Battle

The battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle thus far of the Civil War. Beginning on April 6, 1862 in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee and lasting just two days, more than twenty thousand confederate and union soldiers lost their lives. The violent battle was critical for General Ulysses S. Grant and the union because it secured the Mississippi waterway. It also demonstrated just how much grit it was going to take to win the war. America had never seen so much bloodshed in a single battle. It…

blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. As the Germans drove deeper into the Ardennes in an attempt to secure vital bridgeheads, the Allied line took on the appearance of a bulge--hence the name of the battle. Later that day, three German armies launched the deadliest and most desperate battle of the war in the west in the poorly roaded, rugged, heavily forested Ardennes forest. The once quiet region became bedlam as American soldiers flooded to attempt to push the Germans back.…

The Battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point in the Civil war not only because the Union forces won but the effects they had. The Battle of Gettysburg was the war when General Lee planned to advance into northern territory to make the north feel weak. According to Document B, both sides had horrific casualties. But the casualties were only half of it. Even though both had almost the same amount of hurt and dead they had different amount of soldiers in the beginning. The Union forces had…

winning a battle; as well as exploits made by how personally suited the strategy is to enforce army advantages or to restrict the disadvantages in order to equalize or empower the troops against the enemy. Using the various strategies of limiting troops, prolonging the duration of the battle, avoiding the enemy, and utilizing outside forces along with geography to limit troops and protect a city affect tactical decisions made by military leaders and influence the outcome of the battle or even…

Terrain As the battle of Thermopylae took place in the northern part of Greece, this naturally meant that the battle itself took place in the Spartan’s homeland. This therefore meant that the Spartans knew the terrain much better than what the Persian army would have. This is evident from Leonida’s battle which is featured within the film 300. This showed that the Spartans knew where would be best to lure the Persians in and where they would stand a better chance which is also evident due to…

The Battle of Midway has been described by some as a turning point in World War II. Occurring just six months after the devastating attack by Japan on the United States Navy stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan believing they had weakened and frightened the United States now felt it was time for a secondary attack and full blown occupation of the island of Midway. Chosen not for any resources or because it had great facilities; Midway was chosen by Japan because of the islands location.…

The Battle of the Alamo The battle of the Alamo occurred during a period when the Republic of Texas faced a bleak and uncertain future known as the Texas Revolution. American colonists were allowed to settle in Texas at the time under the New Mexican emperor Agustin de Iturbide. On 23, 1836, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began the 13 day siege of the Alamo. A moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in downtown San Antonio, into a shrine. There were several events leading…

major battle happened at the Second Persian Invasion from 480 to 429Bc. It was the battle of Salamis under King Xerses. There were several authors reported this battle with different view. Therefore, this essay will establish that, whereas Herodotus portrays the battle of Salamis as though it occurred directly after the capture of Athens, Aeschylus who fought at the battle of Salamis potrays it from the Persian viewpoint and provides different information compared to Herodotus. The battle of…

The Battle of Marathon began in the year 490 BC. The Greeks and the Persians first encountered each other on the plain of Marathon. This plain is only twenty - six miles from Athens (Hanson). The Greeks defeated the Persians at the end of this battle. The Battle of Marathon was the most influential battles on modern day politics, literature, and language. The battle is seen as a turning point in history. If Marathon had gone the other way, civilization would not have the language, literature,…

hometown of persia.When the greeks did that the parsians were furious.So they planned an attack on greece. The first battle that the persians had on greece was a battle called marathon.The first emperor planned this attack and they went there by sea.When they got there they were surprised by how the greeks were sitting there and ready to fight the persians.The greeks then won the battle and knew that the main army of persia was going to athens.The greeks marched there as fast as they could…