The Battle of the Alamo took place between February 23 and March 6, 1836. The battle consisted of a thirteen day siege proceeding an all out attack from the Alamo Mission near what is now San Antonio, Texas. The battle left an estimated 300 of the Mexican forces killed or wounded and just two of the Republic of Texas surviving. I believe that this battle really helped to cement the idea of secession into the minds of the Texians and pushed them to revolt. President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the president of Mexico at the time, started to move the governmental system of Mexico towards a dictatorship.
The United States did not enter the war until December 7, 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The war lasted until 1945. One of the most important developments of World War II, was the creation of the Higgins Boat. General Dwight Eisenhower was quoted as saying, “Andrew Higgins is the man who won the war for us. If Higgins had not designed and built those LCVPs, we never could have landed over an open beach.
Along with the goal of removing Napoleon from Portugal, Brazil’s only set goal politically was to become independent. Because of Napoleon’s invasion of Spain starting in 1808, Mexico and other colonies started to become very passionate about having a revolution. On September 16, 1810, respected priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla issued the “Grito de Dolores” or Cry of Dolores which surmounted to Mexico declaring war against the Spanish government in the colonies. The ultimate goal was to be free from Spanish rule and have an independent government. Hidalgo sparked a bloody ten year war that ended over 300 years of colonial rule, thus achieving the initial intent (history.com The Struggle for Mexican Independence).
Mostly made up of cowboys, criminals, & eastern polo players & athletes During the Spanish-American War, entire Spanish fleet was destroyed at the Battles of - (first) Manila Bay (Dewey) & (later) Santiago – not Havana, Guantanamo Bay, Samoa, El Canay, San Juan & Kettle Hills When US invaded Puerto Rico during SP –Am War – most of population greeted as liberators rather than military occupationists & conquerors *But Puerto Rican nationalism, then & today, sought/seek independence **Today a Commonwealth of the USA since early 20th century Greatest loss of life for USA in Sp-Am War resulted from – sickness in both Cuba & USA (disease Ex, Yellow Fever – summer in Cuba, Typhoid, dysentery, etc… Plus bad canned meat – “embalmed beef”) At the time, most controversial event associated w/ Sp-Am War was – acquisition of Philippines Imperialists wanted them – Anti-imperialists did not want USA to take them All became US possessions under Treaty of Paris (Sp-Am War) – Puerto Rico (Caribbean), Guam (Pacific), & the Philippines & capitol city, Manila (Pacific/Asia) [US controlled Cuba – Caribbean] {Hawaii was not acquired through the war w/
General Juan Alvarez launched a coup and after capturing the capital named himself president and made Juárez the Minister of Justice. He passed laws limiting the church’s power and in 1857 he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. That same year a new constitution was passed. This new constitution created a war between the liberals and conservatives and in December, conservative general Felix Zuloaga overthrew the government. Juárez was arrested and when he was released from prison he went to Guanajuato, made himself president and declared war.
But rather than waiting on being attacked, Cortes determined to anticipate them. He had some of the city lords called saying that he wished to speak to them and shut them in the chamber by themselves. After the five hour firing to some houses and towers where natives defended themselves, Cortes and his army with the help of Tascaltecal and Cempoal natives, forced all the people out of the city. 3. After evaluating Cortes letter to the king, I believe that it is subjective towards the Native American civilization.
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.
The first carrier raids against Iwo Jima began in June 1944. Before the invasion, the 8 square mile island would suffer the longest, most intensive shelling of any Pacific island during the war. The 7th Air Force supplied the B-24 heavy bombers for the campaign. In addition to the air assaults on the island, the Marines asked for 10 days of pre-invasion naval bombardment. Due to other operational commitments and the fact that a lengthened air assault had been waged on Iwo Jima, Navy planners authorized only three days of naval bombardment.
CAUSES OF CIVIL WAR On 12 April 1861, a military unit representing the Confederate States of America, the seven southern states that had seceded from the Union, attacked Fort Sumter. The presence of the Union-controlled post in South Carolina provoked Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, to order strikes. Within two days, the commander stationed at Sumter surrendered. But the assault spurred United States President Abraham Lincoln to rally thousands of troops to crush what he viewed as an insurrection ripening in the South. With that, the Civil War began.
Just thinking about, why would the Americas attack us in the part of the country they are trying to protect and defend? I was sent along with 20 to half thousand troops to attack Song Be, which is a South Vietnamese provincial capital. The battle seemed to take forever. Highly skilled southern troops were at our feet. We took every blow we could at them.