Battle of Monmouth

Of the many causes of the revolutionary war, Seven Years War, Boston Tea Party, and the Olive Branch Petition were the most important. The seven years which was also known as the French and Indian war, began in 1756 when the fighting between the French and colonists joined into a European conflict involving France, Austria, and Russia against Prussia and Britain. The war left with great Britain having territory from North America, but they had a disagreement over a policy and paying the of a war

It was a peaceful morning in Trenton, New Jersey when I was introduced to the world as Mary Ludwig on October 13, 1754, also known as Molly Pitcher and Sergeant Molly. In my family, we have 4 members, my older brother, Johann Martin, and my parents, Maria Margaretha Ludwick and John Georg Ludwick. The first time I got married was on July 24, 1769, I married a local barber from Carlie, Pennsylvania named William Hays. The way I became part of the American Revolution is by being a Camp

Jersey, Greene led a wing of the army during the Battle of Trenton on December 26 as well as at the Battle of Princeton on January 3, contributing greatly to both victories. After taking winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, Greene spent a good part of 1777 lobbying to the Continental Congress for supplies. On September 11, Greene commanded a division during the loss at the Battle of Brandywine, before leading an attack column in the Battle of Germantown on October

Geoffrey of Monmouth, which is some of the only lasting documentation of King Arthur’s history. Being written about six hundred years after King Arthur was to be alive, it is said that Geoffrey could have lied, but others say there would have been no need for him to have made up these tales. The reason that he is not completely rejected in his ideas is that he had a source pull his writings from which is an unknown piece of literature from early British language. Furthermore, Geoffrey of Monmouth has been

written on these conquests since by the time he was active it would have been more controversial for him to attack and conquer foreign countries. However, there are three major battles that Arthur is connected to. One of the most controversial is the war that Arthur fought with the Roman empire. It is suggested by Geoffrey of Monmouth that Arthur's motivation to fight the Roman emperor did not come from the fact only that the emperor was seen as a pagan and sinner against God, but also because there was

her. You most likely know her by the name, Molly Pitcher. She was an inspiring woman who brought water to the soldiers, and also helped with cannon duty during the Battle of Monmouth. She earned her nickname by carrying jugs of water to the servicemen during battle. She then took over her husband’s cannon after he collapsed in battle. Mary Ludwig was born circa October 13, 1754, near the town of Trenton New Jersey. Later in life she moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where she met her soon to be

Was King Arthur real or not? Arthur is the creation of one man, Geoffrey of Monmouth. Geoffrey of Monmouth makes statements about his sources which are partly helpful, partly baffling. He can be shown to have use an older welsh “history” which gives a list of Arthur’s battles. There are also other early Welsh references. Using these and the results of archaeology, scholars have tried to reconstruct a “historical Arthur” In new discoveries by challenging an assumption which scholars have made, the

Washington. To travel to America and battle against the colonists, the British soldiers had to go across the

now mostly Tories, were in favor of him, and he claimed that he favored them as well. They rewarded him by letting him raise an army just in time for James of Monmouth rebellion. Monmouth was a bastard son of Charles II and claimed that James had killed quite a few people, including Charles. In July of 1685, the two James met at the Battle of Sedgemoor which resulted in Monmouth’s defeat and eventual execution12. James decided to keep his standing army. Besides being openly Catholic, he also came

troops had last fought in early December of 1777 at the Battle of White Marsh. General Washingtons plan was to find a more secure spot to spend this winter after losing the Battle of White Marsh. The knowledge of where Valley