Battle of Bogside: Overview: The Battle of the Bogside was a large riot that took place during 12–14 August 1969 in Derry‚ Northern Ireland. The fighting was between residents of the Bogside area (allied under the Derry Citizens Defence Association) and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). The rioting erupted as
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Sir Henry Clinton and his troops as they march from Philadelphia to New York. Washington sent 5‚000 men with Major General Charles Lee to attack the British rear guard. Lee is forced to retreat‚ but Washington is ready for the British with the main army. In the end the both sides had claimed victory. Near Monmouth County Courthouse‚ the battle was fought on June 28‚ 1778. The weather was so hot on the day of the battle that many soldiers suffered from heat stroke. Many of Washington’s officers favored
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The Battle of Plassey (Bengali: পলাশীর যুদ্ধ Pôlashir Juddho‚ Hindi: प्लासी का युद्ध‚ Palashi ka Yuddha) was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757. The battle established the Company rule in Bengal which expanded over much of India for the next hundred years. The battle took place at Plassey (anglicised version of Palashi) on the banks of the Bhagirathi River (another name of Hooghly River upstream of Calcutta)‚ about 150
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Compare and Contrast Essay Christina M. Nelson 21 July 2014 Battle Royal is a short story that speaks about discrimination‚ immorality‚ and prejudice due to the color of an individual’s skin. While lying on his deathbed‚ the Grandfather tells his son to teach the younger generation of children how to behave in a socially acceptable manner; a manner that could be considered respectable in accordance with the white man’s way of life‚ this he declared with his last dying breathe. (Ellison‚ 1947). While
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The Bussex Rhine‚ and King’s Sedgemoor The Battle of Sedgemoor was a war that was fought between the troops who supported King James II‚ and the troops in favor of James Scott‚ the 1st Duke of Monmouth‚ who was the nephew of the newly appointed King James II. The battle of Sedgemoor and the incidents leading up to the battle took form due to what was thought to be a faulty claim led by James II to his brother’s‚ Charles II’s‚ throne. James Scott‚ the 1st Duke of Monmouth‚ was the illegitimate son
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A Battle Royal for Equality: An Analysis of Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal” “Battle Royal” provides a realistic portrait of the difficulty of being a black person in a Country dominated by white men. Ellison uses several symbols in “Battle Royal” to illustrate the black struggle for equality. These symbols include the stripper‚ the flag tattoo on the stripper’s stomach‚ the blindfold‚ and the battle itself. The stripper is symbolic of the connection between women and black people in the eyes
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The Battle of the Somme In February 1916‚ after a year of stalemate‚ the Germans decided to attack France and capture strategic French forts in the area of Verdun‚ 15 miles west of Paris. They aimed to ’bleed France white’ with the attrition tactic developed by their commander‚ Falkenhayn. In an attempt to force the Germans away from Verdun‚ the French allies from Britain‚ led by General Haig‚ planned an artillery bombardment of the Germans. The battle carried on for a whole 10 months with a
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Beowulf’s Battles The epic poem Beowulf is one of the oldest epics in English literature. Beowulf is a great Anglo-Saxon warrior. He has super human abilities that set him apart from other men. He is a servant to Hrothgar and eventually becomes a beloved king. Beowulf is a true hero in this epic because of his accomplishments in battle. Beowulf fights Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and a dragon throughout this poem. The three battles Beowulf engages in differ by his attitude‚ preparation
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The Battle of Britain was the most important turning point in World War II for the Allied powers against the Nazis and their Axis powers. The Battle of Britain was almost lost before it was ever fought‚ but the reason behind this was the Battle of France: It was over in just six weeks and didn’t leave Britain much time to prepare their defenses. The French mentality was to blame. The personal failings on the part of Gort‚ Georges‚ and Gamelin. They paid no attention to the approaching danger which
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The Battle of Conformity In literature‚ there are four main types of conflicts: man vs. man‚ man vs. nature‚ man vs. society and‚ the toughest one of them all‚ man vs. himself. In the novels The Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ both of the main characters have large conflicts with themselves. They battle with their conscience to figure out what’s right and what’s wrong. “So [they] beat on‚ boats against the current‚ borne back ceaselessly into the past”
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