Marx Bacungan Battle of Antietam Notes On September 17‚ 1862‚ Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg‚ Maryland‚ in the the first battle of the American Civil War to be fought on northern soil. [1] Though the result of the battle was inconclusive‚ it remains the bloodiest single day in American history‚ with more than 22‚000 casualties. [1] General Robert E. Lee advanced into Maryland‚ believing that the potential strategic and political
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Battle of Hastings – Brilliant Strategy! At about one in the afternoon he ordered his archers forward. William decided that the knights should dismount from their horses and attack on foot. This time all the Normans went into battle together. The archers fired their arrows and at the same time the knights and infantry charged up the hill. “This was a turning point in the battle” according to Fred Smithers‚ an archer in William’s army. Stage 4: It was now four in the afternoon. Heavy Saxon casualties
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Battle of Khafji From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Battle of Khafji Part of the Gulf War Military operations during liberation of Khafji Date 29 January – 1 February 1991 Location Khafji‚ Saudi Arabia 28°25′N 48°30′ECoordinates: 28°25′N 48°30′E Result Iraqis capture the Saudi city Khafji Coalition repulse the Iraqi troops two days later Belligerents United States Saudi Arabia Qatar United Kingdom Iraq Commanders and leaders Khalid bin Sultan Fahd bin Abdul-Aziz Norman
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relentless. America is Beautiful. My home is steady and unbroken‚ and nothing can take that away from me. The Battle of Lexington was on April 19‚ 1775. The first battle and our first attempt at revolting. Before the Battle of Lexington‚ the British had signed many documents with-holding some of our freedoms. When they tried to suppress our rights to hold arms‚ that tipped the scale and the battle of Lexington occurred. When the British were marching‚ Paul Revere and the other riders signaled the minute
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show‚ Dr. Gregory House M.D.‚ the main character‚ adds so much humor and drama that makes the show. “House” is about a medical crew‚ at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital‚ who specialize in unusual or rare cases. These cases are mostly ones that other doctors
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person with a growth mindset‚ failure is simply room for improvement. In Mindset‚ Dr. Dweck proves the existence of these two divergent systems of thought‚ and declares that everyone can alter their beliefs and acquire the growth mindset. Dr. Dweck explains
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April 1‚ 1945-June 21‚ 1945 Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II‚ the Okinawa campaign involved the 287‚000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130‚000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. Japanese forces changed their typical tactics of resisting at the water’s edge to a defense in depth‚ designed to gain time. In conjunction with this‚ the Japanese navy and army mounted mass air attacks by planes
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The Battle of the Boyne (Irish: Cath na Bóinne) was a turning point in the Williamite claim on the English throne. The deposed King James VII of Scotland and James II of England and Ireland and his Jacobite supporters were defeated by James’ nephew and son-in-law‚ William III and his supporters. By the invitation of Parliament‚ William had deposed James in 1688. Both kings acted as commander of their respective armies. The battle took place on July 1‚ 1690 (Old Style) just outside the town of Drogheda
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The Battle of Agincourt King Henry V was a warrior king of the Middle Ages. At the Battle of Agincourt Henry V lead his English army to invade France. He hoped that invading France would be popular with his people‚ and improve his power at home. He wanted his finances to grow by gaining revenue-producing lands. He also wanted to take French nobles prisoner either for ransom or to extort money from the French king in exchange for their return. During the Battle of Agincourt‚ King Henry V and
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The Bussex Rhine‚ and King’s Sedgemoor The Battle of Sedgemoor was a war that was fought between the troops who supported King James II‚ and the troops in favor of James Scott‚ the 1st Duke of Monmouth‚ who was the nephew of the newly appointed King James II. The battle of Sedgemoor and the incidents leading up to the battle took form due to what was thought to be a faulty claim led by James II to his brother’s‚ Charles II’s‚ throne. James Scott‚ the 1st Duke of Monmouth‚ was the illegitimate son
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