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    Battle of Salamis

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    The Battle of Salamis The naval battle of Salamis was one of the last great battles of the Greco-Persian Wars‚ An invasion of Greece by the Persians Led by Persian King forces cunningly defeated Xerxes larger fleet under the leadership of Athenian general Themistocles. Xerxes‚ the son of King Darius was aggressive in the building of his empire. To get revenge for his late his father’s defeat at Marathon‚ he led an army of 150‚000 men and a navy consisting of 600 triremes (war vessels) into Greece

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    year 1863 the Civil War had been going on for almost two years and several important battles like the First Battle of Bull Run‚ the Battle of Shiloh‚ and the Seven Days Battle‚ had already been taking place. There was also a stalemate in the East and fighting in the West that was slow‚ but successful for the Union. On April 30‚ Major General Joseph Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River with 130‚000 men to attack General Robert E. Lee at his most vulnerable flank. Lee would have to fight off the Union

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    Battle of Paye

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    BATTLE REVIEW ANALYSIS BATTLE OF PAYE BACKGROUND: The Battle of Paye was a battle during the Philippine-American War between the United States and the Philippines. It was fought on December 19‚ 1899‚ near San Mateo in Morong (now Rizal) between the forces of General Henry Ware Lawton‚ and 200 Filipino riflemen under General Licerio Gerónimo. Lawton was killed in the battle‚ and his attack was repelled‚ making the Battle of Paye the final confrontation between Lawton’s company and Gerónimo’s

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    Battle of waterloo

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    The Battle of Waterloo was fought thirteen kilometres south of Brussels between the French‚ under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte‚ and the Allied armies commanded by the Duke of Wellington from Britain and General Blücher from Prussia. The French defeat at Waterloo drew to a close 23 years of war beginning with the French Revolutionary wars in 1792 and continuing with the Napoleonic Wars from 1803. There was a brief eleven-month respite when Napoleon was forced to abdicate‚ exiled to the island

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    Gods and Generals

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    Gods and Generals‚ 2003‚ Colonel Joshua Chamberlain (JEFF DANIELS)‚ Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee (ROBERT DUVALL)‚ Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (STEPHEN LANG)‚ Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker (MAC BUTLER)‚ and Capt. Alexander ‘Sandie’ Pendleton (JEREMY LONDON). The movie Gods and Generals is a portrayal of the actions that were illustrated very eloquently and captivatingly in the book Gods and Generals‚ written by Jeff Shaara. The movie even though was less than mediocre in its appeal was full of accurate

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    The Battle Of Rangiriri

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    The Battle of Rangiriri Cassandra McPherson The Waikato invasion of 1863-4 was one of the most significant conflicts of the New Zealand wars‚ it was an important showdown between the colonial British (who were motivated by land seizure)‚ and the Waikato Maori (driven by the idea of Maori unity.) It was a battle that changed the outlook of the nation’s history forever. One of the most defining and decisive moments of the invasion was the Battle of Rangiriri. The battle was unique‚ as it was one

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    Battle of Khafji

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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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    The Battle of Agincourt

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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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    Battle of Passchendaele

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    Passchendaele ridge. They had to face many obstacles but they made it.   Reporter Reporter Canadian Wounded at the Battle of Passchendaele More than 15‚000 Canadians died or were wounded during the Battle of Passchendaele. Many of them drowned in the mud and shell holes. Canadian Wounded at the Battle of Passchendaele More than 15‚000 Canadians died or were wounded during the Battle of Passchendaele. Many of them drowned in the mud and shell holes. The mud‚ flat terrain‚ and relative lack of preparation

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    The Battle of Waterloo

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    he The Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was just recently made emperor again in France in 1815. And his enemy’s had already formed an alliance against him. He only had one way to stay emperor and that was to fight his way through it. He had one main goal in his grand strategy to win the war and that was to isolate the allied and Prussian armies‚ and annihilate each one separately. This was a great strategy in theory because if he could destroy the coalition forces before they were reinforced then

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