Battle of Cowpens

Throughout Frederick’s campaign, he “could not spare the time for a lengthy pursuit of a single enemy.” For example, during the Battle of Leuthen, Frederick devastated the enemy by killing 10,000 Austrians and taking 12,000 more as prisoners.” However, Frederick had lost 6,000 of his own and could not effectively pursue and destroy the retreating Army. In most battles however, Frederick “usually lost more men than his enemies.” The time-consuming aspect of siege warfare further inhibited the…

“The Snake Warriors – Sons of the Tiger Teeth: a descriptive analysis of Carib warfare, ca. 1500-1820” by Neil Lancelot Whitehead Neil Whitehead, in his article The Snake Warriors analysed Carib warfare, uses historical texts’ to interpret Carib war culture and society anthropologically. He does this by first, describing Carib military tactics prior to European contact, discussing social and ideological context they were deployed, and also to analyze the effect European contact had on the…

1. “Lischer introduces three types of military-humanitarian interactions: “humanitarian soldiers,” “aid workers as government agents,” and “humanitarian placebo.” What are the key features of these three types of militarized aid? What are their potential implications for aid organizations and their intended beneficiaries?” “Humanitarian soldiers”- Involving the military in the provision of aid can grow stability and help make allies with other countries. It can also strengthen government…

In 356 B.C. Phillip II and his third wife Olympias had a child named Alexander. At a young age Alexander was educated by a wise Greek philosopher named Aristotle. According to Plutarch, Alexander went against Aristotle’s advice to treat the Greeks as a leader, and the barbarians as a master (Plutarch 4). However, he treated them as friends and kinsmen so that his kingdom would not be filled with warfare, banishments and secret plots. In this way he could mediate and govern the world (Plutarch 4)…

young person with sentimental ideas about the glories of war. He enrolls in the Union armed forces and rapidly finds sides of himself he never knew existed. Him joining the army was a result of his mother telling him that he should never run from battle. “‘I don’t know what else to tell you, Henry, except that you must never avoid your duty, child. If a time comes when you have to be killed or do a bad thing, Henry, don’t think of anything except what’s right.’” (page 4) The trepidation,…

“ By the 20th century, military organizations confronted the problem of not only adapting to technological changes in peace time, but also the fact that war itself has inevitably turned up the speed of technological change”. The first Gulf War constitutes a turning point in the history of modern conflicts essentially because of the integration of technology into all levels of military operations. War was always been a declaration of hostility between two opposing groups clashed over a…

accomplishments. A hero is willing to give up and do anything that will help them succeed. When given the choice between living a cowardly life, and dying a hero most would choose the latter. “Beowulf” by an unknown author, is the story of a hero, Beowulf who battles several monsters, in the search or honor. Greed and a need for honor are Beowulf’s downfalls. Certain traits are deserving of honor, a hero should take responsibility for the safety of their people. and a person’s deeds, shape their…

Military revolutions are significant changes that alter both the fabric of societies and the nature of warfare itself. Revolutions in Military Affairs (RMAs) are technological, economic and doctrinal changes that occur within these revolutions. RMAs are useful in revealing how societies capitalize on military revolutions and use them to their advantage. Throughout history, nation states have used RMAs to exploit the advantages of military revolutions derived from the formation of nation…

through years of training. The vassals were also a key part of the military because they were the king's protection and fought in battles.A vassals job was to protect the king from being killed (Pattie). They were put into secret group during break battles.(GECOSAF5). Vassals owed the lords their military services and were loyal to him (Pattie). It was very important to be loyal to the leader because feudalism rotated around being loyal(Pattie) Chivalry knights very very important to the…

both of his battles, the odds were never in his favor. This did not stop him from remaining persistent and battling his disease. In his second battle with cancer, things were not looking so well for Zach. In the article “Zach Lederer wins over nation even in loss to cancer”, when Rhiannon Walker explains, “He had blood on his face, cords and IVs draping all over him, when he sat up and told his father to take a picture of him”(Walker 2). Zach not only stayed persistent in his own battle, but…