The trebuchet is a type of siege engine originating in China sometime before the fourth century and used primarily during battle throughout the middle ages. This large artillery weapon worked by launching projectiles great distances to destroy walls to rubble or to throw diseased corpses over castle wall. One of the first documented use of a trebuchet was a traction trebuchet used at the Battle of Caishi in 1161‚ where trebuchets operated by the Song Dynasty fired bombs composed of lime and sulfur
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not rebel on the invasion of the Japanese ‚ this was insulting to the statue of British power. And then following in 1942 was the fall of Singapore‚ Burma and Tobruk in Africa. Even though all these colonies were restored after the War‚ the fall of them did have a huge impact on the Empire. Most significantly was the fall of Singapore‚ as according to Churchill “it was the worst humiliation of the British army ever.” Such event taking place gave a new image of Britain; it made her look weak‚ and
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Leningrad. Providing a strategic advantage over the Soviet Union and crippling the Soviets industrial output‚ disabling the operations of the Baltic Fleet as well . The attack also gave the Germans access to the mediterranean. The Soviet losses during the siege exceeded over 1‚000‚000 casualties. Feldmarschall Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb had established the A.G.A to lead an offensive attack on Leningrad. The plans called for the city to be taken while on the move. Hitler recalled his Panzer division for the
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During the American revolutionary war‚ there was a very specific battle that shifted the tide of the war. This specific battle took place between the dates of September 28 through October 19 1781. The battle was the Siege of Yorktown. Three major parties participated in this paramount battle. The American troops allied with the French army and fought against the British forces. General George Washington commanded approximately 8‚800 American soldiers and General de Rochambeau commanded about 7‚800
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engagements‚ sieges‚ bombardments‚ etc. The engagements were fought in 23 different states and resulted in a total of over 650‚000 casualties. The battles are divided amongst designated theaters including the Easter Theater‚ Western Theater‚ Trans-Mississippi Theater‚ Gulf Coast and Sioux Uprising. Source: http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-battles Civil War Battles: 1861 Eastern Theater April 12 Battle of Fort Sumter Charleston Harbor‚ South Carolina. The bombardment/siege and
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During the middle ages‚ castles were great strongholds for its inhabitants and the town in which it dwelt. These fantastic structures were where culture and entertainment thrived‚ and members of the aristocracy lived. They were symbols of great wealth and power during the middle ages‚ and without them‚ the glory of the middle ages would not have been the same. Castles were great strongholds that were built solely to protect the inhabitants from attacking armies. They were normally situated on top
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of punishment‚ such as boiling their warriors‚ showed clear evidence of barbaric activity. While using those cruel methods they also had intelligent ways of biological warfare such as catapulting plague ridden bodies over the walls of Caffa at the Siege of 1346. While many of their actions were truly barbaric‚ they were very successful in conquering most of China. Although they were most definitely not heroes‚ they were much more successful in war and conquering seeing that they conquered more land
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Napoleon’s Mistakes The Peninsular War Up rise in Europe King Charles IV of Spain King Charles IV of Spain In the peninsular war when napoleon was fighting the Allied forces which consisted of the Spanish‚ United Kingdom‚ and Portugal. They were fighting over who would get control of the Iberian Peninsula. This first started since Napoleon crossed into Spain to invade Portugal‚ he wanted to control Portugal since it was next to the ocean and would be an important port for trade. At first the
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The Medieval Ballista was a crossbow like weapon used during siege warfare. The word Ballista comes from the Greek word “Ballistes” which means “to throw”. The Ballista was a valuable siege attack weapon. The Ballista worked by using tension. It was designed to fire huge wooden‚ iron clad‚ darts or arrows which were powered by coils of hair‚ rope‚ or sinew. The tension in the coils helps launch the projectiles with enough force to give them great penetration through enemy walls or people. Ballista’s
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IS CHARTER CHANGE CONSIDERED THE BEST SOLUTION TO ZAMBOANGA SIEGE? CHARTER CHANGE or popularly known as “cha-cha” was already suggested to the Philippine government few years ago but the senate did not approve it after due deliberation. They said‚ it is not the answer to the crisis being faced by neither the Philippines nor the siege in Zamboanga. Misuari‚ now 71‚ may have lost the support and sympathy of the majority of the Muslim Filipinos. In a recent editorial on its website‚ luwaran.com‚
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