Battle of Long Island

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…

nation went through a major battle known as the Civil War. It was a conflict where 620,000 American soldiers died because of the different viewpoints between the North and the South. The years following this great battle molded our nation to become the land of the free and the home of the brave. The next 50 years for the United States of America were marked by the quest for freedom of different sorts, expansion as a nation, and modernization. It began with the hard-fought battle for freedom of…

He set himself, once again on another long voyage. This time he was looking for a passage to india, (as he had done once before and failed). Aboard this time was his brother and a more dear crew members. They drifted along the edge of florida. Until they ended up the Caribbean sea. The crew spotted an island far off and decided it seemed vacant and varied in plants and animal life and went to explore it. It was nothing too…

of the Caribbean islands. Europe looked at the islands as basically money for them; they yielded things that Europeans use in their daily lives and can also make profit of off. In addition to colonizing Caribbean islands, they occupied a few African countries and India. European colonial powers literally used these countries as factories for their own personal benefits. They came to these countries and basically took over, running every operation that happened on the island. They sold the…

to explore and conquer the Atlantic island groups to the west and south; and the exploring, trading, and…

thinking about wars and battles sends chills down my spine. I mean the thought of bloodshed, guns, cannons, loud horns and screaming civilians is something I hope never to experience. This brings to the Bataan Death March, which took place in 1942. It was a battle as if no other many people lost their lives. Throughout this paper, we will discuss the history concerning the Bataan Death March, the beginning, the plan of the battle, the Death March, and the end of the battle. The key players in…

least that’s all I know) Perry was a good leader because not only was he an American naval commander, but he destroyed the British at the Battle of Lake Erie. During the war against Britain, Perry supervised the building of a fleet at Erie, Pennsylvania. He earned the title “Hero of Lake Erie” for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie. Perry was also awarded a Congressional Gold Medal and the Thanks of Congress. His leadership aided the successful results…

came with realization that I could transform my world of boredom into a world of excitement. I would say to myself "One day I will live to see America". Little had I known that day would come sooner than later. My world lay in shatters as I realize my long anticipated dream lay in shatters. I came to America, a stranger baffled by everything around me with nothing to offer. The white flakes of snow that cold February, never-ending movement of vehicles scattered across the highway. Everything was…

The Kokoda Campaign is one of the most famous and well-known battles faced by the Australian soldiers in World War II. The battle continued over a four month period thought New Guinea and surrounding islands. The main purpose of the campaign from the Australian side was to protect New Guinea from the Japanese whose plan was to invade and claim their land as their own. This is known to be one of the bloodiest campaigns of the World War with the trail being extremely narrow and no where to hide…

General Tomoyuki Yamashita, known as “Tiger of Malaya” and “the Beast of Bataan,” was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War 2. He also was the supreme commander of all Japanese forces located in the Philippines in which he would later soon be known for the most remarkable single victory of the entire (Pacific) war – the fall of Singapore. Leading the invasion of Malaya and Singapore for around two months ended with Winston Churchill, the former British Prime Minister, to…