The Battle of Hastings was between the Normand and the English. In this lecture‚ we will see the causes and the consequences of the Normand invasion. I – Before the Normans: The Anglo-Saxons Before the Normans‚ the Anglo-Saxons were in control of England and had strong ties with Scandinavian. The Anglo-Saxons came from Saxony‚ Jutes and Anglia (the equivalent of Germany and Denmark nowadays). The first wave of Anglo-Saxons settled in the 6th century and they were followed by two waves of Vikings
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In Virginia the first battle of the Civil War was fought‚ near Manassas‚ Virginia railroad junction‚ after which the battle is called (or First Bull Run‚ named after the flowing stream on the battlefield‚ if of the Union point of view). The armies in this first battle were not prodigious by later Civil War principles. The Federal services under Brigadier General Irvin McDowell were well thought-out into four divisions‚ of about 30‚000 men. These divisions were commanded by Tyler‚ Hunter‚ Heintzelman
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Fort Sumter is located in Charleston‚ South Carolina. The fort is in Charleston’s harbor. The fort was not even complete when war broke out. This was a big turning point for the United States of America. It separated the north from the south and in some cases it separated families. This war would impact how the United States saw slavery. It is the most deadly war that the United States has every seen in its history. It all began with the secession of South Carolina. After this an understanding
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HANNIBAL AND THE BATTLE OF CANNAE The battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War near the town of Cannae‚ an ancient village in southern part of Italy. The battle took place between the outnumbered Carthaginian army under Hannibal against the Romans under the command of Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. For the most part‚ the Romans were overpowered by the undermanned Carthaginian forces. Many historians agree that the battle of Cannae is one of the greatest
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The Battle of Twixx Do you want to hear the story of a battle between two ancient candy civilizations? The Twixians from the rich‚ dark‚ chocolatey city of Twixx and the Gummy Bears from the squishy and colorful land of Gummy Bear. You do want to hear it?!? Well‚ prepare your taste buds because here we go. Well‚ this war all began when King Bear of the Gummy‚ the jolly and plump king of the Gummy Bears‚ got ticked with the comment King Twix‚ the demanding and caramel-flavored king of the Twixians
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David Farragut led the Union navy into Mobile Bay‚ Alabama‚ to face a smaller Confederate fleet under the command of Admiral Franklin Buchanan and neutralize three forts surrounding Mobile Bay to complete the Union blockade of the Gulf of Mexico. The battle would prove pivotal in the Union victory‚ as well as President Abraham Lincoln’s re-election three months later. The Union fleet‚ under Farragut‚ used sheer power and numbers to decimate the Confederates. The Union fleet consisted of four ironclad
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Affidavit What does Lieutenant Gould testify as to who fired first at Lexington? What does he say about who fired first at Concord? How credible is his account? Justify your reasoning. Source 4: Illustration of Battle of Lexington What does this picture tell you about the Battle of Lexington? What is the colonial response when the British arrive? Use evidence from the painting to justify your response. How credible is this source? Why? Source 5: Simon Winship’s Affidavit Why was Simon
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Battle of Britain At the end of June 1940 The Second World War defense of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force began against an onslaught by the German Air Force Luftwaffe. Also known as “The Battle of Britain”‚ The Battle of Britain has been described as the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. The Battle of Britain also has an unusual distinction in that it gained its name prior to being fought. The name is derived from a famous speech delivered by Prime Minister Winston
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Summary of the Battle of Zacatecas In June of 1914‚ Victoriano Huerta‚ self proclaimed President of Mexico‚ sent a large force to the city Zacatecas. He did this because he knew that Poncho Villa‚ a rebel leader from the North‚ wanted the city because it was an import rail junction. This city was the railway to all other railways‚ if Villa had obtained this city he would have access to all of Mexico. Huerta couldn’t let that happen and neither could Carranza‚ who was another rebel leader from the
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It all started on May 26‚ 1940. The Battle of Dunkirk was an operation that took place in Dunkirk‚ France during the second world war. The battle was between the British‚ France‚ Belgium‚ Poland‚ and the Netherlands against Germany. On May 26‚ 1940‚ Anthony Eden told General Lord Gort‚ Commander in chief that they might need to “fight back to the West”. The first plan for a defense along the Lys Canal couldn’t be carried out because of the Germans moved their troops on that day. With the 2nd and
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