Emily Booth How far do the sources agree that Captain Nolan was to blame for the disaster of the Charge of the Light Brigade? Source 3 agrees that Captain Nolan was to blame for the disaster of the Charge of the Light Brigade because it says that Nolan was headstrong and critical of the cavalry and its commanders, implying that due to his characteristics it was likely he would have went against orders given to him. This source is quite reliable because it is an extract from a journal meaning it would be an honest as it is self written only for that person to read. However, Source 2 disagrees with this and says that Nolan wasn’t to blame because he was merely aide-de-camp indicating that he was acting as an assistant only carrying on orders from another officer. If Nolan was acting as a military assistant to a more senior officer, he wouldn’t be critical of its commanders as suggested in Source 3, because it would be in his role to follow orders.
Townshend knew that his program would be controversial in the colonies, but he argued that, "The superiority of the mother country can at no time be better exerted than now." The Townshend Acts were created right after the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was the English parliament taxing stamps on the colonies and it ended by the colonies wanting to have the same rights as the english. Unlike the stamp acts, it took quite some time before the colonists were concerned about it. Soon the colonies started to boycott, this resulted in a decrease in british trade for three years which eventually lead to the Townshend Acts being repealed by the prime minister.
Another example is when Charles delayed 6 weeks at Edinburgh to allow George II to regain hardened troops from Holland, if this hadn't happened then Charles would have been able to strike much more fear in the Londoners. Bonnie Prince Charlie's lack of strategy was the most apparent causes of his failure and it would of made the invasion much swifter. If he had organized his strategy better he would have probably if not definately won. Leadership is the ability to lead a group.Leadership could have made the men more efficient in their fighting and a clear understanding of the enemy would have given him an advantage.The immaturity of Charles would have been a key factor to consider eg; At Prestonpans Charles didn't take George Murray's advice, and the arrogance and self-belief of Charles cost the army many opportunitys to invade. Also because of Charles' arrogance he treated the Scottish Clans as total inferiors and took no notice of their customs.
Do You agree with the view that, in the years 1838-48, attempts to enact the Charter failed because the Chartists political campaigns were undermined by chartist violence? I agree with the view that violence in chartist political campaigns contributed the most to it's downfall. The government often put down chartist revolts and this created government repression towards Chartism which was a major factor in it's downfall. source 5 from an Autobiography of leading Chartist Journalist, Thomas Cooper written in 1872. In this speech he talks about the violence in Longton he says, "I warned all who had been part of it that they were not the friends, but the enemies of freedom.
The rebellions of 1549 may refer to a number of disturbances that occurred that year, however, only two really fit the definition of rebellion. The Western Rebellion and Kett’s Rebellion in East Anglia. These uprisings both possessed the numbers to cause the regime serious danger. Given that these occurrences overlapped, there was potential for the government to collapse under the strain. However, the localised aims of the rebellions and significant absence of gentry always meant that London was likely to remain largely unaffected.
Redmond had been fighting for the home rule bill to be passed. And when the third home rule bill was introduced into the house of commons Redmond saw it as barely acceptable and could only be sold to the more extreme INP members as a starting point for future progress. The speech was said in Jan 1913 that was nearly a year after the Third home rule was introducded to Parliament, however since then there had been a rise in unionist protests which would have infurated him as they was challenging his view and causing tension in Ireland between the 2 sides. Overall Source C does
In the battle of Tannenburg the loss was very drastic; 30000 men wounded or killed, 95000 captured and 500 guns. This portrays the heavy defeat that Russia and this dropped moral in the army and at home in Russia. This shows the losing of the battle created a growth in opposition against the Tsar due to the public of Russia blaming the Tsar as he commanded the troops to go to war. Peasants felt annoyed and angry and Nicholas. This strengthened the opposition against the Tsar.
For Sir Charles, ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back’, would be the Jack the Ripper case. ‘He was probably unfairly blamed for the failure to track down the killer and faced press accusations that were frequently baseless.’ Following his failure to apprehend the ‘Jack the Ripper’ Sir Charles resigned as police commissioner and returned to military service in 1889 and was stationed in Singapore until 1894. He returned to England and was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1898. In a life full of victories and accomplishments all would not end well for Sir Charles. ‘On the outbreak of the Boer War in 1899, he returned to the colours to command the 5th Division of the South African Field Force.
Paying less attention to armchair generals writing with the privilege of hindsight and precise archival evidence in favor of what the generals perceived would happen in 1914 (which incidentally is much closer to reality than is attributed...every serious thinker knew it would be a bloodbath) offers much more valuable insight into the crisis that faced the statesmen in July 1914. Michael Howard and Steve Van Evera (both found in Military Strategy and the Origins of the First World War) accurately conclude because the offensive was believed to a decisive advantage, if there was a window for a diplomatic solution, it was frighteningly small. Understanding the "Cult of the Offensive" is crucial for comprehending how quickly July 1914 destabilized; generals truly believed their empires would crumble if attacked and politicians were tempted by the notion that fortune favors the foolish. Finally, James Joll convincingly argues that the pervasiveness of the "cult of the offensive" and the glorification of military matters was implicit in a society replete with military
Since we have a volunteer military that is taking care of the job, a draft would be pointless. A draft is a way of forcing men to fight for something they may not agree with. The draft was never a good decision in the past, and it would have the same outcome in the present. Drafts have caused problems dating back all the way to the 1860s. In July of 1863 New York City witnessed the most violent insurrection in American History due to draft riots.