Battle of Somme July-November 1916 Why did the British decide to launch an offensive on the Somme? The French were fighting the Germans alone at Verdun‚ in an attempt to retain control of the historic fortress town. The French Commander in Chief‚ Joffre‚ asked the British to mount an offensive on the nearby Somme‚ to deflect the Germans. The offensive was planned by the British Commander‚ Douglas Haig. What was the Plan? The plan was to launch a week long bombardment of the German trenches
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Battle of Amiens | Part of the Western Front of the First World War | Amiens‚ the key to the west by Arthur Streeton‚ 1918. | Date | 8–12 August 1918 (major combat) | Location | East of Amiens‚ Picardy‚ France | Result | Decisive Allied victory | | Belligerents | British Empire * Australia * Canada * United Kingdom France United States | German Empire | Commanders and leaders | Ferdinand Foch Sir Douglas Haig Henry Rawlinson Sir John Monash Sir Arthur
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grounds of the Somme. In their wake‚ they left behind their wives and children‚ many of whom they would never see again. Those who did return would come back traumatized‚ frightened of loud noises and too afraid to step outside‚ empty shells of the men they once were. But their sacrifices were not in vain; the Somme was‚ unquestionably‚ the most important battle for both Canada and the World. It encouraged the development of new tactics that would be used effectively in other battles‚ served to improve
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AMEDD CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE GENERAL MCCLELLAN AND THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM SUBMITTED TO MR. KEN FRANK SMALL GROUP 7 MISSION COMMAND PAPER BY CPT CHRIS KOLBOSKY AMEDD CENTER AND SCHOOL‚ FT. SAM HOUSTON‚ TX 03 FEBRUARY 2014 INTRODUCTION Building a movement always challenges the status quo. Leaders must act‚ they must willingly risk the things they love and unfortunately‚ many leaders are frozen by the lethargy of indecision i. Union General George B. McClellan‚ who was meticulous in his
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interesting to learn about because these men took their lives to save ours. Gettysburg General Lee planned to assemble his army in the town of Gettysburg which is 35 miles southwest of Harrisburg‚ Pennsylvania. When he got there he found out that the union forces had already arrived the previous day. Confederate forces were able to drive the outnumbered union army to Cemetery Hill. General Lee assigned Ewell‚ who had taken command‚ to attack but he declined because he saw that the union
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On May 1863‚ the Confederate army led by General Lee had scored a shattering success at Chancellorsville against the army of Potomac. After Lee’s first invasion that ended at Antietam during the previous fall‚ he chose to go on the offensive and raid the North for the second time. Lee’s intention was to bring the clash out of Virginia‚ divert the northern army from Vicksburg and get acknowledgment of the Confederacy by France and Britain and therefore reinforce the cause of northern Copperheads who
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soldiers died in battle and an additional 13 million civilians lost their lives. ‘The aftermath of World War 1 marked the practical end of monarchy on the continent and of European colonialism throughout the rest of the world’ (sparknotes.com‚ 2014). World War 1 changed modern history forever. Sir Douglas Haig remains one of the most controversial figures of World War 1. Some believe he was a hero‚ however‚ in my opinion‚ General Haig is to blame for the devastating losses of several battles due to his
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Battle of Passchendale: 1) Background: a. General Douglas Haig‚ British General‚ believed that the morale of the German army was very low - especially after the success of the Allies at the Battle of Messines. i. He thought that the Allies could use this low morale and go across Flanders without much trouble. b. British were afraid that the Russians were going to pull out soon so they had to attack soon before the German forces only had to focus on the western
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The Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele is remembered for its atrocious conditions‚ high casualty rates and Canadian valor. Canadians‚ instrumental in securing victory‚ earned a total of nine Victoria Crosses for their courage. Located near the town of Ypres where another brutal battle occurred‚ a small town called Passchendaele sat‚ unaware of the brutal future that was to come. Although it had very little strategic value‚ General Douglas Haig of the Royal British Army was
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Brand Failures Matt Haig Kogan Page Brand Failures Praise for Brand Failures. . . “You learn more from failure than you can from success. Matt Haig’s new book is a goldmine of helpful how-not-to advice‚ which you ignore at your own peril.” Laura Ries‚ President‚ Ries & Ries‚ marketing strategists‚ and bestselling co-author of The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR and The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding “Every marketer will read this with both pleasure and profit. But the lessons
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