This also proves that the Mongols showed no mercy to others because the only thing they wanted was to achieve great power and control in Afro-Eurasia. After this battle‚ Khan divided his army into 3 parts. One third of them were to lay siege to the Xia capital at Ningxia. Another third were under orders of Ogadai‚ Genghis Khan’s eldest son‚ to go Westward against the Jin Dynasty. Genghis Khan then took the remainder southeastward to threaten the Jin southern border and block any reinforcements
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The founding fathers rebelled against the British government and declared independence for various reasons leading up to the American Revolution. The first of many acts that led to rebellion was the Stamp Act of 1765. This act put taxes on any type of paper that the colonists used. The next acts were the Land Ordinance of 1785. The first act reserved land for American Indians that was west of the Appalachian Mountains. The final piece that led to rebellion were the Townshend Acts of 1767. This included
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obstacles and rough terrain making lines of communication difficult to maintain. For this reason‚ land warfare played a secondary role in the First Punic War. Land operations were confined to small scale raids and skirmishes‚ with few pitched battles. Sieges and land blockades were the most common large-scale operations for the regular army. The main blockade targets were the important ports since neither Carthage nor Rome were based in Sicily‚ and both continuous reinforcements and communication with
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India’s First War of Independence‚ termed Sepoy Riots by the British was an attempt to unite India against the invading British and to restore power to the Mogul emperor Bahadur Shah. The resistance disintegrated primarily due to lack of leadership and unity on the part of Indians‚ as also to cruel suppression by the British Army. It was a remarkable event in Indian history and marked the end of the Mughal empire and sealed India’s fate as a British colony for the next 100 years.Causes for the RevoltThere
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Allegiance Republic of Texas Service/branch Texan Army‚ Republic of Texas Militia‚ Republic of Texas Army Years of service 1835–1836‚ 1836–1842 Rank Colonel Unit Texan volunteer and regular army Battles/wars Battle of Concepcion Siege of Bexar Siege of the Alamo Runaway Scrape Battle of San Jacinto Texas-Indian Wars Juan Nepomuceno Seguin – Was a 19th-century Texas Senator‚ mayor‚ judge‚ and Justice of the Peace and a prominent participant in the Texas Revolution. Juan Nepomuceno Seguin
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Genghis Khan: Military HeroAlthough some people believe Genghis Khan was a ruthless butcher‚ he deserves credit as a military genius because he conquered massive amounts of territory thanks to his quick thinking and battle tactics. To the Mongolian ’s he is a much honored figure‚ a king and hero rather than a savage‚ a force of unity‚ strength and order. He was the man who ruled Mongolia in its greatest days of glory‚ and although he led an army that slaughtered masses of people in a genocide not
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extent of Alexander ’s cruelty one must analyze a number of key events which occurred during his kingship. These include the actions he took following Phillips death‚ Alexander ’s Razing of Thebes‚ the slaughter of Greek Mercenaries at Granicus‚ The Siege of Tyre and the deaths of Callisthenes‚ Philotas‚ Parmenio and Cleitus. After Alexander ’s father and Macedonian King‚ Phillip was murdered in late 336BC Alexander took numerous steps to ensure that he succeeded his father as King. Firstly‚ he ordered
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Caesar and his Legions The Gallic Wars Matthew Brown Com/150 Professor Charles Nelson 3/3/2012 Throughout history‚ few names have been able to stand the test of time. Through political achievements and bloody military conquests Julius Caesar rose to power in one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. Caesar’s Gallic campaign is to this day one of the most successful military campaigns in history‚ adding enormous wealth and power not only to Rome but to himself. His legions loved
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strong and independent or they would not lose their hold over the colony in North America. This meant a long period of struggle for the colony in North America since they received only small amounts of help from France‚ at any given time. Even at the siege of Quebec Talon was told by a messenger of Colbert "When the house is on fire‚ who worries about the stable?"[2] ‚another indication that France was not too concerned about its Colony in North
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according to the bible‚ would god give such guidance to mankind be it in terms of physical manifestations such as Jesus‚ or in less tangible instances such as giving guidance on an event‚ although this is often disputed‚ an example of this would be the siege of Jericho where it is said; ‘Then the Lord said to Joshua‚ “See‚ I have delivered Jericho into your hands‚ along with its king and its fighting men‚ then March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Then Have seven priests
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