Battle of Long Island Anthony D. Torres COM/150 June 2d, 2012 Vince Colvin As the precursor to American Independence, the Battle of Long Island during the Revolutionary War was the first and largest battle fought by a newly declared nation. Although the battle was a defeat to the American forces, it further fuelled the Americans resolve to continue fighting against the British. Archived images from this era depict General George Washington, his troops and equipment all crossing the Delaware River on boats. Another crossing, just as memorable is often overlooked. Our discussion will cover the events that led to the East River crossing in New York as either a retreat or a pretext to an attack.
British policy was to damage French trade by preventing French ships, including their navy, from moving freely in and out of French seaporrs. The commander of the British fleet, Admiral Horatio Nelson, won brilliant victories over the French navy, near the coast of Egypt, at Copenhagen, and finally near Spain, at Trafalgar in 1805, where he destroyed the French- Spanish fleet. Nelson was himself killed at Trafalgar, but became one of Britain's greatest national heroes. His words to the fleet before the battle of Trafalgar, "England expects that every man will do his duty, " have remained a reminder of patriotic duty in time of national danger. In the same year as Trafalgar, in 1805.
Why did so many colonist die in Jamestown? Three ships sail to a brand new land with about 100 British colonist, but little did they know what they had coming for them. Within a year already half of the men pass away, but why? It was spring of 1806 king James had sent gentlemen to Virginia to sought the riches that could lay ahead, or any natives to convert Christian, and to create the first new colony. They settle by a river that they call James river.
The inquiry chaired by Dame Janet Smith has determined that Harold Shipman unlawfully killed 215 patients, and in a further 45 there were reasons for being concerned about the true cause of death.1 A statistical analysis gives a figure of 236.2 The first definite killing was in March 1975; the last was in June 1998. On average, there were around 10 killings a year, but the number was highly variable. Between 1990 and 1993 he killed only 3 people, but in 1996 he killed at least 30, and in 1997 at least 37, a rate of one killing every ten days. Yet even then, no concerns were raised officially until a courageous doctor from a neighbouring practice, together with her partners, began to think the unthinkable. In March 1998, by which time he had already killed well over 200 people, a police investigation was begun—but quickly abandoned.
The Continental Army managed to seize tons of cannons and artillery from the British army all without them knowing. Later that week, the Continental Army woke the British by firing at them, causing the British to retreat. The army soon began to transform from the small Continental Army to an army that posed a great threat to the greatest military power of the time. McCullough goes on to explain the battles of Brooklyn, Kips Bay, White Plains, and Fort Washington, all of which were loses for the Continental Army. Because of these loses, the enlistments in
The police coerced Timothy Evans into a false confession by threatening him. After Evan’s execution the police found out that Evans was telling the truth and in fact John Christie was a serial killer who killed many women in his home. Evans received a posthumous pardon 16 years after his
His courage on the battlefield and in political office will forever stand the test of time. He believed in his country, and that everyone deserved to be free inside of it. Noted as being extremely convincing, Hamilton convinced congress to vote for Thomas Jefferson in the extremely controversial presidential election of 1800. This convincing nature would prove to be his downfall however, as the loser of the election; Aaron Burr killed Hamilton in a duel on July 12th1804, after years of being bitter enemies. Alexander Hamilton is an American writer that my classmates and others would be interested in learning
When Columbus sailed to America, a reward was offered to the first sailor to see land. Juan Rodriguez Bermejo was the first to see land on October 12th, but Columbus had claimed he saw the land the night before to claim the reward for himself. Columbus also was a cruel man when he settled in the Bahamas. He treated the “Indians”, Native Americans, horribly. Columbus enslaved the people, demanded every adult Taino to bring gold to him every three months, and forced Christianity.
His mother, Margaret Rees, was the first woman baptized into the Church in Merthyr Tidvil, Wales. My father, his parents, brothers and sisters, numbering ten in the family left Liverpool, England in April 1856 on the ship Carlin with Dan McArthur Captain. The voyage on the ocean was somewhat long and rough and very tedious. They landed in Boston the latter part of May 1856. While on the ship, my father met with an accident that left a scar through
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