LIFE HISTORY OF Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell‚ (22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941)‚ also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell‚ was a lieutenant-general in the British Army‚ writer‚ and founder of the Scout Movement. Baden-Powell was born as Robert Stephenson Smyth Powell‚ or more familiarly as Stephe Powell‚ at 6 Stanhope Street (now 11 Stanhope Terrace)‚ Paddington in London‚ on 22 February 1857. His father Reverend Baden Powell was a Savilian
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1776 notes 1776 Notes Part 1: The Siege Chapter One: Sovereign Duty Power and ideas are brought among the high command of Brittan through justice‚ integrity and honor. The novel begins in 1775 where the British King and Parliament are expressing their concerns about engaging in a war across the sea with their colonies. In this particular occurrence and all throughout the book‚ David McCullough provides the reader with understanding speeches that create the story Washington at its finest
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battle of Vicksburg took place in Vicksburg‚ Mississippi‚ 250 feet high‚ overlooking the Mississippi River on the Louisiana-Mississippi state border. It took place between May 18- July 4‚ 1863. The Battle of Vicksburg‚ Mississippi‚ was also called the Siege of Vicksburg‚ was the result of a long land and naval campaign by Union forces to capture a key strategic position during the American Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln recognized the significance of the town situated on a 200-foot bluff above the
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it. Curtains and embrasures were also helpful when they were attached by an army with trebuchets or even just a direct attack from below. A siege is when an army surrounds a castle and stays there for long periods of time. They may even cut off their food and water supply‚ or throw contagious animals inside the castle. The point of a siege is to stay posted until the opposing side either starves‚ dies from a disease‚ or surrenders‚ so if they throw contagious animals in the
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recruiting light armored skirmishers‚ sailors‚ and siege engineers. This was an expensive thing to do for the Spartans but they needed the help. Soon after the plague Athens needed both lumber and minerals. And Potidaea was just the place to get these two things. Athens was going to soon lay siege on Potidaea. After Potidaea found this out they asked for Sparta’s protection against Athens‚ Sparta agreed to help. Athens then went ahead and laid siege to Potidaea. They killed 200 members of the advanced
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Julius Caesar‚ The Gallic War The Gallic War‚ shortened and translated from the original Latin title Commentarii de Bello Gallico‚ was a third-person narrative written primarily by Julius Caesar himself. Written sometime in the 50s and 40s B.C.E.‚ this non-fiction narrative speaks of Caesar’s firsthand accounts that he experienced during the war with the Gauls from 58-50 B.C.E. This account is split up into 8 total books; 7 of them written by Caesar and the eighth‚ which was a continuation
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Created in 814 BC‚ the metropolis of Carthage ushered a new era into the the ancient world. It would grow to be the largest and the most famous of the Phoenician colonies. Carthage was situated in what is now the cost of Tunisia‚ Northern Africa. Carthage at the time was a Republican Oligarchy‚ and at the head of the Carthaginian state were two annually elected‚ Suffets. The Carthaginians were mainly focused on trade‚ wealth was the prime determiner in political mobility in Carthage. They also used
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white; raised as an Indian comes in conflict with the British and French during the French and Indian war. Based on his beliefs he shows honor by helping the colonial militia escape the misleading and yet binding agreement with a British fort under siege. There are many heroes like Natty in American Literature like Benjamin Martin in the movie The Patriot. At the beginning of the movie the British army is attempting to recruit the local militia to their side against the French‚ but the militia would
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course‚ life in a Medieval castle would have also included military activities. On many days‚ knights would have practiced their skills to defend their lord – and his king – in battle. Preparations were made to defend the castle in case it came under siege‚ and machinery was made to defend the castle in times of attack." Separated by Class once again to prepare for any up-and-coming battles or
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The citizens of Leningrad during German’s siege of the city suffered through horrors that left them and their country forever scarred. Somewhere between the opulent officials of the Red Army and the cannibals roaming the streets of Piter were citizens like Lev and Kolya‚ one a Jewish looter and the other an Aryan deserter. After meeting in a prison cell they are tasked to collect a dozen eggs in exchange for their lives. David Benioff’s City of Thieves is a case study of their unlikely relationship
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