Francis Marion 1732-1795 Also known as: Swamp Fox Born: WINTER‚ 1732 in South Carolina‚ United States‚ Berkeley County Died: February 27‚ 1795 Occupation: General Source Database: DISCovering U.S. History Table of Contents Biographical Essay | Further Readings | Source Citation Hero of the southern campaign in the American Revolution‚ who was known for his mastery of the small-unit tactics necessary for effective guerrilla warfare. BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Francis Marion was born in the winter of
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History 2700-02 Derek Smith 2/4/07 1776‚ Book Review It was a good year for a revolution‚ 1776. But it didn’t start off quite as well as the colonists would have liked. When George Washington agreed to take command of the American forces in 1775‚ he probably didn’t realize what he was truly getting himself into. Washington took command of an army made up of old men and young boys that had either come from their farms or the street. The army was short on weapons and gunpowder‚ lacked uniforms
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special message from General Nathaniel Greene‚ talking about troop movements. When she was on her way‚ she was stopped by British troops. They rummaged through her things‚ found the letter‚ and tore it up. When this happened‚ she was able to recite the whole letter‚ and was let free. Some ways how Sophia and Emily share similar experiences‚ are when Amanda quotes‚ “A teenager‚ Geiger volunteered to travel 100 miles with a handwritten message from General Nathaniel Greene to General Thomas Sumter troop movements
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1917‚ United Kingdom Entered the war on 4 August 1914‚ South Africa Entered the war on 4 August 1914‚ Serbia Entered the war on 28 July 1914‚ Russia Entered the war on 1 August 1914‚ Romania Entered the war on 27 August 1916‚ etc. Major General Nathanael Greene‚ Colonel Henry Knox‚ Brigadier General Hugh Mercer were Washington’s Lieutenants. Battle of Trenton: Background “Having been defeated in the battles for New York City‚ General George Washington and the remnants of the Continental Army retreated
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Eric Heppen Period 7 AP American History February 1‚2000 The American Tactics of the Revolutionary War Biography and Footnotes _________ Research ___________ Critical Analysis ___________ Historical Interpretation ___________ Technical ___________ Content ___________ Originality ___________ Style of writing ___________ Prove thesis ___________ Eric Heppen American History Term Paper December 13‚ 1999 Period 7 The American
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Movies are made to be sold and not history to be perfectly told. If movies include a complete history‚ it wouldn’t be known as a movie anymore. However‚ it would be called a documentary‚ which most people get fed up of. So interpretations‚ exaggerations and idealistic scenes are added to the movie to make it more interesting for the audience. "The Patriot" is a similar film made during the modern day time about a time period in which none of the experienced the real revolution. Politically‚ socially
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On May 25th 1787 fifty-five delegates from the thirteen colonies meet in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. They met after the Shays Rebellion to discuss the problems with the original Articles of Confederation and adjust things accordingly to the problems. This meeting would otherwise be known as the Constitutional convention and would go on for the next five months. One of the fifty-five delegates was William L. Pierce. William L.Pierce was on the the four delegates from the states of Georgia at
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Dear Diary‚ February 16th‚ 1778 I’m writing to you from Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. Life here is horrible. There’s a lot shortages of everything from food to clothing to medicine. My men are sick from disease‚ hunger‚ and exposure. Right now‚ were camped in crude log cabins and have endured cold conditions while the Redcoats warmed themselves in colonial homes. Naked and starving as they are we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery. My men
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Graham Greene’s novel‚ The Quiet American‚ is more than a political statement about whether or not America or any other country for that matter should become involved in the affairs of another country; Greene makes the question human and personal. The novel can be read as a political and moral reflection on the opening stages of the United States’ involvement in Southeast Asia. Therefore‚ Greene’s novel becomes a commentary on the pointlessness of the United States’ later investment of men and material
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of hurting others of their ignorance‚ “They killed him because he was too innocent to live. He was young and ignorant and silly and he got involved”. Greene uses many symbols to this demonstrate these shades. Light being one‚ and the manifestation of an explosion; the Vietnamese people are ageless and often child-like in appearance‚ although Greene in no way infantilizes these people. Pyle is idealistic and strives for honour - he insists upon being fair‚ but we do not admire him for these heroic
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