History Of Ordnance Corps The Ordnance Corp is one of the oldest branches of the Army‚ established May 14‚ 1812. The U.S. Army Ordnance Department established from The Revolutionary War. General George Washington‚ the commander of the Continental Army‚ appointed Ezekiel Cheever to provide ordnance support to army in July 1775. Until 1779‚ all the armies had Ordnance personnel moving with them. They were civilians and Soldiers‚ served as conductors for maintenance - ammunition wagon and arms
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Washington did not trust Colonel Cadwalader‚ he would not have performed as well as he did in the Battle of Princeton‚ but since Washington did trust the Colonel and took advice from the Colonel‚ he won a major battle and boosted the esteem of the whole continental army. Adding on‚ Washington proved his humbleness towards others and their advice in the Battle of Saratoga. Washington put his trust in
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British were already responsible for yielding the strategic initiative to Washington. By not completely crushing the Continental Army and then failing to negotiate peace at the right time‚ the British invited the military debacle at Trenton. The abandonment of loyalists in the south‚ Patriot propaganda led by Thomas Paine and Samuel Adams‚ and the mere survival of the Continental Army had already determined why British had missed their opportunity for quick victory in
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Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis on the continental drift is true because of his evidence he used to prove it. Wegener’s three evidences on the continental drift are land features‚ fossils‚ and climate changes. Wegeners tries to prove how once all of the landmasses were once together forming a huge continent called Pangaea. Then‚ all of the continents floated away forming there own continents. This was called the continental drift when all of them floated away. Wegeners evidence is very believable in
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Washington’s biggest interests. George Washington displayed great leadership throughout his involvement in the foundation of the United States. He was a talented military commander. He fought in the the French and Indian War as well as leading the Continental Army to final victory at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.(Smithsonian Magazine) As president‚ George Washington led the country through the creation of the Constitution as well as setting presidential precedents such as delivering an inaugural address
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tattered clothes‚ some missing shoes and toes. As I lay on the ground of my hut‚ trying to sleep‚ that another poor soldier had to build‚ I shiver and huddle in a ball to try to keep my body heat toward me in an attempt to keep me somewhat warm. The Continental Army made our winter camp in a town called Valley Forge‚ located eighteen miles out of Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. During the winters of 1777 and 1778‚ there was freezing weather and a couple thousand of sick soldiers and dead soldiers (Busch‚ 147)
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to their victory? That man was General George Washington‚ known amongst all current Americans as both the first U.S president and one of the key people in America’s fight for independence. He was elected commander-in-chief during the second Continental Congress held in Philadelphia. Through Washington’s time commanding‚ he justly earned the nickname of “bulletproof.” Here are three events that will lead you to more thoroughly understand the reasoning behind that nickname. In the Battle of Princeton
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Now with his new continental army‚ he was to protect the united states independence. This is exactly what he did‚ he went fighting and winning defying the odds and winning most of his battles. This was shocking considering that a ragtag team of militia men is outsmarting and
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the Patriots still survived the winter despite the conditions. It was not like we had no help at the camp. “The Committee of five Congressmen stayed several weeks and was helpful in getting more food and clothing to the soldiers” (Powell 149). Congress actually did care about us. Also‚ contrary to popular belief‚ there were way more than 100 of us left. In February 1778 there were still 8000 soldiers (Busch 147). Although some of them died‚ we still have soldiers. And although some of the soldiers
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Emma Lucas Mr. Stiver Women of the Revolutionary War 19 December 2012 Everyone who has studied the history of the United States of America has heard of Paul Revere‚ George Washington‚ and Benedict Arnold‚ but who has heard of Molly Pitcher‚ Sybil Luddington‚ or Eliza Lucas? Was it not Abigail Adams who told her husband John Adams to‚ "Remember the ladies"? And James Otis‚ brother of Mercy Otis Warren‚ another mother‚ said‚ "Are not women born as free as men? Would it not be infamous to assert
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