In this essay I am going to tell you some main points and reasons why William the conqueror won the battle of Hastings that was fought on October 14th 1066. Duke William of Normandy won the battle because was well prepared and had a good army. They prepared carefully for the battle. The Normans had knights on horseback who were skilful fighters. William also was skilful and ambitious‚ and he was determined to be King of England. There were many factors contributing to the victory of William the
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the battle of little bighorn is tThe Battle of the Little Big Horn ensured for General George Custer the fame he had always wanted. His death and the destruction of those men in the US Army’s Seventh Cavalry who fought with him by the largest gathering of Native American warriors that the country had seen‚ immortalised Custer in films‚ books and in the psyche of Americans. Paintings by the likes of Edgar Paxson and Kurz and Allison portrayed Custer as the all-American hero fighting with his men to
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In 1066 the Battle of Hastings began when King Edward the Confessor died leaving Harold Godwinson to be king. This is what triggered the Battle of Hastings; the Norman king William claimed to have been promised the throne of England by Edward. So when word got to the Normans that Harold had been crowned king of England they were outraged and built an army big enough to wipe out the whole of the British army. There are many reasons for the Saxon’s losing the Battle of Hastings but‚ in this essay I
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The Battle of Britain: a Turning Point in WWII A substantial turning point in World War II‚ the Battle of Britain encompassed a German aerial attack on England. An Allied victory‚ this battle marked the first successful attempt at European resistance against Nazi Germany. The German air force was defeated and with the United States entering the war‚ an allied victory became tangible. Through reviewing key aspects of the pre-battle era‚ the battle itself‚ and the aftermath of the battle‚ its role
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The two battles that changed the civil war was the battle of Gettysburg and the siege of vicksburg. These two battles are very important in history and both for different reasons. Both battles had a union victory. On July 1st-3rd‚ The battle of Gettysburg took place in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. On July 1st‚ The union’s army of the Potomac faught with the confederates. The confederates met with General George G. Meade at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. General Robert E Lee ordered an attack
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Battle of Bunker Hill On the night of June 16th‚ 1775 Colonel William Prescott built defenses with 1‚200 men on Breed’s Hill located on Charlestown peninsula. In response‚ the British began burning the town of Charlestown and sent 2‚400 British soldiers‚ under command of General Gage and Howe‚ up Bunker Hill expecting to decimate the Yankee militia. To strengthen his defenses‚ Prescott orders Putnam and his 2‚000 men‚ to also hold the line. In order to take advantage of the hill’s elevation
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battle ever fought in North America. Why did the Battle of Gettysburg happen? Two months foregoing the battle‚ General Lee had an impressive defeat against the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville‚ Virginia. He then started planning for a Northern invasion by first taking action on the Yankees. His army was at the time 80‚000 soldiers! With the army of the Potomac Commander Joseph Hooker and leading about 10‚000 soldiers he began moving towards General Lee by Washington D.C. Abraham Lincoln got
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notable battle in the war was the Battle of Crecy‚ which took place in 1346‚ a mere ten years into the start of the war. The battle proved a decisive victory for the English‚ marked notably by the English use of the longbow. Ultimately‚ as Froissart seems to exhibit in his recanting of the battle‚ the British victory can be traced back to superior strategy and preparation. Jean Froissart describes the preparation taken by both the French Army and British Army prior to the important battle. Froissart
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The Japanese Military prepares for war in the Pacific. The Japanese were running out of time due to their low amount of materials. They would be on the edge if they run out of war materials and would be forced to give in to U.S. demands and withdraw from China. General Hideki Tojo’s militaristic government gave out a secret order to admiral Yamamoto. The plan was to seek war with the United States and knock their fleet out. The Japanese military sent a spy to Honolulu‚ Hawaii. The spy had reports
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First Battle of Bull Run Location: Fairfax County and Prince William County Date: July 21‚ 1861 Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell [US]; Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard [CS] Estimated Casualties: 4‚700 total (US 2‚950; CS 1‚750) Description: This was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. On July 16‚ 1861‚ the untried Union army under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate army‚ which was drawn up
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