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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The Battle of King’s Mountain Major Ferguson of the Loyalist Militia was tasked with raising and organizing Loyalist units from the backcountry of South Carolina to help prtotect the British General Cornwallis. Ferguson gathered a few Tory units and marched towards Gilbert Town‚ North Carolina‚ where he set up a base camp. He issued a command to the opposition forces to lay down their weapons. If they refused he stated he would‚ "lay waste to their country with fire and sword." Patriot militia
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The Battle of Belleau Wood was one the most famous battles of World War I in which the U.S. Marine Corps made their debut into the Western Front. This battle was decisive because it confirmed the entry of the U.S. into World War I which is one of the main reasons‚ that the allies won the war. American involvement for the first couple years of World War I had been kept to simply supply the allies with weapons and supplies. It wasn’t until 1917 when the United States changed its view on isolationism
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The Battle of Sexes in Society Men have always had things easier in society compared to women. Women have had to work their way up to be the way it is in today’s society. However‚ unlike men‚ women always seem to get away with crimes or injustices. In the beginning of our nation‚ when the Declaration of Independence‚ as well as other important documents from the same time period‚ women were never really mentioned. The only humans that were important in society were the white men. The
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Germans attack during the Battle of the Bulge included over 450‚000 troops and around 1‚500 tanks and assault guns. On the American side the number was around 610‚000 troops that were involved in the last major German offensive of World War II. The Americans took around 89‚000 causalities‚ and then reports suggested that around 19‚000 of those were killed in action making it the costliest action ever fought by the U.S. Army. As costly as it was for the Americans‚ The Battle of Bulge cost the Germans
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The battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31- June 12‚ 1864. Today it is known as one of the bloodiest engagements of the American civil war. This battle resulted in heavy losses of men for the Union and only a couple thousand for the Confederacy. It was part of General Grant’s overland campaign for Richmond. Cold Harbor is located about ten miles from Richmond‚ Virginia in Hanover County. For the northern army the main commanders were Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant with the army of the Potomac
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January 2014 Battles Already Won: I was born into what would be considered a large family by today’s standards; my family consists of a mom‚ dad‚ three older sisters and me the baby of the family. I know my parents had every intent on treaty their children all the same‚ no favorites‚ but that is not how it worked out. I have a lot to be thankful to my older sisters about‚ but the most important thing they did for me was to wear out my mom and dad. They fought all the battles for the little
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