The Battle of the Bulge is considered the largest battle during WWII. Taking place from 16 December 1944 through 16 January 1945. (http://www.historynet.com‚ 2007) The Battle of the Bulge was also known as the Ardennes Offensive. “The initial German attack force consisted of more than 200‚000 men‚ around 1‚000 tanks and assault guns (including the new 70-ton Tiger II tanks) and 1‚900 artillery pieces‚ supported by 2‚000 aircraft‚ the latter including some Messerschmitt Me 262 jets.” (http://www.historynet
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Battle of the Atlantic The Battle of the Atlantic played a very significant part in World War Two. In World War Two‚ after the escape atDunkirk and the inspiration of the Battle of Britain‚ the Battle of the Atlantic was Britain ’s next nightmare. The Battle of the Atlantic was "the only thing that ever frightened me." Winston Churchill. As an island Britain needed to bring in a vast amount of food and military equipment to survive the war. The German submarine force (U-boats) severely damaged
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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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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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It would have to be Gettysburg... many people have there own arguments about what battle but if you take into account the damage the battle cost the army of northern virgina it almost is hard to look at other battles without thinking what if something was different on july 3rd? if the rebels won the day or even had a stalemate they were prepared to send a letter of truce to washington dc... if that letter was meet with a stalemate or victory on union soil the war may have ended with America in 2
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to attack and his primary mission was to secure reinforcements for his own small force (Fraser 92). It is important to note that many of the specifics of the battle are at times unclear. There are accounts from two Roman historians (Dio and Tacitus) from the first century‚ which are inconsistent at times. They likely represented the battle from a biased Roman perspective and there is limited archaeological evidence to dispute their claims. An estimate of the number of united British rebels was approximately
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Newspaper Report: Battle of the Wounded Knee Yesterday‚ December 29‚ the continuous American tension with Indians finally shatters into a massacre between the Sioux Indians and the U.S Army’s 7th regiment. It is said that this battle truly begun when an outburst of ghost dancing from the Sioux Indians brought fear of rebellion to James McLaughlin‚ an Indian Agent. McLaughlin later recalls what he had said to his superiors that day‚ “Indians are dancing in the snow and are wild and crazy.
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The Battle of Long Island took place on August 27‚ 1776. The American outpost of Colonel Edward Hand’s sent word that the British were preparing to cross Long Island from Staten Island on August 22‚ at dawn. There were three frigates‚ the Phoenix‚ Rose‚ and Greyhound‚ and two bomb ketches named Carcass and Thunder‚ in Gravesend Bay. The frigates were anchored in the Namews. British generals Cornwallis and Clinton had a force of 4‚000 men that included Von Donop’s corps of jaegers and grenadiers
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Title:The Battle of the Butte I woke up to the sound of Kimana‚who was my mother‚ calling my name‚ “Aeshimbite Agai‚ Aeshimbite Agai.” I got up and hurried out of the tepee‚ when I emerged I could see the warriors patrolling around the village and could hear the birds chirping overhead. I ran over to Kimana‚ when suddenly I felt the ground starting to rumble. I started to panic as I could see a cloud of dust rising from the horizon‚ I knew at once that we were being raided by a group of the Crow
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The Battle Glorieta Pass In The Battle of Glorieta Pass‚ the Union and the Confederates fought in the northern part of New Mexico territory‚ which is now part of Colorado. The battle started on March 26‚ 1862 and lasted for three days; in effort for the Confederates to get their hands on Colorado’s valuable mines. The Confederates desperately needed the resources to provide the right tools for their Army‚ but they ended up losing the battle. What if they had not lost the battle and what really
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