Bayonet

Had this been a standard US element without the Air Cavalry, an almost certain defeat would have been the logical outcome sustaining many casualties. Boudreau provided the final numbers on the battle by stating: “When the Pleiku Campaign of SILVER BAYONET ended on 25 November, troopers of the First Team had paid a heavy price for its success, having lost some three hundred troopers killed in action. However, they had killed 3,561 North Vietnamese soldiers and…

“I have long feared that my sins would return to haunt me, and the cost would be more than I could bear.” is a quote from the movie “The Patriot” starring Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin, Jason Isaacs as Travington, Heath Ledger as Gabriel Martin, and Joely Richardson as Charlotte. Directed by Roland Emmerich and produced by Dean Devlin. Distributed by Columbia Pictures in 2000 as CD format. The story takes place in South Carolina about one year into the American Revolution, 1776. A widower named…

white businessmen benefited from Hawaii’s economy, they were never satisfied. The Hawaiian League was unhappy with King Kalakaua’s rule and used threats of violence to coerce the king into signing a new constitution. This constitution, called the Bayonet Constitution,…

The Kent state shooting may 1970 students protesting the bombing of Cambodia by the U.S military forces, when the Guardsman shot and killed four students on may 4th. The Kent state shooting became the focal Point of a nation deeply divided by the Vietnam war. By 1970, thousands of people in the U.S were actively protesting the Vietnam war. These protests usually were peaceful and included such things as burning draft cards, fleeing to Canada or some other country to escape the draft…

The colonies struggled to defeat the british forces during the revolutionary war. Then the french joined, giving the colonies an advantage over the british. How is it that the colonies had an excellent general but lose most battles; they were ill equipped and amateurs at war. General Washington had advance strategies and had superior knowledge of border warfare, which would have led him to victory in many battles. His forces lacked supplies; such as weapons, uniforms, and had little organization…

about 80 yards away. They used small little pellets that where spherical. The muskets had to be reloaded every time they shot. They had to use a mallet to push the bullet down too. It wasn’t a very efficient gun. At the end of the barrel they had a bayonet attached to it. These where long knives attached to the gun. These were used to kill the enemy if they got to close or when they ran out of bullets. They would use there gun as a spear almost.…

and artillery. Bodies yet to be recovered lie all about, their wounds telling the stories of their demise. Skin covered in blisters and lesions, causing mustard gas. Limbless torsos meant howitzer fire. Pierced chests caked in congealed blood meant bayonet charges. Two months into the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the final major battle of World War I, the Americans had grown accustomed to such sights. Lulls in combat afforded them a chance to reflect upon the gruesome realities of war. Dead friends,…

One of the colonels of the Fourth Michigan, Colonel Jeffords, dies during the battle of Gettysburg, it is said that he was stabbed by a confederate soldier who was carrying a bayonet. He was just one of the twenty-two commanders that fell during the fighting in this Pennsylvanian town. The Twenty-Fourth Michigan was one regiment that had lost more men than many other Union regiments. The regiment lost a total of 397 men cutting…

gunner on their unit's private area. The Germans managed to kill six soldiers and wound three. This is when York took leadership and led a seven man patrol to victory. During the fight when he was alone, he managed to kill six German soldiers who had bayonets, with only a .45 pistol. He then was able to find a way to the end of the German trench and started to shoot everyone easily because they were in a line. In the end of the gun fight, 25 of the opposing troops were killed and the other 132…

imperialism, Europeans have been driven to thoughts of anger and hatred towards the anti-Europeans, which consist of Burmans and Buddhists. In the essay he writes “with another part I thought that the greatest joy in the world would be to drive a bayonet into a buddhist priest’s guts”, this shows thoughts of violence that are driven by this system of tyranny (source D). After this he also says “Feelings like these are the normal by-products of imperialism” supporting that…