Artillery

the trench, they contained tunnels leading underground and into the trench walls. (Bunker) These underground dugouts were intended to provide safety from artillery barrages but also provided quarters for sleeping and space for storage, medical treatment, and command posts. While people lived in these trench walls they were protected from artillery barrages, this allowed soldiers to receive medical treatment from the illnesses caused by living trenches. Soldiers during the war had a tough time…

The lives of men in war are completely different than any ordinary day for someone not in war. They face many things that regular people couldn’t cope with. They have to worry about loud noises; the machine guns, diseases, and exploding artillery shells that often caused them to panic and lose their bearings. They only went forward because they were carried on by the force of the soldiers around them. Soldiers in war also lived with the persistent presence of death and watching people they loved…

On July 1st, 1916, the foundation of today’s artillery profession was forever established. The Battle of the Somme (otherwise known as the Somme Offensive) was actually a series of battles that spanned over 141 days, from July 1st to November 18th, 1916. The Battle of the Somme would claim over one million casualties in the end. Three hundred thousand would be killed in action, effectively making this battle one of the deadliest in history. The militaries of 1916 were very tactically…

Lieutenant Colonel Fullerton the men were not ready for the assault at 8:00a.m. so the Union began their assault a hour later. As soon as Wagner’s men advanced past the protection of the Union lines they met deadly fire from Confederate soldiers and artillery cannons. When the Union reached the Confederate barrier some of the soldiers tried to remove the obstacles in their path, this didn’t last long because men were shot down while trying to remove the impediments. Despite the difficulties…

Soldiers that fought in the trenches had to face the constant fear of death and pain. They became very aware of their own mortality as they faced disease and bullets. Artillery and machine gun fire and barbed wire tore through their friends’ bodies and laid waste to beautiful landscapes. It would have been very easy to despair and feel as though the world around them were being destroyed. However, one soldier was able to find hope and encouragement, even when surrounded by this world of human…

Longbows, Crossbows and Arbalests. Did Weaponry Developed well over the Medieval Period in Europe? Weaponry has developed very well, changing from very basic wooden spears and basic swords to sturdy, well-built Swords, Spears and polearms. As well as Artillery and Siege weapons that use recently discovered gunpowder to create more effective ways of taking over castles and land. Weaponry also incorporated ranged weapons, strengthening their battle strategies. Without the weapon advancement that…

Soldier's Heart The soldiers were and the danger faced on both side because there other soldiers were at the other side to fight the british. One of the officer had been hit on his left upper arm and was still holding a saber in his left hand and was jerking at Charley with his right hand. Charley started walking amid the explosions of shot and the ripping of bullets until he was clear of the smoke, and saw the other men walking with him. He thought that they could walk as they did in the…

P. G. T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, and Joseph E. Johnston. Dreux’s Cavalry Company was part of the personal escort of General Bragg and later, General Joseph E. Johnson. Private Montegut, as a light artillery member, was in some of the violent engagements of the war: Chickamauga, Murfreesboro, siege of Charleston and Battle of Averasboro, N.C. He also fought in the Battle of Farmington, and Corinth Campaign, Mississippi. Later he served under Capt. Gustave…

Exhaustion, low reserves, and huge loss of life on both sides made both them realize the defensiveness needed. The troops were ordered to take cover in trenches which were meant to be temporary but proved to be otherwise. Between 1914 and 1918, the artillery had hydraulic mechanisms so they didn't have to be repositioned after every shot. They fired…

The First of its Kind Clouds of something that appeared to be smoke reached the line of soldiers waiting to fight. Immediately, the soldiers began to cough, gag and choke. Their eyes started stinging and watering, and they fell backwards into the trenches. The soldiers tried to duck and avoid the smoke in their dugouts, but it soon followed. Those who did not fall ran trying to abandon the clouds of smoke, but this was no regular smoke (Kennedy 53). It was chlorine gas that German forces used to…