The Battle of Tours was fought on October 10, 732 AD between the Frankish Empire, led by Charles Martel, and the Moorish army, led by Abd der Rahman near the city of Tours, France. The Frankish Empire included the territories of much of modern-day France, western Germany, Switzerland, along with Belgium and the Netherlands, and was the dominant Christian power in Western Europe at the time. The Middle East was becoming united under the religion of Islam and was beginning to conquer more distant lands. The Muslim army had crossed the Gibraltar Straight and entered into Europe by way of present-day Spain. From here they began to set up new kingdoms and conquer other parts of Europe primarily for plunder of treasure. Despite the great importance …show more content…
Leading up to the Battle of Tours, the Umayyad Caliphate were working their way throughout the Middle East and Southeast Asia conquering the villages and tribes as they were interested in expanding from their lands in Arabia into lands which were green and fertile. They continued to move into Africa and then into Spain before deciding to move up into France to conquer the Franks. For several days, both armies watched each other before Abd er Rahman had his army charge the Franks, who were in a tightly packed defensive formation. The Franks were primarily an infantry force complete with heavy armor. They were prepared for the cold weather and they had the advantage of being familiar with the terrain. In contrast, the Islamic army consisted mainly of cavalry and was geared for offensive warfare. They wore little armor, and they relied on their swords and lances. At one point, some of the Franks began to raid the Muslim camp. A large part of the Muslim forces broke off to save their plunder and while Rahman attempted to restore order to his troops, he found himself surrounded by the Franks and then killed (Hickman,
The Muslim army was well trained, disciplined, and capable of defeating any enemy that it encountered in war. Muslim forces were very violent and cruel. The army took countless captives and attacked with the cruelty of raging tigers. (Document 4) Two empires in
The Battle of Gettysburg was the most decisive battle for the North, and it lasted for a total of three days. It began on July 1 and ended on July 3, 1863. The Confederacy was going on the offensive and was beginning to venture into Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C. They encountered Union troops as they advanced towards Harrisburg where they planned to cut off Union supply lines and to steal provisions that they needed. The Battle of Gettysburg became the bloodiest multi-day battle ever fought in United States history. At the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union claimed victory, and they would use this psychological advantage throughout the rest of the Civil War.
The battle of the bulge was Hitler's last chance to win the war or at least make the allies go for a treaty. He did this because his forces were being pushed back into Germany and soon they would run out of supplies and other resources for war. Hitler thought of this bold plan when he recalled how a German hero Frederick the great was facing defeat, Frederick went on a offensive attack at his foe who had superior numbers but the bold moved worked and Hitler thought he could do the same thing.
Another reason why islam spread so quickly was because of the military conquering places.In document C it shows us
The Battle of Normandy was a turning point in World War II. Canada, America, and Great Britain arrived at the beaches of Normandy and their main objective was to push the Nazi’s out of France. The Invasion at Normandy by the Allied Powers winning this battle lead to the liberation of France and Western Europe. Most importantly Hitler was being attacked from both the eastern and western front, and caused him to lose power. If the Allied Powers did not succeed On D-Day, Hitler would’ve taken over all of Europe. In a document written by General Dwight Eisenhower he persuades the allied powers to invade Normandy. Dwight Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890. Eisenhower became the 34th president of the United States. He served as the
Battle Analysis of the Invasion of Normandy Allied forces on their roles rehearsed the Invasion of Normandy for D-Day months before the invasion ever kicked off. On April 28 1944, there were 638 U.S. soldiers and sailors killed by German torpedo boats surprised one of these landing exercises. This initial attack triggered Gen. Eisenhower to retaliate. General Eisenhower was the supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force. He was in charge of making every operation decision that led the fight to Normandy.
Battle of King’s Mountain The Battle of King’s Mountain is considered by many to have been the turning point of the American Revolution. Taking place in the fall of 1780, the American army was able to destroy a fair portion of British Lieutenant General Cornwallis’s army. The loss of this battle to the Patriots put an end to the British Invasion of South Carolina and forced the British troops to retreat and wait for back up.
The War of 1812 was declared on June 18, 1812 to protect trade and sailor rights for the United States. The war was declared because the British military were impressmenting American sailors and forcing them to work on their ships. After 1814, when the British defeated the French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, they decided to go and attack the city of Baltimore. The British would have to seize Fort McHenry before they would be able to attack and destroy the city of Baltimore. Fort McHenry was the city’s only defense.
The Battle of the Wilderness was fought May 5-7 1864 in the course of the Civil War. The battle was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War that had a great impact on the Virginia campaign and further development of the Civil War. At the same time, the battle ended in disengagement, which did not bring any clear results for either party, Grant’s army from the Union Part and Lee’s army from the Confederate part. Instead, fighting had to carry on but the battle influenced the balance of power in the region and marked the beginning of Southerners’ retreat and advancement of the Union army. Now let's talk about what influence the battle of the wilderness have on the Civil War. The Battle of the Wilderness
This paper will examine the British and American Southern Loyalist defeat in the Battle of Kings Mountain and discuss the assumptions the British made including loyalist support, logistic support, and terrain advantage.
The Battle of the Wilderness was the first part of a major offensive strategy by a new Union General-in-Chief, Ulysses S. Grant. Grant never planned to fight the Confederates at this time. His main goal was to begin marching towards the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia. This was all part of Grant’s plan known as the Overland Campaign. The overall goal was to keep Confederate Commander Robert E. Lee’s famous Northern Virginia Army occupied with defending their capital so that Lee would not be able to send soldiers to stop the another Union army from invading Georgia.
The Muslims were very brave people and took part in many different battles to try and outdo their opponents, so that they could overtake different lands. The Muslims proved to be fierce and would show absolutely no mercy to the people that denied to surrender their beliefs to those of the Muslims. After many battles had taken place the Muslims grew stronger, proving that their power was to strong to be taken down.
The First Crusades and the Islamic empire were both extremely strong and successful empires. These empires took charge and conquered other empires. There are many similarities and differences to why these empires and their military forces were so successful.
The Battle of Gettysburg is considered to be the turning point of the Civil War. Sadly, the Battle of Gettysburg was the battle that involved the highest amount of casualties in the entire war. The battle was fought from July 1-July 3, 1863. The Union force that was at Gettysburg was Army of the Potomac, and was lead by General George Meade. General Meade had never led an Army and had just received this position right before the battle began. Leading the Confederate Army of Virginia was General Robert E. Lee, who lead his Army to multiple victories before the Battle of Gettysburg. This critical battle resulted in an Union victory, but at a very severe cost, as both sides suffered a total of 46,281 casualties. The victory
One of the most significant encounters of World War II was the Battle of Normandy (the first day of which is commonly referred to as D-Day). Nearly three million soldiers were deployed for the invasion. Those deployed consisted mainly of American and British soldiers, however Canadian, French, Polish, Belgian, and Czech forces were represented as well (Jensen). The battle was fought in an effort to gain European ground and to reduce the German potential for overrunning Russia (Lucas). The Battle of Normandy was significant in that it was the turning point of World War II, incurred heavy casualties on each side, and was the greatest amphibious landing in history (Cohen).