At least 45 British ships arrived in the Lower New York Bay. Within the week, another group of about 130 ships arrived off Staten Island under the control of Admiral Richard General Howe, brother of General William General Howe, a man who did not agree in pursuing military confrontation with the colonists. By July 2d, British forces began to land at Staten Island. On July 6th, word reached New York and Washington that Congress had voted for independence just four days earlier. Immediately, Washington had brigades march onto the commons of the city to have the Declaration of Independence read aloud.
Civil War Biography Essay: George E. Pickett “Up men! And to your posts! And let no man forget today, that you are from Old Virginia!” said Major General George E. Pickett before fighting the attack called Pickett’s Charge. George E. Pickett was born in Richmond, Virginia, on January 16, 1825. He was raised in an enthusiastic war family and graduated from West Point at the bottom of his class.
Biography of Laura Secord [pic] (from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online at Libraries and Archives Canada) INGERSOLL, LAURA (Secord), heroine; b. 13 Sept. 1775 in Great Barrington, Mass., eldest daughter of Thomas Ingersoll and Elizabeth Dewey; d. 17 Oct. 1868, at Chippawa (Niagara Falls, Ont.). When Laura Ingersoll was eight, her mother died, leaving four little girls. Her father remarried twice and had a large family by his third wife. In the American War of Independence, Ingersoll fought on the rebel side, but in 1795 he immigrated to Upper Canada where he had obtained a township grant for settlement.
Introduction The US Navy was formed back in 13 October 1775, where the continental navy armed two ships with guns and crew and set them on a mission for three months to basically intercept British ships as they were on their way to supply stores to their army that was in the Americas. Over two hundred years later, we are no longer fighting with the British but other forces that threaten American soil. The US Navy is located not just in America but all over the world. There are bases located in Great Britain, Spain, Japan and many other different countries around the world. The navy currently employs over 300,000 sailors.
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.
Columbus an Italian believed he could sail west across the Atlantic and reach India. With sponsorship from the Spanish Monarch Columbus, with 3 ships and 90 sailors discovers the New World. He arrived at the Bahamas first encountering the Arawak Indians. Columbus never in his lifetime acknowledged that what he discovered was not India. Millions of natives in the New World died due to European illness making it easier for the Spanish Conquistadors to move in and take over much of the Americas.
Caesar pushed Pompey's measures through, helped Crassus' proposals, and got for himself a five-year term as Proconsul of Gaul after his consulship was over. | 58 BC | Caesar left Rome for Gaul to conquer more land for the Republic to inhabit. | 56 BC | The First Triumvirate met in Caesar's province to renew their coalition. Pompey and Crassus were to become consuls again and Caesar’s command in Gaul was extended to 49 BC. | 54 BC | Caesar led a three month expedition of the first Roman crossing of the English Channel to Britain but did not establish a permanent base there.
Motivation Evaluation Sherry Jenkins PSY/230 February 24, 2013 Aaron Thompson Motivation Evaluation Diana, Princess of Wales was born Diana Frances Spencer, on July 01, 1961, at Park House near Sandringham, Norfolk. Her mother and father were Viscount and Viscountess Althrop. She had two sisters older than her and one younger brother. Diana’s troubles would start at a young age because her insecurities would manifest despite the privilege her life provided. She was no stranger to the royal family since she played with Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
In March 1811 the French captured her, but the British recaptured her in October. During her career, she served as far afield as Buenos Aires, Île Bourbon, and Cape of Good Hope. The Admiralty sold her in 1815. Contents [hide] 1 Career 2 Capture, recapture and subsequent service 3 Fate 4 Footnotes 5 References Career[edit] Olympia was commissioned in March 1806 under the command of Lieutenant Henry Taylor. In December Lieutenant John Paget took command.
At the age of just nineteen Hamilton became captain of an artillery company that saw battles in New York, Long Island, Trenton, Princeton, and White Plains. After the success of these battles, Hamilton became Washington’s personal military aid. In 1781, Hamilton, who was tired of not seeing battle, resigned as aide to Washington. That same year Hamilton again led a battalion at the battle of Yorktown, and with help from other battalions took over British