Militarily, in order for the strategy to succeed, they only needed a decisive victory over Washington's fledgling army. However, the colonial leaders argued that the outcome of the Revolution depended upon keeping an army in the field harassing the British and merely had to avoid losing. Both George Washington in the northern campaign, and Nathaniel Greene in the southern campaign, executed similar strategies. Both leaders actively avoided direct battle with the British Army except when strategically useful. They looked for opportunities to attack isolated
Jorge Farragut, James’s father, was a United States army and navy officer . James was born an innocent and carefree young boy, but soon enough he would become one of the most well known heroes in the history of the United States. James father was born out of a sea faring family that lived on an island called Minorca off of Spain. Jorge emigrated to America in 1776 and was in the revolutionary war before James was born. James mother, Elizabeth died in 1808 when James was at the immature age of seven.
His forces were ill disciplined, ill equipped, and inexperienced. Washington needed to enlist the services of a foreign officer to re-establish his Army. Without the help of the Prussian officer the Continental Army may have never been successful. In this essay I will focus on how General Washington’s military went from a rag-tag militia to a formidable military opponent to the British world power. In 1776 When the American colonists declared their independence from Britain, the Continental army was battered by the onslaught by the British forces.
HISTORY: Leonardo Da Vinci sketched a primitive submarine around 1515, and in 1578, William Bourne drafted the first design for a submersible craft. In 1620, the first successful submarine was built by Cornelius Drebbel and tested in the Thames River, where it completed a three-hour journey. At least 14 different submarine designs were patented by 1727]. Early designs usually incorporated wooden submarine frames covered in oil-soaked waterproof leather, with oars extending from the hull for propulsion. American inventor David Bushnell developed the first military submarine in 1775, during the American Revolution.
Alexander Hamilton: Extraordinary American Alexander Hamilton was born sometime between 1755 and 1757 on the island of St.Cruix in the Dutch West Indies to James Hamilton and Rachel Levine. Hamilton had a very rough childhood, when he was ten his father left the family. With no other choice, his mother began working at a small shop, while Alexander became a clerk in an office owned by two New York merchants. When Alexander was thirteen his mother died, leaving him an orphan. After his mother’s death, Hamilton was then moved to New Jersey where his relatives lived.
People aren’t forced to join the armed forces; they volunteer. When the courageous men and women register to join the services they know the dangers they will face. They joined to defend their homeland of America and the people living there. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington was a very important military officer. His army won America’s freedom from Great Britain.
The French and Indian War, or the Seven Years’ war in Europe, had a negative impact on relations between the American colonies and Great Britain. The British forgot about the colonists’ role during the war. British troops in the colonies treated the colonists with cruelty, convincing the colonists that they would possibly be enslaved in the future by Britain. Although the colonists were original from Britain, they had different ideals and philosophies. After the war, Great Britain was in a large enough debt that it was able to destroy the English government.
Earned the Congressional Gold Medal Matthew Perry- Rank of Commodore; Served in the Mexican – American War and War of 1812. Played leading role; helped establish the United States Naval; The father of the steam navy; Played a large role in the opening of Japan Benedict Arnold- Rank of Brigadier General and Major General; Largely known for the American Revolutionary War including the capture of fort Ticonderoga, his expedition to Quebec, battle of valcour Island and Battles of Saratoga, commander at West Point James Lawrence- Rank of Captain, Famous for actions in Quasi-War, the First Barbary War, and War of 1812. Known for his last words of “Don’t give up the Ship”. Commanded the USS Chesapeake David Farragut- Remembered for his order at Mobile Bay; “Damn the Torpedoes, full speed ahead”; He was the first Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, and Admiral in the United States Navy. Oliver Hazard Perry- “Hero of lake Erie”, Rank of Commodore, with a promotion to captain after being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.Known for Quasi-War with France, Haitian Revolution, First Barbary War: Battle of Derna, and War of 1812: Battle of Lake Erie Horatio Nelson- Vice Admiral of the White in the British Royal Navy.
According to Darwin (1988: 65), twenty five percent of the national wealth was needed for war supplies, restoration of industries and reconstruction of the buildings. In addition, Britain did not have a strong military base as a result of industrial decline: the country was short of manpower and could not re-arm itself because of mobilizing man for war. As a result the development of new technologies declined especially in the aviation and Britain could barely defend itself during the war (Darwin, 1991: 43). Although the USA allowed Britain to have large amounts of ammunition without paying for it to be able to defend herself, Britain still had difficulties financially. American aid was very important to Britain as the means given could be used to restore industries and pay for imports of food and raw material (Darwin, 1991: 44).To pay for imports of
In the Treaty, Germany was forced to accept all the blame for war, and was also forced to pay reparations amounting to about 6.6 billion dollars, which was finally all paid off in 1989. The absence of money from the German economy caused extreme hyper-inflation, which in turn caused many Germans to lose their jobs. In the infamous Great Depression of the 1920s, the US was not the only hard-hit country but Germany too and even more severely so. This was because Germany had lost over 2 million men in the war, and many of those who did come back were crippled and could not work. Germany had also lost trust with many countries who were their trading partners, causing them to lose even more money as they could not export their goods.