During the British Conquest of South Africa the English used their superiority to defeat overwhelming armies and kingdoms. Six months throughout 1879 the British army had to fight through entire kingdoms in a new and hostile environment. As a result, the british army had decimated and destroyed societies throughout South Africa exploiting their methods and resources. The successful conquest of South Africa was caused by the British exploiting their advanced technology, the british also had defensive and offensive military tactics which were extremely effective, the British also contained great transportation tools that weren't native to South Africa such as war horses and wagons. Due to the advancement in technology and development the British …show more content…
During the age of technological advancement in the British Military they contained a high advantage over the forces such as the Zulus. The English created advanced guns which were accurate and deadly. “The British military used these guns to an advantage as they used this technology to decimate the local forces. They also had the advantage of the arrival of the automatic weapon as they used this to take out groups of men. Guns saved many English lives as they were quick and effective weapons. The British guns helped them survive battles which seemed like they would likely have been defeated. During the battle of Rorke’s Drift this was shown as the British were heavily outnumber thirty to one but managed to hold them off and to defeat the Zulus as they retreated”(British Battles). Although they contained all this weaponry these cases of defeat have shown that they were overwhelmed or used all of their ammunition such as in the last stands during the british defeat in Isandlwana”(Brittanica). As a result, the use of guns during this conquest has been highly valuable as they used these to defend …show more content…
One example of these tactics in use was placed in the battle of Rorke’s Drift. “Within this battle a total of 139 British Soldiers managed to hold off 4,500 zulu warriors. The soldiers created a perimeter of sandbags and boxes connecting them to nearby buildings throughout the camp. These buildings were important as some buildings contained wounded men and were also used to take out groups of zulus at once in these compact spaces. Over time the Zulu’s overran this stage of defence as the first building was put on fire and the zulu’s overran a sandbag wall. As the british were well prepared for this they had a wall made out of barrels in the middle of the complex where they set up taking their positions once more fighting for their lives. Again the zulu’s had overran the british pushing them to form a small circle in the complex created a last stand until the Zulu’s finally retreated” (British Battles). “Due to this strategy the british managed to fight in Rorke’s drift for a total of 12 hours” (Britannica) As this strategy was used with two different defence lines the British managed to hold of waves of Zulu’s twice as if they formed a compact square the result of this battle might have been different. Another example of british tactics that helped them survive battle of Khambula. “The British created two main fortifications out of sandbags and wagons as the Zulu
Trench warfare was adopted to maintain an area of land, to prevent the enemy from capturing that land. The importance of this investigation was to show the significance of trench warfare during the First World War and how effective it was on how it had prevented many full on, front lined, assaults. World War I could have had a great impact in history with the amount of war casualties, which would have been historically shocking, but instead it created the stalemate, which prevented such numbers of deaths from happening.
It was relying heavily on the American colonist for more resources. The British army were far from its mainland and lacked local support for food and human resources. On the other hand, the American were able to get help from the Britain’s enemies. Both military had a low effectiveness at the time with scattered and conflicting leadership for Britain and weak military force for the Americans.
Some people often have passion and power towards their subject, which has influenced our world over so many years. One person who could potentially inspire our world is Jeffery Goldberg, author of "The Case For More Gun(And More Gun Control)", published in 2012. In this essay, Jeffery displays a proper amount of charisma to persuade the reader that having a gun can be used as a tool of defense, which leads to an effective essay. Jeffery Goldberg's argument in "The Case For More Gun(And More Gun Control)" is effective because of his use of pathos and ethos in the overall article. These characteristics appeal to the reader, which in overall make it effective.
After numerous wars across the globe, including King George’s War and the French and Indian War, Britain emerged as a world superpower. It had defeated its French and Spanish foes. Inturn, it received a large share of the North American colonies. Yet they did not win in every respect. Though Britain had emerged victorious, it had also emerged with a large debt.
