the Battle of Gettysburg for the town of Gettysburg‚ PA. By June of 1863 General Lee asked President Davis to march his army north out of VA. Davis granted Lee permission. Lee‚ with 75‚000 troops‚ made his way north‚ just west of the Blue Ridge
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Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking‚ the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers‚ inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy. An important turning point in the Pacific campaign‚ the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. This fleet
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Battle of France (Case Yellow) Throughout all of World War I the German objective was to occupy the country of France. In the four years of fighting on the Western Front in World War I‚ Germany failed to break through the lines of the French and never captured Paris. In May of 1940 Germany would try again as they used very similar tactics to those of the Von Schlieffen plan used by the Germans twenty five years before. The French had built massive defenses along the eastern border of France
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