game of baseball. Jackie Robinson was born January 31‚ 1919‚ in Cairo‚ Ga. Shortly after his birth‚ his family moved and settled in Pasadena‚ Calif. In 1942‚ Jackie Robinson was drafted in the army (ESPN.com. He was assigned to a segregated Army Cavalry. In 1945‚ Jackie Robinson signed a contract to play for the Kansas City Monarchs. He was paid a month to play shortstop and eventually was placed in the negro leagues all star game. Jackie played Minor League Baseball for the Montreal Royals in 1946
Premium
garnered through his impressive military strategies and leadership style. His military career began at a relatively young age. As his father King Phillip II introduced him to warfare through the battle of Chaeronea‚ where he was given charge of the cavalry during the assault‚ at the time he was 18 years old. His father‚ King Phillip II‚ was later assassinated leaving Alexander to fulfill his ambitions of invading Asia and conquering the Persians. His ascension to the throne and ensuing authority‚ was
Premium
way to get to Athens. So using METT-TC they would set up in the valley like a corkscrew on a bottle. The phalanx being their tactics they knew they could defend it from there because of the steep mountains protecting their flanks from the Persian cavalry. The Persian army would start with firing a barrage of arrows at the Greek army which would do little damage to them because of their heavy shields protected them from the waves of arrows. Next the Persians would send light infantry into the valley
Premium Battle of Thermopylae Ancient Greece Greece
NAPOLEON’S INFLUENCE ON MODERN WESTERN MILITARY ARMIES History 100‚ Staff Group A‚ CGSC Class 14-001 27 March 2014 1 Throughout history‚ military leaders have immortalized their legacies by vanquishing their enemies in the battlefield against overwhelming odds. Soldiers and historians have revered their accomplishments by studying their mastery in the art of warfare with the hopes mimicking their accomplishments. Of them all‚ Napoleon Bonaparte is considered the best military leader in the history
Premium War United States Army Military
describes the hardships and the will power to survive. To begin in 1938‚ Slavomir Rawicz‚ 24‚ was a Polish Lieutenant of the Polish Cavalry who returned home to Eastern Poland after WW1. When home‚ the Soviet Secret Police found him and accused him of being a Polish spy. These accusations were formed on the basis that Rawicz‚ along with the fact that he was in the Polish Cavalry was also living in Eastern Poland in the town of Pinsk and was educated with an ability to speak Russian fluently. After being
Premium Mongolia People's Republic of China Poland
Two of the greatest empires in all of history‚ the Ancient Roman and the Han China empires are similar in terms of both creating great inventions still used today; however‚ they are different in terms of how their militaries were organized and their religious beliefs. Ancient Romans were the first to invent and use concrete for buildings and other architectural use. It put them ahead of other empires due to the fact that they could now use concrete to create and make buildings stronger and able
Premium Roman Empire Ancient Rome China
then end‚ Mexico lost one-third of its territory‚ including nearly all of present-day California‚ Utah‚ Nevada‚ Arizona and New Mexico (Gonzales‚ Mexicanos). The war started on April 25‚ 1846‚ when Mexican cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers‚ killing about a dozen. The Mexican cavalry then laid
Premium United States Mexico Mexican–American War
mother‚ Catherine Petkoff‚ interrupts her‚ telling her of the recent nearby battle at Slivnitza. The Bulgarians won‚ and it was her own fiancé‚ Sergius Saranoff‚ who was the hero! They embrace with delight as Catherine tells the details. There was a cavalry charge‚ and Sergius defied his own Russian commanders‚ scattering the Serbs and their Austrian officers by surprise. Raina says that it only proves their ideas were right. The ideas of heroism and patriotism that she has doubted really do exist!
Premium George Bernard Shaw
The modern period of Indian history begins with the Mughal empire which was comparable in size with some of the ancient Indian empires but was totally different from them in its internal structure. It was a highly centralised state based on the extensive control of land revenue and of a military machine which could rival that of contemporary European states. In fact‚ the size of the machine was the reason for the final collapse of this empire which could not meet its financial needs. This was then
Free India British Raj History of India
the legend of The Battle of Hydaspes‚ Alexander saw that he was outnumbered by the elephant cavalry so he came up with an elaborate plan. The plan confused his opponents‚ and was very tricky on his part. The plan worked in the end‚ even though they were overpowered. Alexander shows his strength mentally and physically when he made his plan and when he followed through with his plan against an elephant cavalry. Alexander acted the way he wanted his men to act‚ which was with wits‚ and strength in every
Premium Hero Beowulf Grendel