escaped slavery around 1849 and she also helped the Union during the Civil War. To them she helped cooked‚ was a nurse‚ she helped spy for the Union‚ and she was the first women to lead a military expedition. She and Colonel James Montgomery planned a raid to free the slaves in the plantations along the the Combahee River in South Carolina. On the first of June during 1863 ‚ three gunboats carried around seven hundred to help carry out the plan. And since Tubman was a spy for the Union she had warned
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the region that is now Denmark‚ Norway‚ and Sweden. They often set sail for distant lands. Although their feats took place more than 1‚000 years ago‚ the tales live on in legend. Stories tell of the sailors’ voyages to new lands and of their violent raids. Two views of the Vikings have emerged from these accounts. One view is of the Vikings as brutal warriors who led vicious attacks. The other view is of them as noble seafarers who embarked on journeys of exploration. Both views are true to some extent
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injury. He fought against a rightful reason in a terrible way‚ initiating fear in the people around him. Raiding peaceful town‚ murdering innocent families and Such He was no freedom fighter‚ more an outlaw. October 16‚ 1859‚ Brown revealed his plan to raid Harper’s Ferry‚ Virginia‚ a relatively peaceful area. First to move into Harper’s Ferry‚ capture the town and its federal arsenal‚ as they gathered weapons slaves would join the fight‚ when the militia arrived they would escape to nearby hills and
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The United States Navy SEALs and their Organization Culture: Lines of Inquiry Organizations can benefit from the culture they are surrounded by. Many organizations will change and mold to form the culture that is suitable for their liking. “An organization’s culture is built over time as members develop beliefs‚ values‚ practices‚ and artifacts that seem to work and are transmitted to new recruits” (Bolman & Deal‚ 2008‚ pp. 277-278). But culture is not always beneficial to an organizations;
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------------------------------------------------- Utuwankande Sura Saradiel From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Utuwankande Sura Saradiel | | Born | Deekirikevage Saradiel March 25‚ 1832 Kegalle District | Died | May 7‚ 1864 Kandy | Cause of death | Executed by the British at thegallows | Nationality | Sri Lankan | Ethnicity | Sinhalese | Occupation | Hero | Deekirikevage Saradiel alias Utuwankande Sura Saradiel (Sinhala:උතුවන්කන්දේ සුර සරදියෙල්) is a Ceylonese hero‚ gang
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avoid losing an abundance of lives in battle. Consequently‚ a surprise air assault against the U.S. caused countless casualties due to not being aware that an attack was going to happen. The article “Viet Cong Attack U.S. Embassy” described the air raid on the Embassy as‚ “...a squad of Viet Cong guerrillas attacks the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. The soldiers seized the embassy and held it for six hours until an assault force of U.S. paratroopers landed by helicopter on the building’s roof and routed
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THE HUNDRED YEARS ’ WAR 1337-1453 The Hundred Years War was the last great medieval war. It was a war not just between Kings‚ but lesser nobles were also able to pursue their own personal agendas while participating in the larger conflict. Future wars saw far less factionalism‚ at least on the scale found in medieval conflicts. The Hundred Years War was actually dozens of little wars and hundreds of battles and sieges that went on for over a century until both sides were exhausted
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Adolf Hitler in World War II Isabelle Lynne Fuller American History Matt Walker 4th hour 4/9/17 Would you want to be a soldier working for Adolf Hitler during World War II? Many things happened in Hitler’s life before World War II and some of those things were serving in the Bavarian Army during World War I‚ getting temporarily blinded by a British gas attack in World War I‚ and eventually rising to the rank of lance corporal. Many things happened in Hitler’s life and a big
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A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of U.S. Navy Action and Operational Reports from World War II‚ Pacific Theater Part 1. CINCPAC: Commander-in-Chief Pacific Area UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of World War II Research Collections U.S. Navy Action and Operational Reports from World War II Pacific Theater Part 1. CINCPAC: Commander-in-Chief Pacific Area Command Project Editor Robert Ë. Lester Guide compiled by Blair D. Hydrick A microfilm project
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Elizabeth I called Drake forward to a subordinate post to a large armada to fight Spain. Drake was in charge of the Elizabeth Bon and they defeated Spain in July. Elizabeth I was fond of Drake’s abilities as a captain and called upon him for further raids and attacks on the Spaniards and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1581. Later that year he was elected to the House of Commons. (Important place to discuss politics and law making) Francis Drake’s Accomplishments Relation to Renaissance Ideas The
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