...second time of the war. The Union forces, under the command of General George Meade, were already at Gettysburg. General Lee believed that invading the North would force the conflict away from Virginia and divert troops from Vicksburg. Invading the North would also take pressure off farms and the breadbasket of the South, the Shenandoah Valley. Any Confederate victories in the North would encourage Lincoln to negotiate a settlement to end the war. It would also gain the attention of France and England, two countries which the Confederacy courted for resources. Before the battle, Confederate General Henry Heth brought 7,500 troops down from Chambersburg where they encountered minimal Union resistance and...
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...Alice Li HIST 1572 Battle Field Analysis: Gettysburg The 20th Maine In the summer of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a second call for volunteers . Because so many Maine men responded to the call for volunteers, the state collected the extra men from various regions and collected them to form the 20th Maine, the last of the state’s three-year volunteer infantry regiments. While other Maine units consisted of men from roughly similar areas, the 20th came from all over. At its’ initiation, the infantry had over 1,600 troops . Most were farmers and lumberman before the war and barely a handful of the men had any military experience. But these men had seen hard labor and were familiar with firearms. The commanding officer was Colonel Adelbert Ames, who was a graduate of West Point and recipient of...
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...A. Judson Clark which was the commanders of the brigade. 1st New Jersey Light Artillery, Battery B was by Captain Adoniram Judson Clark. It brought 143 men to the field serving six 10-pounder Parrott Rifles. Lieutenant John K. Bucklyn commanded the 1st Rhode Island Artillery, Battery Echo. He achieved the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Chancellorsville the previous month. Bucklyn suffered wounds on July 2, and Second Lieutenant Benjamin Freeborn took command in spite of suffering wounds himself. Battery E brought 116 men to the field serving six 12-pounder Napoleons. Captain George B. Winslow commanded the 1st New York Light Artillery, Battery Delta. It brought 116 men to the field serving six 12-pounder Napoleons, and lost...
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...The Seven Days battle ended with the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862. George B. McClellan set his reunited army of 89,000 troops on Malvern Hill in Henrico County, Virginia, approximately 2 miles north of the James River, inviting a confederate attack. The confederate leader, Robert E. Lee, ordered his men to set up two grand batteries. However, Lee’s orders were unclear and vague. His forces arrived late and the two grand batteries failed. The Confederate lost the battle to the Union and it was the end of the Seven Days Battle. The main leader of the Union was George B. McClellan, the great organizer of the Union Army of the Potomac. He began his military career after entering the United States Military Academy of 1842 and graduated...
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...restrictive nature for any type of ground maneuver force (Filled with portions of dense woods and large boulders). However, on the afternoon of July 2, 1863 the successful defense of this small hill by the Union Army decisively changed the outcome of the Gettysburg campaign. The Battle of Little Round Top was essentially a brigade level battle between the left flank of the Union Army occupying...
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...Confederate defenses. General Lee understood the importance of not allowing the attack to turn the battle; he committed his reserves under the command of BGs Early and Taliaferro. These forces were able to neutralize the Meade and Gibbons’ attempt to break the Confederate lines15. His ability to direct his subordinates to take action in accordance with his end state greatly supported his ability to lead the Army of Northern...
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...Dr Seuss’s The Butter Battle Book, written about the butter side-up Yooks and the butter side-down Zooks, is just one of his greatest, well-known books. In The Butter Battle Book is the story of the back and forth conflict between the Zooks and Yooks trying to out do each other with inventions of machines. Throughout this book Dr Seuss uses his narrative elements like his rhymes of course, theme, and allusion to hook the reader and make it enjoyable to read. The way he uses these devices in a lot of his other popular books people know as Green Eggs and Ham or even The Cat in the Hat, is the reason people say he’s one of the best authors and in result makes him so successful. As everyone knows, Dr. Seuss is one of the best at writing...
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...When looking at the children’s story, The Butter Battle Book, by Dr. Seuss, the alternative perspective suggests that the story is attempting to represent the conflicts between the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War. To begin, there is clear evidence of tension between the Yooks and the Zooks due to their differences. The dispute between the two sides is that the Yooks eat their bread with the butter side up: “But we Yooks…honest way!” (Seuss. 6), while the Zooks consume their bread with butter side down: “It’s high time…side down!” (Seuss. 5). This relates to the tension built up between the US and USSR during the Cold War due to their different ideologies. The US was capitalist and had a democratic government, while the Soviet...
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...The premise behind the Civil War was to subdue the Confederate rebellion and restore Federal law in the Southern states. The Battle at Bull Run was the first major land battle of the Civil War with the intent to take control of Richmond, which was the capital of Virginia and of the Confederacy. Leaders thought by controlling Richmond they would cause an early end to the uprising. Immediately after taking command, Brigadier General Irvin McDowell came under pressure from President Lincoln to launch a decisive military operation against the Confederate Army. Unfortunately, McDowell ineffectively used many of the mission command variables in his attempt to defeat the Confederate rebellion resulting in numerous casualties and Union retreat back to Washington. Some keys points of mission command discussed in this paper include whether or not McDowell understood the operational environment, did he visualize the results of the operation along with successfully describing the end state to his staff to gain a shared understanding. Additionally, to discuss McDowell’s effectiveness directing all aspects of the operation, continually assessing the situation to make...
