Battle Of Kokoda Research Paper

With the bombing, Australians saw many changes in their lifestyles. The attack meant that the war was coming to Australia, and that many Australians had changed their lives afterwards, to serve in the war effort. This primary source is a photo taken in February 1943, one year after the bombing, in which it shows Indigenous men herding cattle near Darwin for the production of food rations. Many Australians undertook manual labour such as producing food for soldiers and the public, and maintaining military vehicles.

The reason japan raided and attacked Australia wasn't because we were a threat to them and we were going to invade them it was because their leader wanted to invade and attack and colonise Timor how ever Japan thought that if they invaded Timor they somehow thought that Australia would either invade japan of worse ruin their planes and help defend Timor and help fight of the Japanese. This attack was not provoked, Australia was going up against Japan in the war but was not considered a threat to them due to the fact that they were aided with America.

As the Kokoda fighting began in July 1942 , the scheme of both sides was in transition. The Japanese felt it was time to defend their gains, and halt the fighting and advancing. But the Allies were thinking differently. Having massive amount troops, ships, aircraft and supplies in New Zealand and Australia, they made the decision to launch a counterattack to defend and retake some of the islands that were occupied by the Japanese. Papua had no particular resource that they desired, but it was a useful link in the chain of defences of the newly conquered area of Japan. So because Japan was quickly gaining new lands closer to Australia, posing a threat to Australia’s safety, the battle of Kokoda was the most important Australian-fought victory, in terms of winning the war. The campaign helped to shape Australia’s post-war training practices and military operations. Although it was not they first victory against Japan, it allowed the allies to make thrust forward through ‘island hopping’ and ultimately win the war. Kokoda was the battle that ended Japan’s dominance and permitted the Allies to go on the offence. Australia greatly learned from their Kokoda experience, and subsequently improved their strategic thinking. They learned to not purely rely on naval defences, and realised that they cannot just let other countries dot the fighting. “…the modern Australian professional army was

Over a thousand women and 900 children left by sea, carrying little luggage as they were to board onto their hot, sweaty and overcrowded boats. The rest left by plane, road and train with no more than 24 hours notice prior. Nevertheless, the two raids resulted in no less than 240 casualties, and they left the remaining citizens at Darwin in chaos and panic.

Kokoda trail was one of the most significant battles Australia had fought in World War two. There are many reasons to why the Kokoda trail was significant as it denied the Japanese to attack Australia. This campaign began when the Japanese landed in Papa New Guinea on July 1942. There were two countries involved in this campaign Australia and Japan and also troops from America supporting the Australian force. This event took place in Papua New Guinea on the significant Kokoda trial.

When it rains the slopes become rivers of mud.” The trail that the Japanese took became known as the Kokoda trail. Within six months the trail became soaked with the blood of thousands of Australian and Japanese soldiers. By September the Japanese were exhausted and not used to having to fight hard across mountains and they had run out of many supplies as identified by ‘Kokoda’ (n.d). Ewer (2011) outlines that in October 1942, the Australian troops allied to USA pushed the Japanese back along the Kokoda trail to bases on the Sonoma Sea Coast, they went on to take the Japanese bases of Gona, Buna and Sananada.

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.

“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)

Australia had already been threatened by the Japanese when they bombed Darwin, Broome and Townsville and also when the Japanese submarines entered Sydney Harbour (Australia Oxford Word Humanities). At the time Australian citizens were terrified for their safety, so Australia had to gain victory at the Battle of Kokoda. Australia and Japan fought for the control of Port Moresby as it held an important tactical position and it contained and airfield which could be used to move troops overseas to fight as well, since Australia won it forced Japan to use the Kokoda trail to advance on the city and make a base for attacking the Australian mainland. Having gained victory after the battle of Kokoda, Australians moral was significantly boosted due to the fact that they had won against staggering odds,

The Battle of Kokoda was extremely significant for Australia in World War Two, not only because of the bravery shown by young Australian men, but of the outcome of their triumphant adversity. The Kokoda campaign not only saved Australia from potential isolation and possible invasion but was a victorious battle for Australia which led to the further improvements in Australian military procedures and subsequent war processes. Furthermore, our secure tactical location at Port Moresby prevented the Japanese army from invading it. The fearless and courageous acts displayed by the 39th Australian Infantry Battalion shaped Australia as a nation. Through the bombing of Darwin, Broome and Townsville, as well as the Japanese invasion at Sydney Harbour,

During World War Two, the Japanese flew 64 raids on Darwin and 33 raids on further targets in Northern Australia. On 19 February 1942, with a harbour full of Allied ships, Darwin was shot against by 188 Japanese planes. Since Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941 this was the largest Japanese attack. In Darwin there were 27 Allied ships in the harbour and around 30 aircraft at the Darwin Civil and RAAF airfields. The first Japanese attack on Darwin occurred on the 19th of February 1942. This first attack (and the one that occurs the next day) was planned and controlled by Mitsuo Fuchida, who is the Japanese commander also responsible the Pearl Harbour attack. The Japanese attacked with around 188 planes that were launched from Japanese land bases and aircraft carriers in the Timor Sea. The Japanese fighters attacked land targets and shipping, dive bombers attacked the ships in the harbour, the military and civilian aerodromes and the hospital. Fighter planes accompanied the dive bombers for extra protection from Australian and allied planes. Eight Australian ships were sunk and nearly all others were ruined by bombs or machine gunfire. Australia’s only air defences were ten fighter planes that encountered the Japanese planes. Only one Australia fighter survived the first attack, while the Japanese only suffered one or two losses. An hour after the first attack ended, the second attack began. For about 25 minutes’ heavy bombers attacked the Royal Australian Air Force Base at Parap. A minimum of 243 Australians and allies were killed in the two raids and around 400 were wounded. Twenty military aircraft were destroyed, most civil and military facilities in Darwin were destroyed and eight ships at anchor in the harbour were sunk. (Australian Government ,

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 attitude of the Japanese was a major influence in and for the battle on the Kokoda Trail. The Japanese wanted to take Port Moresby by the Owen Stanley range to isolate Australia from Britain and America. But the Japanese overestimated the strategic importance of Port Moresby as the other major Japanese bases were too far south to provide adequate protection to the other major bases. The overestimating of the strategic importance of Port Moresby also meant that the Japanese forces committed themselves to what they wanted to avoid, a time consuming operation with uncertain supply lines, inadequate forces and difficult

In the beginning of war, Japanese victory in Pacific terrified West Cost Americans. Partial victory for Americans appeared when Japanese capital Tokyo was bombed. It was less of a material loss but huge in terms of psychological attack. It was followed by the Battle of Coral Sea in May 1942 and after that the decisive Battle of Midway Island took place. U.S. aircraft carriers destroyed three out of four Japanese carriers that sabotaged their further plans of invasion and they adopted a defensive strategy.

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