Fort William Henry

“Fort William Henry” By the beginning of the 18th century Great Britain and France were essentially the only rivals in the quest for domination inn North America.As a result their fued began to exceed limits during the battle for the Ohio river valley.Thus the French and Indian war began.Today the term is used to describe the entire 70 year conflict.Troops and supplies were very important in battle. While high rate fire weapons were used.In addition Fort William Henry would become one of the most

by indians, but David Gamut's singing kept them at bay. This might be the turning point for Gamut, finally realizing that he can do something useful. In chapter 18, Gamut is captured, along with Cora and Alice, by Magua after the Massacre at Fort William Henry. When Hawkeye and his companions are in enemy territory searching for Gamut and the girls, they come across an indian that they assume to be hostile. Hawkeye is about to kill the indian when he realizes that it is none other than Gamut. The

Fort Donelson, Tennessee, was built on top of a hill near Dover, Tennessee, and just to the east of Fort Henry and Fort Heiman. The Fort looks over the Cumberland River guarding it from enemy advancement. The advancements and uproar began when Tennessee pulled out of the union. They wanted Kentucky to follow in their foot steps in order to give the south a higher boundary against the North. Once the North pushed through Kentucky, Grants next lead was to push through the Forts guarding Tennessee.

No one knows why these two to a liking to each other, but they do know they have made it out every battle without an injury. Today is the day Frederick goes with his platoon to take Fort Donelson and then go to take Fort Henry. Frederick and his splatoon will be there in two days. This will their first time taking a fort of the Confederate, before this they would always fight in battles and fight for territory. Now they must take a place heavily fortified with confederate troops. During that battle

Fort Donelson, Tennessee, guarding the Cumberland River, became the site of the first major Confederate defeat in the Civil War. Victory at Donelson started Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant on his road to Appomattox and the White House. His cool judgment under pressure saved the day after the Confederates threatened to break his troop lines, yet errors by his opponents handed him a victory that he did not fully earn on his own. Possession of the better part of two states vital to the South

The second phase of the Battle of Shiloh starts as reinforcements from General Buell’s Army of the Ohio and a unit of Grant’s own reserve division joined the Union Army now positioned at Pittsburg Landing. These reinforcements added over 22,500 men to the Union lines13 bringing the total number of Union forces to over 45,000, which is more than they had on 6 April, the first day of fighting.14 On April 7, General Grant renewed the fighting with an aggressive counteract.15 Greatly outnumbered (Confederate

did and why he is revered as one of the greatest military leaders in history, we look back into the past into his heritage of the Shawnee, his relationship with his brother, Laulewasikaw (later to be named Teakatowah), and his archrival Governor William Henry Harrison. The most important and intriguing aspect of Tecumseh’s life was his involvement in the War of 1812. Tecumseh united tribes of the Americans Indians in the Ohio Valley, created an alliance with the superpower empire of the British. Revered

William Henry Harrison, (1773-1841), was 9th President of the United States. The oldest president up until then, he was also the first to die in office, surviving only one month. With his known Indian fighting his was given the nickname “Old Tippecanoe” and “Old Tip.” He was the first presidential candidate to campaign actively for office. His election slogan was “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!”      William Henry Harrison was born on Feb. 9, 1773, on the James River in Charles

white people world. Tecumseh started drafting tribes from the Northwest region and southern United States. The Battle of Tippecanoe happen in the fall of 1811, at this time Tecumseh was recruiting tribes from the south. The governor of Indiana, William Henry Harrison, moved 1,000 men to Prophetstown. The Prophet requested to meet with Harrison on November 6th at this time. But on November 7th during the early hours, the Prophet began a sneak attack on Harrison’s camp. The Americans fought back very

The Battle of Tippecanoe was a significant battle between the United States Military forces and Native American Warriors associated with Tecumseh’s Confederacy. Led by William Harrison, the United States’ forces primarily consisted of 4th Infantry Regiment along with the Indiana Militia and Volunteers from Tennessee. The engagement took place on November 7th, 1811, just outside the town of Prophetstown (Present day Lafayette, Indiana,), where the Wabash and Vermillion rivers meet. Through application