Continental Navy

that organized a perpetual union. On March 1, 1781 and March 4, 1789, the rticles were in effect,when they were superseded by the constition of the United States of America. Then the Articles set up a national legislature that are raising an army and navy, declare war and negotiate treaties, borrow and coin money, run a postal system, and handle relations with Native Americans. Both of the states could send 2 delegates to Congress but they had only one vote. The Delegates from 7 of the 13…

fast, I had no idea what was going on. I finally got him to aknowledge me and he told me that General Cornwallis had settled his troops and men at the Cheasepeak Bay Area and that if we could get there and block them from leaving, then the french navy could block them from leaving by sea and they would be forced to surrender. He said this could end the war, so I didn't ask anymore questions. We abandoned all of our operations at New York and marched for Cheasepeak Bay the next morning. We…

Why the Brits Hit the Bricks The British Army was the most powerful army in the world and had successfully thwarted the major European powers that threatened their borders or interest abroad. However, the British lost the American Revolution because of the inability to apprehend or disperse Washington’s armed forces, The Franco-American alliance, waning support from Loyalists, and most importantly, the British failed to efficiently supply the Royal Army during the conflict. The Brits had never…

The 20h century saw the increase of countries with the desire of being a world power. Countries like Japan, Great Britain, Germany, as well as the United States, saw having a global presence through sea power as the foundation to becoming a world power. The increases of technology in ship construction was the catalyst for sea power with modernization and enlargement of ships, implementations of steel and steam, electrical systems, and the use of battleship naval ordnance. The Battle of Midway…

a multiplicity of navies on a global scale through the examination of European and American naval history referencing the particular effect of operational sea power. Mahan created lessons that could be universally applied and specifically analyzed the British rise to power as a…

development of other technologies that had to be outfitted to exemplify the aircrafts capabilities. Major impacts on carriers directly corresponded to the innovation of jet aircraft. “The potential of high-performance jet aircraft could not be realized by navies until the aircraft carriers also benefited from new applications of technology.” (Lautenschlager, 1984, p. 49) . Jet aircraft needed a new style of aircraft carrier that wasn’t…

Kyushu region. - She created and implemented a consolidated Detachment inventory system in order to centralize and create positive control over assets. She meticulously inventoried and tracked 1,200 Windows workstations, ensuring Outside Continental United States Navy Enterprise Network (ONE-Net) assets were secure and readily available during the FY 2014, FY 2015 and FY 2016 personal computer refresh; flawlessly prepared and executed the disposition of more than $1.4M in ONE-Net assets…

Although this war has been going on for years, one battle will decide the fate of this war—the Battle of Yorktown. Two commanders led to creating the building blocks of the future; their names were General George Washington, who was confident of a Continental victory, and Commander Cornwallis, who had his head held high and his back was turned and straight in this battle. Only time will tell what happened between the 8,890 British tropes against the colonists. Years of fighting and war; all…

The revolutionary war took in excess of five years, countless lives, and many turns both for and against the original thirteen colonies. General Washington proved time and again his resolve in fighting the British and sometimes the first Continental Congress. As stated by Harvey (2008), “ He was facing imminent dismissal as a disastrous leader and he knew it” (p.53). However, Washington remained undeterred. This was never truer than during the renown crossing of the Delaware River to attack…

per-established, he and two other riders set out to warn people of the oncoming troops. Paul job was to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams. After succeeding he reunited with his fellow horsemen and rode to warn those in Concord who had ammunition for the Continental Army. He and one of his fellow horsemen were caught; the other escaped to warn Concord. After being tried and released, he later became a Lieutenant Colonel during the Revolutionary War. After being warned by Paul Revere;…