Regiment

They were responsible for treating the sick and wounded of their regiment. Sometimes they would treat men from other regiments if they had to. Many injuries were caused by the minnie ball. The standard bullet for the war. It was made from soft lead. The most common treatment surgeons used was amputation. Hip amputations had a mortality rate of eighty-three…

Many countries at this time were in the need of men during World War 2. Many of them had colonies, and in these colonies, many men were willing to lay down their lives in the name of the Queen. My research question is, To what extent did the Indian Military contribute to Allied victories in World War 2 from 1939-1945? Indian soldiers were selected from many different castes, and religions, including Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs. Many, many soldiers were used extensively during the…

In 2012, I went to Cairo, Egypt to take armor captain course during 6 months and graduated in December 2012. When I returned to my Regiment, I was assigned company leader and after this assignment, I became the XO of the bureau of operation and training of the regiment and then the chief of the bureau during two years and several months. Since February 2015, I have been assigned the XO of an armor battalion and really it has been a tough and important…

Introduction to Where I Work I am currently employed in The Canadian Armed Forces which is the unified armed force of Canada. This unified group consists of air, land and sea forces referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), I am in the Canadian Army. Personnel may belong to either the Regular Force or the Reserve Force, I am a regular forces member, simply meaning I serve full time. Some reserve members may serve full time as well.…

The famous movie Glory, was about an African-American regiment that was created and called the 54th Regiment. The men who were part of this regime trained very hard and long and prepared to fight in many battles that came in their way and they were also consisted of groups of runaway slaves. Also, these large groups of men were one of the first official African-American units in the United States during the Civil War. The regiment was authorized in March 1863 by the Governor of Massachusetts,…

credited to saving General Knox’s brigade from complete destruction or capture by overall command of the brigade and leading them through hostile territory to safety. In June of 1777, Burr was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and assigned to “Malcolm’s Regiment” where…

dropped and Coast Artillery and the Field Artillery became separate branches of the United States Army. The Field Artillery batteries were consolidated and developed into six field artillery regiments. Then in 1921 and 1922 in recognition of the growing threat of air attack, two coast artillery regiments were activated as an antiaircraft artillery branch. The Coast Artillery and Field Artillery branches were consolidated into the Artillery Arm with plain crossed cannons as the Arm’s insignia…

Henry and his regiment start their first battle off strong. “He suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to look at a menacing fate. He became not a man but a member. He felt that something of which he was a part--a regiment, an army, a cause, or a country--was in crisis. For some moments he could not flee no more than a little finger can commit a revolution from a hand.”(pg. 25) Henry felt courage when reinforced by the other members of his regiment. This shows how courage is easily…

African Americans who joined the Union army, and the issues they are faced with. Although being allowed to fight with white Union soldiers was a turning point for them, they still experienced racism and abuse from many. After accepting to lead a black regiment, Colonel Robert Shaw is confronted with making difficult decisions: following the ways of white officers or standing up for the African American soldiers. Glory shows the reality of the Civil War through the eyes of both, Colonel Shaw, and…

African Americans and The Civil War The Civil War was a hard time for African American Soldiers and their families. Although it is usually thought of as “the war on slavery,” that does not mean that the union treated the newly freed slaves equally. One hundred and eighty thousand African Americans in some 163 units served the Union Army. They served and gave their lives for our country just as the white soldiers had. However, they were not nearly treated the same. African Americans faced great…