The battle of the Somme started on July 1st 1916 and ended around November 18th. The battle was in Picardy. The Battle of the Somme was part of the ‘War of Attrition’ phase of World War One. On the 3rd of August‚ 1914‚ Germany invaded Belgium. The next day Britain declared war‚ and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) went to France. For the first two months the armies fought aggressively against each other. These first meetings were called the ‘War of movement’. The Germany armies managed
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is not as cut and dry as popular history makes it out to be. His great victory at Austerlitz cemented him as one of the greatest commanders in history. This battle is was a tactical masterpiece up there with Gaugamela and Cannae. However‚ there is more to analyze here than just the battle itself. Many aspects of war include mobilization‚ supply‚ training‚ moral‚ army structure etc. and all play a part in Napoleon’s victories and the creation of the French Empire. Another variable to consider is the
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Victory of a team depends on its captain As contradictory I can add “A bad captain can make a great team look ordinary”. Despite the idea of leadership being accepted as a vital part of life‚ business and sport research on the subject is very subjective. There are many definitions. : Influence. Leaders influence the behaviour of other people. Groups. Leadership is examined in group (or team) settings. Goals. The leader coordinates movement towards a group goal or goals. The first and
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the command of Colonel (COL) A. Ames and Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) J. Chamberlain. The regiment was comprised of soldiers from around the state of Main and was initially comprised of 1621 men. The unit would fight in some of the initial bloodiest battles in the Civil War to include Antietam‚ Fredericksburg‚ and Chancellorsville. LTC Chamberlain‚ a college professor with no military training‚ actively sought out mentoring by his commander COL Ames at every opportunity. He diligently sought opportunities
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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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The Battle of Crete Crete‚ the largest of the islands in the southern Mediterranean‚ was the site of one of the most unique battles in World War 2. Using airborne troops Hitler invaded Crete on the 20th of May 1941. The three main causes of the battle was Mussolini’s invasion of Greece‚ Crete’s strategic importance and the Paratroopers wanting to prove themselves. The consequences can be seen from all three of the main fighting sides; the Germans‚ the Allies and the Cretans. Each with different
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Mike Vecchio 3 March 2011 HIST 2023 Review of Peter Krentz‚ The battle of Marathon The Battle of Marathon was arguably one of the most important battles in Greek history. In his book‚ Peter Krentz critically analyzes every specific aspect of this battle from the events that lead up to it‚ the battle itself and the aftermath. Krentz debunks the most important aspects of the fight including the weight of the common hoplites armor‚ the topography of the plain of marathon‚ and Miltiades strategy
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The Battle of the Boyne (Irish: Cath na Bóinne) was a turning point in the Williamite claim on the English throne. The deposed King James VII of Scotland and James II of England and Ireland and his Jacobite supporters were defeated by James’ nephew and son-in-law‚ William III and his supporters. By the invitation of Parliament‚ William had deposed James in 1688. Both kings acted as commander of their respective armies. The battle took place on July 1‚ 1690 (Old Style) just outside the town of Drogheda
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*I’m going to talk about the Battle of Hastings. *In January‚ 1066 Harold Godwinson crowned himself King of England. *A few months later‚ in April‚ Halley’s Comet appeared in the sky. This was considered to be a bad omen for Harold‚ and a divine signal for William. *Harold knew that William would invade‚ and so assembled an army of 10‚000 men to meet William’s invasion force near Hastings. Harold waited all summer for William to arrive‚ but because of unfavorable winds‚ William’s army remained
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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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