“A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him” General Douglas MacArthur‚ a five-star general‚ proved his own statement to be true. By the end of his career Douglas Macarthur was the most successful general of that time‚ the upbringing‚ personality and life events Douglas MacArthur resulted in the creation of an American legend. With his high sense of duty and responsibility the general was the military figure and hero America needed. MacArthur was what some people
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World War II was a war spanning from 1939-1945 in which the Canadian army fought battles worldwide and contributed greatly to the allied victory in the war. Many Canadians fighting in the war were part of a gruelling Italian campaign. The army first landed on the Italian island of Sicily‚ where they then made their way deeper into Italy‚ fighting battles in Ortona‚ Cassino and Rome. Secondly‚ some soldiers who were part of the Canadian army went to Hong Kong to fight the Japanese. The Canadians were
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cavalry to move south and capture the crossroads at Old Cold Harbor. Arriving near the intersection‚ the Union force ran into Major General Fitzhugh Lee ’s Confederate horsemen. A sharp contest ensued‚ soon joined by Confederate infantry under Brigadier General Thomas Clingman of Major General Robert Hoke ’s division. After a short battle‚ Union cavalry drove the Confederates beyond the crossroads. The Rebels then started digging new positions a half-mile to the southwest. June 1‚ 1864 Lee
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Rise and Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Casa Buonaparte in the town of Ajaccio‚ on the island Corsica‚ on 15 august 1769. At the time of Napoleon’s birth the island Corsica was taken over by the French Republic. Napoleon’s family was an upper class nobility family. His father Carlo Buonaparte‚ an attorney‚ was a representative of Corsica to the court of Louis XVI. His mother Letizia Ramolino was the one‚ who made the dominant influence on the child. Napoleon went to
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The Life of Stonewall Jackson Mr.Philip Lorenz Db. Punzalan The Life of Stonewall Jackson Mr.Philip Lorenz Db. Punzalan Early Life A. Stonewall Jackson was born on January 21‚ 1824‚ in Clarksburg‚ West Virginia‚ still Virginia in his time. 1. Two years later his sister and father died of typhoid fever. 2. His mother remarried a man who did not like his stepchildren; they were sent to live with various relatives on their father’s side. B. Jackson enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point
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Introduction The Army Personnel Services Detachment (APSD) does not present any form glass ceiling for women. This is primarily due to the nature and make up of the organization. The APSD is a military organization and the highest ranking officer in its composition is a captain. Currently‚ the US Army is having tremendous success in keeping equitable promotion opportunities in the junior officer ranks. The APSD has no current equal opportunity (EO) issues based on unfair treatment among the
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advance on Richmond ahead of the planned meeting of the Confederate Congress there on July 20. Encouraged by early victories by Union troops in western Virginia‚ and by the war fever spreading through the North‚ President Abraham Lincoln ordered Brigadier General Irvin McDowell to mount an offensive that would hit quickly and decisively at the enemy and open the way to Richmond‚ thus bringing the war to a mercifully quick end. The offensive would begin with an attack on more than 20‚000 Confederate
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that as our advantage. Also‚ try to aim for the colonels first‚ so the others will be stumbled.” ordered Col. Washington. “ Remember team‚ if something does happen to me‚ always listen to Major Nathanael Greene‚ Major General John Sullivan‚ and Brigadier General Henry Knox.” The soldiers scrambled to their places‚ eager to win the battle.The soldiers sloppily poured in the gunpowder in their guns‚ loaded them‚ and began to shoot at the barracks of the Hessians. BANG! Bodies were thrown to the ground
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Colonel Bit was fifteen miles east of Fredericks‚ he and his Marines had dug in and were preparing for at least one Brigade element heading their way‚ so the intelligence reports they had received from the 19th. The Artillery Batteries had been set up and the LAV’s had been positioned over-watch on avenues of approach that Colonel Bit’s planning staff had identified. The enemy movement towards their position was still a day or so away‚ they were taking their time. Colonel Bit had sent out scouts
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great leadership action by leading his men‚ a combined force of about 24‚000 fully equipped British and Hyderabad soldiers into an overwhelmingly combat engagement against 200‚000 Maratha forces (Harvey 2008). Wellesley was cited by one of his Brigadier Generals with “being in the thick of the action the whole time‚ and had a horse killed under him” (Harvey 2008‚ p. 195). During this battle Wellesley demonstrated his ability to take advantage of the enemy by controlling the timing of engagement
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