General Zhousbek's Battle Analysis

“Gather up everybody, and tell them to meet us at the base. I am going to go grab a quick cup of coffee. Do you want a glass?”

Following the Union victories at Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson, which were led by the famous General Ulysses S. Grant (Tennessee army's leader), Kentucky and much of Tennessee were under Union control. 45,000 scattered rebels across southern states gathered in Corinth, Mississippi under the orders of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston. Hoping to capture Corinth, General Grant and General Don Carlos Buell (Ohio army's leader) planned to rendezvous their 62,000 soldiers at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. General Johnston, upon hearing this information, planned to attack General Grant and his training men at Pittsburgh Landing on April 4th, before the arrival of Buell and his forces. Poor weather delayed general Johnston's attack and caused

The 137th New York Unit persistently defended the Culp’s Hill, deeply entrenched, with 750 Soldiers from other three corps of the Union. General Lee’s Confederates went after the hill and advanced about few hundred yards from Baltimore Park, a single supply line for the Army of the Potomac. (Reardon & Vossler, 2013) At ten o’clock in the evening, Colonel Rufus noticed the risk of Confederates occupying the hill and possibly distressing the supply line of Baltimore Pike, so he decided to move in and defend it with his survived men. If General Lee’s forces reached the supply lines of the Union, and disrupted the ammunition supply, General Meade’s Army would have no choice but to retreat, and this could have been favorable to the Confederates. (Scott & Scott, 2011)

Commander Longstreet arrived with over 20,000 men to further strengthen the Confederates. The new troops were sent to flank the Union’s left along the two hills (Drake, 1892). Interestingly, the Union Army had failed to send troops up these hills. Most of General Meade’s troops were in the field, forming a fish hook shape with its center lying along Cemetery Ridge, while the defensive positions were stationed on the Cemetery and Culp hills. The left side was flanked by General Daniel Sickles, an influential politician from New York. However, Gen. Sickles was not satisfied with his assigned position and took it upon himself to move the Third Corp over half a mile west to a high ground at a wheat field. This move proved to be a serious blunder

On day 2 of battle, Robert E Lee ordered forces to attack on the flanks of the Union by having them engage Cemetery Ridge, a important high ground. On this day the confederate army lost a sum of 6,500 troops while the union lost a total of 8,750. General Robert E Lee was very successful in his attack because he had a scout team that performed to perfection. They reported the round tops and the southern end of Cemetery Ridge were unoccupied by union troops, because of proper scouting and planning the confederate army took the win in a usual case of the defender losing more troops then the attacker.

At 8:30 a.m. on November 7, Grant's force landed at Hunter's Farm, 3 miles north of Belmont, out of range of the six Confederate sets at Columbus. He marched his men south on the single road, clearing the obstructions of fallen timber that formed a line of defense. A mile away from Belmont, the Union’s line involved of the 22nd Illinois Infantry, 7th Iowa Infantry, 31st Illinois Infantry, 30th Illinois Infantry, and 27th Illinois Infantry, mixed with a company of cavalry. The Union formed a battle line in a corn field. The Confederate battle line, on a low ridge northwest of Belmont, from north to south, was made up of the 12th Tennessee Infantry, the 13th Arkansas Infantry, the 22nd Tennessee Infantry, the 21st Tennessee Infantry, and the

The British failed to leave cavalry scouts assigned to the garrison to conduct daily patrols in the area and give reports of possible indicators in the area. Having only 48 men garrisoned at the fort was just enough to manage the fort, but not enough to get out and to talk with the people around the fort. There were no spare personnel to conduct atmospherics of the surrounding area; surveilling the population to see what their sentiment is towards the British troops in the area and their opinion of rebellion against the British Crown. The garrison commander also failed to keep operational security within his command. He gave details to Captain Phelps, a complete stranger, about whom he knew. By not using counterintelligence in the form of deception operations and misinformation, the garrison commander allowed the colonists to gather intelligence on the morale and fortifications of the garrison. With the information that the garrison expected reinforcements soon, Colonels Allen and Arnold, now had the motivation they needed to plan for an immediate attack on the garrison. As history would later show, the British perpetuated these failures throughout the war and never learned from their mistakes. One such example would be the battle of Yorktown where the British failed to use deceptions operations to fool General

