The Battle of Lundy’s Lane was fought in the evening of July 25, 1814. Major General Jacob Brown learned the whereabouts of the British and sent General Scott and approximately 1080 American troops to attack. Over the course of battle, both sides were reinforced with more soldiers, both fought for the possession of a critical hilltop position. The British and Americans fought at close range as night fell. By morning, the battleground was littered with corpses and wounded soldiers, and both sides withdrew from their positions. The Battle of Lundy’s Lane was one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812. Both General Scott and the British leader, Major General Phineas Riall, were killed over the course of battle; 900 soldiers were killed or …show more content…
Brock dressed the Canadian militia in British redcoats to make the appearance that there are more British regulars, whose powers were feared by the Americans. Brock also instructed Tecumseh’s Indian warriors to cross back and forth in front of the fort, which made the numbers of fighters visually increase. Furthermore, Brock strategically placed a letter, “accidentally” discovered by Hull, which stated that the Indians were savage and would be uncontrollable when put in combat. These deceptions allowed an easy victory to the British, involving minimal physical combat. From the Americans, the British captured approximately 2000 prisoners, a large sore of shot, flint, gunpowder, and supplies, and an unfinished ship. The Capture of Detroit also put the whole Michigan territory back under British …show more content…
Even though the Americans were greatly outnumbered, they defeated the British in roughly 30 minutes. Two thousand British militiamen were killed, wounded, or missing, including their leader, Sir Edward Pakenham, while there were only roughly 100 soldiers wounded or killed on American side. Although the battle did not influence the contents in the Treaty of Ghent, which was signed before the conflict, it forced the British to abide its terms. After the battle, Andrew Jackson was regarded as a national hero, and his triumph aided him in becoming the president of the United
The Battle of spotsylvania court house happened in May 1864, this was the second major battle in Ulysses S. Grant's American civil war overland campaign, the battle of the wilderness also followed the devastation. Grant's Union army disengaged from the confederate army it was lead by Robert e. Lee he moved in a southeasterly direction to try the confederates into a battle that would have a better outcome. Unfortunately, the spotsylvania court house was beaten by part of the confederate army which led first attack on laurel hill. At a critical point, lee's army started a trenching around the area and people of skirmishes occurred in the middle of May 8th and may 21st, 1864.
The Battle of Brice's crossroads was known as one of the greatest tactical victories in the U.S. Civil War. Confederate Cavalry men defeated a force of Union Cavalry and Infantry that outnumbered them two to one. Even though it did nothing to change the outcome of the war or disrupt General Sherman's supply lines while he was inching his way to Atlanta, it showed the importance of using METT-TC (Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops and support, Time, and Civilian Considerations) while leading troops. The muddy roads and hot summer heat proved just as important as the canister rounds being fired at the Union line. The Battle of Brice’s Crossroads
The Battle of Shiloh was fought on April sixth to April seventh in 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. The Union Generals were Ulysses S. Grant and Don Carlos Buell. The Confederate General was Albert Sidney Johnston. The Battle of Shiloh was considered the bloodiest battle of the Civil War with approximately 23,700 deaths total. This was one of the first successful outcomes for the Union and sparked a light of hope for the fighting soldiers.
It was an excellent move on Washington’s part because the British did not even see it coming. The American Colonists were at an advantage. And because of Washington’s move they won the victory. Then everyone knew that George Washington was a terrific military leader. Furthermore, historians have pointed out that because of Washington’s victory he was most definitely going to lead his army into another battle, The Battle of Princeton (militaryhistory.com).
Looking over the Battle of Shiloh, it was a costly storm of confusion for both sides. The Battle of Shiloh started out with major difficulty for the Union and Confederacy. The fighting began with an attack on Grant’s encampments stationed at Pittsburg Landing. Over 40,000 Confederates emerged from the woods, screaming bloody murder and assailing the unorganized Union force. The Union troops were not positioned by terms of defense, violating the basic camp design of practicality.
