The aftermath of the war was a complete an utter devastation when it came to casualties. The Civil War was documented as the deadliest in American History it caused about 620,000 soldiers death and an undetermined amount of civilian causalities; it ended slavery, restored the Union, and strengthened the role of the federal government. General Grant and General Lee were both graduates of West Point. General Lee graduated from West Point in 1829 second in his class and General Grant graduated in 1843 twenty-first in his class. While both great generals started, their military careers the same way the rest of their careers were very different.
Within a year most of the soldiers were out of it. The poor amount of equipment and supplies was a major break down to the war with million of men without riles, one rifle was shared between 3 men, shortages of oats for the horses, boots for the troops and doctors for the wounded. By 1915 the French were making 5 times as many shells as the
Did Robert E. Lee Lose the Civil War for the South? Abstract Most history books portray Robert E. Lee as the greatest general of the American Civil War, acknowledging his brilliance as the reason that the South lasted four years against a vastly superior Union force. The reality was that Lee’s strategy and tactics actually was the reason that the South lost what was a “winnable” conflict. Where the South needed a tie, Lee went for the win and therefore was a major reason the South lost. This paper will evaluate Lee’s military strategic capability in the context of the war and his battlefield leadership, demonstrating how his aggressive “Virginia first” strategy directly contributed to the Confederate loss.
One problem was the harsh winter that continued to make his fighting force dwindle in the number of abled bodied men. Another was that many of the men’s enlistments in the Army were about to end, and many would be leaving at the end of December. Not only had all this happened, but just across the Delaware River the British General Howe with ten thousand soldiers quartered within the city. (The Battle of Trenton) Not only did Washington have to worry about the British troops nearby, but all the hired Hessian garrison of mercenaries who stood guard on the river, numbering around fifteen hundred men. (Stephenson 1) The situation looked bleak for not only Washington and his men, but for the rebellion as a whole.
I believe that the Norman’s trick was the main reason for their victory. In advance of the Battle of Hastings, Harold had been in another battle with the Norwegians (King Harald Hardrada and his army) and had therefore lost lots of soldiers in that battle. Having heard of the invasion of the Normans in the south very shortly afterwards, Harold rushed down south, collecting random peasants in an attempt to complete his army to its former quantity as he journeyed down the country. Because of his loss of soldiers, only 2000 out of the 7000 soldiers in his army were actually well trained, whereas William had 7000 soldiers who were all well trained. In addition, the Norman army consisted of a whole range of different occupations such as foot-soldiers, archers and cavalry wearing chain-mail armour – another thing Harold was without.
By defeating the northern army on their own grounds, he hoped to bring the population of the north into a panic and settle for peace. He hoped this would convince them to allow the south their own country. General James Longstreet was General Lees second in command of the Northern Virginian Army. Historian Jeffery Welt wrote that General Longstreet was the finest corp commander in the army of Virginia. He also stated that Longstreet was the best corp commander in the civil war conflict on either
The last big protest was at Kennington Common in April 1848, which was followed by a procession to Westminster to present another petition. The Chartist leaders claimed this petition had over 5 million signatures, but many were proved to be fake. There was a massive police and military presence, but the meeting was peaceful, with a crowd estimated by some at 150,000. The petition was defeated heavily. Chartism was a mass movement that attracted a following of millions.
There is no official casualty figure for D-Day but it is estimated that more than 425,000 allied and German troops were killed, wounded, or went missing during the battle (Allies prepare for D-Day, 2011). The Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge was the largest land battle of World War II. “More than a million men participated in this battle including some 600,000 Germans, 500,000 Americans, and 55,000 British” (Lopez, 2009). The Battle of the Bulge was one of the worst battles in terms of losses of American Forces in World War II. At the end of the battle the casualties were highest out of the entire war.
Social freedom was pretty much unheard of for the vast majority of lower-class Russians, around 50 million at the time of the emancipation of the serfs (1861) and all throughout the history of Imperial Russia’s there have been massive class divides this dived could be sustained whilst the peasants were uneducated but by the turn of the century people were starting to question the divine rule of the Tsar and 1905 revolution could been seen as major turning point that was as important as the First World War because on the 22nd of January 1905 The Tsar was responsible for the shooting of peasants in Bloody Sunday, where he ordered the army to open fire on a peaceful protest suggesting his inability to grasp a whole nature of events. Finally the Tsar was described as “out of touch and arrogant to his people” as he refused to believe and purposely ignored warning messages from Rodzianko his cousin explaining the severity of the revolution in 1017, the Tsar chooses to trust his wife, the Tsarina who has underestimated the threat of the protestors and was being greatly influenced by
Captain Armes and his crew of 36 fought 300 Indians. They fought for six hours before the troops retreated; the result was Sergeant W. Christy killed while Captain Armes was injured. Less than a month later he joined forces with 90 more men and they fought 500 Indians. The result of the wounded and killed was higher than the first. In 1867 they received all of their field officers, which filled up the last of the field and staff vacancies.