Understanding the Battle of Waterloo is important to know‚ because it shows that bad decision making and bad intelligence reporting can lead to one’s defeat. Since 1804‚ Napoleon was trying to create his own empire over Europe. He was defeated in 1805 by the British‚ but he continued to move forward across Europe before being forced to surrender. He returned to Paris in March 1815‚ prompting Britain‚ Prussia‚ Russia and Austria to declare war. Napoleon invaded Belgium in June‚ attempting to take
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The First Battle of Manassas also known as First Manassas or The First Battle of Bull Run was the first significant battle of the Civil War. The battle took place on July 21st‚ 1861 in Prince William County‚ Virginia at Manassas Junction. The battle was between Union officer Brigadier General Irvin McDowell and Brigadier General P.G.T Beauregard. Lincoln pressured McDowell to launch an attack on Confederate forces led by General Beauregard‚ who held a rather secure position around Bull Run‚ northeast
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The battle of tours is often called the Battle of Poitiers. This battle was fought on October 10 732 between the forces under the Aranksn leader Charles Martel and a massive Islamic army led by Emir Abdual Rahman al Ghaflql and Al Rahman near the city of Tours‚ France. In the battle leaders Charles Martel a Christian defeated a large army of Spanish Moors‚ slowing down the Muslims advance into Western Europe. Abd-ar-Rahman‚ the Muslim governor of Cordoba was killed in the battle and the Moors retreated
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Known as the single bloodiest day in American history‚ the Battle of Antietam was just that. It was the battle that has the most lives lost. It was the battle that suffered the most casualties. It was the worst day of the entire Civil War. This battle was different because it was one of the first battles to be fought in the North. On this bloody day‚ two sides went head to head‚ force on force‚ to achieve a victory. A victory in which‚ if you look at it‚ no one really won. Although it was a stalemate
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The battle of the coral sea was a colossal naval battle between the Imperial Japanese navy and and air forces from the United States and Australia‚ this fight went on from 4 to 8 May in 1942. It took place in the pacific theatre of WW2. This fight was remembered for its first action in which aircraft carries matched against each other. In early May 1942‚ the Japanese despatched an invasion fleet from Rabaul to take Port Moresby‚ Papua. They also sent a carrier force &to patrol into the Coral Sea
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nature of the battle‚ a new war tactic was used on Tarawa the two-mile-long and mile-and-a-half wide island. ‘Atoll War’ relied heavily on pre-invasion massive attacks by battleships and carrier planes. Which then allowed marines to approach through a new concept to the army‚ the amphibious tractor vehicles. The tractor vehicles were able to travel over reefs and barriers. Timing issues and weather complications threatened the time-sensitive mission which then lead to the soldiers being stranded
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Then Spain‚ France and England allied and sent an army to force our country to pay its debt. The mexican government persuaded the representatives of England and Spain to withdraw‚ but the French refused to do so‚ for their emperor had ordered them to invade Mexico and establish a French colony here. In the summits of Acultzingo the first combat between the Mexican and European troops was given‚ and on that occasion our army suffered a defeat
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he Battle of Antietnam took place on September 17‚ 1862 near Sharpsburg‚ Maryland. It was Battled on Antietam Creek and it was the first battle in the Civil War to take place on Union land. The battle was between General Robert E Lee and General George McClellan‚ Union Army against the Confederate Army. The Army of the Potomac‚ under the command of George McClellan‚ made a series of strong assaults against Robert E. Lee’s forces. It is also regarded as the bloodiest single day battle. The Battle of
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Why was General Custer Defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn? History The Battle of Little Bighorn was a conflict‚ which changed the history of the Indians and Americans. It was in 1876‚ that Sitting Bull combined forces with the Cheyenne and Sioux Native American tribes‚ defeating the U.S 7th Cavalry‚ under the leadership of George Armstrong Custer. But how could a highly trained‚ heavily armed cavalry officer and his command be defeated by a group of Native American Indians? General
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attrite the enemy before a decisive offensive operation‚ and surprise or disorient the enemy. During the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942‚ the Soviet Red Army were able to successfully defend the city of Stalingrad despite being heavily outmanned. This battle is important to study because it allows military historians as well as military leaders to understand what components can change the course of a battle. Breaking down the defense of Stalingrad‚ it is evident that the Soviet Army defeated the Germans because
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