Battle of Agincourt Belligerents Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Commanders Henry V of England Charles d ’Albret † Strength About 5‚900 (but see Modern re-assessment). 5/6 archers‚ 1/6 dismounted men-at-arms. Between 20‚000 and 30‚000 (but see Modern re-assessment). Estimated to be 1/6 crossbowmen and archers‚ 1/2 dismounted men-at-arms‚ 1/3 mounted knights. Casualties and losses At least 112 dead‚ unknown wounded [1] 7‚000-10‚000 (mostly killed) and about 1‚500 noble prisoners
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The Battle of Shiloh Leah Webster‚ 1st Period Specifics about the battle 1. Where was the Battle of Shiloh fought? The Battle of Shiloh was fought in Pittsburg Landing which is in Hardin County‚ Tennessee. 2. What leaders commanded the North? The generals who lead the Union were Don Carlos Buell and Ulysses S. Grant. 3. What leaders commanded the South? The generals who lead the Confederates were Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard. 4. How many deaths were there in this battle
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Farina‚ Lucy A3 Hustwit The Battle of Actium The Battle of Actium was a battle that took place during the time of the Roman civil war (32-30 B.C.) between Marc Antony and Octavian. This was fought on the day of September 2‚ 31BC in the Ionian Sea‚ more specifically in the Gulf of Ambracia. After the brutal assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC‚ Rome was in need of a leader. Octavian was named the heir in his will‚ but Marc Antony was the one who took over and handled all of his papers and legions
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Battle Royal Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison follows the life of a young African-American who looks up to his grandfather although his grandfather describes himself as a "traitor to his people". The narrator contemplates this idea that his grandfather expresses‚ and when he is called to give a speech to a group of upper-class white folks‚ he is persuaded to fight a group of kids of the same age. He is defeated in the fight‚ yet he goes on to make his speech in front of the crowd. His persistence to
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Upon the start of the Civil War‚ there were several difficulties to overcome for both sides. For the South there was the obvious difficulty of separating from the Union. In separating‚ the South opened itself up to the difficulties of starting war with a new president‚ building national unity on the basis that states’ rights were superior‚ a lack of soldiers compared to the Union‚ preventing slaves from escaping‚ and overconfidence in cotton. The North faced its own difficulties upon the South’s
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The Battle of the Alamo is one of the most famous and talked about battles to this day in the American military. I remember it like it was yesterday walking the dusty streets with my matching Colt six shooter revolvers strapped on‚ with my black cowboy hat pulled low over my forehead. Everyone knew there was a huge battle brewing ever since the Texans had claimed their independence from Mexico. First of all let me clear something up‚ the Alamo was a church and not a fort as everyone thinks it was
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The Battle of the Somme In February 1916‚ after a year of stalemate‚ the Germans decided to attack France and capture strategic French forts in the area of Verdun‚ 15 miles west of Paris. They aimed to ’bleed France white’ with the attrition tactic developed by their commander‚ Falkenhayn. In an attempt to force the Germans away from Verdun‚ the French allies from Britain‚ led by General Haig‚ planned an artillery bombardment of the Germans. The battle carried on for a whole 10 months with a
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“Battle of Ideas” The Battle of Ideas starts in 1914 showing a world with a global economy that is then torn apart by World War I. This created the economic development‚ world trade‚ and globalization all the way up to the 1980’s. The documentary explains how the world first moved toward more government control and then began to move away for most of the 20th century. During this time two young economists emerge in hope to solve the world’s economic troubles‚ John Meynard Keynes and Friederich
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their favor. They would get their chances at a small town in Pennsylvania. The battle was dubbed the Battle of Gettysburg for the town of Gettysburg‚ PA. By June of 1863 General Lee asked President Davis to march his army north out of VA. Davis granted Lee permission. Lee‚ with 75‚000 troops‚ made his way north‚ just west of the Blue Ridge Mountains into Maryland. Lee made haste in doing so. He wanted the advantage to set up a defensive position forcing the Union to attack him there. His troops went
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BATTLE OF CALABRIA (BATTLE OF PUNTA STILO) - 1940 INTRODUCTION 1. In the history‚ the Struggle for the Middle Sea describes the naval war fought in the Mediterranean and Red Sea with five great navies that participated: a. Great Britain’s Royal Navy. b. Italy’s Regia Marina. c. France’s Marine Nationale. d. United States Navy. e. German Kriegsmarine. 2. It examines the national essential that made the Mediterranean such a vital theater for each of these powers and
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