He fought the many "Napoleonic Wars" which caused countless deaths. These wars were also very costly and put France in debt for many years to follow. During Napoleon's reign he fought many wars, which many call the "Napoleonic Wars". Napoleon and his indomitable ego certainly
Since its declaration of independence from Great Britain, the United States has experienced wars of many different sorts. Each war introduced a new kind of warfare. The Revolutionary War introduced for the first time in American history, the idea of naval warfare. Ships were armed with dozens guns and carried several dozens of men. The musket, armed with its bayonet as well as the cannon proved to be worthy weaponry advancements in the infantry together with various pistols.
Imagine going to war in a country that is quite new. Would a person become scared or brave during this time? A significant war is The French and Indian War, which took place from August 17, 1754 to February 10, 1763. This war impacted history in a number of ways. Many areas are worth paying extra attention to, which are the Treaty of Paris, colonial militias, and American frontiersman.
England expanded the war effort and found alliances to help in the war and put themselves in debt trying to beat the French. Quebec and Montreal fall by 1757 and France was finally expelled from Canada after losing to England and their allies. The French only retained Sugar Island in the end. England got the title to Canada and all the
A third advantage the French had over the English would be that they maintained a great network of strong Indian alliances that spanned from Maine to the tribes in Wisconsin. Another advantage is that there were many French trappers, hunters, and traders, who new the forested areas and the rivers very well, which would be where most of the fighting would take place over 70 years. France also had a very large army back home. It was the largest standing army in all of Europe. They knew if they needed, many French troops would be sent to fight in the New World battles.
The Civil War was the result of decades of tensions between the North and the South about Slavery and State rights between the Union and the Confederacy. The Civil War was long and bloody for both sides killing about 600,000 people in the United States. The Civil War also brought into use several new military technologies, and weapons. One of the most important inventions was the percussion cap in 1805 by Reverend John Forsyth, using a cap to ignite gun powder, which allowed guns to be used in all types of weather. Another Great invention was the rifling of musket barrels which increased both range, and accuracy in muskets to about 750-900 feet.
With the French defeat in the French and Indian War (1754–63), Indians west of the Appalachians found their survival threatened because they could no longer play off the French against the English. Aware that the presence of only one European power in their vicinity meant that the old trade system had broken down, in 1763 the Ottawa Chief Pontiac rallied many groups formerly allied with the French in an effort to oust the English from the Ohio Valley. Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–66), although relatively successful in cementing a pan‐Indian alliance, ultimately failed. The English government tried to achieve peace in 1763 by a royal proclamation separating Indians and English settlers at the crest of the Appalachian Mountains. While the proclamation's promise that all land west of he Appalachians would be reserved for the Indians weakened Pontiac's alliance, it did nothing to lessen Euro‐American pressures on Indian land, as American traders, squatters, and speculators flowed unchecked into the Ohio
How to start a revolution: WAR French and Indian War- an misnomer as the war was actually the British against the French and Indians and anyways other country in the world called it otherwise We have to learn about causes if there’s war Why war? The Colonies were becoming valuable to their home nations and worth fighting for. Rivalries were fast developing in the Great lake region over the fur trade and in Newfoundland over fishing rights. The French were friends with the natives. The French have an extensive secret network of spies.
It started after the French and Indian Wars that led to several acts purposed by the British congress. These acts included the Stamp Act, Townshend Act, the Intolerable Acts, and the Tea Acts. These new acts were all enacted after the French and Indian War ended in 1763. This war was a great victory for England; however this victory came at a very high cost, literally. England was in debt of over
1. The Vietnam War was a very costly war. It not only affected those in battles, but it also left behind long term effects on people everywhere in the world. It was an extremely costly war with over 58,000 Americans dead and over 150,000 wounded in battle. North Vietnam was victorious over South Vietnam and allied forces.