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    The Battle of Saratoga

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    The Battle of Saratoga was so important and a huge historical mark in history because this was helped to earn Frances alliance with the United States. The French for a long time had been wanting to get revenge on the British in the Revolutionary War but had waited for the right moment which was until they were certain the Americans would win. Benedict Arnold was very important to this war. He was the main general‚ and helped America win the Battle of Saratoga. This battle was a turning point in the

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    Battle of Chattanooga

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    THE BATTLE OF CHATTANOOGA Following its defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga‚ the Union Army‚ which was led by Major General William S. Rosecrans‚ went back to its base at Chattanooga. Reaching the safety of the town‚ they quickly created defenses before General Braxton Bragg’s pursuing Army of Tennessee arrived. Moving his men onto Missionary Ridge to the east and Lookout Mountain to the south‚ Bragg soon commanded the approaches to the city and placed the Union troops under siege

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    Battle of Monmouth

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    June of 1778‚ General Washington is planning to attack General Sir Henry Clinton and his troops as they march from Philadelphia to New York. Washington sent 5‚000 men with Major General Charles Lee to attack the British rear guard. Lee is forced to retreat‚ but Washington is ready for the British with the main army. In the end the both sides had claimed victory. Near Monmouth County Courthouse‚ the battle was fought on June 28‚ 1778. The weather was so hot on the day of the battle that many soldiers

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    The Battle of Hue

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    The Battle of Hue Col Stanly S. Hughes The Battle of Hue in 1968 was the bloodiest battle of Vietnam. On the night of January 30th 1969 the North Vietnamese (NVA) launched a massive offensive against the south called the Tet offensive. This offensive attacked all major political and military objectives within South Vietnam. This offensive was supposed to conduct a “shock and awe” that would demoralize the South Vietnam and Allied Forces. The city of Hue was one of these cities. At midnight

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    Battle of Shiloh

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    The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh began on April 6‚ 1862. Federal forces led by General Johnston were marching towards Corinth‚ Mississippi. Johnston wanted to attack general Grant’s army. He wanted to assault Grant’s army before it was reinforced by General Don Carlos Buell’s Army. Johnston was on his march from Corinth with many inexperienced soldiers. General Grant’s army was set up at Shiloh‚ where they were drilling and resting. They were waiting for the reinforcements

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    battle of meiktila

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    BATTLE OF MEIKTILA INTRODUCTION 1. Gentlemen‚ I welcome you all in today ’s study period on "Battle of Meiktila" in the context of Burma Campaign. The significance of Burma Campaign in the course of world war II was of equal importance from both Allied and Axis points of view as that of other theatres of war. Burma was turned into the theatre of war during the third year of the world war II. Two major regional powers‚ one Asian ie Japan and another European ie Great Britain fought this

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    Battle of Gettysburg

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    Battle of Gettysburg This most famous and most important Civil War Battle occurred over three hot summer days‚ July 1 to July 3‚ 1863‚ around the small market town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. It began as a skirmish but by its end involved 160‚000 Americans. Before the battle‚ major cities in the North such as Philadelphia‚ Baltimore and even Washington were under threat of attack from General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia which had crossed the Potomac River and marched

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    Battle of Okinawa

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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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    Battle of Gettysburg

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    magnificent tactical victory at Chancellorsville in May. General Lee headed the Confederacy’s‚ Army of Northern Virginia‚ General Meade headed the Union’s Army of the Potomac. Both sides saw the need to win that one‚ crucial victory to turn the tide completely in 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

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    Battle of Actium

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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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