Battle Of Oriskany Research Paper

He positioned his trained infantrymen on top of the first hill as the last line of defense. The militia was placed in front of the hill and the sharpshooters were place in front of the militia. The militia was the first line of defense and Morgan ordered his sharpshooter to target specifically the officers and cavalry and fall back in the line of militia before they get in firing range of the redcoats. Once the sharpshooter gets in position with the militia the British army advanced the attack the militia. The militia’s duties were to engage the redcoats for a short amount of then run away to the right side of the side of the hill. Tarleton expected the militia to run away. He sent one infantry unit and one cavalry unit after the militia. However, waiting behind the second hill was Lieutenant Colonel William Washington and his dragoon unit. The British cavalry didn’t expect to encounter another cavalry unit. Washington wiped out the Tarleton’s cavalry then flanked the right of Tarleton’s main element. Simultaneously, the militia ran around the hills to flank the left side. Tarleton found himself in a double envelopment. Tarleton receives 110 casualties, 229 wounded and 829 captured or missing, meanwhile Morgan suffered 25 casualties and 124

At Ft. Ridgely, anger and fear festered after the first attack on the fort as to when reinforcements would come. This also held true for the town of New Ulm which was scrambling to defend itself under the leadership of Colonel Flandrau. While these towns were being attacked, Sibley had gathered an army of 1,340 troops, but still complained about the lack of supplies and training his men had. As the book aptly put it, however, “…neither were the defenders of New Ulm and Fort Ridgley, and they fought with determination, improvised when necessary, and made do without what they could not get and still they bested superior numbers of Indians” (177-178). Sibley’s delays in advancing his troops and attacking the Indians caused heavy responses from the people of Minnesota. Many called for

The Battle of King’s Mountain between the American Loyalist and American Patriots took place on October 7, 1780 near Blackburn, South Carolina and Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Major Patrick Ferguson’s American Loyalist augmented to the Ninety-Six District, South Carolina, totaled 1,200 men. (Hickman, 2015) Ferguson’s 1,200 men included, “Tories from the King’s American Rangers, New Jersey Volunteers, and the Loyal American Regiment.” (Wicker, 1998)

The results of the victory of the Battle of Thames is that the problem of the U.S. victory over the British and Indian forces in Ontario, Canada. This enabled the United States to increase their power over the Northwest. While the U.S. power had gotten stronger, the victory had also put an end to the British’s threat to the Northwest. During the battle, a leader of them Shawnee native americans Tecumseh has been killed. Tecumseh was leading a tribal confederacy against the U.S. which he suddenly joined the British in the War of 1812.

Following orders from London, General Clinton detached several hundred troops from the British Army holding Boston at the time and began moving towards Cape Fear, North Carolina by boat.4 General Clinton was to meet his reinforcements of five Irish Regiments, which would boost his overall troop number to 3,300 regulars.5 General Clinton also was expecting to meet up with a large group of Loyalist form North Carolina.6 Clinton would arrive without incident and in high sprits and expectations that he would have a favorable size army for his new assignment. Upon his arrival he learned that the promised loyalists were not waiting for him as promised.7 The Loyalists were

The Battle of Antietam was a stalemate between the Union and the Confederacy costing over 22,000 American lives. However to the North this was a strategic victory because Maryland did not secede to the South and Abraham Lincoln was provided the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. As for McClellan, he was relieved of command shortly after Antietam because of his inability to trust his Corps Commanders to make decisions on the battlefield, his lack of understanding the operational environment in the form of overestimating the Confederate numbers, and his failed visualization of Abraham Lincoln’s desired intent and end state. Lee’s army was never over-powered nor was the Confederacy defeated because of his trust for his Corps commanders

