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    The Battle of the Alamo was a battle between Texas and Mexico.The battle of Alamo was the most famous battle out of all the other wars.There was a battle because Mexico was raiding Texas and Mexico said if the United States made Texas a state that they were going to go to war. The United States ignored Mexico, thus Mexico went to war against Texas. The battle of Alamo took place near the present day city of San Antonio.Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the general for Mexico during the…

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    2) Battle of Gettysburg: This battle is considered one of the most important engagements in the Civil War. This battle resulted in over 50,000 casualties and went on for three days. General Robert E. Lee won over the Union forces at Chancellorsville in May, 1863, so he thought it to be fit to invade the North. In June, Lee began to send his troops northward. He headed up the Shenandoah valley, overran the union Garrison at Winchester and moved behind the Blue Ridge Mountains, which were used as…

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    Minie Ball Battle

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    Ewell. Ewell came from Northern Virginia. He had lost his leg not too long before Gettysburg, in The Second Battle of Bull Run. That battle had occurred August 28th to August 30th, 1862. Ewell was filling in for Lee’s deceased last Lieutenant, Stonewall Jackson who died in battle. He had big shoes to full, he had Union soldiers running from him and his soldiers. At this time in the battle, the Union army had 9,000 casualties. The Federals were retreating but they were being fired at. At about…

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    The desire for Persian kings such as Darius and Xerxes on their expeditions into Europe could stem from a great number of factors. The desire for more luxurious goods may have played a large role in the campaigns as Xerxes is described as refusing Athenian dates until he can take them himself without paying. Another motivation could be derived from the military tradition of the Persians, as each ruler was expected to campaign and be skilled fighters, somewhat forcing the hands of the Persian…

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    Gettysburg ,PA. The Civil War was changed America History. On July 1, 1863 the Union and the Confederate had a war on Gettysburg. The war end on July 3, 1863. The battle at Gettysburg, PA is also called “the bloodiest war of the Civil War ___________________________________ As y'all people know we at war since April 12, 1861. The first battle was at Fort Sumter, SC on April 12, 1861. The amount of kills were pitty. Now we have the Gettysburg war that ended yesterday. They were 7,863 deaths…

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    The Battle of Gettysburg Battle Analysis SSG. Gonzalez Angel Army Logistics University SLC 18-526 The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was the largest battle of the American Civil War as well as the largest battle that took place in North America. The Battle of Gettysburg began in Pennsylvania on the 1st of July, and it lasted until the 3rd of July in 1863 (Staff, 2009). The Union’s Army of the Potomac under Major General George Gordon Meade consisted of about…

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    Why Black Hawk Down Should be Taught in Schools When most people think of high school english classes, they think of boring novels, plays, or poems written by men who died hundreds of years ago, they don’t think of action packed novels, or stories that tell real stories based on real people and their experiences. Even just the idea of studying real events, from real people, and learning from their point of view is exciting, and should make everyone ready to learn. And that’s the majority of the…

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    The Alamo Case Study

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    Although Bush had the conservative Republican family ties, and over $3.4 million in campaign contributions at the end of 2017, he faced a more contentious election battle in 2018 than he did in 2014, in part because of his project to restore the Alamo. Bush’s plan has been met with resistance by several groups, including some conservatives and Alamo enthusiasts. Former GLO Commissioner Jerry Patterson, who ran the…

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    The South’s Loss at Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg is considered the bloodiest of all battles, but it was the most important battle of the Civil War. The battle spanned three days, with fighting occurring from July 1, 1863, until July 3, 1863. Confederate General Robert E. Lee made the decision to take the offensive side and led an army of 60,000 rebel soldiers to the North. General Lee believed that advantage could be created by taking control of important military posts of the North…

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    Cartledge's Opinion Essay

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    Spartan’s history is difficult to come across or find. Until the early fourth century BC all Greeks made “heroic warriors”, but the Spartans were the one who actually trained for war. The organized their life from childhood around the means of being battle ready. One of the reason Cartledge give for their drive for military might was because they enslaved an entire population of Greeks and wanted to make sure it stayed that way productively to maintain their economic infrastructure (Cartledge…

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