The Battle of Khe Sanh

At the top of the ridge the Turks were met. Le Marchant fell, a bayonet through his heart. Major Allanson was also wounded by a bayonet thrust in the thigh. For ten minutes hand-to-hand fighting of he most bitter character ensued, bayonets, rifles and pistols, used as clubs, and fists. The Turks turned and fled. The key of the whole Peninsula was in the hand of the Battalion. Below could be seen the Straits, motors and wheeled transport on the roads leading to Achi Baba. Looking round, the Commanding Officer saw that the Battalion was not being supported. He therefore ordered the Battalion to pursue the retreating Turks down the eastern slopes of Sari Bair.

In the time frame of 1782 – 1790 Kamehameha goes into battle at Moku`ohai with Kiwala`o's brother Keoua, Kiwala`o, and their uncle Keawemauhili. Kamehameha's ally Ke`eaumoku, kills Kiwala`o; Keoua and Keawemauhili escape and go back to Ka`u and Hilo. The Iphigenia then visits Kealakekua. On the ship is Kaua`i chief, Ka`iana, who allies himself with Kamehameha. Kamehameha then wins control of Maui at the Battle of Kepaniwai. Upon the arrival at Kahului, Kamehameha chases away Maui’s warriors and chiefs into `Iao Valley. Kalola, a high chiefess and Keopuolani, her granddaughter, escape to Olowalu and Lahaina with other chiefs right over the

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.

In 1961 President Kennedy sent a group who’s mission was to report on conditions in the South and assess if the United States should continue to deploy troops to Vietnam -Brigham, 1. In 1962 there was a massive increase of United States troops in Vietnam –MacDonald, 626. The numbers grew so large that they almost tripled. This led for the South Vietnamese to be instructed by advisors, who were attachments in the field -MacDonald, 627. Army recruits in the Special Forces were brought in to train the tribesman in the highlands. They also assisted the South Vietnamese in some of the more remote regions of the country -MacDonald, 627. The Civilian Irregular Defense Groups accompanied the Special Forces advisors, and they were able to disrupt the flow of the North Vietnamese from the country of Laos into South Vietnam -MacDonald, 627. These men were in charge of most parts of the operation, in a country where leadership had never been encouraged -MacDonald, 628. The United States troops also had many problems directing the civilians because of the language barrier. At the same time the Special Force troops were frustrated in directing their tactics -MacDonald, 628.

The Battle of San Jacinto was a decisive battle that helped to secure the independence of Texas. The Battle occurred on the 21st of April, 1836 in which the Texan Army led by General Sam Houston defeated the Mexican Army led by General Santa Anna. Despite the Mexican Army having a superior number of troops and equipment, they were not able to defeat the Texan Army, and thus led to the eventual capture of General Santa Anna and the withdraw of Mexican Forces from Texas (Hardin, 1994). The one key element that aided the victory of the Texan Army was the patience and terrain knowledge that General Houston had. What if General Santa Anna had sent a scout element to recon the terrain? What if General Santa Anna

The Battle of San Juan Hill took place in the hills surrounding Santiago, Cuba on July 1, 1898. It was a battle between the Spanish forces commanded by General Arsenio Linares and the United States Army V Corps commanded by MG William Schafter. Although the United States won the battle, MG Shafter did not properly exercise all of the principles of mission command prior to and during the battle. MG Shafter failed to provide a clear commander’s intent and exercise prudent risk, but several of his subordinate leaders developed cohesive teams through mutual trust and exercised disciplined initiative to win the Battle of San Juan Hill.

U.S. General William Shafter ordered the attack on El Caney and San Juan Hill. General Shafter had hoped to take El Caney prior to beginning the push for San Juan Hill but the Spanish defenders proved themselves to be tenacious and managed to hold off a great number of American attackers. The steadfast defense of the Spanish prevented the Americans from securing El Caney until late in the afternoon. Spanish gunfire managed to take out hundreds of Americans but failed stop an estimated 8,000 troops from continuing on towards San Juan Hill. Troops were then split into two flanks at the base of the heights in order to take San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill with the order from Lieutenant John Miley that “the heights must be taken at all hazards”. (History.com, 2010)

The Battle of Shiloh started on Sunday, April 6, 1862 and ended Monday, April 7 1862. General Albert Sidney Johnston was there commander and was forced to withdraw from Kentucky. In order to prepare for future offensive operations, he assembled his forces to the Corinth Mississippi. The Union commander, Major General Ulysses S. Grant retreated his army to the Pittsburg Landing spot near the Tennessee River. Grant's army made camp there to work on their line of offense near the Tennessee River. They spent their time drilling the raw recruits and waiting for reinforcements from general Don Carlos Buell's army of Ohio. Johnston needed to attack before Grant received reinforcements.

The Battle of Shiloh consisted of a two day battle, resulting in a win for the Union. In the beginning, Confederate troops pushed the Union soldiers back trying to confine them against the Tennessee River. The Confederates chances of victory diminished as more army men appeared, followed by the death of Johnston, who was a Confederate General who held strong during the Battle of Fort Sumter.

At the Battle of the Manassas general Beauregard thought the confederate reinforcement that was arriving was the Union troops and almost ordered his troops to retreat. After the battle the confederates would want to adopt a new flag because of the mistake that took place during the battle. The new flag would be red with blue x that could crisscrossed across the flag this flag would now have thirteen stars instead of seven.

The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest, most significant battle of the Civil War. The battle and the strategy behind it impacted the Confederates and the Union, paved the way for the Emancipation Proclamation, and sparked controversy over Lincoln’s legacy as “The Great Emancipator.” Overall, the battle changed the course of the war, and the course of our nation’s history.

This was the first battle between the U.S. Army and the People 's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) of North Vietnam. This two part battle occurred November fourteenth through the eighteenth of November 1965. The location was at the Landing Zone X-Ray and Albany in La Drang Valley. Although ample casualties on both Vietnam and U.S. side, each side adduced the battle was a victory of their own. The action of La Drang Valley was considered essential as it set the layouts for approaches for each side during the conflict. The U.S. troops continued to depend on air mobility and arms fire to acquire their combat zone objectives-achievement of the so called “body count”. Viet Cong learned by quickly engaging their combat forces close to the antagonists (while at close range) the could abrogate American advantages. The battle of La

This paper was written by Dr. Richard L. Kugler from the National Defense University, Center of Technology and National Security. Operation Anaconda was a success, but taught many lessons for modern-era force operations and defense transformation that deserves to be remembered (Kugler, 2007). Even though the battle plan was complex and sophisticated, it was not followed by the Afghan forces, which left US ground troops to do the battle alone. US forces had to replan the battle at a moment's notice.

The Battle of Khe Sanh was located in northwest South Vietnam near the Laotian border. Marines built a garrison next to the Army camp in 1966. In the fall of 1967, the

This raid is key, one of the military intelligence officers reports “Crucial information has been gained following this successul operation. The operation will give us vital experience following the deployment of a large number of our troops, and trasportation of artillery devices.”