Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres‚ Passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties‚ but also for the mud. Ypres was the principal town within a salient (or bulge) in the British lines and the site of two previous battles: First Ypres (October-November 1914) and Second Ypres (April-May 1915). Haig had long wanted a British offensive in Flanders and‚ following a warning that the German blockade would soon cripple the British war effort‚ wanted to reach the Belgian coast
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Soviets won the battle of Stalingrad and Germans suffered in a disastrous defeat. After losing about 400‚000 casualties in the battle‚ Germans seeked revenge and launched an offensive force against Soviet Union called Operation Citadel. Their initial goal was to take over a salient in the Eastern Front that extended 70 miles toward the west. The salient was a bulge in the Soviet lines that stretched 150 miles from north to south and extend 100 miles westward into the German lines. This battle came to be
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The King of Battle is what the artillery has been nicknamed due to their historical effects during war. The roar of artillery brings mass confusion to the enemy and devastating effects to troops in the open. In history‚ one battle that definitively portrays their long standing title as the King‚ the Battle of Antietam. The Union claimed a victory in Sharpsburg because the south had retreated first‚ but the number of casualties from each side would suggest a stalemate. Killed‚ wounded‚ or captured
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The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between Samrat Hem Chander Vikramaditya or popularly called Hemu Vikramaditya and forces of Akbar on November 5‚ 1556. Hindu King of Delhi‚who had his coronation or ’Rajyabhishake’ on October 7‚ 1556 at Purana Quila in Delhi had a fight with the army of Akbar. Akbar along with Bairam Khan at that time was stationed about 8 miles away from the war zone and had not participated in the war. On 24 January 1556 Mughal ruler Humayun slipped while climbing down the
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Alamo and the fight for Texas’ independence‚ there were a handful of people that gave first-person accounts of certain events that occurred. These individuals were eyewitnesses throughout the Battle of the Alamo and their stories are quite captivating. One of these individuals was just a child during the battle of the Alamo and his name was Enrique Esparza. According to his account written and quoted in The San Antonio Light‚ he and his family found themselves heading to the Alamo due to General Santa
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In Beowulf‚ the main character Beowulf battles three different monsters. He battles Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. These battles have its similarities and its differences. In his first battle against Grendel‚ the author displays Beowulf and Grendel as being very aggressive. The tone displayed in this duel is praising because of the author’s description of Beowulf’s heroism. From the description of Beowulf‚ the author states that “his courage‚ his bravery‚ and his wisdom had been known
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Battle Royal Discuss Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal” is about how when he was a young African American male he was asked to attend a gathering of the elite white males of society to reiterate a graduation speech he had given at his own graduation. Upon going to the gathering the young boy is face with the games the white men insist he take part in with others of his same race‚ which the main game is the “Battle Royal” (1043 ). After being forced to take part in some demeaning games the young man
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grandfather’s words and his experience in the battle royal that accompanied with bewilderment and gradual maturity‚ the narrator presented us a story that stimulates deep thought for not only the social status‚ but also the mental status of blacks. There are about specific points‚ which are the significance of grandfather’s words and extended symbolism of "blindfold"‚ I would like to draw attention to and discuss‚ in order to provide a profound inquiry of Battle Royal. Evidently‚ grandfather had been
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was unprecedented in its use of photography to document the various aspects of war. This picture is the bloody battle of Antietam. The photo was taken by Alexander Gardner displaying the horrific tragedy that occurred at the battle of Antietam. Since the battle was declared over‚ now the battleground is a place to go and look around at the battlefield. It was a very hard fought battle on both sides‚ and each General had very good qualities that will be further explained in the body paragraphs below
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What is motivation? It is a series of brave acts that don’t deter a character from achieving their goal. The protagonist in Battle Royal is an African American man who tries to find his place in the 1940’s society of racial tensions. The protagonist is determined to gain acceptance and equality from the white community. The protagonist has to earn and fight for the white man attention. He carries his speech and his head high‚ while he struggles to overcome his goals. The protagonist tries to
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