Siege of Boston

Also known as the Battle of Yorktown Siege of Yorktown battle broke out in 1781, General George Washington led the American and the French army led by Count Rochambeau joint British siege of Yorktown barricaded, and eventually won a decisive victory. In the American War of Independence, the battle is generally considered the last major land battle. After the surrender of Cornwallis's army, the British government decided to negotiate and end this war. In 1780, 5,500 French troops landed in Rhode…

On December 12, 1780, Major General Nathanael Greene took command of an out of shape army consisting of 2,500 soldiers. The army was brought back into shape at a camp sixty miles southeast of Charlotte, North Carolina with the help of many officers including Daniel Morgan. General Nathanael Greene next divided his force into three commands. Each of the three units would be prepared to attack Cornwallis’ army. Cornwallis heard word of Greene’s strategy, and decided to divide his command too.…

THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL Bunker Hill is part of the Charleston peninsula, located between the Mystic and Charles Rivers. This area is known as Dorchester Heights in the southern part of Boston. From there you could see Boston and the Harbor. Colonist knew that the British were gathering just off the coast decided they must prevent this buildup. So on the evening of June 16, 1775 Colonel William Prescott led more than twelve hundred soldiers from Cambridge to fortify the area around…

The British army under General William Howe and Lord Charles Cornwallis deserted all of their posts in New Jersey and journeyed towards New York. British General John Burgoyne had orders to gain control of the Hudson River valley and Lake Champlain. Burgoyne's plan to take control of the New England colonies involved his troops traveling south across Lake Champlain to capture Fort Ticonderoga. From there his force would advance toward Albany, New York to meet General William Howe’s forces…

“Bad things will happen, and I have learned to accept that, but if bad things didn’t happen to us, if we didn’t have those moments of weakness, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy the good nearly as much,” said Rebecca Denny in 2011 (Truesdell). On April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed by Anti-Government militant Timothy McVeigh and Co-Conspirator Terry Nichols. The Oklahoma City Bombing was known as the most threatening terrorist attacks to happen in the…

The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga British interests led them to Fort Ticonderoga on July 2nd, 1777, with the purpose of besieging the fort to reclaim it from the Americans. The British army consisted of 7,000 regulars, and 800 Indians/Canadiens; a significant amount of men compared to the garrison of 3,000 regulars at Ticonderoga. The British advanced and eventually set their eyes on the height of Sugar Loaf, and afterwards set up their encampment there, as the prospect of having a height advantage…

Charles Cornwallis was a very important person when it came before the American Revolutionary War. He was born on December 31, 1738 at Grosvenor Square, London, United Kingdom. He was born into an Aristocratic Family. He was the eldest of two. Charles received his education at Clare College, Cambridge. He also went to Eton college and Turin Military Academy. Although he was well-educated, Charles decided to enter the military, rather than doing pursuing the life of leisure. He decided to…

"fall" faster. the word 'Trebuchet' derived from the Old French word 'Trebucher' meaning to throw over and was also known (along with many other english siege weapons) as the Ingenium from the Latin word ingenium meaning ingenious device! it incorporates mathematical equations that took centuries to perfect and was truly the most devastating siege engine of its time. The concept…

The Bombing of Oklahoma City was one of the horrific acts of a serial killer in American history that occurred on a sunny morning in April 1995. Timothy James McVeigh was born on April 23, 1968, from his parents Bill and Mickey McVeigh who was permanently separated. Timothy McVeigh joined the U.S. Army in May 1988 where he met Terry Nichols in basic training in Georgia. Later in their Army career, they both served at Ft Riley, Kansas. In 1989 Terry Nichols received honorable discharged from the…

The documentary Oklahoma City was about the 1995 Oklahoma City truck bombing conducted mostly alone, by a white anti-government Christian terrorist name Timothy Mcveigh. This documentary shows all of the people and events that lead up to this one man carrying out the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building, taking 168 lives and injuring 680 more. It shows how multiple out of state racist movements, government missions, and people arrests influenced a few people to do something so…