The Battle of Kalavrye was fought in 1078 between the Byzantine imperial forces of general (and future emperor) Alexios Komnenos (pictured) and a force led by the rebellious governor of Dyrrhachium, Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder. Bryennios had rebelled against Michael VII Doukas (reigned 1071–78) and had won over the allegiance of the Byzantine army's regular regiments in the Balkans. Even after Doukas's overthrow by Nikephoros III Botaneiates (r. 1078–81), Bryennios continued his revolt, threatening Constantinople. After failed negotiations, Botaneiates sent the young general Alexios Komnenos to confront him. The two armies clashed at Kalavrye on the Halmyros river. Komnenos, whose army was considerably smaller and far less experienced, tried
Battle of Oriskany occurred on August 6, 1777, when the local Tryon County Militia attempted to come to the relief of the besieged Fort Schuyler (Stanwix). On July 30, 1777, the militia's commander, General Nicholas Herkimer, had ordered his men to begin assembling at Fort Dayton (located in the modern Herkimer area). By August 4, around 800 of the militia were assembled and ready to begin the march to relieve Ft. Schuyler. The militia brigade was composed of four regiments, mostly of Palatine German immigrants or descendants: The 1st (Canajoharie) Regiment under Col. Ebenezer Cox, the 2nd (Palatine) Regiment under Col. Jacob Klock, the 3rd (Mohawk) Regiment under Col. Fredrick Visscher, and the 4th (Kingsland-German Flatts) Regiment under Col. Peter Bellinger.
The battle of King’s Mountain is the topic that I have chosen. The battle was between the Patriots and the Loyalists. The Patriot’s militia was called the Green Mountain Boys and the Loyalist’s militia was the Hessians. The war happened in King’s Mountain, South Carolina on October 7, 1780. This battle was a great triumph for the American Patriots. That area was the death of the British militia leader Patrick Ferguson.
The Battle of Shiloh started on Sunday, April 6, 1862 and ended Monday, April 7 1862. General Albert Sidney Johnston was there commander and was forced to withdraw from Kentucky. In order to prepare for future offensive operations, he assembled his forces to the Corinth Mississippi. The Union commander, Major General Ulysses S. Grant retreated his army to the Pittsburg Landing spot near the Tennessee River. Grant's army made camp there to work on their line of offense near the Tennessee River. They spent their time drilling the raw recruits and waiting for reinforcements from general Don Carlos Buell's army of Ohio. Johnston needed to attack before Grant received reinforcements.
Who was the first one to fire in the Battle of Lexington? The Battle of Lexington was fought between the British and the thirteen Colonies. The day before the British and Colonist were already arguing over taxes. There are so many different sides to this story. This battle led up to the Revolutionary War. When the British and Colonist got together, the British stated, “Put down all your weapons, you damned rebels, or we will kill you all.” After that the Colonists’ captain ordered every man to take care of himself. Now I will tell you how I think the British shot first.
The war had begun in the spring of 1861 and somewhat ominously for the Union.
The Battle of Chickamauga took place in Northwestern Georgia on September 19th 1863 through the 20th. The Union army was led by General William Rosecrans. The Confederate army was led General Braxton Bragg’s. During the battle the Union came up on the confederate cavalry at the northern end of the war zone. When the day progressed reinforcements came for both sides. That same night the confederate army divides their army into two wings one lead by General James Longstreet and the other by General Leonidas Polk. At this time the Union was commanded by General George Thomas. On September 20th General Polk’s wing attacked Thomas troops. General Rosecrans acted by sending reinforcements. When he sent backup it created a gap in the Union’s line
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day in American history. The battle occurred in the Civil War, which claimed more lives of Americans than WWI, WWII, and the Vietnam War combined. It took place over disputes between the North and South. It was very interesting.
“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
. Battle of Saratoga (1777)- The Battle of Saratoga took place in New York between British General John Burgonyne and his troops, and American militia. The battle had several stages, but in the end General Burgoyne surrendered. This victory was important because it helped American embassadores in France win a military alliance with them.
The Battle of Takur Ghar, or Roberts Ridge, as it’s more affectionately called by members of the US military, occurred on March 3-4th 2002. Takur Ghar translates from Pashto as “Tall Mountain”. The battle became the most memorable part of a much larger operation called Anaconda.
On January 21, 1968 the Battle of Khe Sanh had begun. The Battle of Khe Sanh was conducted in Khe Sanh of the northwestern Quảng Trị Province. This is the Republic of Vietnam. This battle was one of the most important battles during the Vietnam War. This battle is important because of how many people were killed or injured, how it began, and the effect or news reports about the battle of Khe Sanh.
“A’ole TMT, aloha aina.” Today, Hawaiians are facing a huge impact on their culture and beliefs. Astronomers and scientist want to destroy Mauna Kea ( hawaiian sacred temple) so they can be ne’ele (nosey) and explore our solar system. Mauna Kea is located on our youngest island; Hawaii. Mauna Kea is a descendant of the sky father (Wakea) and the mother earth (Papa Hanau Moku.) As our sacred temple is in the process of being destroyed our the people hawaii chant “E iho ana o luna. E pi`i ana o lalo. E huli ana na moku. E ku ana ka paia”. In english this chant says, “we will stand together high and low and fight for our island until we are all united as one nation.” Many native hawaiians are getting arrested for standing up for what they believe in. Some police officers cry on the scene because as much as they want to be with their people chanting and protecting the aina up at Mauna Kea, they have to be the ones arrest their own people. According to national geographic, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. This dormant volcano stands at 32,696 ft- causing it to be the highest point in the United States and a potential site for the thirty meter telescope. ( para 2) Although the thirty meter telescope has been in the process for
The Battle of Verdun was one of the worst battles in history with a plethora of soldiers lost. Alistair Horne describes the Battle of the Verdun as “a soldier’s battle” since nearly one million soldiers were killed there and the battle lasted for three hundred days and nights. (Horne notes and Verdun slides) Moreover, soldiers Verdun witnessed endless bombardment, which meant their dead troops could not be buried. (Verdun slides) In other words, soldiers probably had to fight one another for space so they would not have to walk on the dead bodies since they could not be buried. Last, there were bloodier aspects of the Battle of Verdun besides shelter.
Introduction The goal of The Vietnam War was for a good cause, to stop the spread of Communism through southeastern Asia. The Americans worked alongside South Vietnam for eleven years and in the end, communism still spread in Vietnam though not past its borders. In that time there were an estimated 58,202 casualties, 303,704 wounded and 766 POWs. There were many battles in the war, all of which were important, but I’ve narrowed it down to four major battles. Ronald Allred was not in any of these battles, he still served our country.