Colonel of the Regiment

arose in many shapes and sizes, the origin sprouting from the lack of regulations from the infant states. Examples of these conflicts can be found in all the colonies however South Carolina had the most brutal instances, especially in the cases of Colonel John Moffitt’s militia and Tory David Fanning’s militia. Both men fought in a manner they saw as acceptable, feeding the dynamic of a “just war.” These conflicts arose from both personal quarrels and the animosity felt between the opposing…

intelligence operations, which utilized Asian specialists with cryptonyms like The Mirza or E5, to develop a mixture association profoundly occupied with counterintelligence activities on the boondocks and inside the Indian subcontinent. Other than Colonel Creighton who, as Control, is normally English, Kipling's legends are all Asian: the Afghan stallion merchant, Mahbub Ali; the Indian master of disguises, Hurree Babu; and the mysterious agent E23. For Kipling, it was essential that…

provide humanitarian aid and restore peace, UNOSOM I was later replaced by the United Task force and after that UNOSOM II ("UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN SOMALIA I.”). Within UNOSOM II Canada had sent in soldiers from the Canadian Airborne Regiment (CAR) commanded by Colonel Serge Labbé (Dawson, Grant.). These Canadian soldiers had been responsible for the Somalia Affair, in which a few Canadian soldiers tortured and murdered multiple Somalians. One case within the Somalia Affair was when two…

“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…

Robert E. Lee found a way through the ravines that was not as deep which allowed them to get around the Mexican defensive lines. Lee’s determination proved victorious for the American army. He received many medals and obtained ranks as lieutenant and colonel for demonstrating military excellence during the Mexican-American War. It was during the Mexican-American War where Stonewall and Lee first met. With Stonewall as his "right arm," this meeting would be the beginning of hard fought battles,…

We snapped to and wondered what awaited us. The Sargeant Major introduced the Commander of the Training Brigade as Colonel Burns. The Colonel started out by welcoming us to what we fondly called ‘Fort Lost in the Woods,’ and told us the processing procedures for the next week. As a final note, due to someone’s lack of detail, our cold weather uniforms were not going to be available…

The Army of Northern Virginia and The Army of the Potomac warred for three years. Some soldiers fought over slavery; others fought to uphold the constitution. Despite the different reason for fighting, both armies succeeded in devastating destruction and death in the city of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In the novel The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara gives readers an inside look into The Battle of Gettysburg by expressing the emotional struggles and internal conflicts of the soldiers involved. By…

Defending the pass was a force consisting of the U.S. 1st Battalion, 26th Regimental Combat Team, a battery of French artillery, the 6th Field Artillery Battalion, a tank destroyer battalion and the U.S. 19th Combat Engineer Regiment. On the hills to their west was French General Welvert's Task Force Welvert comprising a U.S. Ranger and infantry battalion, three French infantry battalions, two U.S. field artillery battalions, four French artillery batteries and engineer and anti-aircraft…

Gettysburg (1993) eventually became difficult to sit through. The movie started off strong and fell short as the production dragged on for a duration of four-and-one-quarter hours. Through the contents of Gettysburg, we follow a story that spans a full three days, which aligns with the plot line of the book The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara. From the beginning, Gettysburg makes a point to align itself with factual historical figures, but misrepresents or ignores important aspects of the real…

uses her positive experiences with Miss Bingley to form her opinion, and will not budge from her impressions. A further examples of Jane’s constant optimism is the between Wickham and the rest of the Bennet family. Lydia travels to Brighton with Colonel Forster and his wife for one summer. There, she falls in love with Mr. Wickham and the two run off and are supposed to get married, according to Lydia. For a period of time, there are concerns in the Bennet household that Mr. Wickham may not…