Walter Mity: A Short Story

Moreover, though their Calvary was great it was foolish to send them off against archers though the men wound not be completely harmed by the arrows horses would be put into a panic and their own men would be trampled by their horses. The French had set themselves up for failure as the chaos in battle must have put “pressure of numbers and desperation [which evenly] caused the French to spill from their columns” resulting an unorganized and disastrous attack against the English.

muzzles [the front of the muskets] of the pieces, and seemed to be endeavoring to close with

The Regulars (British) were defending themselves from losing their men, they also wanted to keep going with their march, and they thought their opponent (Americans) were going to start firing at

The approach of the crown fire made them retreat farther up the slope were the five deployed their shelters next to the squad boss that was

“…Longstreet ordered a concentration of Confederate artillery…to soften up the enemy at the point of attack. For almost two hours an artillery dual among nearly 300 guns filled the Pennsylvania countryside… [Then] With parade-ground precision, Pickett’s three brigades moved out… It was a magnificent mile-wide spectacle.”

On the last and final day of the endless firing of the Gettysburg Battle, Pickett’s Charge began when Union Major General George Meade with his 6,500 men was facing 15,000 Confederate troops led by General Pickett. This happened because General Robert E. Lee thought he had weakened the first lines in the center and started to bombard them with 150 Confederate cannons, the largest amount ever assembled in the U.S. In reply, the Union sent 75 cannons back until ordered to cease fire. Fortunately, most of the South cannons overshot their targets and hence gave little damage to the North

On the second day of the battle, Arthur Fremantle is hyped up about being on the winning side and to see how the battle will play out. He asked Longstreet why there aren’t trenches but he replied saying that Meade will not attack them. On the Union side, Chamberlain’s men found a runaway slave. At the sight of him Chamberlain is a little revulsion but gets a hold of himself. Then he was given orders to defend the hill called, Little round

This was where each of the gun crew unwind and attaches the Prolong rope from the trail of the cannon to the cannon lunette ring and drag it off the field of battle by hand with all cannoneers pulling on the rope or the rope could be attached to the limber and pulled by a horse for a short distance. They reloaded and fired steadily, finally they could withdraw more than 400 yards successfully in this technique. It may have seemed like an impossible task to deliver effective fire in such a massive battle. It shows with great leadership and the weaponry behind that leadership, any army can win the battle. When it becomes possible for the infantry to move, due to the ability to range the entire battlefield.

“FIRE!” As if commanding the sheer force of God with my howls, I gestured both my convictions and my ceremonial sword heavenward as the slow thunder of our mechanical monstrosity pounded against the innocent silence of the battlefield. Reveling in smug anticipation, I zealously stared towards the damned enemy as divine retribution slowly swung high into the air. The great trebuchet that we fervently constructed over the past two weeks was finally to be tested upon the battlefield. Eighteen feet tall fully erect, the presence of the imposing Goliath was enough to engender considerable fear into the hearts of our adversaries. Still confined to my awkward stance, the trebuchet rumbled tumultuously. First, the counter load was released to find its home upon the ground. Next, the monstrous cardboard arm awoke with the fury of a grizzly, climbing its way into a standing position. Lastly, the whole animal shook and roared as the sling found its way

This is a drawing of what may have happened during the fight. This is to show just what a horrible fight Lexington and Concord was. Drawing

A morbid melancholy stole over me. Anxiety gnawed at my heart. I was a living corpse. There was a feeling of chill in the air every day as I felt. I faked illness so as not to go to school. Despair hangs heavy in the stifling air. It was a dreary day for me , cold and without sunshine. I dread people and always avoid people. The door was locked from the inside. A cold grey light crept under the curtains. The windows were secured with locks and bars. The room felt cold and sterile.The flowers faded for want of water. A single lamp was suspended from the ceiling. The clock ticked louder and louder in a quiet room. I regarded the room as a refuge from the outside

As the battle went on, the Prussian Army was fast approaching. When Napoleon received word of the impending Prussian arrival, he decided to send 20,000 troops, to his left flank, to intercept the Prussians. Although, this was a sensible approach, it severely weakened the main attack. The French finally push through and took La Haye Sainte (the estate in the center of the Battlefield) but, this would end up being a small victory in a battle that would have an inevitable outcome. The British retreated their men, behind the ridge, in an attempt to hide them from the French viewpoint. The French, thinking they had the British on their heels, sent their elite soldiers (Old Guard) up the middle of the battlefield and over the ridge. Unknowingly to the French, Duke Wellington hatched a plan to hide some of his troops. As the Old Guard begins its assault, of the British center line, they are surprised by British troops lying in wait, on their flanks, in the high corn fields. The Old Guard is routed by three horse batteries attacking their flanks. With the Prussian Army destroying the left flank of the French Army, Wellington sounds the general charge. The charge is successful in pushing back the French lines. Napoleon regroups his Old Guard and orders them to attack. By this time, the Old Guard is down to under 200 men. Once again, Wellington uses his plan to hide

In the short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber, many interesting fantasies occur in a way which brings the reader into a different world. The story switches back and forth from delusion to reality, dragging the reader into a life, perhaps similar to their own. In the beginning of this story, the first paragraph is a fantasy of the main character, Walter Mitty. It describes his life as a commander of an aircraft. An intense scene is displayed showing what Walter Mitty wishes would be reality. It is not until the next paragraph that one discovers this reality. His wife then interrupts the scene, bringing Walter Mitty back into his everyday life, one which is far less exciting to

men from battle. In his mind, he was thinking, if he got those men out

The inside walls were built even higher than the walls that were on the outside. This meant that the soldiers/defenders were able to “fire arrows over the heads of the soldiers defending the outside walls” (“Castle”). There was also a death hole which was in the middle of two walls which would trap an intruder who entered. A moat could also be added for extra protection. These two castles were common in that time