The Battle of Beersheba‚ part of the third Battle of Gaza‚ was a day-long battle fought on the 31st of October 1917. This battle was fought by the British‚ Australians and New Zealanders in an attempt to capture Beersheba. If the British were successful in capturing Beersheba‚ they would be enabled to push past the Ottoman line near Gaza and finally advance into Palestine. The two prior attacks on Gaza resulted in defeat for the Egypt Expedition Force (EEF)‚ a British Empire military formation. Neidell
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received from the colonel. Although Stanhope was aware that the big attack was imminent‚ The Colonel reinforced the fact that there would be no help from either company. In addition to that‚ the Colonel had brought news of the ‘absurd’ raid‚ the Brigadier wanted planned for that afternoon‚ in ‘broad daylight’. This
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The War For Our “Little Brown Brothers” William Howard Taft‚ the first American Governor General of the Philippines and later the 27th President of the United Sates‚ coined the term “Our Little Brown Brother‚” referring to the people of the Philippines. Taft "assured President McKinley that ’our little brown brothers’ would need ’fifty or one hundred years’ of close supervision ‘to develop anything resembling Anglo-Saxon political principles and skills.’”1 This comes from another text Stuart Creighton
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parachute caught on fire on the way down‚ and he suffered severe burns to much of his body. Even after this near-death experience‚ he continued to serve‚ entering the Vietnam War in 1966 as the Commander of the 405th Fighter Wing. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1968‚ becoming one of only a handful of people to ever move all the way from enlisted to general. He finally retired from the Air Force in 1975‚ but remained involved in their affairs for some time later. He now lives in Penn Valley‚ California
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While serving as G-2 for General Patton‚ Brigadier General Oscar Koch developed and employed early Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) practices‚ laying the groundwork for the modern intelligence cycle. Koch’s disciplined approach fused traditional and non-traditional intelligence sources and established the forward-leaning‚ product-driven intelligence process used today (Confidence‚ n.d.). Throughout campaigns in North Africa and Europe during World War II‚ Koch honed the intelligence
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latter took possession of the city on December 19‚ they took vicious revenge on the remaining royalists. A massacre ensued‚ during which some 600-700 royalists were shot or bayonetted to death. Napoleon‚ for his efforts‚ was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.” (Gilbert‚ page
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Mexican-American War It all started when Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836. They fought the Mexican War of Independence against Santa Anna because he was a dictator. They felt that the time had come to break free of Mexican laws. They captured Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto and forced him to sign a treaty granting Texas independence. For 9 years Texas requested to join the United States. Washington however‚ did not want to take action because he was afraid of angering Mexico
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PERMANENT COMMISSION 10+2 TECHNICAL ENTRY SCHEME COURSE - 29 COMMENCING FROM JUL 2013 1. Applications are invited from unmarried Male Candidates who have passed 10+2 examination with Physics‚ Chemistry and Mathematics (Hereinafter referred to as PCM) subjects and fulfill the eligibility conditions prescribed in the subsequent paragraphs‚ for the grant of Permanent Commission in the Army after 4 years of Basic Military Training and Technical Training thereafter with the terms and conditions given
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Mission Command Paper Operation Market Garden: Battle of Arnhem With German forces on the run following the Allied success at Normandy and the breakout and pursuit across France‚ Allied forces were staged to enter Germany in late summer 1944. Both Field Marshal Montgomery and General Bradley clamored to be given the priority of effort. General Eisenhower chose Montgomery’s Operation MARKET GARDEN as the plan for action. It called for airborne forces to open the route for a ground force
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The life of Henry Knox Early Life Henry Knox was born on July 25‚ 1750 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. He was the seventh of ten children to William Knox and Mary Knox. In 1759 William Knox a migrant captain died at the age of fifty after suffering financial difficulties. Three years after the death of his father and at the age of twelve‚ Henry Knox was forced to leave the “Boston Latin Grammar school” and went to work to support his family. He was hired as a apprentice to a bookseller were
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