Against all odds, the British lost the American War, even with what they had over the colonies. After all, the British army was the most proficient, best armed, and most experienced army in the world. The Royal Navy was at the time, the undisputed ruler of the seas. Although they were financially stressed by debt from the Seven Years War, and by costly nature of the American Revolution, Britain’s territory was still steady and sound. Furthermore, the British
As the war began, it seemed that the British possessed a greater advantage over the unprepared American rebels. The population odds alone were about three British to every one American rebel with around 7.5 million British soldiers against around 2.5 million American colonists. When it came to wealth and military power, the British were in favor. In addition to having a much greater amount of soldiers, the British soldiers were professional trained when compared to the minute amount of poorly trained American militia. While numerous and highly trained, the British also had the necessary money to equip their soldiers with the necessary ammunition, clothes, training, etc. The American soldiers, on the other hand, suffered from lack of supplies, lack of money, no leadership, and the difficult weather conditions. Recruiting, supplying, training, equipping, and paying soldiers were monumental challenges, especially for a nation that was barely forming its first governments. Due to the lack of money, there was a lack of supplies for the soldiers who rarely received their pay
Aspects of Trench Warfare 1. Trenches were built in an attempt to continue the war as both sides had reached a stalemate. There was a rush for the sea and then they found nothing else could happen so they dug in. The resulting trench system on the Western Front not only covered the equivalent of 25,000 miles (enough to encircle the world) but also stretched non-stop from Belgium to Switzerland.
Advantages: Disadvantages: Questions Answers Questions Answers Who had more supplies and money? The British had more weapons, money, and troops.
As the Revolutionary war began it seemed that the British held all of the advantages. They had won recognition as the most powerful nation in the world through their military exploits in the Seven Year’s War. The British had a population with more than three times the people of the colonies that produced an experienced, professional Army that was able to deploy fifty thousand troops to the colonies. They had the wealth and credit, as well as the alliances needed to secure the services of thirty thousand Hessian troops, and they had the support of as many as thirty thousand armed Loyalists (Feldmeth, 2004). The British Army, in addition to being highly professional was also supported by the largest naval force in the world. This let them establish superiority over the sea and allowed their Army freedom of movement to any place on coastlines of the rebellious colonies (Wright & MacGregor, 1987). The British also had a political establishment that was geared towards supporting troops in the field. Their
In 1775, thirteen colonies began a fight for their independence from Britain’s rule. Without formal training in artillery tactics or a proper armament of artillery pieces, early units had to overcome adversity and hardship. But with courage and dedication the artillery and its leadership were able to play a vital role in the success on the battlefields, and ultimately the victory resulting in America earning its freedom.
The British had several advantages/strengths. They were seemed undefeated had a winning tradition. They outnumbered the Americans in most battles. They were successful against powerful nations such as France and Spain. Their military was the best and strongest army and navy in the world. They were very wealthy which allowed them to provide supplies and hire soldiers (such as Hessian mercenaries). Their soldiers and military leaders were well experienced, well trained, well equipped, well disciplined, well paid, and well fed. They had more ammunitions than the Americans too. Several Indian tribes became allies with Britain, who promised protection of their tribal lands in return. Also, many colonist were still loyal to Britain.
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While a conventional “siege” may not be possible in our current areas of operation, the Battle of Yorktown does display the importance of severing the enemies’ supply channels. Soldiers who are tired hungry and weak will eventually begin to lose the will to fight. Couple that with a constant barrage of incoming artillery, and they may feel their situation to be all the more dire. If we can apply some of the ideas of Washington, it may help us to become more successful in future operations.
In the past hundred years, the British colonized over 100 countries including South Africa. Did it leave any positive impact on South Africa? The colonization of South Africa began in the sixteenth century. With around one hundred and seventy years of colonization, the British had taken control of the Cape which brought bad impacts to the South African people ("British Takes Control of the Cape”). These negative impacts affected the South African people socially, politically and economically. These three elements were also the reasons that the South African people suffered greatly during the colonization.
The British military was considered the strongest in the world at the outreach of fighting between England and the American colonies in 1775. Britain had just defeated France and the Indians in the Seven Years War and had attained its prominence as a world’s superpower. Yet despite Britain’s overpowering military dominance, the British found themselves unable to subdue General Washington and the American colonies. The American’s success in achieving independence during the American Revolution was not due to General Washington’s strategic skill but by numerous British blunders. The British mistakes during