Colonel of the Regiment

president, although, many would counter that his greatest success occurred before he even entered office. Three years before McKinley’s fatal shot through his abdominal tissue signed Roosevelt into office, Theodore Roosevelt established a cavalry regiment composed of a variety of men from countless occupations to assist in the Spanish-American War, called the Rough Riders, or Ted’s Boys. The Rough Riders were anything from congressional representatives to cowboys, primarily from Texas, New…

Describe The Action Allied forces landed on Gallipoli on the morning of April 25th but a combination of unexpectedly hostile terrain and fierce Turkish defense soon stopped any potential advance and the campaign degenerated into the familiar deadlock of trench warfare. In the Gulf of Saros to the north of Gallipoli, the Royal Naval Division carried out an unsuccessful diversionary attack aimed at convincing the Turks that the main attack was to be there. (Gallipoli.gov) Lieutenant General von…

The life and works of Edwin Hubble Edwin Hubble was born november 20, 1889, in Marshfield Missouri. When he was a child he loved both books and sports.He had a chance to be a boxer but instead chose to be a scientist/ astronomer. He is famous for many discoveries and tools used today. He before becoming a scientist he was in a war of some sort I believe it to be world war 1. He also i’m sad to tell later in life had some medical problems which resulted in his death. When he was young he was a…

The Belvedere is one hundred And twenty four years old. it was built by a steam boat manager J.russell jones in 1858. In 1883 he was forced into bankruptcy And the mansion was sold to John Ross In 1938. The house was leased to a city site for a museum. the Belvedere is also known as the model house because of its beauty and its 22 rooms. Also just a little structure has been changed on the inside so the building does not fall apart or collapse. The main rooms and the guest rooms…

A big person playing into this category is Theodore Roosevelt. During the Spanish-American War Roosevelt served as a lieutenant colonel of the Rough Rider Regiment, and became one of the most conspicuous heroes of the war. When he became president Roosevelt ensured construction of the Panama Canal and had many effective achievements in conservation. He also built up the United States navy, until…

His regiment was placed near Little Round Top and was told to defend it until the end to avoid letting the Confederates attaining a high ground advantage. Chamberlain’s regiment took two brutal attacks from the Confederates and he started to run low on men and ammunition. Someone suggested to Chamberlain that they retreat and let the Confederates…

Francis Marion was born near georgetown in berkeley county, south carolina. He was a leader of a revolutionary militia war in 1781. Francis was approached by one of the british officers to discuss an prisoner exchange. They were camping on snow's island south carolina. The british officer was so inspired by the way they overcome and commits to the cause. In spite of their lack of satisfaction provision, francis promptly switch there alliances and supported American independence. The patriots…

The Civil War was one of the most gruesome and most fatal wars ever. This war is known for families being divided, one son fighting for the Union and the other son fighting for the Confederates. Many lives were lost on both sides due to the close proximity of the gunfights and some lives were lost due to the lack of appropriate treatments to the soldiers. The doctors operated on soldiers in very unsanitary conditions, used non-sterilized tools, and did not have today’s antibiotics. John Buford…

Civil War was too protect te exposed frontier against Indian attack. In 1862, Nebraskans petitioned to their territorial government to organize a regiment for home defense because of the upraising of the Minnesota Sioux. They were granted permission to form Nebraska’s Calvary second regiment under the leadership of Colonel Robert W. Furnas. This regiment was originally made up of twelve companies stationed along the Missouri…

November 1780 Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton of the British Army hunted a man by the name Francis Marion. Lt. Colonel Tarleton hunted this man for seven hours through the backwoods and swamps of South Caroline, eventually giving up and stated “As for this old, fox the devil himself could not catch him.” Francis Marion would forever be known as the Swamp Fox. Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion was an important figure in history especially military history because; he was the pioneer of guerilla tactics,…