Rather than immediate surrender, the citizens of Gilbert Town issued a call to any who would be willing to fight off the attack, wherein they would meet at Sycamore Shoals to discuss a course of action. Men from different towns all over came in droves to help the citizens of Gilbert Town, most had little to no training and arrived with nothing more than a blanket, a gun, and the clothes on their backs. On September 25th, Colonel William Campbell set out to fend off Ferguson and his men with the help of fellow Colonels Charles McDowell, John Sevier, and Isaac Shelby, following the only roadway that connected Sycamore Shoals to the Blue Ridge in North Carolina. The journey in and of itself was taxing on the untrained soldiers, Ensign Robert Campbell wrote in his diary that "the mountains were crossed and descent to the other side was carted before camp was made for the night. Snow was encountered in the highlands, for an elevation of 5,500 feet was reached in this march. . .

“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)

The battle of nu’uanu took place on Oahu, Hawaii. It was a Battle between king Kamehameha, and king kalanikupule. They were fighting over Oahu.The Battle of Nu'uanu took place on the Nu'uanu, Pali in May, 1795.. The Battle of Nuʻuanu began when Kamehameha's army landed on the southeastern part of Oahu. king Kamehameha sent one half of his army around the crater, and the other to straight to king Kalanikupule so they can beat him in the battle. the Oahu army slowly fell back north through the Nuʻuanu Valley to the cliffs at Nu'uanu Pali. Caught between the Hawaiian Army and a 1,000 feet drop, over 400 feet drop Oahu warriors had to make a choice, jump or get pushed over the edge of the Pali. but in the end of the war which was 1795 (the battle

Alesia was ancient town located on top of mont auxois. Originally the capital of the Mandubii, one of the Gallic tribes. But that all changed on September 52 BC when Caesar conquered Alesia. today Alesia is known as Alise-Sainte-Reine in Burgundy, France where they have the Vercingetorix memorial.

The Battle of Crete took place from May 20, 1941 to June 1, 1941 on the Mediterranean island known as Crete. Strategically important to both British and the Germans because of it’s location in the middle of the Mediterranean, Crete controlled a useful harbor, Suda Bay, and multiple airfields that were advantageous to the war effort. At the beginning of the battle, Crete was occupied by the “Creforce,” made up of 29,250 British, Australian, New Zealand, and Greek troops. Command of Creforce was given to Bernard Freyberg, a British general. The German invasion was code-named “Operation Merkur” and was supposed to be the final step in the German effort to secure Eastern Europe.

Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, his goal was to battle Russia and have a successful defeat. He wanted this so they would finally be in peace. The battle of Borodino began on September 7, 1812 west of Moscow. Napoleon won but that still didn’t slove anything with Russia. The poor performance with the battle of Borodino played a big part in the destruction of the grand armee.

The Battle of Verdun is considered the greatest and the lengthiest in world history. Never before had a war involving so many men, placed on such a tiny piece of land. The battle, lasted from 21 February 1916 until 19 December 1916. It caused about 700,000 casualties , wounded and or missing. The impact that battle had on the French Army was a primary reason for the British starting the Battle of the Somme in July 1916

Battle of Trafalgar On October 21, 1805 the combined fleets of Spain, France and the Royal Navy made the last great sea action of this time. We do not know if this helped the war effort, but the battle itself was a culmination of a long campaign. Europe was in peace for 14 months because of the Treaty Amiens. Napoleon had plans to attack Europe but was frightened at the thought of them being blockaded by the Royal Navy.

“The Battle of Oroi-jalatu” is one of the 16 printed images that sent to France from copper engravings dating from 1767-1774. After emperor Qianlong who ruled the Qing dynasty from 1735 to 1796, saw the battle prints by German painter, he decided to depict his military campaigns to celebrate his victories through prints. The print exhibits a horizontal division, and the position is drawing from near to far according to their sequence in time. By drawing the rocks and trees to divided the painting into several sections. The printing separates into two parts, the left is the reserve artillery and logistics camps of the Qing army and the other side is the logistics camps of the enemy. The foreground delineates the fighting scenes of the vanguard