The First Battle of Manassas also known as First Manassas or The First Battle of Bull Run was the first significant battle of the Civil War. The battle took place on July 21st‚ 1861 in Prince William County‚ Virginia at Manassas Junction. The battle was between Union officer Brigadier General Irvin McDowell and Brigadier General P.G.T Beauregard. Lincoln pressured McDowell to launch an attack on Confederate forces led by General Beauregard‚ who held a rather secure position around Bull Run‚ northeast
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fully deployed. In the north‚ the British 5th Army was virtually destroyed by two major offensive operations‚ Michael and Georgette around the Somme. A third offensive launched in May against the French between Soissons and Reims‚ known as the Third Battle of the Aisne‚ saw the Germans reach the north bank of the Marne river at Château-Thierry‚ 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Paris‚ on 27 May. Two U.S. Army divisions‚ the 2nd and the 3rd‚ were thrown into the Allied effort to stop the Germans. On 31 May
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The Battle of Malvern Hill It was spring 1862‚ and tensions were high between the Union and the Confederate Armies. The Union Commander Major General George B. McClellan schemed an adaptive plan to siege Richmond‚ Virginia from the Confederate Army. With a joint force of 120‚000 plus Soldiers and over 42 artillery batteries‚ his forces would board battle ships and set sail up to Fort Monroe‚ tactical debark on arrival and attempt to take this valuable piece of Confederate stronghold. His plan
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attack got to our fort‚ the 54th Massachusetts dark regiment engaged in hand-to-hand combat and‚ with all their courage‚ were defeated. In the attack the 54th’s colonel‚ Robert Gould Shaw‚ was shot and killed in battle. Sadly‚ we gave up the fort two months later.
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The Battle of Stone’s River‚ also known as the Battle of Murfreesboro‚ was fought in Murfreesboro‚ Tennessee‚ and was the eighth costliest battle of the Civil War. The battle took place on December 26th‚ 1862 through January 5th‚ 1863; the Union declared victory on January 5th‚ but the bloodiest parts of the battle took place on December 31st through January 2nd. Although the Confederate Army seemed to have the upper hand in the beginning of the battle because they attacked first‚ inflicting heavy
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Why was General Custer Defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn? History The Battle of Little Bighorn was a conflict‚ which changed the history of the Indians and Americans. It was in 1876‚ that Sitting Bull combined forces with the Cheyenne and Sioux Native American tribes‚ defeating the U.S 7th Cavalry‚ under the leadership of George Armstrong Custer. But how could a highly trained‚ heavily armed cavalry officer and his command be defeated by a group of Native American Indians? General
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The Battle of Beersheba‚ part of the third Battle of Gaza‚ was a day-long battle fought on the 31st of October 1917. This battle was fought by the British‚ Australians and New Zealanders in an attempt to capture Beersheba. If the British were successful in capturing Beersheba‚ they would be enabled to push past the Ottoman line near Gaza and finally advance into Palestine. The two prior attacks on Gaza resulted in defeat for the Egypt Expedition Force (EEF)‚ a British Empire military formation. Neidell
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AP Lang. and Comp. 19 February 2013 The Battle of Khe Sanh Khe Sanh‚ a plateau in the northwest corner of South Vietnam‚ was a U.S. Marine Corps base and airstrip. Located where North Vietnam‚ South Vietnam‚ and Laos came together‚ the Khe Sanh base was important for American forces‚ as it enabled troops to gather information about the traffic on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. However‚ the Communists also admired the region around Khe Sanh‚ since it could act as an avenue into Southern Vietnam
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After his surprising triumph at the Battle of Chancellorsville‚ Virginia‚ in May 1863‚ Robert E. Lee drove his Army of Northern Virginia in its second attack of the North—the Gettysburg Campaign. With his armed force in high spirits‚ Lee expected to gather supplies in the inexhaustible Pennsylvania farmland and remove the battling from war-desolated Virginia. He needed to debilitate Northern urban communities‚ debilitate the North’s craving for war and‚ particularly‚ win a noteworthy fight on Northern
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to the battle of Antietam‚ confederate General Robert E. Lee advanced his army into Maryland where he encountered Union General George B. McClennan to fight for two vital passes through the South Mountain range. Following hard fought battles by both sides‚ the Union declared victory in South Mountain and prepared for the upcoming battle at Antietam. On September 16‚ 1862‚ General Lee and General McClennan would meet again on the northern edge of Virginia at Sharpsburg‚ Maryland. The battle of Antietam
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