a Confederate state. He had served in United States army for a few years prior to joining the Confederate army at the start of the Civil War. He began serving in the cavalry in 1855. He then helped Lee capture John Brown at Harper’s Ferry in 1859. When the Civil War began Stuart was appointed as leader of the 1st Virginia Cavalry (“James Ewell Brown Stuart” 1). Jeb Stuart quickly became an important member of the army. It is stated‚ “Stuart became one of the most skilled scouts and intelligence
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served as a cavalry officer at numerous major battles‚ where he earned his nickname‚ “The Wizard of the Saddle”‚ and conducted several successful raids. Following his retirement in the military forces‚ Forrest worked as a planter and railroad president. In 1866‚ Forrest would become an early member of the Ku Klux Klan‚ or KKK. His Confederate views held true as he was inducted as the first Grand Wizard of the KKK. Forrest will be remembered for his military action and
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commander during the Battle of Marathon. He had spent time in the Chersonese which gave him possible Persian tactics. Miltiades decided that because the Persian cavalry was so large in numbers the Athenians would spread out and make the center the weakest part with the wings the strongest. As the center was the weakest part of the Athenian cavalry it wasn’t able to hold their own against the Persians. However‚ once the Persians were about to break through the center the wings closed in around the Persians
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Blink’s Journal Entry 1- Location: Ancient Persia‚ Time: 559 B.C.E. I have arrived in the beginning of the empire under the rule of Cyrus II. “Probably the greatest of the Achaemenian rulers were Cyrus II (reigned 559–c. 529 B.C.E.)‚ who actually established the empire and from whose reign it is dated.” “Achaemenian Dynasty” This was a time of a fresh shift of power to the Achemedians. This was the beginning of the Persian Empire. This was the beginning of my journey through time. Entry 2- Location
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Sanders Walker Dr. Bishop Western Civilization 103-104 11/20/12 Caesars Conquest Caesar is known as one of the greatest military leaders in history. His was General and later‚ Ruler of Rome during its peak years. Caesar is known for his military strategy and conquest of much of ancient Europe. Where Caesar made a name for himself was his conquest of the Gauls. Caesars conquest of Gaul consisted of many campaigns throughout northern Europe; the most notable being the battles of Avaricum
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The Battle of Gettysburg was a three- day battle that took place in 1863 in the small town of Gettysburg Pennsylvania. It was the largest battle in the Civil War and it it’s also the largest battle ever fought in North America. The Union army of the Potomac consisted of about 85‚000 men at Gettysburg and the Confederate army of Northern Virginia consisted of approximately 75‚000 men. The Union army had 23‚000 casualties at the battle‚ and the Confederates had approximately 28‚000 men that were dead
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April 1599 to Robert Cromwell and Elizabeth Steward‚ a family of minor gentry. He had been educated at Huntingdon Grammar School and Sydney Sussex College‚ Cambridge. Cromwell was famous for being both skilled militarily‚ creating the famed Ironsides cavalry platoon‚ and politically‚ becoming the First Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England‚ Scotland and Ireland. He held extremely strict Puritan religious beliefs. Oliver Cromwell was born at Cromwell House in Huntingdon to parents Robert and Elizabeth
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entire war may have changed if his orders would have been followed correctly. Also lee did not give full and clear orders to his men. And that‚ and stubbornness are his two main leadership flaws. The whole battle may have changed if lee had a better cavalry leader‚ because time and time again General Stuart proved himself as useless to lees army. Wars are not fought perfectly and no leaders are perfect‚ but with the right men you have a better chance. The battle of Gettysburg remains infamous for the
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the expedition was broken into three parts‚ each controlled by one of the three generals. The Athenian expedition consisted of; 134 triremes (100 Athenian)‚ 5‚100 hoplites (2‚200 Athenian)‚ 480 archers‚ 700 slingers‚ 120 assorted light troops‚ 30 cavalry‚ 130 other various ships and ships crews and noncombatants (Thuc. 6.43). Three ships were sent ahead to Italy to search for allies‚ later to return empty handed and to tell of Segesta’s financial trickery (Thuc. 6.46). Niches then suggested a show
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of technology. For instance‚ when reviewing the origin of feudalism‚ he first presents the theory of Heinrich Brunner who believed that feudalism was a military outfit designed to support the development of a large cavalry force. Brunner tied together evidence about the growth of cavalry forces and the confiscation of Church lands‚ to show that‚ between the battle of Poitiers in 733 and the battle of the Dyle in 891‚ the Franks changed their military forces. Originally consisting of primarily foot
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