Lieutenant Colonel

were told to deliver electric shocks to students whenever students had wrong answers on a quiz, sixty percent of the participants complied with their requests and delivered the maximum shock possible, which rather resembles the way Hitler’s lieutenant colonel Adolf Eichmann devised various ways to conduct Holocaust “efficiently” under Hitler’s order. I admit, the intensity of evil between the two cases is quite different, but that is not what really matters here. The important thing is that an…

Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox Parker Topham Mountain View High School The American Revolution was a time when great heroes were born. Heroes like George Washington, Paul Revere, and Samuel Adams. Another hero, although a little less well known, but still very important, was Francis Marion. Marion’s heroic acts that helped turn the tides of the war include: disrupting enemy supply trains, distracting the British troops, and inspiring the local rebels. Francis Marion was a plantation owner in…

• Trying to find liberty, a Jew from Poland named Haym Salomon arrived in New York. After the war had started, Saloman supported the rebel cause. • In 1776, when the British captured New York,, many patriots ran, but Saloman did not and got arrested by the British. However they thought he would help them, and released him. Saloman used this to release other prisoners. Saloman had donated 600,00 dollars to the new government, which was never repaid. Americans Divided: • The decision to be…

Historically, armed forces adapt tactics and invent new defensive and offensive equipment as a response to adversaries’ technology. The invention of the airplane illustrates this type of advance. Military forces responded to the airplane’s ability to conduct reconnaissance, bomb targets, attack air and ground targets, and perform sustainment operations by developing air defense technology. In World War I, the United States conducted air defense operations using three-inch anti-aircraft guns.…

The Battle of Coral Sea “People will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but they will always remember how you made them feel” (Lieutenant Commander Kight). The Battle of Coral Sea was the first air-sea battle in history and a turning point in the Pacific. It was a catch between the United States and the Japanese. Methodically the Japanese won but cleverly it was an American victory. The Battle of Coral Sea began on May fourth, 1942 and went to May eighth, 1942. It lasted…

The French and Indian war was a very curious conflict, and the way it began is even more curious. The start of this war can be traced back to a huge demand of beaver fur in Europe, and the competition between France and England for dominance over the most viable trapping territories. But during this war, one major figure in US history got thrust into the limelight, and that Figure was George Washington. In the Article “Ambition, Accomplishment, and acclaim” by Don Higginbotham he states that…

Washington however requested Hamilton to join his family aide and promoted him to lieutenant colonel. When he accepted Washington’s offer Hamilton, we worked side by side with Washington for the next five years. Washington called Hamilton his “most trusted advisor” however this was more of a desk job than anything else. Hamilton was the one…

School,"(Stoll, 1). Not long after finishing his schooling, Thomas set out to join the army. Within the army, there were many regiments. Thomas worked to transfer or upgrade himself through these regiments, leading to his eventual promotion to lieutenant colonel of the British Army in 1740. Close to five years after his promotion, in the year 1745, Thomas Gage was assigned to North America for service in the French…

The Battle of San Juan Hill was the engagement between the United States and Spain that concluded the Spanish colonial control. The most acclaimed unit that was in Cuba at the time was the “Rough Riders”. Led by Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt and Colonel Leonard Wood. The Rough Riders were camped along the Santiago Road in Cuba during the first day of July of 1898 getting ready for battle. The Battle of San Juan Hill was a pivotal battle for both antagonist. Teddy’s “Rough Riders” was a…

corps began shelling the Confederate lines at 8:00 a.m.Cleburne’s confederates prepared for battle, their line stretched to the south of Dallas Road. Confederates amassed an imposing array of earthworks in front of Cleburne’s line. According to Lieutenant Colonel Fullerton the men were not ready for the assault at 8:00a.m. so the Union began their assault a hour later. As soon as Wagner’s men advanced past the protection of the Union lines they met deadly fire from Confederate soldiers and…