The defeat of Great Britain at the hands of American forces in the Revolutionary War presents an interesting question of how colonial forces were able to overcome superior forces in conventional, face-to-face encounters. The British army was, unquestionably, superior in military skill and classical tactics to the American regulars. They were extremely disciplined and very proud. The redcoats also held the advantage of superior leadership and a strong chain of command. Overconfidence in themselves, and the difficulty of fighting so far from the mother country were, perhaps, their downfall.…
The battle of Trenton took place in Trenton New Jersey and it began on December 26, 1776. The battle was fought against German mercenaries, the Hessians. The opposing armies were found at this location because George Washington and his troops had been forced out of New York during the Long Island battle. A lot of the soldiers were retiring on November 21 because that was when their contract was up and George Washington knew not many of them would re-enlist so he had to do something big. A lot of the men were desperate for some warm clothes and they did not feel like fighting anymore.…
The Battle of Cowpens was a military dispute between Britain and America. The battlefield that the British and American Forces fought during the Battle of Cowpens was located in Cowpens, South Carolina. General Nathanael Greene was sent to the South to take charge of the opposition to General Cornwallis. Nathanael Greene gathered militia from all directions and marched toward General Cornwallis. Splitting his army into two parts, he sent General Daniel Morgan to threaten Cornwallis from one direction, while he threatened him from another direction.…
Throughout history every war has a name when the Commander and Chief decide to engage in a war. On 28th September 1781 the battle of Yorktown is also known as the Siege of Yorktown as historians called the war begin. The battle of Yorktown was the last big war of the American Revolution War. The major point of this paper will be on how the Continental army joins forces with the French army. Who commanded the British soldiers and who commanded the combined arms of the French and American soldiers?…
The Battle of Cowpens By:Madison Knipp What is so great about cowpens south carolina? Besides their funny name. Well let me tell you. There was a small battle between two countrys and two generals and by the end of this page you will know alot more.…
In the “Long Night of the Little Boats” humans’ values, both on the part of the little boat rescuers and the soldiers, played a part in the outcome of Dunkirk. However the British common citizens came together to help the British defeat Germany. The British soldiers were trapped in Dunkirk, France and were almost defeated by the Germany soldiers. In Paragraph 1, it said “There were fishing boats, shrimp catchers, and ancient car Ferrier helped the British army.…
The Spitfire played an important role in the Battle of Britain in 1940, in which Germany sought to dominate the air. The victory rate of the Spitfire in the Battle was higher than its loss rate. The Allies won, even though having only 700 aircraft against the 2,000 German planes…
The Battle of Atlantic was the longest and largest sea battle during World War II . World War II began on September 3rd 1939, two days after German forces stormed into Poland. The Battle of the Atlantic began shortly after the declaration of War, but there is no official date of commencement. The Battle did not end until the defeat of Germany in May of 1945. The Battle was between the Allied powers, Great Britain, Canada and the United States, and the Axis powers, Germany and Italy.…
As the start of World War II just happened caused by Germany's invasion of Poland. Ended up with France and Britain, fighting together, to go and fight Germany. While on the northern side of France there was a battle going on in Dunkirk. Also known as the battle of Dunkirk. The purpose of the Battle of Dunkirk was to defence, protect, and help evacuate some of the British army and other Allied forces in Europe safely home.…
Battle of Hastings , The battle was on October 14, 1066, that ended in the defeat of Harold II of England by William, duke of Normandy, and established the Normans as the rulers of England. Throughout his reign, the childless Edward the Confessor had used the absence of a clear successor to the throne as a bargaining tool. In 1051, after a breach with Godwine, the earl of Wessex and the most powerful man in England, Edward probably designated William, a cousin, as his heir. Upon Godwine’s death in 1053, his son Harold became earl of Wessex, and Harold spent the next decade consolidating his power and winning favour among the nobles and clergy.…
The Hundred Years War is one of the most notable conflicts of the Medieval ages. Two rival dynasties were fighting over land in a struggle that is marked by numerous battles, multiple characters, and disregarded treaty after disregarded treaty. The land in question, known as Aquitaine or Guyenne, should have belonged to England, but was being treated as a French territory causing a conflict that would span over the rule of different monarchs on both sides. The war was long enough to be divided into three periods; the Edwardian War, Caroline War, and Lancastrian War (divided into phase 1 and phase 2).…
The early British invasion was an amazing time for music. The American music culture blossomed and grew, leaving even today’s public infatuated. During the early years of the British Invasion, many American artists were put out of business. Of the few American artists that did not get put out of business, only a few of them thrived. One of the popular American bands that did thrive during the British invasion was The Beach Boys.…
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement fought between the Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle took place on 21 October 1805. During the battle at Trafalgar, the Royal Navy obliterated the greatest threat to British security for 200 years, but lost Britain's national hero in the process. The events that led to the battle of Trafalgar depict the midway point in the series of wars that rocked Europe between the French revolution of 1793 and the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815.…
The battle was between Napoleon and Duke of Wellington allied with Gebhard von Blucher. Wellington was an Irish-man that rid or many obstacles for men who wanted to be part of his army which included the element of being Roman Catholic. Gebhard Von Blucher was a Prussian, of age 72, whom his men looked up to. He and Duke of Wellington, shared one significant commonality, and that was the despise they had for Napoleon. With that they joined forces in effort to overthrow Napoleon, and his renewed army, being that Napoleon was returning from recent exile.…
One of the major battles that the Axis could not win was the Battle of Britain. Hitler’s plan to invade the British mainland hinged on Germany first demolishing the Royal Air Force, and winning air superiority over England. With this in mind, the battle for Britain changed into an all-air battle. The German air force, also known as the Luftwaffe consisted of 3,500 planes, however, only 2,600 of the planes were functional, while the Royal Air Force, consisted of 700 fighters, and 400 of the planes were bombers (Blanco 48). Despite the fact that the Royal Air Force were outnumbered all through the fight, they persistently closed the fight with a victory.…