Benjamin Hornigold

American forces in the south, between 5,000 and 7,000 men, were based at Charleston under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln. Lincoln recognized that he would need assistance from the French navy and army to retake Savannah. On September 3, he learned that the French forces under the command of Admiral Comte d’Estaing were en route to Savannah, bringing with them ships-of-the-line and 4,000 soldiers. On September 11, Lincoln marched out of Charleston with 2,000 Continentals to link up with d’Estaing

If every american had a tatoo it would be “July 4th, 1776”; that’s how crucial the 4th of July is to America. If it weren’t for the Declaration of Independence, who knows… Maybe wed’e still be getting taxed by England. A few people who played a major part for making the 4th of July a date known throughout the American nation were John Hancock, Thomas Paine, George Washington, and of course all of this wouldn’t be possible without King George the third. The American Revolution started because the

James Packer, the famous Australian businessman and investor, who is the son of late media mogul Kerry Packer and grandson of Sir Frank Packer is reaping his wealth from the enormous success of his numerous businesses, including the celebrity favored Crown Resorts. In May this year, BRW magazine assessed that Packer’s net worth stands at A$6.08 billion, which ranked him as the seventh richest man in Australia. Meanwhile, as per Forbes Asia magazine Jame’s net worth stands at US$4.7 billion in January

I think we should do two themes for our board. We could decorate each side in the specific themes flags colors. The two themes I think we should do is the Revolution War and the Holocaust.I think we should do the Revolutionary War because it represented the U.S freedom from the British Their are so many memorable people that were part of the Revolutionary War. Like Benedict Arnold who was a general and flipped to the British to get out of debt. Arnold could be a bishop because this crafty move of

The Declaration of Independence There were many tension building events that led up to the Revolutionary War, and some influenced the way the colonies acted more than the other colonies. The colonies fought Great Britain on their approach on things and the policies got stricter. Great Britain would acknowledge the policies for twelve years.The British empire now was fixing their quality of the thirteen colonies and that they were gaining across the Atlantic. Once the quality of the thirteen colonies

amazing men and women who have left their impression the United Sates over the years. Benjamin Franklin’s name will surly coming to mind. He was not only a founding father and patriot, but also an inventor, a scientist, a publisher, and even an author. It would be hard to find anything this unique individual did not excel in. Franklin contributed directly to history and science, but also to American literature. Benjamin Franklin was born on January seventeenth, in the year 1706 and spent his early

Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. He is most famous for becoming president on two non-consecutive terms. He is also known for being the first president to be officially married in the white house. Grover Cleveland had a very active life before presidency and less of an active one after.  Stephen Grover Cleveland became a part of this world in Caldwell, also known as Horse neck, New Jersey, March 18th, 1837. Cleveland was the fifth child out of nine (Grover, n

Similar to the previous outcry of the public, the government became engaged in ending Capone and his violence. The documents that the police found while raiding Capone’s business were being used charge Capone with income-tax evasion, and President Herbert Hoover commanded that the government increase its efforts to end Capone. The federal government was able to indict Capone, because of the Supreme Court decision in 1927, which ruled that income from illegal activities was taxable. It would not be

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, 1706 and he helped make the blueprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Ben was a great writer, one of his most famous books was Poor Richard's Almanac and he also talked with the French to assist the U.S. in the Revolutionary War. Benjamin’s scientific pursuit lead him to the discovery of electricity. He also invented the bifocal glasses, and he organized the first successful lending library. Benjamin Franklin was elected in

With cannons blasting throughout the field and gunshots going off in all directions, His Excellency George Washington sat waiting for the inventible. Overcoming all odds, Washington managed to lead a ragtag, pathetic semblance of an army out of the trenches and into glory. Once the French ships encircled the British harbor, it would only be a matter of time before the war would be over, the colonist victorious. But it was not as simple as leading a couple of battles, or strategically running away