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    Miltiades biggest contribution was to the battle at Marathon which was considered a significant impact on the Persian wars. It was in the battle at Marathon where he showed both witt and skill against the Persian army. He was considered valuable to the athenians because of his former close relations with the Persian army‚ which meant he knew there tactics and there ways to which they fought in battle. The Athenians made Miltiades 10th Commander to which each day starting from commander one every

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    Battle Of Gettysburg Essay

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    Army’s offensive capabilities and essentially ended the war. General Lee’s ego and his desire to crush the Union Army on the field of battle led to the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg. Victories just prior to the main battle exhausted his men

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    Middle Age Battles

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    What makes a battle great? First and foremost it has to be huge‚ meaning between two superpowers with both sides having a substantial amount of troops. But‚ it also has to be for a glorious cause or must be led by a great general; and it must be a battle that changes the course of history. With all this in mind‚ the battles of antiquity were truly the greatest battles. But because there were so many‚ I have only enough space to describe the three greatest land battles between 1000AD and 1500 AD;

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    The Battle of Long Tan

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    The Battle of Long Tan The Battle of Long Tan was a very significant part of the Vietnam War era. Of the Battles fought by Australians in the Vietnam War‚ The Battle of Long Tan was the biggest. The battle was significant through Australia’s victory‚ as one hundred and eight soldiers were able to fight off several waves of enemy troops‚ consisting of over two thousand Vietcong and North Vietnamese soldiers‚ until they were rescued by reinforcements. The Battle was one of the greatest in the Vietnam

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    The Battle of Fredericksburg David P. Wrighten‚ CPT‚ MS Class 09-002 Small Group 6‚ MAJ Sims 03 April 2009 Abstract In early December 1862‚ the Union Army of the Potomac had massed on the northern bank of the Rappahannock River as it was in position to strike the Confederate capital of Richmond‚ Virginia. The Union also position themselves to cut off the Confederate Army’s main supply route for the import and export of goods in the south. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia confronted

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    Battle of Corral Sea

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    Howell‚ Shiela Period five 12.03.12 Battle of the Coral Sea Referred to as “the battle that saved Australia‚” The Battle of Corral Sea was the first of six battles between aircraft carrier forces in The Pacific Wars of World War II. This battle occurred in May of 1942‚ six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and one month before the Battle of Midway. The clash between Japanese and Allied navies was fought in the waters southwest of the Solomon Islands and to the east of New Guinea

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    Battle Of Shiloh Essay

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    fierce the battle field can be. Event with heavy casualties being inflicted on one’s enemy does not guarantee complete and total victory. In majority of battles fought‚ there are established objectives that both sides deem important and the key to complete victory on the battlefields. The Battle of Shiloh‚ Chancellorsville‚ and Chattanooga are such battles where high numbers of casualties were inflicted on both sides‚ but the key objectives were never met to claim total victory. In the Battle of Shiloh

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    The Battle at Wounded Knee

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    History Research Paper 1-3 The Battle at Wounded Knee The Massacre at Wounded Knee The Massacre at Wounded Knee was a terrible battle in American History. This massacre was between the Native Americans and the US government. Back then; the US government hated Native Americans. They would treat Native Americans horribly by killing them‚ stealing their land and much more. One early and freezing morning on December 29th‚ 1890‚ an elderly chief

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    The battle of the coral sea was a colossal naval battle between the Imperial Japanese navy and and air forces from the United States and Australia‚ this fight went on from 4 to 8 May in 1942. It took place in the pacific theatre of WW2. This fight was remembered for its first action in which aircraft carries matched against each other. In early May 1942‚ the Japanese despatched an invasion fleet from Rabaul to take Port Moresby‚ Papua. They also sent a carrier force &to patrol into the Coral Sea

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    attrite the enemy before a decisive offensive operation‚ and surprise or disorient the enemy. During the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942‚ the Soviet Red Army were able to successfully defend the city of Stalingrad despite being heavily outmanned. This battle is important to study because it allows military historians as well as military leaders to understand what components can change the course of a battle. Breaking down the defense of Stalingrad‚ it is evident that the Soviet Army defeated the Germans because

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