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Investigative Techniques In life every individual develops his or her way in which they do things. For example, you may put your shoes on and then your coat to go outside while others may do that action in reverse. The key though is that both people put their shoes and coat on before going outside. Just as in that example there are certain steps to a bomb investigation, in which some investigators may do in a different order but in the end all of the steps will be complete. There are certain

the three groups that involved in the Battle of Yorktown were French, American and British. In summer of 1780, French allied with American and provided them a major boost of 5,500 troops which were commanded by Comte de Rochambeau (History of the Siege.) In May 10, 1781, British General Charles Earl Cornwallis, known as Lord Cornwallis, decided that he could not control over the southern colonies until he defeated Virginia. With that in mind, he searched for a place to set up a naval base which made

The Battle of Yorktown was the decisive battle of the American Revolutionary War. The French and American forces laid siege upon the British forces at Yorktown, Virginia and eventually forced the surrender of nearly one-third of the total number of British troops in America. This battle showed that massive loss of life is not the only factor that will determine the victor, as there were a relatively low number of casualties taken by both sides. Instead, it was an aggregate of economic, social

Introduction The Battle of the Crater was supposed to be an unexpected attempt by Union forces to break through the Confederate defenses south of a critical hub near Petersburg, Virginia. The battle took place on the morning of July 30 1864, and consisted of 16,500 IX Corps Union soldiers and approximately 9,500 Confederate soldiers.1 Ambrose E. Burnside lead the IX Corps soldiers but overall command of the Union soldiers known as Grant’s Army of the Potomac was by General

On two sides of a field, stand two armies. Both have rows of soldiers standing side by side, shoulder to shoulder, with their muskets raised, gleaming in the sun, and their bayonets strapped to the their sides. The difference between them being that one army, is highly trained and outnumbers the other, while the other army, is small and poorly trained; equipped with only some skills they’ve gathered in the few months of training. This is the Continental Army and the Red Army, in the first of the

ATF during the siege didn’t go as planned. McVeigh stated in response “ATF, all you tyrannical people will swing in the wind one day for your treasonous actions against the Constitution of the United States. Remember the Nuremberg War Trials.” The reason McVeigh bombed the building was because he recognized that there was an ATF office inside of the building and that would be his initial target. McVeigh was unaware that there was a daycare program inside the building. The Waco Siege was the attack

Paul grimaced as he took another swig from his tin cup, and stared down at forlornly as he struggled to swallow. “Dear Lord,” he pronounced, “what was in that river?” William didn’t answer at first, but he smiled as he poked the fire. “It’s just the Hudson.” “Ay,” said Peter, “Nothing but the blood of Tories.” “Don’t act like you’re some kind hardened soldier,” snapped Paul. “By the time you joined, the Treaty of Paris was nearly ratified, and the war over.” William laughed. “Don’t be so

George Washington as a General. George Washington was commander in chief of the continental army during the American revolutionary war. Although some argue that George Washington was an excellent leader, others argue that he didn’t know what he was doing and that it was out of luck that he won the revolutionary war, George Washington was without a doubt a fine general, because George Washington played roles in which he showed exemplified character and leadership, he stuck by his men and led the colonial

The articles of confederation were the first agreement and first constitution of the United States. The articles of confederation had many flaws which made it more weak than strong. The articles of confederation were a written document the defined the structure of the government from the years 1781 to 1788, under which the union was a confederation of equal states, with no executive leader or power, the articles of confederation were made to mainly to foster a common defense. Now, there were two

The Battle of Yorktown was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States of America. After six grueling years of war the end of the war was near. Six months before the morale of the continental army was at the lowest point of the war. Congress was bankrupt due to rampant inflation caused by the mass production of continental dollars. The continental army was being trounced in the south by the British who had regained South Carolina and Georgia. Also many