use of new tactics and the reorganisation of the Byzantine army. The revival of the Byzantine economy was important as the increased trade and prosperity allowed greater taxation which could then be spent on the army for better weaponry and heavy Cavalry divisions. The revival of the economy is a contributing factor however it is subordinate to the army which was crucial. This is because the military success was stimulated to a greater degree by leadership and improved tactics rather than weaponry
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WAEGWAN‚ South Korea (Sept. 29‚ 2014) -- As North Korean forces advanced south in the fall of 1950‚ waging a vicious war‚ the nation of South Korea and United Nations forces were pushed to a small southeastern area on the tip of the Korean peninsula‚ known as the Pusan perimeter‚ where they would stand to defend the suddenly prominent Nakdong River‚ later to be known as the "pivot" of the Korean War. "Either protect the Nakdong line or die trying..." were the words made famous by Gen. Walton Walker
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for naught‚ as Tarleton’s men were soon leaderless‚ and running headlong into a trap. This brings me to the third avenue utilized by Morgan; the continental army regulars. Morgan set these men up in the third and final row‚ along with a group of cavalry men behind a knoll that kept them out of view from Tarleton. Once Tarleton’s men gave chase to the retreating militia‚ the regulars stood ready to fire a volley at the advancing
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The Battle of Gettysburg: Strategies Invested and Who is to Blame Historiographical Essay Prepared by: John Smith HISTORY 480‚ Historiography Dr. Smith Washington University Spring 2011 The American Civil War is a time in America’s history that is full of debatable topics. The country was split in two and was threatened with potential division if the North didn’t prevail in reeling the dissenting group of states of the South back into the Union. The war was complete with pivotal moments
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troops or known as the Thornton Affair. The Thornton Affair was an attack on U.S. cavalry in disputed territory near the Rio Grande. The Mexicans killed 16 of the cavalry and forced the troops to surrender. This evidence shows the US was justified in going to war with Mexico because they attacked US troops for no reason. To support this in Document B‚ it states “They became
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Titurel‚ was entrusted with the Holy Grail‚ the vessel that caught Jesus’s blood‚ and the Lance of Longinus. A magician‚ Klingsor‚ wanted to enter the temple that Titurel made‚ but was refused. In retaliation‚ Klingsor made a garden of seductive maidens‚ and was thus the ruin of many noble knights. Amfortas had lost the Lance of Longinus when he was wounded in the attack against Klingsor’s
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lesbianism in the Victorian context. Indeed‚ Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu condemns the narrow-minded conception of women’s sexuality during the Victorian age through the use of three typical characters of Gothic literature: a femme fatale‚ a persecuted maiden‚ and a hero. By presenting Carmilla as the typical femme fatale of Gothic literature‚ Le Fanu portrays the image of the liberal woman of the Victorian era. To begin with‚ Carmilla
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Hernan Cortes‚ a fierce Spanish conquistador‚ landed at San Juan de Ulua‚ in April 1519. With him‚ Cortes had 508 soldiers‚ one hundred sailors‚ artillery cannons‚ eleven ships and sixteen horses. Cortes and his small army‚ marched through Mexico‚ forming alliances with Aztec rivals‚ until reaching the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the massive Mexican empire known as the Aztecs or Mexica. It had a population of 200‚000 people; almost three times that of the largest
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The Battle of Cambrai‚ from the 20th November to the 7th December 1917‚ was the first British campaign in World War One that tanks were used successfully by demonstrating the fact that the Hindenburg line could be penetrated. The town of Cambrai is in the North of France near the border between France and Germany. By 1917‚ Cambrai had become one of the most important railheads and HQ towns behind the German lines. In front of it lay the immensely powerful Siegfried Stellung - better known to the
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illuminates the unrealistic and prejudiced stereotypes in age-old fairy tales‚ stereotypes inadvertently etched on the minds of millions of children. Sexton uses a conversational tone that remains oblivious to the initial hardships of the “rags to riches” maiden to highlight the insignificance and passiveness of women and the influential and dominant character of men. She conveys to the world’s audience of fairy tale lovers the blatant inequality in “Cinderella‚” showing that this model fairy tale simply
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