The Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the critical turning points in the Revolutionary War. Interestingly enough‚ the battle was not actually fought on Bunker Hill‚ but on Breed’s Hill. The original orders to the American Colonel William Prescott‚ was to fortify Bunker Hill‚ but he decided to fortify Breed’s Hill because it was closer to Boston. Because of the original orders‚ after the battle was over everyone continued to refer to it as the Battle of Bunker Hill. The British
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The battle of waterloo may be considered the greatest battle in the Napoleonic wars. It was also napoleons greatest defeat. This battle brought the down fall of napoleons reign‚ and helped restore the king of France to his throne. This restore Europe back to its original state. Napoleon had returned to from his exile on the island of Elba to build an army and reclaim his empire. Many states joined together forming the Seventh Coalition to fight Napoleon. Napoleon had to act fast‚ so he split
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Vimy ridge was a vital key in the defense of the Hindenburg line‚ therefore it was well fortified and heavily protected. This was another battle that the Canadians were called to when it seemed impossible to win. The Canadian’s strategy to win this battle was to bombard the ridge with artillery fire from March 20‚ 1917 until April 9th. The Canadians then proceeded to use a technique called the Creeping Barrage‚ where they snuck closer and closer
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The Battle of Cambrai‚ from the 20th November to the 7th December 1917‚ was the first British campaign in World War One that tanks were used successfully by demonstrating the fact that the Hindenburg line could be penetrated. The town of Cambrai is in the North of France near the border between France and Germany. By 1917‚ Cambrai had become one of the most important railheads and HQ towns behind the German lines. In front of it lay the immensely powerful Siegfried Stellung - better known to the
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The Battle of Passchendaele encapsulates the very essence of World War One perfectly‚ being a vivid picture of the absolute chaos that had occurred. The Canadian Corps‚ a fighting formation 100‚000 strong was ordered to the Passchendaele front in October of 1917. It was seen as an impossible battle to the commander of the Canadian Corps‚ it was likely that the fight‚ even if won‚ wouldn’t be worth the expenses. The commander-in-chief of the British army was desperate for a symbolic victory‚ so the
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Philosophy 110-6326 May 10‚ 2012 1. In this story about pacifism‚ Douglas P. Lackey explains the ethics of murder. In a quote‚ Lackeys makes a very argumentative statement. He states‚ “If the congress decides to set a speed limit of 55 miles per hour on federal highways‚ more people will die than if Congress sets the speed limit at 45 miles per hour. In my opinion‚ this is a very true statement. I think if the congress was to lower the speed limit in many areas‚ they will be prolonging many
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"never do anything to against the conscience‚ even if the state demands it." This quote is from Albert Einstein. In this quote‚ Albert Einstein tells us what a normal person should do when faced with a moral dilemma. What people do is often the opposite of what their conscience tells them to do. " The Sniper" by O’ Flaherty and "War" by Timothy Findley are both good examples of this. The two stories both show that war brings people pain because it forces them to contradict their consciences and feelings
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Interview of Maxus‚ a true roman gladiator Hello and welcome to the interview show joining us today is a roman gladiator who has just survived the coliseum and earned his freedom. Here he is right now maximus the gladiator (audience cheers) Dave: So then maximus before we get to know about your life in the arena I would like to know about your background and why you were chosen for the arena instead of labour? Maximus: When I was young i use to watch my father‚ neighbours and family
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Fighting has been around since the beginning of time. Genesis‚ the first book of the Bible‚ records the fight between Cain and Abel. The Battle of Megiddo is the earliest battle recorded where Pharaoh led 10‚000 men to fight against The King of Kadesh and his followers because a rebellion broke out. Nevertheless fighting will be part of our culture since there will always be conflict and disagreement. How one deals with these obstacles determines if they fight with style. Fighting is just a part
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Several individuals closely tied to the government requested that the trial be held in Winnipeg in July 1885. There are historians who contend that the trial was moved to Regina because of concerns with the possibility of an ethnically mixed and sympathetic jury.[66] Tom Flanagan states that an amendment of the North-West Territories Act (which dropped the provision that trials with crimes punishable by death should be tried in Manitoba) meant that the trial could be convened within the North-West
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