happened on October 13‚ 1812. In the morning of October 13‚ United States General Stephen Van Rensselaer attacked Upper Canada from the Niagara River. Rensselaer led an American army up a secret path and took over a gun area‚ gaining control of the battle. Without the gun disrupting the flow of American troops on the river‚ they were able to land on the Canadian side much faster. Major General Isaac Brock was woken up by the gunshots. He gathered a small force to regain the Heights (an important hill)
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diary of Sergeant Peter Facey‚ 28th (North Gloucester) Regiment of Foot 1803-1819‚ edited by Gareth Glover (London‚ 2007). Fletcher‚ Ian (ed.)‚ The Waterloo campaign: an eyewitness history (London‚ 2007) Glover‚ Gareth (ed.)‚ Letters from the battle of Waterloo: unpublished correspondence by Allied officers from the Siborne papers (Newbury‚ 2004). Grattan‚ William‚ Adventures with the Connaught Rangers (2 vols‚ London‚ 1847) James‚ Haddy‚ Surgeon James’s journal‚ edited by Jane Vansittart
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he was inexperienced and new to battle. We all saw William Henry Harrison’s huge army there were about 3500 Americans. We had 800 British soldiers and Tecumseh army was 500 men. It was fought in Upper Canada‚ near present-day Chatham‚ Ontario. We were going to battle on October 5‚ Everyone was very mad because General Proctor ordered us to abandon our half-cooked breakfast and retreat a further two miles‚ Procter formed us the British regulars in line of battle with a single 6-pound cannon. Procter
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The Battle of Gettysburg was just one of the many battles fought throughout the Civil War (Civil War Facts). To summarize‚ the Civil War was a four-year battle between the Union-North and the Confederate-South. Although there are multiple causes of the war‚ the main cause is the different beliefs on slavery. The Union-North believed the national government should have the power to prohibit slavery in territories that have not yet been named states. On the contrary‚ the Confederate South believed
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The Battle of Stalingrad (Ruff draft) The battle of Stalingrad proved to be one of the greatest turning points in World War II. In the beginning of the World War II Stalingrad was one of the largest industrial producing cities in the war. The main production of Stalingrad was tanks‚ mortars‚ heavy guns‚ and automatic weapons. Not to mention the city was named after Stalin himself. The battle of Stalingrad involved and area about 100‚000 sq. km.‚ and lasted for almost seven months. Over
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The Battle of Yorktown was a pivotal part in U.S. History. Lasting from September 28‚ 1781 to October 19‚ 1781 it was the last major battle in the American Revolutionary War. It was a resounding victory against the British in the American Revolutionary War‚ but it was also the catalyst that began the creation of what is now the United States of America. The American victory over Great Britain was the starting point for multiple revolutions of colonies from their European masters as well as the key
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Hour 18 January The Battle of Camden What was The Battle Of Camden? The Battle Of Camden was a lopsided victory for the British during the American Revolutionary War. Despite the proliferation of dysentery among his men‚ Continental General Horatio Gates chose to engage British commanded by General Charles Cornwallis’s force on the morning of August 16‚ 1780. This battle had many leaders‚ events‚ effects and causes that made it such a page stopper in history. The battle of Camden was a lopsided
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attack against U.S. forces stationed at Khe Sanh Airbase. The battle lasted a total of 77 days ending on April 8 1968. This critical battle in the Vietnam War helped limit the advance of North Vietnamese forces from seizing the eastern Vietnamese coastline‚ spreading communist influence throughout northern South Vietnam‚ and maintaining the security along the demilitarized zone (DMZ). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the battle of Khe Sanh and to discuss how the use of unmanned ground sensor
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How was the Hunnic Empire destroyed in the Battle of Nedao in 454 AD? The fall of the Hunnic Empire is very momentous because they were such a superior force compared to others at the time that the Hunnic Empire was seen as a force to be reckoned with. I believe the reasoning behind the destruction of the Hunnic empire in the Battle of Nedao in 454 AD is because of the disarray of leadership following the death of the former acting leader‚ Attila the Hun. Following the death of Attila‚ the Hun
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Shots rang out at Chancellorsville‚ Virginia! The bloody battle lasted from April 30 to May 6. The Battle at Chancellorsville started with the Union army crossing Rappahannock River on the morning of April 27‚ 1863. On May 1‚ general Joseph Hooker of the Union advanced from Chancellorsville toward general Robert E. Lee‚ but general Lee split his army‚ leaving a small group at Fredericksburg to discourage Major General John Sedgwick from advancing‚ while he attacked Hooker’s force with about four-fifths
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