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War of spanish succession
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Also known as Queen Anne's war 1702-1703
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Spanish tercio
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organized units, inspired pride and competition, use musketeers, no pikemen.
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Tidewater wars
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1st major victory for the militia, encourage colonists to keep a militia
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King William's war
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1st of the French and Indian wars
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King George's War
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Also known as the war of Austrian Succession
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Seven years war.French and Indian war
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first started in the colonies, Treaty of Paris 1763
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Colonists impression of British Regulars?
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Negative, scum of the earth, did not want to become like them so made a militia instead
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battles of lexington and concorde
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april 9 1775 British sent by governer general Gage to destroy the English powder. English alerted by Paul Revere, anonymous shots begin the American Revolution.
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Battle of Bunker HIll
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17 June 1775 led by washington, overthrown by british but gave colonists confidence that they can stand up to British regulars.
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Monmouth Courthouse
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ended serious fighting in the North
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Battle of Saratoga
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Gates v Burgoyne, 1st major victory of American War, Gates wins, Burgoyne moved too slow.
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Nathanael Green
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Collected and scrounged for food for washington's troops, wash wanted to put him in charge of southern leadership but Gates got it instead
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Battle of Cowpens
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Morgan V Tarleton
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Why did British shift focus to the South?
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hoped there were more loyalists down there, and that they would have more success
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Pierre Bourcet
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Believed that the French Army should be divided into divisions. no giant leap fromk divisions to commander of whole army, much more flexibility
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Jaques Guibert
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divisions should be divided into and ordre mixte, both wide and narrow formations, trusted the soldiers, skirmishers out in front
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Gribeauval system-
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more efficient accurate cannons, superior artillery going into the French Revolution
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Causes of the French Revolution
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-high taxes- high country debt due to war- Began with storming of the bastille
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committee of public safety
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Robspierre
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Lazare Carnot
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master of Logistics in the French revolution
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Charles dumouriez won here by letting every division be independently commanded and flexible
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Battle of Valmy
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Why did the colonists want to stick to a militia
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Didn't like their impressions of the British army, idea of the citizen soldier,
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Battle of the Nile
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British fleet commanded by horation Nelson destroyed French Fleet. Napoleon stranded, coul dnot leave or get supplie, Napoleon sneaks out leaving army behind
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Battle of Austerlitz
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Napoleon envelops Russian and Austrian troops, his greatest Battle, Turns attention to N. Prussia
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Continental System
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any ships outside, or that make it past the British blockade were confiscated by Napoleon, **economic war*
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Gustavus adolphus
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square to linear formations, volley fire linear formation, economy of scale
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Vauban
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Fortifications expert
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louisbourg
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French Fort vs. colonists, win port into Canada, Colonists win but England gave it back in the treaty
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Napoleon's introduction of the _______ allowed for semi-independent armies to operate separately but be prepared to cooerate on chort notice
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Corps system
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Spanish ulcer
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When Napoleon named his brother king of Spain, because he trusted him more, spanish dont like this foreigner, Napoleon forced to send troops and supplies to control the upising
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After the battle of __________Napoleon offered to abdicat
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Leipzig
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Battle of Trafalgar
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Important Naval battle of napoleonic wars, French and spanish fleet tring to get through strait of Gibralter, stopped by Horation Nelson, British strenght, break up line, ship to ship combat
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