Musket

when the time came for the procession they had to go down a narrow, winding passageway between high walls in file. Suddenly the gates at each end were slammed shut and the Wali’s soldiers appeared on top of the walls and opened a murderous fire with muskets. All or possibly all but one of the Mamlukes were killed. More Mamlukes were swiftly hunted down and killed in Cairo and elsewhere in Egypt, to a total of perhaps 3,000. Obviously, we can take a note one of Mohamed Ali’s first personality…

Hernan Cortes was relentless and persistent with conquering of the Aztecs. He nearly exterminated his own troops in an encounter with the Aztecs known as La Noche Triste. The book centers around three distinct phases in order for Cortes to conquer the indigenous people. There were the Aztec insurgency, Montezuma’s death, and the retreat from Tenochtitlan. Most of the time out numbered in battle, Cortes managed to defeat the Aztecs in less than two years, making it one of the greatest military…

on the massacre saying that “others found it difficult to get their boat off the banks, as the rebels had placed them as high as possible at this moment the report of three guns was heard from the Nana’s camp. The mutineers suddenly levelled their muskets, guns opened fire from the banks, and the massacre commenced some of the boats were set on fire” (Source 3.10). This entry made by Sir Colin Campbell, who is a primary source and was able to give us prove that the Indians played a part in the…

Generalship of George Washington George Washington was the first president of the United States. He was also famous because of his generalship in the Revolutionary War. His contribution to American Independence is praised throughout the history, and Washington is even called the Father of United States. George Washington 's military strategies led Americans to fight back the British Empire. Without Washington’s leadership, America would not be able to become independent. On June 14, 1755, the…

My Boy to Be a Soldier” by lyricist Alfred Bryan and Composer Al Piantados stated it perfectly, “Ten million soldiers to the war have gone, Who may never return again. Ten million mothers’ hearts must break,” it goes on to say “Who dares to put a musket on his shoulder, To shoot some other mother’s darling boy? Let Nations arbitrate their future troubles, it’s time to lay the sword and gun away, There’d be no war today.” Not only were there many soldiers lost during the war but also may Allied…

Alejandra Saitas Mr. Raley American Literature November 21, 2014 Moby Dick Moby Dick: The Illusions of Good and Evil In 1851, upon the publication of Moby Dick, Herman Melville wrote to his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne, “I have written a wicked book and feel as spotless as the lamb.” Melville implies the confidence is derived from Hawthorne understanding his book, “a sense of unspeakable security in me this moment, of your having understood the book” (Melville 604). Hawthorne, a romantic, argued…

On April 12, 1861 the Southern Confederate forces declared war on the Northern Union forces at Fort Sumner in South Carolina after opening fire for 36 hours. Over the next four years, until April 9, 1865 when Robert E. Lee surrendered after the capture of Richmond, VA, was a gruesome war between North and South. Issues of trade, tariffs, state rights, and most importantly, slavery, were all reasons behind the declaration of war. Over the course of the four years, about 2.75 million men four for…

Ethan: So what is a Patriot? Cid: A Patriot is a person from the Thirteen Colonies who rebelled the British control. Ethan: What is a Loyalist? Cid: Loyalist were people who remained loyal to the British and lived in the Thirteen Colonies Ethan: Why did people become Patriots? Cid: Well people thought they were being treated unfairly by the British, because they were taxed without say by the British government. Cid: How many Patriots and Loyalists fought? Ethan: Most Patriots fought for…

John Adams- During Adams's presidency, a war between the French and British was causing political difficulties for the United States. Adams's administration focused its diplomatic efforts on France, whose government had suspended commercial relations. Adams sent three commissioners to France, but the French refused to negotiate unless the United States agreed to pay what amounted to a bribe. When this became public knowledge, the nation broke out in favor of war. However, Adams did not call for…

I… I… just can’t do it. *pant* *pant*. All I can hear is the raging pulse of my blood and Sergeant screaming at me to get up, yet I cannot see a thing because I’m even too prostrated to open my eyelids. I am beat, and I can’t take it any more. I have been training for 4 hours straight, 4 hours! What I have been doing is pandamonium. I have to do 50 triangle push-ups and after that, go swim 25 yards without breathing in ice cold water. No breaks. As much as I want to protect America, I can’t…