The Battle of Tippecanoe was a decisive victory led by Governor of the Indiana Territory William Henry Harrison over the forces of Tecumseh’s growing American Indian confederation. It took place in 1811 in Tecumseh’s village‚ present-day Battle Ground‚ Indiana‚ where the Wabash and Tippecanoe rivers meet. As settlers take over the west across the Appalachian Mountains‚ Native Americans of the Northwest Territory gathered around for support because they were afraid of losing their land and their
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Jacob Hubenthal Rys ENGL 101 11/26/13 Battle Scars War has both advanced and extinguished civilizations throughout history‚ it has been present for as long as humans have been around to partake. Whether it is merely in our nature to fight‚ or civilizations are destined to clash due to cultural differences is a mystery. Without warfare the world today would be a drastically different place- many would argue that a utopia would result. War not only affects those whose lives are in danger‚ but
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The reason that the English and the Australians attacked Turkey was quiet simple‚ Russia was being attacked by Germany and was struggling to maintain defences‚ at this same time Turkey was also supporting Germany and invading Russia. As a result Russia requested assistance from its British alliances. The British also felt that Turkey would be a great trading port‚ as it allows great access to the Black Sea. So as a result the British bombarded the Turkish shore batteries to test their range of weaponry
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The battle of Uhud was a reprisal against the Muslims following the battle of Badr. Some of the leading members of Quraysh such as Abu Jahl‚ Utbah‚ Shaiba‚ Walid‚ Umayya bin Khalaf‚ and Hanzala bin Abu Sufyan‚ had been killed in the battle of Badr. After the death of Abu Jahl‚ leadership of the Makkans had passed on to his compeer‚ Abu Sufyan‚ who was the chief of the clan of Banu Umayya. There was profound sorrow in Makkah at the loss of so many chiefs but Abu Sufyan had forbidden the bereaved
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The Battle of Megiddo is the first battle that was recorded in detail and for posterity. Pharaoh Thutmose III’s military scribe inscribed it in hieroglyphs at Thutmose’s temple at Karnak‚ Thebes (now Luxor). Not only is this the first extant‚ detailed battle description‚ but it is the first written reference to the religiously important Megiddo: Megiddo is also known as Armageddon. Historically‚ Megiddo was an important city because it overlooked the route from Egypt through Syria to Mesopotamia
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Name: Dan Kenneth Abellar Course: BSTrM The Battle of Mactan INTRODUCTION: A pleasant morning to all of you tourists! I am Dan Kenneth Abellar‚ you can call me ’Ken’ for short.I am studying at Colegio de San Antonio de Padua taking up Bachelor of Science in Travel Management. I am your tourguide for today and I’ll be explaining to all of you a brief history about how the Battle of Mactan started. HISTORY: It was on April 7‚1521 when the three remaining galleons under the command of
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banquet‚ Hrothgar and his followers leave Herot‚ and Beowulf and his warriors remain to spend the night. Beowulf reiterates his intent to fight Grendel without a sword and‚ while his followers sleep‚ lies waiting‚ eager for Grendel to appear. THE BATTLE WITH GRENDEL 235 Out from the marsh‚ from the foot of misty Hills and bogs‚ bearing God’s hatred‚ Grendel came‚ hoping to kill Anyone he could trap on this trip to high Herot. He moved quickly through the cloudy night‚ Up from his swampland
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appear in the centre of the button General Instructions You will be able to go back if you want to change your answer by using the arrows or the dropdown menus at the bottom right of the screen Do not use the back button on your browser‚ this will end the assessment Try to work quickly but accurately. Do not spend too long on any question‚ If you are not sure of an answer mark your best choice and go on to the next question. What you will need You may use a calculator if you wish. Make sure you
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Battle of Berlin After having driven their troops across Poland and into Germany‚ Soviet forces began planning an offensive attack against Berlin. The campaign would be entirely conducted by the Red Army on the ground. The Red Army massed Marshal Georgy Zhukov’s 1st Belorussian Front to the east of Berlin with Marshal Konstantin Rokossovky’s 2nd Belorussian Front to the north and Marshal Ivan Konev’s 1st Ukrainian Front to the south. Going against the Soviets was General Gotthard Heinrici’s Army
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The Battle of the Wolves There is a Native American story in which an old Cherokee leader teaches his grandson an important life lesson; “A fight is going on inside me‚ It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil-he is anger‚ envy‚ sorrow‚ regret‚ greed‚ arrogance‚ self-pity‚ guilt‚ resentment‚ inferiority‚ lies‚ false pride‚ superiority‚ and ego. The other is good- he is joy‚ peace‚ love‚ hope‚ serenity‚ humility‚ kindness‚ benevolence‚ empathy‚ generosity‚ truth‚ compassion
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