The Battle of Fort Detroit on August 15 to 16,1812. Unfortunately the British won this battle, It was General William Hull's fault, He lost hope when he saw a large British troop and Native Indian troops gathering outside the Detroit's Walls and instead of fighting, General Hull decided to surrender fort Detroit to the British without even trying to fight. They are very lucky that one of the British generals, General Isaac Brock allowed them to return to their homes, Unlike the other regular U.S troops, They have been captured as prisoners to Canada. Some Americans think that what General Hull's did is a disgrace to America's
Lee. George Meade, was born december 31, 1815 in Cadiz, Spain. Robert E. lee was born January 19, 1807 in Stratford Hall, VA. The Battle of Gettysburg was a way to try and stop Confederate general, Robert E. Lee from the second invasion of the north. It also occurred as a result of General Robert E. Lee's push north into Pennsylvania in an attempt to move the mass of the fighting in the east away from Virginia and into Union territory.
On September, 19, 1777, the British attacked we called it "The Battle of Freeman's Farm" it was a great loss and horrible catastrophe. They were about four miles north of American defence line and, about nine miles south of Saratoga. Ever since Arnold returned from Fort Stanwix it has been interesting. Despite there previously good terms in spite their prickly ego, Arnold turned against Gates and took one of his officers friendly to Schuyler dragging him into their bickering. At the end they seemed to have managed and Gates gave the the left wing for Arnold's defences.
The Battle at Trenton, probably one of the most significant battles of the American Revolutionary War, was a resounding victory for the Continental Army. General George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, was the victor more on the sheer complacency of British Commanding General James Grant and Colonel Johann Rall, Trenton Garrison Commander. December 25 and 26, 1776, will live in infamy for the British. Even though the battle was not a resounding crush to the British forces, General Lord Charles Cornwallis, General James Grant and General William Howe, had made a strategic mistake and now handed the upper hand to the Continental Army. It was a resounding victory for General George Washington, not only for morale but also because the gained strategic winter positioning. Yet all should have been for not. Had the British and their allied forces, the Hessians, used intelligence assets that were available at that time, General Washington would have lost the battle, and subsequently the war. Through
Fort Snelling was completed in 1825. It was critically placed at a river junction and the intersection of two major fur trade highways in what is now St. Paul, Minnesota. After the war of 1812 an Indian Agent was used to negotiate with the local Native Americans and protect the US’s interest in the fur trade.
In 1781 general George Washington and his 17,000 troops of the continental army and the army of France entered the city of Yorktown, Virginia. With Lord General Cornwallis he only had 9,000 troops to try to defend the city of Yorktown. This is known as the most important battle in the revolutionary war.
“Many historians consider the Battle of King's Mountain on October 7, 1780 to be the turning point in America's War for Independence.” (hankla)
While researching skirmishes and major battles throughout the Revolutionary War to find an artillery battle that exemplifies what we do as Field Artillery there was one battle that stuck out. There was no battle more glorious or more significant in shaping our great nation than the battle of Yorktown. Think of the Revolutionary War, visions of guerrilla-like hit-and-run tactics of the minute men causing confusion and exhaustion to the neat marching formations of Great Britain come to mind. Now consider the final battle of Yorktown; a small town on the Virginia peninsula flanked by the York and James River on either side. It seemed impossible that a small loosely organized and virtually un-armed
The Battle of Shiloh is also called The Battle of Pittsburg Landing and was fought April 6-7, 1862. The battle took place in southwest Tennessee, the western theater. An army known as the Army of Tennessee, lead by Ulysses Grant, advanced into Tennessee territory by route of the Tennessee River. While they were camped deep in Tennessee territory the Confederate Army of Mississippi launched a surprise attack on General Grant and his soldiers. General Albert Sidney Johnston and his second-in-command P. G. T. Beauregard initiated the first assault on the Union troops. Unfortunately General Johnston was mortally wounded. General Beauregard decided not to continue the attack throughout the evening. In the morning Grant’s army having been reinforced
When the war broke out in June of 1812, the American forces began preparing for the invasion of Canada but things did not go well at the outset. That is, by August, Brigadier General William Hull was forced to surrender Detroit to British Major General Isaac Brock (Hickman,
The Battle of New Orleans is claimed to be most outstanding United States victory of the War of 1812. Even though the Battle of New Orleans took place after the Treaty of Ghent, which was signed by both British and American men to declare the War of 1812 over, it was actually the last event of the War of 1812. British began planning an attack right after against the Americans with hopes as one last attempt to overthrow Americans before the treaty was finalized and after the Americans heard a word of planned attack they began defensive preparation. The Battle of New Orleans was an American victory which was led by President Andrew Jackson against the British which was led by General Packenham.
The Battle of Long Island was one important military battle between Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), and it is called the Battle of Brooklyn Heights. The Battle took place on Tuesday, August 27, 1776, after the announcement of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Battle of Long Island was a conclusive victory for the British which made George Washington, and the Continental Army forced out from New York to Pennsylvania. The British controlled New York City to the end of the Revolutionary War. The Battle of the Long Island took place after the Announcement of Independence on 27 August 1776. It was known as the first biggest battle at that time which destroyed over 300 building. The Battle took place at the southwest of Long Island, New York, which is Brooklyn now.
Prior to 1877, very many wars took place in America. Each individual war occurred for many different reasons, but most were related to settlements of certain tribes or ethnic groups. As for the War of 1812, this was a war between Britain and the United States; a war in which land and tribes were once more a main contributor. Many settlers and tribes were involved and affected greatly by the War of 1812, and many things occurred as a result of this war. The purpose of this essay is to address the many different aspects of the War of 1812 and the affects that it had on the United States overall.
Fort Sumter is located in Charleston, South Carolina. The fort is in Charleston's harbor. The fort was not even complete when war broke out. This was a big turning point for the United States of America. It separated the north from the south and in some cases it separated families. This war would impact how the United States saw slavery. It is the most deadly war that the United States has every seen in its history.
The Battle of Fredericksburg falls in a long list of failures of the Army of the Potomac during the first year of the American Civil War. Following the Battle of Antietam the Northern Army had the opportunity to defeat Lee’s army. However, Northerners, were shocked by Lee’s escape following this battle on 17 September 1862, and were further upset by Major General George B. McClellan’s procrastination in pursuing Lee and allowing General J.E.B. Stuarts daring cavalry raid into Pennsylvania around Gettysburg (10-12 October 1862). McClellan’s failure to pursue Lee’s Army is mainly due to his own lack of confidence, believing that he doesn’t have enough men or material in order to defeat the Army of Virginia. President Lincoln had finally
The firing on that fort will inaugurate a civil war greater than any the world has yet seen…you will lose us every friend at the North. You will wantonly strike a hornet’s nest which extends from mountains to ocean. Legions now quiet will swarm out and string us to death. It is unnecessary. It put us in the wrong. It is fatal. –Robert Toombs. (Boerner paragraph 2).