What Role Did Fear Play In The English Civil War

Did you know that ten roads led into Gettysburg? Which is the main reason that the battle was fought there. ("Battle of Gettysburg Facts." Battle of Gettysburg Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.) The Battle of Gettysburg was a significant battle in the Civil War. On July 3rd, 1863 in Gettysburg Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg began. The battle was between the Confederacy and the Union, they were fighting North against South. The South left the states because they felt that the government was too powerful and that the states didn't have enough power. The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because of the geography, casualties, and the Gettysburg Address.

In 1645 Oliver Cromwell and Sir Thomas Fair Fax, built the new model army, and in the same year parliament won the battle of Naseby, while the royalist’s armies were still indiscipline. The King had rich supporters, but they also ran out of money, when it came to the battle of Naseby, so the king’s soldiers were in a bad state compared to the parliament’s new model army. After this battle he could have had another chance, but because King Charles was short of money, and unable to build a new discipline army like the Parliament’s. King Charles suffered from his immature army. In many times soldiers forgot to change sashes they wore when fighting, so their new allies shot them.

The English Civil War of 1642-1651 can be considered as a feud between the King and the English Parliament. Long before the onset of the civil war, Parliament and king Charles I had distrusted each other. As a result, Parliament often refused to finance the king’s wars. Unable to gain enough support from Parliament, Charles I challenged local control of nobles and landowners, who composed of the majority of Parliament, by “levying new tariffs and duties, attempting to collect discontinued taxes, and subjecting English property owners to…forced loan and then imprisoning those who refused to pay…as well as quartering troops in private homes” (Craig et al. 560). Parliament attempted to control the king’s power when it

No other war seems to hold our focus like the Civil War. Scholars have chosen to make it their life's work, authors have written reams about it, and we all feel some kind of connection to the Civil War. This paper was created to highlight some of the major battles that took place during that conflict. Major battles usually marked a drastic change in the momentum from one side to the other or led to massive losses of troops. These battles and their results all played a huge part in the outcome of the war.

     The Battle of Gettysburg was the most decisive battle for the North, and it lasted for a total of three days. It began on July 1 and ended on July 3, 1863. The Confederacy was going on the offensive and was beginning to venture into Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C. They encountered Union troops as they advanced towards Harrisburg where they planned to cut off Union supply lines and to steal provisions that they needed. The Battle of Gettysburg became the bloodiest multi-day battle ever fought in United States history. At the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union claimed victory, and they would use this psychological advantage throughout the rest of the Civil War.

The Battle of Shiloh is historically known as one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Part of the Western Campaign, Shiloh came on the heels of Union victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, primarily as a Confederate attempt to halt the Union's advance into the deep South. Though causes of the Union victory at Shiloh may be disputed, the significance of this Battle to the War's outcome is undeniable.

The Union army, unlike the Confederates, had multiple companies that provided simple, yet devastating weapons. One of these weapons was the .52 caliber breech-loading Billinghurst-Requa battery; it was produced only 50 times. This weapon consisted of 25 rifled barrels side by side that, when primed, were set off by a lanyard to inflict massive damage over a small range of territory.7

The Battle of Gettysburg was clearly one of the biggest battles in the Civil War. General Robert Lee led his Northern Virginia Army to victory at Chancellorsville and was feeling a great deal of confidence ("Battle of Gettysburg"). He then decided with this confidence he would try a second attempt at invading the North. The reason Lee took his troops north was because he wanted to take the pressure off of the Virginia farms. Lee also thought that if he won any battles on northern territory, that it could possibly put pressure on President Lincoln to settle the war ("History Place - Battle of Gettysburg").

What was so important about the Battle of Gettysburg was that during the Civil War General Lee attempt to penetrate northern boundaries so he could draw the attention away from the Union defenses. He wanted to manipulate his way around the Yankees so he could have a final battle on s ground of his choosing on Northern territory. Lee's Army as well trained as he believed they were could not outdo the Union Army and their numbers.

The Union soldiers were more likely to carry the U.S. Model 1861 Springfield Rifle-Musket than any other weapon. These guns were not the easiest or most convenient weapons even if they were the most common. The Model 1861 was a .58 caliber gun, was 58.5 inches long, and weighed in at a heavy 9.25 pounds. This rifle was nicknamed "The Widow Maker." This nickname was made with great thanks to the minie` bullet which was an integral part of this rifle-musket. The combination of the rifle-musket and the minie` bullet forever changed the face of warfare; thus because for the first time ever, men could aim at a distant target, and have a decent chance of hitting it. This luxury allowed the gun-bearers to hide in a safe place, yet still be able to knock down their target. Colonel George Hanger, an American Revolution officer, wrote in 1814:

Some historians see the battle as a second war for American independence. An important role in the development of the turning point of the American Independence War in 1812, but the war itself was mainly a political and military disaster for the country (The Second War for American Independence, n.d).

The Civil War of America has been discussed as the first modern war of the new industrial age. Army’s of such a large size had yet to meet head on, face to face in the battle field with weapons of such mass destruction and deadly force. America had not yet seen casualties of this magnitude to

‘The English civil war started in 1642, primarily because of religious disagreements’. How far do you agree with this statement?

This battle is known as “The First Civil War” due to the fact that it occurred in 1642 to 1651. The Parliamentarians and Royalists fought over the throne during this war. The current king at the time, Charles II rallied for support from his followers. One of the early battles, The Battle Of Edgehill showed that the sides were even, but shortly thereafter the Parliamentarians gathered support from the Navy. 3 years of battles passed, and the Long Parliament passed a bill in 1645 called the “Self Denying Ordinance”. This bill effectively made the officers in the Parliamentary army to effectively resign from their

The English Civil War, a conflict between those who supported the King, and those who supported Parliament was the result of a series of smaller events that eventually blew up into all out war. Religion, and the issues that went along with it did play a factor into starting the war, but political issues like Personal Rule, unfair methods of collecting money, and distrust between Parliament and King Charles I are what made the choice of war the only viable option. The first political issue that helped spark the English Civil War was King Charles I choosing to rule without the assistance of Parliament: Personal Rule. By dissolving Parliament, Charles had cut off his subjects only way of having a say in how their country was run, by voting for