Peninsula Campaign

The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. This battle brought about America’s bloodiest day, the product of Confederate bravery and Union command failure. Shortly after routing the Union Army of Virginia under Major General John Pope, General Lee led his own Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac into Maryland. Reasons for this assault included taking strain off the Shenandoah Valley which was referred to as” The Breadbasket of…

The downfall of the Aztec Empire in the 1500s was brought about by a very bloody and ruthless conquest orchestrated by Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés. Central America was devastated by the aggression of the European invaders who were ransacking every town for their valuables and subjugating the populace. Much of what is known about the events that unfolded comes from primary sources written by the Spanish participants or the stories written by the native Nahua people a generation or…

III. Body Matters---He Could be Alive Because I Do Not See His Body The policy of bringing all dead soldiers’ bodies after their death, together the ability of the advanced forensic techniques, raised the expectation of the American public---they would not accept the death of their beloved ones without seeing their bodies. A father’s remark that his son’s body is “critical to understanding that his boy had died,” represented the voice of thousands of bereaved families in the early 1950s.…

When investigating my question, what were the politics that started the First Crusades, I had to narrow my attention towards four central instigators, because a general agreement among historians- in the resources I utilized- occurred around these four vital reasons that started the war. The reasons behind the timing of the First Crusades are these major points: Islamic encroachment into the Byzantium Empire, past treatment of Christians in the Middle East, Christian duty, and Islamic disunity.…

The Confederates shot from the Wilderness at the Union soldiers.The trees and underbrush made moving hard because of the difficulty the troops faced to move in an orderly fashion and was extremely rough on the cavalry and artillery. Right after 5 am the Union second corps, led by Winfield Scott Hancock, drove back the Confederates nearly a mile. James Longstreet arrived to aid the Confederates helping the fighting to be even more intense than the first day of the battle. Unfortunately for…

South Korea became a nation in 1948 following a breakdown in negotiation talks between U.N./U.S.A. officials and the Soviet Union after the end of WWII. From this breakdown two countries emerged, North Korea and South Korea. A leftist communist regime materialized in the North under its leader Kim Il-Sung, and a democratic ideology was pursued in the South with the election of the first South Korean President Lee Sung-Man. For the purpose of the paper I will look at the country that emerged in…

However, Germany began a submarine campaign, threatening America’s commercial shipping, as well as making threats to attack ships entering the war zone waters around Britain. After the sinking of passenger ships the Lusitania and the Sussex, President Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany…

Aztecs Being Conquered by the Spanish and Cortes Sara Cabrera History 20 Leann King The Spanish and Hernan Cortes are very important throughout history. Conquering the Aztecs was very important to Cortes, who was captain. Him and his soldiers planned and landed in Mexico in 1519; with 550 men, sixteen horses, and ten cannon. Hernan Cortes was a soldier in the expedition of Cuba that was led by Diego Vasquez and then later they sent him to Mexico and they were…

The Battle of Sluys resulted in utter devastation for the French. Hindered by the crowded inlet, they were unable to maneuver effectively. Edward, capitalizing on the situation and with the wind in his favor, launched a relentless attack. English longbowmen rained arrows down on the French ships from elevated platforms, while English prows rammed into the immobile French hulls. The longbowmen paused their barrage to allow men-at-arms to board and engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat. The battle…

Balkan Union, who aspired to conquer Macedonia because Macedonia was already at war with Italy, thus it was weak. Later, Greece and Montenegro advanced against Turkey with military forces. Within weeks, there was destruction of Turks forces in Balkan peninsula. Russia played a role in the ceasefire, by using their influence on Serbia (Akhsanov, Rustomova and Motygullina 2015, 17). This event has two important aspects for the Ottoman Empire. The first…