Battle of Long Island

very good trader. They had a very strong fleet of hundred of weasels. But Cartage had a long history of making a peaceful treaty with many powers of the Mediterranean. In 509 BC, Carthage signed the treaty with Rome divides the influence and trade. They struggle with Greeks and local African tribes. The main rivalry over the Sicily and Sardinia with Greeks took centuries: (Wikipedia) First Sicilian War The island of Sicily, lying at Carthage's doorstep, became the arena in which this…

Life in the Continental Army consisted of many events, battles and also affected the lives of the soldiers. The Continental Army consisted of soldiers from all 13 colonies and after 1776, from all 13 states. When the American revolutionary war began at the battles of Lexington and Concord April 19th 1775, the colonial revolutionaries did not have an army. The army consisted of 26 company regiments which included New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut soon raised similar but smaller…

I would like to visit The Bahamas. The reason I want to visit The Bahamas is because I want see and swim in the beautiful water and stay at the Leaf Cay Resort . The Bahamas consists of 700 islands and 2,400 cays that divide the Atlantic Ocean from Florida almost to Haiti. Only 30 of the islands are located. The waters are crystal clear any can see your hand under water glistening from the radiation of the sun. Other reasons I would love to visit The Bahamas is for their beautiful beach…

Religious allegory shows the capability that the ultimate weapon of evil, fear, possesses over the weak in the battle between good and evil. The boys constantly change what the beast is because they cannot name what it is exactly because they have never seen it. The title of the book is Lord of the Flies, but it also has another meaning to it. This particular name stand for Beelzebub or the Devil. The very name of the book is titled the Devil and in this it must has religious context to it. The…

the age of sixteen. Burr continued his studies and enjoyed reading about military history and as a result of colonial unrest in 1774, he took an interest in Constitutional Law. Burr had a promising career in practicing law until he learned of the Battle of Lexington and how the British shed the blood of his fellow countrymen. Burr had an overwhelming desire to do his part and serve in the Continental Army. Aaron Burr’s military career began and would be filled with defeat, victories and…

The history portion of this project will focus on major events and dates for the Marine Corps. The United States Marine Corps was first established during the beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1775. Men ready and eager to battle were in high demand as the war against England was going to be a grueling one. A man called Samuel Nicholas began the recruiting process for the Marine Corps in 1775. Tun Tavern, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an old local brewery that is widely…

Exploration needs to happen and what better time to prove England can do it than the present? We soon arrive on Roanoke, but not long after arrival, and with the support of the people, I leave to sail back to England and promise a quick return. My goal in returning to England is to update Sir Walter Raleigh on the colonies condition. A fast update did not happen and it is a long three years before I return. Upon my return, I discover no trace of the colonists. However, they had, “carved these…

is due to the fact that he was gone for so long. This is partially because he had angered multiple gods, which caused his otherwise short voyage, to last years. In this epic Odysseus tells stories leading up to his stay on Calypso’s island. We hear of his arrival at the land of the lotus eaters, his fight with Poseidon’s one-eyed-son Polyphemus, the affair he has with Circe, his encounter with the deadly Sirens, the voyage he takes to Hades, and a battle with Scylla and the whirling waters of…

experience various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.” (James 1:2-4.) As in the first chapter of the book of James, battles are found in both Homer’s The Odyssey and Tim Burton’s film, Alice in Wonderland. The similarities between the characters’ experiences in The Odyssey and Alice in Wonderland suggests that Burton was influenced by Odysseus’ journey when writing of…

army retreated from combat as ordered by General Howe. This battle left 453 of the American troops captured by British forces, 83 were killed and 11 injured. Following this battle General Howe retreated to his home state of South Carolina. This grueling battle that took so much was only the start of the battle for Savannah. During the time after this battle Major General Howe was in serious trouble after retreating from battle and returning to South Carolina major General Howe was…