The Grueling Battle Analysis

SGT Karimov, Victor, N., SGT Moore, Conner, J., SGT Sakal, William, A., SGT Abraham, Kevin, M.

As in all battles, you realize the mistakes once it has already happened. For the Battle of Osan, there are many of factors that played in the defeat of Task Force Smith even though they completed their mission. Task Force Smith was expected to delay the NKPA for as long as they could, and they did just that. So for this alternate outcome, I will highlight one particular thing they could have done prior to the battle in which they could have delayed the NKPA even longer.

Although Bloody Hill was one of charge and countercharge for the Confederates, the major problem was tactical positioning of the topography and technology. BG Slack and Woodruffs defense greatly outnumbered Lyon’s force as they were positioned down the hill and held inferior weapons. As Slack’s 2 regiments alongside Woodruff guns proceeded to move forward, close enough to be within range to shoot their shotguns and muskets, but the Federals would drive them back with artillery, small-arms fire, and short counterattacks. In order to hold Lyon’s advance, almost his entire force was engaged except for his reserve, the 2nd Kansas Infantry. Eventually, when the fighting died out all along the line as both Confederate and Union sides needed to reposition and recuperate to continue to fight as time went on. (George E. Knapp, 1953).

The Battle of Fredericksburg took place between December 11-15, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia. General Robert E. Lee commanded the confederate Army of Northern Virginia, while the opposition forces of the Union Army of the Potomac, were commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside. The battle stemmed from a need for the Union Army to demonstrate some success in the war effort. The Northern public was currently losing confidence in Lincoln and his ability to win the war. Lincoln had replaced several of his top Generals in order to thwart the recent advances of the Confederate Army, which made significant advances during the fall. The battle is remembered as one of the most one-sided battles in the history of the war, being that the Union casualties would amount to more than three times that of the Confederates. When looking at the methodology Major General Burnside used to stage his troops and prepare his attack, we can assess why the number of casualties far surpassed that of the Confederates. Preparation, equipment, time and execution were the main factors which attributed to the failed campaign, ending with the withdrawal of the Union troops on December 15, 1862. The plan initially went awry after Burnside and his troops arrived to the Rappahannock and there were no pontoon bridges to cross the river, which were only requisitioned for 10 days prior. The equipment would eventually arrive two weeks later, giving General Lee

On September 17, 1862, the Union army attacked the Confederacy, with Union soldiers outnumbering Confederate soldiers 87,000 to 35,000 (Davis, 1999). Lee knew he was outnumbered, so he ordered Jackson’s two divisions to support Hood’s command on the Union left flank, while Walker supported the right (Cannon, 1994). McClellan’s battle plan consisted of simultaneous attacks from the left and right side, with a final attack to the Confederate center. Union Regiment commander Major General Brunside was late in initiating his attack, which threw off McClellan’s entire battle plan. The Confederate forces managed to stabilize their positon, while McClellan reassessed his position. He sent troops to attack the center of the Confederate army, despite staggering small arms fire (Stevens, 1994). The battle ended with overwhelming loses on both sides, leaving the soldiers broken and unmotivated to finish the battle (Davis, 1999).

“ We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” said Martin Luther King Jr. The American Revolution lasted for 2 years straight. It all started when the colonists didn’t like the rules and regulations that Britain was throwing at them. Many battles were fought between the Loyalist and the Patriot, but one particular battle in the American Revolution was the Battle at Valley Forge. Valley Forge was a dreadful experience for young and old soldiers.

Longstreet’s attack was supposed to signal Generals Hill and Ewell to conduct a “simultaneous demonstration” in the North. Specifically, Lee tasked Hill and Ewell to conduct diversionary attacks focused on Cemetery Hill and Culp’s Hill.22 However, the initial delay of Longstreet’s southern attack and poor coordination between Hill and Ewell proved disastrous on the northern flank. Hill and Ewell’s attacks were two hours apart, failing to mass their combat power in an effective way, thus, allowing the Union to capitalize on its interior lines and reinforce its flank as necessary. Despite General Lee’s key task to mass all available forces, many of Hill’s units were practically unused in the July 2 attack. Hill and Ewell failed to take Cemetery Hill or Culp’s Hill, as Meade’s forces repelled them from

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

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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.

Recently in class, we paired into groups of two to face off in an ultra-realistic simulation as commanders of either the Americans or British during the American Revolution. By ultra-realistic simulation, I mean board game. Nonetheless, ‘Skirmish’ the board game, is a representation of what it was like to command the American troops or British troops. Through this experience, we learned how realistic it is, several factors that determine the outcome of the game, and about how best to command your troops.

At 2:06 P.M. Colonel Smith ordered to withdraw toward Ansong. He did it, because he could not predict reinforcement. Colonel Smith thought it was the time to start withdraws. However, because of the strength of enemy fire and the daylight, it was a risky mission. Moreover, perhaps it was too late to start the movement. First, the C Company started withdraws. The artillery unit could move back by track. The enemy did nut peruse them intensively. When the B Company moved back the enemy’s pressure was intense and there was not opportunity to conduct a fighting withdraw. The units broke up smaller group to seek save movement back. American unit carried out as many injured soldiers as they

After evaluating the image called Battle of Britain, many could conclude that the children were intrigued by what was going on around them while they were in the center of the war, and that each child was innocent yet greatly affected by the aftermath of the war. All in all, this image portrays the struggles the children faced trying to understand what was going on around them, living in a world surrounded by war and violence, and how it affected the people who lived in Britain during this hard time, especially the young children of Britain.

In this world, there are things called Energons. At the time of their discovery all around the world, no one knew exactly how they had arrived or how they came to be. As far as most people were concerned, they were simply just crystal-like structures. After much experimentation, these crystals were found to contain creatures within them that could be called out into the real world. However, it was discovered that their bodies lacked a concrete foundation and could only temporarily exist as a small harmless flame of light for a few minutes.

Remarque uses imagery when he says, "The front is a cage in which we must await fearfully whatever may happen," (…) Remarque was trying to get the point across that the soldiers that are on the front feel captured and have no way to get out. The battle on the front is like the soldiers are imprisoned in the vortex. They soldiers don’t know whether they will live or die each day they are on the front because it is that dangerous.