really fascinating to watch the movie 300‚ where King Leonidas and his army of 30 brave Spartans battled the Persian King Xerxes and his army of 300‚000. This would come as a surprise to all that a battle of such a magnitude had also occurred in our country however not known to most of us. Known as the Battle of Saragarhi‚ it really is moment of pride for India but sadly this tale of heroic action and sacrifice is hardly recorded in the books of Indian History as it was fought on the behalf of British
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The Battle of Halicarnassus An important Persian city was Halicarnassus which was used as a supply base. Whose fortifications included a “45 foot wide moat‚ which was 22 feet deep and a six foot thick walls; and high masonry towers” (2004‚ p94) in which Memnon and his troops were defending. The city could easily be supplied from the sea‚ but because of poor use of the Persian fleet‚ Alexander was able to move his siege engines and supplies to Halicarnassus for the battle. Alexander began his siege
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Tareik Horne Bossier Parish Community College History 101 Western Civilization 5:00-7:50 P.M. Dr. Roshunda Belton 9/21/14 Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae started out in the late summer of 480 B.C‚ the Spartan King Leonidas 1 held out for three days with a mere 300 hoplites against thousands upon thousands of the best Great King’s troops. Under thirty-five Persian generals‚ were assembled for the invasion of Greece‚ five whom where sons of the royal house. On the arrival of Xerxes
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The Battle of Gettysburg‚ fought from July 1 to July 3‚ 1863‚ is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. It was fought in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ in Adams County. The battle of Gettysburg was the largest battle ever fought in North America. The Union had about 82‚000 troops‚ while the confederates had about 75‚000. The Union general was George G. Meade‚ and the confederate general was Robert E. Lee. It was fought from July 1-3‚ 1863. In May 1863‚ Robert E. Lee’s
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The Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the critical turning points in the Revolutionary War. Interestingly enough‚ the battle was not actually fought on Bunker Hill‚ but on Breed’s Hill. The original orders to the American Colonel William Prescott‚ was to fortify Bunker Hill‚ but he decided to fortify Breed’s Hill because it was closer to Boston. Because of the original orders‚ after the battle was over everyone continued to refer to it as the Battle of Bunker Hill. The British
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evidences to come to their own conclusions of the truth. The book opens in the tiny village of Horstede‚ England (called Little Horsted today). By car‚ Horstede is only about an hour from Hastings‚ and for the most part it was isolated from the battle that occurred on the 14th of October‚ 1066‚ but it would later feel the impact as the changes implemented by a new king swept across the English landscape. Horstede reflects the everyday life of a commoner in England at that time‚ and for these villagers
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The Battle of Britain took place from June 1940 to October 1940. The Germans needed to take control of the English Channel to launch their invasion on Britain. To control the channel‚ the Germans needed to control the air. They fought against the Royal Air Force (here by RAF) and Royal Canadian Air Force (here by RCAF)‚ which was made up of over one hundred Canadian fighters (The Battle of Britain). Canadians played a major role in the Battle of Britain. The Canadian contribution went by ignored
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Annotated Bibliography: The Battle of Gettysburg Andrews‚ J.C. "The Press Reports." Pennsylvania History. no. 2 (1964): 176-198. In this article‚ the battle’s aftermath in the form of press reports is explored. This is useful for seeing the influence of the battle‚ and how people reacted to it. The author argues that the history of Pennsylvania is influenced by the Battle of Gettysburg because local towns and families suffered through the destruction and pain it caused. It presents me with information
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The battle of Gettysburg took place in Pennsylvania of 1863‚ the battle lasted three days many lives were taken in both sides. Robert E. Lee was the general the South‚ they had invaded the North and was trying to defeat the Union Army. However‚ the outcome was Union Army held them off and sent the Confederated’s retreating. Many reasons went into the Norths win against the South. In document b sources estimated the number of casualties at the battle of Gettysburg for both union and confederate
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The Battle of Hastings The Battle of Hastings took place in the year of AD 1066 after a dispute over the progression to the English throne. The Battle of Hastings was so significant because it was the battle that changed history. It had a huge impact on the people and their culture‚ the country‚ and the way they were looked upon by the world. It was the hardest for the Saxon people to swallow it‚ and they were stripped of rights and privileges. The Saxons organized many rebellions they
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