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...The Battle of Trenton: A Battle Analysis The American victory in the battle of Trenton could not have come at a better time for Colonial forces. The fledgling army of the United States and seen multiple defeats and was on the verge of collapse. The quick victory over the professional fighting force of German Hessians did much to boost morale and solidify General George Washington’s command. The battle also taught General Washington a valuable lesson about intelligence. While a relatively small engagement compared to many other major historical battles, a Battle Analysis will show the impact was far reaching and had intelligence assets not worked out, could have easily been a disastrous defeat for the Americans. Defining the Subject On 26 December, 1776 American forces under the leadership of their commander-in-chief, General George...
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...The Battle of Cantigny was the first American engagement in World War 1 in 19178. The First Division of the United States Army successfully captured the town of Cantigny, France from the German Army which marked the first time an American unit seized enemy territory during the war. The battle was fought May twenty-seventh through the thirty-first where the American Army suffered approximately 1,600 casualties’. Davenport discusses viewpoints from many of the soldiers throughout the war including Samuel Ervin and Samuel Parker. These soldiers were introduced to a new style of fighting, known as, trench warfare, and new technology such as artillery, machine guns, flamethrowers, grenades and poison gas. This battle provided an immense step toward an allied victory because it showed the American Expeditionary Force’s strength on the western front which ended the war a year after their arrival. Davenport revisits America’s first fight of World War 1 in an effort to pull the battle away from the forgotten past. The doughboys that first landed on European soil during the war are largely forgotten but should be remembered for their sacrifice. The sole reason it is forgotten is because...
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...The American Revolution is perhaps the most important war in the entirety of U.S. History. The Revolutionary War would lead to the realization of America as a sovereign nation in the eyes of their former rulers: England. Throughout the Revolutionary War, artillery was used in many major and minor battles. Perhaps the most prominent example of ways artillery swayed the course of the war, would have to be during The Battle of Yorktown, the last major land battle of the American Revolution. The Battle of Yorktown took place on or around the dates of 28 September through 19 October 1781 in three major phases; the initial bombardment, the assault on the redoubts, and the final bombardment. Throughout the course of the battle, a plethora of different...
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...Many battles could have had a different outcome if we would put more trust in or rely on intelligence without needing to validate the intelligence with another intelligence source. The Battle of Kamdesh was certainly one of those battles. The battle took place just before 0600 on October 3, 2009 on Combat Outpost (COP) Keating and nearby Observation Post (OP) Fritsche in the Kamdesh district of Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. Nearly 60 Soldiers of Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, along with Afghan National Army Soldiers (ANA), fought an enemy force of about 300 Anti-Afghan Forces (AAF) fighters. [1,2] The battle took place in the Consolidation II portion of the Operation Enduring Freedom Campaign in Afghanistan. The AAF likely attacked COP Keating in an effort to stem the flow of...
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...Critical Reasoning and Battle Analysis of the Battle of Princeton The Battle of Princeton was a great victory for the Americans during the Revolutionary war. Had General Mercer and John Haslet not been killed along with other American officers, the victory would have been even greater. General Washington could have utilized the momentum from his victory at Princeton to advance his troops upon New Brunswick before the winter encampments. The battle of Princeton occurred on the morning of 3 January, 1777 just nine days after the American victory at Trenton. The battle will forever remain a key American victory. My writings will illustrate in-depth analysis of General Washington’s and Colonel Mawhood’s initial movements that could have led to a more one-sided American victory at Princeton. Subsequently, General Washington could have won that war sooner if he continued with a follow on mission to...
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...BASIC BATTLE ANALYSIS: (Student Handout 1) Study Guide for Battle Analysis Overview: 1. General: The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College developed the battle analysis methodology to help its students structure their studies of battles and campaigns. The format can be easily applied by any military professional seeking insight from historical battles and campaigns to help deepen his/her understanding of warfare and the profession of arms a. The battle analysis methodology is a process for systematic study of a battle or campaign. b. This process takes the form of a checklist that ensures completeness in examining the critical aspects of the chosen subject. c. There are two forms of the Battle Analysis: Basic and Advanced. Both utilize the same four steps, but the Advanced is more complex and detailed. Also, the Advanced analyzes the strategic influences on the battle. 2. Format: The checklist is divided into four steps, each of which builds on the previous one(s) to provide a logical order for the study. a. The four steps are: (1) Define the Subject/Evaluate the sources. (2) Review the Setting (Set the Stage). (3) Describe the Action. (4) Assess the Significance of the Action. b. In the first step, you decide what battle you are going to study. In the next two, you gather the information necessary for a thorough and balanced study, and organize it in a logical manner to facilitate analysis. In the last...
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