Fort Mchenry The Battle of Fort McHenry was fought September 13/14, 1814. It was fought by Major-General Samuel Smith ,Major George Armistead,1,000 men (American) and Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, Colonel Arthur Brooke, 5,000 men. With their successful campaign against Washington DC, British forces advanced up the Chesapeake Bay to attack Baltimore. British believed that Baltimore to be the base of many of the American privateers that were preying on their shipping. Ross and Cochrane planned
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The first bombing site was on August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima. Hiroshima was one of Japan’s main city’s, it held a lot of importance for Japan in the war. The pilot of the plane that dropped the bomb was Colonel Paul Tibbets, and he was apart of the USAAF 393rd Bombardment Squadron. Hiroshima was the first target, but if for some reason they could not reach it, due to weather issues, the other targets would be Kokura and Nagasaki. Around an hour before the American bombers were near Hiroshima they were
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or indirectly told about the character. Austen described Colonel Brandon as, “He was silent and grave. His appearance however was not unpleasing, in spite of his being in the opinion of Marianne and Margaret an absolute old bachelor, for he was on the wrong side of five and thirty; but though his face was not handsome his countenance was sensible, and he address was particularly gentlemanlike” (Sense and Sensibility 22). This described Colonel Brandon as kind and simple. Austen also used more indirect
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O., May 4, 1861, and G. O. 48, A. G. O., July 21, 1861. Henry B. Carrington, a native of Connecticut, and at this time (1861) a citizen of Ohio, was appointed colonel of the regiment; Captain Oliver L. Shepherd, 3d U. S. Infantry, a graduate of the Military Academy of 1840, and a veteran of the Mexican War, was appointed lieutenant-colonel; Capt. Edmund Underwood, 4th U. S. Infantry, a native of Pennsylvania, whose original date of entry into service was March 3, 1848, was appointed major; and Frederick
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resistance. The town is important because it has a large coal mine. Colonel Lanser, the head of the invading battalion, along with his staff establishes his HQ in the house of Mayor Orden, the democratically elected and much-liked mayor of the town. As the reality of occupation sinks in and the weather turns bleak, with the snows beginning earlier than usual, the "simple, peaceful people" of the town are angry and confused. Colonel Lanser, a veteran of many wars, tries to operate under a veil of civility
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | History of the Tuskegee Airmen | History 130 Term Paper | 8/24/2015 | Abstract During the course of World War II members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, later changed to 99th Fighter Squadron, fought bravely for a nation that didn’t respect them. The Red Tails became one of the finest groups of aviators in American aviation history. They were an effective and efficient group and earned 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 Bronze Stars, and
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stories in a strictly linear progression, Faulkner violates all chronological sequences. Only a few specific dates are mentioned in the story, but a close reading makes it possible to assign certain sequential events. We know, for example, that Colonel Sartoris remits Miss Emily's taxes in 1894, and that he has been dead for at least ten years when she confronts the new aldermen. Likewise, we know that she dies at the age of 74. Using these facts, we can build a framework on which to hang the following
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Solider Ranks Recruit While on Phase 1 of training, soldiers will be stated as recruits. Private [PTE] When Phase 1 training is completed, new soldiers will begin at the rank of Private where particular title are different depending on Corps or Regiment. Lance Corporal & Lance Bombardier [L/Cpl][L/Bdr] A promotion as a Lance Corporal will be given after Phase 2 training or after 3 years of service as a Private Soldier. It is their obligation to handle a section with team of four soldiers
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Insight of a Spaghetti Western through the eyes of a girl Ultimately, Inglourious Basterds gives audiences around the country tremendous insight on the satire of a spaghetti western. The satire of a spaghetti western features American leads and foreign supporting cast. “The genre traditionally is a western fare, but the Spanish settings are very distinctive” (Hughes, 2004). The distinctive traditional settings in Inglourious Basterds include: decaying old houses, desecrated bodies, and a lawless
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children are threatened. He is the kind of man who knows how things work in the real world, who uses his skills of bribery, flattery, apology and deception to save these lives who have come into his care. The United Nations Peacekeeping force, led by Colonel Oliver (Nick Nolte), he see what is happening, informs his superior, asks for help and intervention, and being ignored. He distraught over the withdrawal of his troops, tells Paul to look at himself from a Western perspective to try and understand
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