The battle of Brice’s Crossroads also known as the Battle of Tishomingo Creek and the Battle of Gun town, it took place near Baldwyn in Mississippi on 10 July 1864 during the American civil war between the Confederates led by General Nathan Bedford Forrest and Federals led by General Samuel Davis Sturgis’s. General Forrest was known as self-educated and brutal leader, he was a cavalry commander, and he did not have a great level of education compared to his colleagues. He commanded Federals Army in numerous battles against the Confederates in southern region; however the battle of Crossroads was the greatest victory where he used super tactics to defeat the enemy General William Tecumseh Sherman (Federals) was fighting the Confederates in
It was one of the bloodiest battles because of the thousands of troops that had died. The battle was mainly thought hand to hand. There was fierce fighting throughout the battle. During the battle the union took a position known as “Hornets Nest”. The Hornets nest was basically
The Battle of Shiloh was horrific for both sides of the civil war. The Union successfully managed to push the Confederacy back, however this would not be possible without the reinforcements of the Army of Ohio. The bloody battle began on April 6th in Pittsburgh Landing on the Tennessee river. Grant, commander of the Federal forces, awaited the Army of Ohio as his men were outnumbered. Aware that the Union had split men and reinforcements were on the way Johnston, the commander for the Confederate forces, set an early attack into play.
In Cedar Creek on October 19, 1864, Confederate Jubal Early planned an attack on the Union’s Ulysses S. Grant and his army. They immediately planned a counter attack. on the Confederates. After hours of fighting many soldiers had been killed, injured, or had gone missing. Using strategic attacks each commander fought their hardest but in the end only one side could win.
The Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest battles throughout the Civil War. Only lasting twenty four hours, over 23,000 Confederate and Union soldiers perished in such a miniscule amount of time. The Battle of Antietam, sometimes referred to as The Battle of Sharpsburg, was the first battle to be fought on Union soil. Multiple Commanders took part in this battle. Most famously, George B. McClellan and Robert E. Lee.
Battle of Antietam Although the Battle of Antietam was bloodiest battle in American history, it induced European powers to turn neutral furthermore it allowed Abraham Lincoln to publishing the Emancipation proclamation. The Bloodiest Battle in American History On September 16, 1862, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and his Union Army of the Potomac confronted Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Sharpsburg, Maryland. The Civil War Trust organization concluded that there were more than 23.000 casualties on both sides.
The battle of Antietam was near Sharpsburg, Maryland and was on September 17, 1862. This battle was between the Union and Confederates, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan was for the union and Robert E. Lee was for the Confederates. This battle was the single bloodiest day, there were around 25,00 casualties altogether from both the Union side and the Confederates side. A couple engagements of this battle were Battle of Harpers Ferry, during which a portion of the Confederate Army under General Stonewall Jackson captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry; and the Battle of South Mountain, which involved three pitched battles McClellan’s Army of the Potomac had to fight to pass through Blue Ridge Mountains to meet Lee’s forces.
Ironically, misunderstandings and betrayals were counted as the reasons the massacre occurred. Even before the massacre, the British and the French have their long history record in America. The French had claimed North America and from Mexico to the Gulf, while the British were all over the Atlantic seaboard, starting from Maine to Georgia. The British soon were expanding further to areas owned by the French. Lake George and Lake Champlain were the two places they fought over.
Pontiac gave his “Speech at Detroit” in 1763 to the Ottawa, Potawatomi, and the Huron Indians. He gave this speech to unite these tribes against the white men that have taken their land and killed their men. At this time, the British had taken over Fort Detroit from the French and the British leaders. While the French before them treated them as allies instead of just subjects like the British did. Soon after this exchange of power, the British had taken most of their land from them.
The Battle technically lasted 3 days, September 16-18 1862, although, the main fighting was only on the 17th. George McClellan was the Union General of the troops in that Battle, and Robert. E. Lee was the confederate General. Lee was at a disadvantage because his army was half the size of McClellan’s army. Both sides suffered about 10,000 casualties and the Battle was generally considered a tie, it was thought that the Union army could have shattered Lee’s army if they had pursued him back south.