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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severely wounded the trust of French-Canadians‚ targeted farmers‚ and pacifists. This all resulted in utter chaos in a culmination of riots and protests on the streets of Canada‚ with little to show for on the actual battlefields of Europe. However‚ on the battlefields of Europe‚ volunteer Canadian troops had gone up and above the call of duty during their careers‚ specifically during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During that battle‚ the Canadian Corps fought as a single unit instead of four
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has just survived the coliseum and earned his freedom. Here he is right now maximus the gladiator (audience cheers) Dave: So then maximus before we get to know about your life in the arena I would like to know about your background and why you were chosen for the arena instead of labour? Maximus: When I was young i use to watch my father‚ neighbours and family practice fighting‚ this inspired me to fight and train as a soldier to defend the town. But as i got into my early teens i began
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Leo the Deacon’s descriptions of the battles fought by the generals of Byzantium are incredibly detailed and portray the military strength of the Byzantines and the skill of its generals. While many of his claims have proven to be accurate‚ the finer details of military conquests he retells are likely dramatizations designed to highlight desired characteristics or actions of the Byzantine generals. His chronicles of the battles fought by the Byzantines in the expansion of their empire portray the
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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 on one-way "suicide" missions; the Japanese
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determination to do the job at hand.” The America I believe in is strong‚ powerful‚ and relentless. America is Beautiful. My home is steady and unbroken‚ and nothing can take that away from me. The Battle of Lexington was on April 19‚ 1775. The first battle and our first attempt at revolting. Before the Battle of Lexington‚ the British had signed many documents with-holding some of our freedoms. When they tried to suppress our rights to hold arms‚ that tipped the scale and the battle of Lexington occurred
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The Battle of Midway The Battle of Midway‚ fought in June 4-7 1942‚ only six months after Japan ’s attack on Pearl Harbor‚ and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea‚ the United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) attack against Midway Atoll‚ must be considered one of the most decisive battles of World War II. Fought over and near the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll‚ represents the strategic high water mark of Japan ’s Pacific Ocean war. The Battle of
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The Battle of Hastings was fought on the 14th October 1066 (shortly after King Edward the confessor had died) between Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy. The battle was fought on Senlac hill 10 kilometres away from Hastings. The battle started because when King Edward died‚ he left no heir to the throne. The men who claimed to be king were Harald Hadrada‚ Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy. This essay will decide why William won the battle of Hastings by looking at the tree following
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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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The Battle of Saratoga was an event that was created by other situations before it. In 1777‚ the British army planned a three part attack. These attacks would be from three different directions to confuse the Patriots and stay on target. This was to seize Albany‚ New York and gain control of the nearby Hudson River. In turn‚ it would cut off the New England colonies from the Middle Colonies as the Hudson River connects both regions. It started with General Burgoyne‚ a leading British general‚ leading
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