Battle of Bunker Hill

holiday began on 29 January. Although his intelligence staff did not think the enemy had the capability or the intention of launching a major attack against Hue, the general was painfully aware of the city’s vulnerabilities. His division was tough and battle tested but stretched uncomfortably thin throughout I Corps. Two battalions of the 3d Infantry Regiment were west of Hue, one on a routine sweep mission and the other undergoing training at the Van Thanh Division School, while the…

the North as opposed to the South because of political differences in the two regions. Massachusetts was the leading contributor to this movement as the early battles which fueled the build-up of the American Continental Army in the North were fought in the boundaries of that state. These included the Lexington and Concord Battle of Bunker…

The American Revolution was inevitable because it was caused by various events that Great Britain forced upon the new thirteen colonies. The Civil war was also inevitable because the north and south wanted the nation run under different government and state rules. The difference between a Civil war and a revolution is that a Civil war is a war between states with in a country. A revolution is a profound change in society and the social structure, especially when made suddenly and is followed by…

four-year period. The battle with the most recorded deaths during the Great War is known as the Meuse- Argonne Offensive, which is briefly mentioned in Ernest Hemingway’s short story Soldier’s Home. The Argonne Forest is an area of land that is situated in France, about 150 miles away from France (The American Battle Monuments Commission). According to a New York Times columnist Richard Rubin, who visited the forest for research purposes, the land is composed of rocky ridges, steep hills, and…

Free Speech: The Guardian of our Liberties On June 15, 1775 our young country, low on ammunition and entrenched on a small hill, fought against the near invincible British Empire. Although this fierce battle only lasted three hours and ended as a victory for Britain, the Battle of Bunker Hill gave our forefathers the will to continue the fight. The fight for the freedom to speak against the monarch and his laws. Our forefathers face innumerous odds to eventually win the freedoms they were denied…

and their battle tactics were the most influential events that occurred in determining the colonists’ victory in the end. The American Revolution wasn’t the effect of one particular event, rather a series of Acts that Parliament passed that eventually lead to the war. The French and Indian War had drained the British treasury and left the country in debt. “In order to pay off his debt, he imposed taxes on the colonies without their consent.…

The American Revolution was from 1775 to 1783. The battle was fought between Britain and its colonies in America. What led to the Revolution? It began with the Proclamation of 1763, “The Acts” (Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, and the Tea Act) and the Boston Massacre. Also, another factor includes the Boston Tea Party. The British had advantages in population, money, Naval support, and Native American Support. The British disadvantages includes Ireland, the French, and the Whigs. The…

October 25,1764: Abigail Smith marries John Adam Richard Cranch, a friend of Abigail’s, starting bringing John Adams with him to the family library. This is how Abigail met John, at first they did not get along quite well. He thought Abigail was a wit, who lacked in tenderness and Abigail thought he spoke too much. As his vistas became frequent, they both slowly began to find something attractive about each other. After John graduated Harvard in 1755, he decided to study law. At twenty-six…

of the American colonies a battleground. April 1775 the British withdrew from Concord and Lexington where the Americans had victory over the army of General Thomas Gage in Boston. The patriots had disadvantages because they suffered in the battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. While searching for the military efforts the…

John Adams- During Adams's presidency, a war between the French and British was causing political difficulties for the United States. Adams's administration focused its diplomatic efforts on France, whose government had suspended commercial relations. Adams sent three commissioners to France, but the French refused to negotiate unless the United States agreed to pay what amounted to a bribe. When this became public knowledge, the nation broke out in favor of war. However, Adams did not call for…