CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NIGERIAN ARMY ENGINEERS TO NATION BUILDING: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS INTRODUCTION 1. Nations of the world set objectives which they continually strive to achieve. These objectives which are regarded to be of benefit to the citizens of the country are collectively known as national interest. The extent to which a nation can achieve its national interest and indeed the influence it wields in the international community depends largely on its level of development. Nation
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CROSSING THE DELEWARE HIST101 George Washington saved not only the continental army at the battle of Trenton‚ but he also saved and breathed new life into the cause of Independence. After knowing seemingly knowing nothing but defeat and hardship for the latter half of 1776‚ Washington knew that not only he‚ but the neophyte country known as the United States‚ needed
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charge of the Continental Army‚ he had prior experience as a soldier during the French and Indian war. The reason why George Washington was selected to be the general of the continental army was because he was determined to the cause‚ was “vigorous and young enough to survive the long campaigns of a protracted conflict” ‚ and he was from Virginia. When choosing the leader of the continental army it was suggested that he was from Virginia because “To make the rebellion a truly continental endeavor ‚
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supportive." "Fine‚ why did they not accept you?" Johnny questioned. Dalton said "Well it seems that they fathomed my height and my skills‚ but they said they thought I was a branch of a tree towards my weight. They want muscular men that are fit for the army. So John‚ that is what I am going to do‚ go talk to Easton about
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British never had an overall strategy for winning the Revolutionary War. They acted vigilantly at points when authoritative and serious attacks could have undermined the Continental army. The British assumed that American rebellion would disintegrate when British troops lands on American shores. They believed that the Continental Army was amateurish and unable to fight a interminable war against an organized British military force. Not until after the Battle of Bunker did the British even begin to consider
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his army prepared for and handled the siege of Boston. The purpose of talking about this occurrence is to show that the American army was indeed prepared to succeed against the British. Even though the British referred to the Continental Army as a “rabble in arms” (McCullough 25)‚ the author carefully paints his story to show how the colonists were prepared to defeat the British. He does so by mentioning the fact that the size of the Continental Army was twice the size of the British Army that
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INDIAN ARMY (IA‚ Bhāratīya Thalasēnā) Introduction : The Indian Army (IA‚ Bhāratīya Thalasēnā) is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Army came into being when India gained independence in 1947‚ and inherited most of the infrastructure of the British Indian Army that were located in post-partition India. Since independence‚ the army has been involved in four wars
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in the Continental Army for eight years. Born in 1760 he was raised by his grandparents on their Connecticut farm from age six. He was fourteen at the time of Lexington and Concord. Inspired by the rage militaire directly following the first successful clash of arms with the British invader Martin decided to join the militia. However he could not get his grandfather’s permission until July 17hi76‚ when he enrolled as a six-month volunteer in a Connecticut regiment of the Continental Army. He mustered
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because it gave the army a backbone‚ made the soldiers stronger for upcoming battles‚ and helped them win alliance with the French. It was here that the Continental Army was hopelessly drenched. After the battles they had fought‚ Valley Forge gave them another reason to give up. They arrived bloody‚ beaten‚ and war-torn. What would you expect from an army who went through these difficulties and yet‚ life throws them the winter of Valley Forge. To the point of giving up‚ the army stood their ground
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American History. During the period time of the Revolutionary War‚ we have bread some of the most recognizable leaders in today’s military History. The Battle of Yorktown involved General George Washington’s Continental Army and the French military led by Count Rochambeau. The British Army led by Lord Cornwallis which occupied the all important Yorktown and Gloucester Pointe with the support of hired help from the Germans. General George Washington demised a brilliant plan of deception at a critical
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