Battle of Leipzig Battle of the Nations is its other name. It took place between 16th and 18th October 1813 at Leipzig‚ Saxony. It culminated the German “War of Liberation.” Among all the Napoleonic wars‚ it was the biggest battle in terms of the amount of artillery and number of troops engaged. A coalition of Russian‚ Austrian‚ Prussian and Swedish troops fought against the French Army of Napoleon. Napoleon’s army also included Germans from the Confederation of Rhine‚ Italian and Polish troops
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The Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele is remembered for its atrocious conditions‚ high casualty rates and Canadian valor. Canadians‚ instrumental in securing victory‚ earned a total of nine Victoria Crosses for their courage. Located near the town of Ypres where another brutal battle occurred‚ a small town called Passchendaele sat‚ unaware of the brutal future that was to come. Although it had very little strategic value‚ General Douglas Haig of the Royal British Army was
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The battle of Gettysburg On Tuesday morning‚ June 30‚ 1863‚ an infantry brigade of Confederate soldiers searching for shoes headed toward Gettysburg. The Confederate commander spotted a long column of Federal cavalry heading toward the town. He withdrew his brigade and informed his superior‚ General Henry Heth‚ who in turn told his superior‚ A.P. Hill‚ he would go back the following morning for shoes that were desperately needed. The battle began on July 1‚ 1863‚ when some of General Ambrose Powell
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the support for HD-DVD. Toshiba announced it would cease production of HD-DVD equipment in February of 2008. Discussion Questions: What factors do you think influenced whether a) consumers‚ b) retailers‚ or c) movie producers supported Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD? Why do you think Toshiba and Sony would not cooperate to produce a common standard? If HD-DVD had not pulled out of the market‚ would the market have selected a single winner or would both formats have survived? Does having a single video
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In the story "Leiningen Versus the Ants" Leiningen the main character in the story is described as a positive and negative person feeling toward the ants but is also two of his bad flaws that gets him to work harder to defeat the ants and save his four hundred workers and plantation. This story was published in 1938 by Carl Stephenson who wrote of a plantation owner who has gone though plague‚ drought‚ and famine and now an army of ants’.You can imagine him as some tall‚ muscular man always puffing
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The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in World War II between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front‚ the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 26 May–4 June 1940. After the Phoney War‚ the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940. To the east‚ the German Army Group B invaded and subdued the Netherlands and advanced westward through Belgium. In response‚ the Supreme Allied Commander—French General Maurice
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Battle of Kapyong The Battle of Kapyong is one of Canada’s greatest‚ yet least-known‚ military achievements. For two days in April‚ 1951‚ a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front lines of the Korean War against a force of about 5‚000 Chinese soldiers. The Battle of Kapyong is one of Canada’s greatest‚ yet least-known‚ military achievements. For two days in April‚ 1951‚ a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front
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The Luftwaffe Needs Lessons from the Brits: An Investigation of Hitler’s Defeat at the Battle of Britain By: Jake Pilla Global History II 11-28-07 In 1940‚ German planes flew over Britain in an attempt to take over the country and tear apart the enemy’s alliance. Britain was surprised by this attack‚ but countered by shooting down at least twenty planes of the Luftwaffe‚ the Nazi air force‚ during the initial attack. Hitler sent waves of planes into Britain every day‚ trying to lower
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HOW TO WRITE A BATTLE ANALYSIS 1. Purpose. To provide guidance on writing the battle analysis. 2. Learning Objective. The student must prepare a battle analysis that demonstrates the ability to use military history to develop critical thinking skills. Focus your analysis on one of the following issues: a. Evaluate the commander ’s intent. b. Analyze one aspect of METT-T. c. Analyze the relationship between fire support and any other element of the battlefield operating
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“Battle of Verdun” It has been described as one of the bloodiest battle of WWI. The battle of Verdun first sparked in February‚ 1916 and ended in December. It was a battle between Germany and France. What made Verdun significant is that France did not expect the Germans to attack at that location‚ so France had to send in troops that weren’t ready to that battle field to protect the Verdun; a place that has a deep meaning to France. This made the French troops more spreaded out into small groups
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