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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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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The Revolutionary War brought about the destruction and chaos expected for such a cause. The earth quaked with the intensity of battle as the two opposing sides fought relentlessly for dominance. Bright red blood‚ painted the ground from end to end as each side fought for their respective dominion and control. On one side‚ there was General John Burgoyne‚ A British Commander who was superior in the art and skill of war and ready to crush any rebellion toward the crown. On the other‚ was General Horatio
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and Camden. The battle was starting to turn in Georgia and South Carolina which forced the British north. The global superpower of Great Britain was involved in the American Revolution in full force as well as‚ First Anglo-Maratha War‚ Fourth Anglo-Dutch War‚ and the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The British Empire was fighting across the planet with the French‚ Dutch‚ and the Spanish. All this fighting is weakening the British Empire and its people. It was four years since the Battle of Saratoga‚ the
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The Battle of Beersheba‚ part of the third Battle of Gaza‚ was a day-long battle fought on the 31st of October 1917. This battle was fought by the British‚ Australians and New Zealanders in an attempt to capture Beersheba. If the British were successful in capturing Beersheba‚ they would be enabled to push past the Ottoman line near Gaza and finally advance into Palestine. The two prior attacks on Gaza resulted in defeat for the Egypt Expedition Force (EEF)‚ a British Empire military formation. Neidell
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The Battle of Hastings By Finlay Campbell 1. It is the 13th of October 1066 and I ‚ King Harold Godwinson am preparing my mighty army for battle against the Norman Army and their leader‚ Duke William II .We are prepared to do anything to protect our land and our pride. From our intelligence‚ it seems that the Normans have a force with around 10‚000 which means that we are outnumbered because we only have 7‚000 troops available for battle. 2. I king Harold Godwinson have prepared the finest war
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While watching the film‚ Battle Royale‚ a viewer may feel disgust or uneasiness while viewing these scenes of death‚ destruction‚ and often torture. The reality of life seems so removed from this film‚ but on a deeper level‚ the director Kinji Fukasaku has brilliantly illustrated the brutality of life’s journey in his film. Starting at the most basic level‚ humans are inherently a self conflicting people. The conflict that arises generally stems from the desire to forward one’s self in the social
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2nd Battle of Fallujah (Phantom Fury)‚ LTG Natonski An Assignment Submitted by MME 2nd Battle of Fallujah (Phantom Fury)‚ LTG Natonski Operation Al-Fajr in Arabic‚ Operation Phantom Fury was the code name given to the second battle of Fallujah‚ considered the hottest point of conflict of all the military campaign in Iraq. Led by the US Marine Corp against the Iraqi combatants‚ who had held the city under their control‚ some consider it was the most difficult battle
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Vimy Ridge The battle at Vimy Ridge was one of the most important and a major battle in world war one. It occurred along the path the Canadians took south to get from Belgium into northern part of France. It happened on April 9th‚ 1917‚ it has officially been one hundred years since this horrific battle. The Canadians‚ led by Sir. Arthur William Currie‚ attacked the German soldiers on a seven-kilometre grave yard (from another battle) on a ridge. The reason the Canadians and their allies wanted to
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