just holding out as long as humanly possible. The siege at Vicksburg was the final part in the overall Vicksburg Campaign. The Vicksburg Campaign was an overall strategy by the Union to seize control of the Mississippi River and culminated in the capture of the fortified Confederate city of Vicksburg. The two main contenders in the entire campaign were the Army of Tennessee led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of Mississippi led by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton. The beginning
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Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War | Concord and Lexington | Was the first military engagement of the revolutionary warThe british were given secret orders to capture and destroy military ammo | These were the first battles that got the revolutionary war going | Fort Ticonderoga | What ever country controlled this fort also controlled the passageway between the countries. | Was the first major victory for the Americas during the war | Second Continental Congress | Where individuals
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defend for them‚ directly resulting‚ in the British disaster at the Battle of Saratoga. That is how the battle of Saratoga started. This is the British’s plan on how they were going to do this. “From Canada an army of 8‚000 would move south to capture forts on Lake Chaplain‚ Lake George‚ and the upper Hudson River”(History.com). Also from the west a smaller British force would drive through the Mohawk Valley‚ and General Howe would lead a large army up the Hudson River from New York City. This was
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island inhabited by a group of pelicans from which the island acquired its name (Alcatraces means pelicans in Spanish). In 1847‚ the United States Government began view Alcatraz as more than just an island‚ but also an excellent location for a military fort; by 1853‚ a State of the Art military fortress was protecting the Western half of the United States against any foreign invasion. With the eruption of the Civil War‚ Alcatraz began accepting its first military prisoners in 1861. However‚ it wasn’t
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On February 12‚ 2018‚ at approximately 1644 hours‚ Investigator Mems conducted a recorded interview with witness‚ Edgar Alonso‚ at Pulaski County Criminal Investigations Division. Mr. Alonso agreed to make a statement in reference to an aggravated assault which occurred at 7719 Perry Lane in Little Rock‚ AR. What follows is a summary of Mr. Alonso statement.>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mr. Alonso stated he arrived at Mr. Ruben’s residence to take his friend “Daniel” to retrieve
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the chance to apply his military training in battle for the first time‚ when he accompanied his father on an invasion of Malabar. The youngster took charge of a force of two to three thousand‚ and cleverly managed to capture the Malabar chief’s family‚ which had taken refuge in a fort under heavy guard. Fearful for his family‚ the chief surrendered‚ and other local leaders soon followed his example. Hyder Ali was so proud of his son that he gave him command of 500 cavalry‚ and assigned him rule of
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The Ku Klux Klan (also known as KKK) is the name of a number of different secret Caucasian organizations in the United States mainly because of their violent racist activities. The Ku Klux Klan was formed in 1865 or 1866 in Pulaski as a local club by six former members of the Confederate army. They dressed up as ghosts on horseback to terrorize slavery black population. Soon‚ large parts of Tennessee followed KKK and set them as example. Many departments of the KKK are established. On May‚ 1865‚
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obscurity until rediscovered in the 1960s when it was republished with the title Private Yankee Doodle.The following excerpts detail Martin’s activity at Fort Mifflin. Hardships sufficient to kill half a dozen horses I was soon relieved from this guard‚ and with those who were able‚ of our two regiments‚ sent to reinforce those in the fort [Mifflin]‚ which was then besieged by the British. Here I endured hardships sufficient to kill half a dozen horses. Let the reader only consider for a moment
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rights of former slaves would impact society for years to come. The first Ku Klux Klan was an organization that thrived in the South during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War. The first branch of the Ku Klux Klan was established in Pulaski‚ Tennessee‚ in May‚ 1866. (www.encyclopedia.com) One year later an organization of local members were established in Nashville in April‚ 1867. During the next two years Klansmen wearing masks‚ white cardboard hats and draped in white sheets‚ tortured
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Igorot Revolt - The Igorot Revolt was a religious revolt in 1601 against Spanish attempts to Christianize the Igorot people of northern Luzon‚ in the Philippines. - Flavio Maniago in Alliance with Magalat of Cagayan was the leader of this revolt. Governor-General Francisco de Tello de Guzmánsent Captain Aranda with Spanish and Filipino colonial troops. - The Spaniards were determined to convert the Igorots to Christianity. They launched a crusade to proselytize the highland natives of Luzon
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