they were outnumbered and low on ammunition and gun powder. On the morning of June 17‚ 1775‚ the first shots were fired from the British war ships in Boston Harbor and the initial ground assault then began‚ led by Major General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot. The British attacked from Bunker Hill but the majority of the fighting was done on Breed’s Hill. The British assaulted the hill three times in total. In the first two advances they were pushed back by the Americans and both
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Richmond before their planned meeting on July twentieth. The Union troops had planned the attack on the Confederate troops to begin when they camped near Manassas Junction in Virginia along a river known as Bull Run. President Abraham Lincoln ordered Brigadier General Irvin McDowell to hit quickly and decisively at the enemy and hopefully open the way to Richmond‚ and hopefully bringing the war to a quick end. Though a confederate spy had told the Confederates what the Union had planned‚ which then allowed
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outfitting and arming all soldiers‚ a promotion from her deputy commander’s role there. The position stands as a key position in the multifront war on terror. There are 21 female general officers in the Army — all but four at the one-star rank of brigadier. It was not until 1970 that the Army had its first one-star: Anna Mae Hays‚ chief of the Army Nurse Corps. Women now make up about 14 percent of the active-duty Army and serve in a wide variety of by Deals Plugin Extensionassignments. They are still
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performance in these roles caught the eye of General George Marshall who had him transferred to the War Plans Division in September 1939. With the US entry into World War II in December 1941‚ Ridgway was fast-tracked to higher command. Promoted to brigadier general in January 1942‚ he was again promoted that August and given command of the 82nd Infantry Division after Major General Omar Bradley was sent to the 28th Infantry Division Now a major general‚ Ridgway oversaw the 82nd’s transition into the
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Gallipoli is an Australian Film set made in the 1981‚ directed by Peter Weir. Starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee‚ as Frank Dunne and Archy Hamiton. The film depicts the two young athlete runners journey with being enlisted in the Australian Army during the First World war. They are sent to the peninsula of Gallipoli in Ottoman Empire‚ where they are involved in the Gallipoli Campaign. Throughout the Film Peter Weir demonstrates the young soldiers start to lose their true innocent belief of war. The
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The reason that the English and the Australians attacked Turkey was quiet simple‚ Russia was being attacked by Germany and was struggling to maintain defences‚ at this same time Turkey was also supporting Germany and invading Russia. As a result Russia requested assistance from its British alliances. The British also felt that Turkey would be a great trading port‚ as it allows great access to the Black Sea. So as a result the British bombarded the Turkish shore batteries to test their range of weaponry
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Revolutionary War Project: West Point General George Washington‚ one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America‚ the Continental Army commander‚ and later the first president of the United States of America during the American Revolution declared West Point‚ as “the most important military position in America”[i]. West Point is located in New York‚ along the Hudson River and 50miles from New York City. West Point was a very strategic point during the American Revolution
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Biography of Robert E. Lee and his role in the Civil War Robert E Lee was born on January 19th‚ 1807 to a mother by the name of Ann Carter. Lee’s father was a commander in the revolutionary war‚ and even had a nickname called “light horse Harry”. Who was praised for his efficiency on the battle field and by his men. He was very stern with his men and always put the American cause first. He even once decapitated one of his men that deserted and ran to the enemy‚ He sent the head of the deserter to
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Consider ordinary people’s experiences of the 1930s and evaluate how far it is true to say that Britain was bitterly divided and unjust society. Introduction The decline of the traditional industries and the emerging of new industries brought changes which resulted in unemployment and poverty. The world wide slump also contributed to the problems of unemployment to the working class individuals. The national government responded to unemployment in positive and negative ways. The growth of poverty
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fight this war‚ and the conflict eventually ended in a stalemate. Soon after the war began‚ American leaders began to worry about the exposed Western fort of Detroit‚ a strategic settlement in the Michigan Territory. The U.S. hastily dispatched Brigadier General William Hull with reinforcements to the fort. In July General Hull decided to cross the Detroit River into Upper Canada. Hull’s men‚ many of whom came from the Ohio militia‚ were poorly equipped‚ and‚ except for one small regiment‚ proved
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