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    Battle of waterloo

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    The Battle of Waterloo was fought thirteen kilometres south of Brussels between the French‚ under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte‚ and the Allied armies commanded by the Duke of Wellington from Britain and General Blücher from Prussia. The French defeat at Waterloo drew to a close 23 years of war beginning with the French Revolutionary wars in 1792 and continuing with the Napoleonic Wars from 1803. There was a brief eleven-month respite when Napoleon was forced to abdicate‚ exiled to the island

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    Battle of Antietam

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    Marx Bacungan Battle of Antietam Notes On September 17‚ 1862‚ Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg‚ Maryland‚ in the the first battle of the American Civil War to be fought on northern soil. [1] Though the result of the battle was inconclusive‚ it remains the bloodiest single day in American history‚ with more than 22‚000 casualties. [1] General Robert E. Lee advanced into Maryland‚ believing that the potential strategic and political

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    Battle of Hastings

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    Battle of Hastings – Brilliant Strategy! At about one in the afternoon he ordered his archers forward. William decided that the knights should dismount from their horses and attack on foot. This time all the Normans went into battle together. The archers fired their arrows and at the same time the knights and infantry charged up the hill. “This was a turning point in the battle” according to Fred Smithers‚ an archer in William’s army. Stage 4: It was now four in the afternoon. Heavy Saxon casualties

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    Battle of Thermopylae

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    Why I chose this topic: I chose to write about the Battle of Thermopylae because I have heard so much about it‚ but have never really thought much about it. For example‚ the movie 300‚ this movie was a giant hit‚ I saw it‚ thought it was amazing‚ but never really thought about how that actually happened. It is fascinating to think that only 300 men could withstand thousands of Persian soldiers. I also chose this topic because war and war tactics have always interested me‚ as it does for most male

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    The Battle of Marathon

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    Mike Vecchio 3 March 2011 HIST 2023 Review of Peter Krentz‚ The battle of Marathon The Battle of Marathon was arguably one of the most important battles in Greek history. In his book‚ Peter Krentz critically analyzes every specific aspect of this battle from the events that lead up to it‚ the battle itself and the aftermath. Krentz debunks the most important aspects of the fight including the weight of the common hoplites armor‚ the topography of the plain of marathon‚ and Miltiades strategy

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    Battle of Khafji

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    Battle of Khafji From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Battle of Khafji Part of the Gulf War Military operations during liberation of Khafji Date 29 January – 1 February 1991 Location Khafji‚ Saudi Arabia 28°25′N 48°30′ECoordinates: 28°25′N 48°30′E Result Iraqis capture the Saudi city Khafji Coalition repulse the Iraqi troops two days later Belligerents United States Saudi Arabia Qatar United Kingdom Iraq Commanders and leaders Khalid bin Sultan Fahd bin Abdul-Aziz Norman

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    Battle of Yorktown

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    Cadet Flake 11-18-2014 Battle Analysis ROTC Siege of Yorktown The Revolutionary War was a dreadful war leaving almost 70‚000 U.S. and British soldiers dead or wounded. The war lasted eight years with America‚ France‚ Spain‚ and the Dutch on one side and Great Britain on the other. On October 19‚ 1781 the last major land battle took place‚ the Battle of Yorktown. Similar to other battles in the Revolutionary War‚ the Americans were fighting for independence from the British and as threats from

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    The Battle of Stalingrad

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    Conflict in Europe: 1939-1945 The Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad was a key event of the conflict in Europe‚ 1939-45‚ which had a major effect on the outcome of the 2nd World War. For Adolf Hitler Stalingrad was important because it was to be the turning point in getting Operation Barbarossa back on track as the Germans went to control the resources in the Caucasus region. For the Russians‚ as a strategic centre Stalingrad was its third largest city and a major manufacturing facility

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    Battle Of Hoxington

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    relentless. America is Beautiful. My home is steady and unbroken‚ and nothing can take that away from me. The Battle of Lexington was on April 19‚ 1775. The first battle and our first attempt at revolting. Before the Battle of Lexington‚ the British had signed many documents with-holding some of our freedoms. When they tried to suppress our rights to hold arms‚ that tipped the scale and the battle of Lexington occurred. When the British were marching‚ Paul Revere and the other riders signaled the minute

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    Battle of Okinawa

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    April 1‚ 1945-June 21‚ 1945 Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II‚ the Okinawa campaign involved the 287‚000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130‚000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. Japanese forces changed their typical tactics of resisting at the water’s edge to a defense in depth‚ designed to gain time. In conjunction with this‚ the Japanese navy and army mounted mass air attacks by planes

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