The battle of Fort Necessity was Washington’s second military mission, where he was a Lieutenant Colonel and he went to take control of the Ohio Territory. Washington built a fort to prevent French from retaliating, but since the fort was poorly positioned near the woods, it allowed the French to attack them and Washington surrendered. This battle highlights that Washington was impulsive in his early days of his military career. Also, his ability to improve and learn from his mistakes would help him tremendously in the later years of his military career. In addition, when he was captured by the French he signed the French surrendering paper without realizing that he was taking responsibility for murdering a French officer. He never corrected

The 54th Regiment fought several battles that was hard on the regiment and the soldiers themselves because in one battle they lost their Colonel and so many of the commanding officers that the ninth captain in the chain of command going into the battle were now the senior officers. I liked that it was so detailed in the reading this week that they said how much all of the white commanders, soldiers, lieutenants and what not gave how much they got paid. I also liked that it put in that whenever they were setting up the siege guns to make a siege on Fort Wagner that it said how many days of all the men combined was 2,500 days and they were working 16 hour shifts while the white soldiers were working 8-10 hour shifts which isn’t right but in that

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You would never believe it but I got the boys up for a run at 3am, I took them to Gettysburg and showed them where they fought the battle. I told them if you listen you take a lesson from the dead, and if we don’t come together right now on this hollow ground we to will be destroyed, I was determined that these boys would become best mates. To be honest I got them that day to do a circuit, sit ups, I got them to go up and down on the ground I was telling them that we are going to change the way we eat, we block, we tackle, we win. That night we did a practice match because I was committed that these boys will be the best they can and win.

Personally, I feel the most significant battle Canada contributed, was the battle that took place in the last 100 days, as it contained three tremendous triumphs on behalf of the Canadians, which included the Canadian led offensive, the Canadians aid in capturing the Hidenburg Line, and finally, the capture of Bourlon Wood. First of all, Canada's lead in breaching through 20km of enemy land in 3 days led to a remarkable development, as it depleted the enemy's morale. Furthermore, this success brought a new found confidence for the allies' leaders. On top of the previous, a significant contribution Canada presented was the capture of part of the Hidenburg Line. This capture was noteworthy, as it would provide a reliable place for defensive

That is why Lord Alfred Tennyson said that there were cannons to the right, the left, and in front of the Light Brigade as it advanced. They were, as Lord Alfred Tennyson says, “storm'd at with shot and shell,” as they, “charged an army.” When they got to the enemy, “all their sabers bare, flash'd as they turn'd in air,” and, “right thro' the line they broke;”. Despite this success, the soldiers were left stranded and outnumbered with no help coming because they had been sent on a mission that was impossible to complete. The six hundred knew this, but did not speak a word of complaint, for it was, “Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die;” At the end, Lord Alfred Tennyson highlights the glory of their charge, and that they should be honored for it.

Minister Yu smiles at him and strokes his bread and says, “--hoho--...General Ping, you’re giving me too much credit. It would not have been possible without your help as well.--hoho--”

In November 1914, the British executed an amphibious attack on the Port of Tanga, Tanzania, with the objective to secure all of German East Africa.7 Also known as the “Battle of the Bees,” British troops ran blindly through unfamiliar African terrain, shooting at anything that could be an enemy. They upset several hives of African bees, stinging every person in the area. Colonel Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, Commander of the German Schutztruppe, secured victory by adhering to the Principles of Mission Command, specifically: building a cohesive team between the East Africans and Germans through mutual trust, accepting prudent risks, and providing a clear commander’s intent.9 The November 1914 Battle of Tanga, ultimately defined von Lettow-Vorbeck’s legacy as one of the greatest Commanders of World War I. This paper analyzes the World War I Battle of Tanga, and von Lettow-Vorbeck’s mission command principles that led to British defeat in one of the “most successful German guerrilla fights in history.”10