Battle Of Saratoga, A Turning Point In The American Revolution

In April 1775 British general Thomas Gage ordered his soldiers to destroy American rebel Military stores in Concord, Massachusetts. British and American forces clashed in Concord and Lexington starting the Revolutionary war. The New England state militias firepower forced British general William Howe to abandon Massachusetts in March 1776. A new stage in the war began in June 1776 when the British sailed into New York harbor with an army of 34,000 soldiers forcing the militia to retreat. To counter the british fleet in the harbor, David Bushnell came up with the idea to make a small craft that could slip through british waters and plant explosives on ships.

Saratoga: In addition to Lexington, the Battles of Saratoga were also very important. They were fought on September 19, 1777 - October 8, 1777. The first time, on September 19, British General John Burgoyne accomplished a costly victory over the American troops led by Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates . On October 8, at Bemis Heights, Burgoyne attacked the American troops again, but with his own troops weakened.

While the Battle at Fort Sumter was the initial battle that signified the beginning of the Civil War, The First Battle of Bull Run, or the Battle of Manassas was the first major battle and took place on July 21, 1861. Both the North and the South thought this would be the last battle. The Union soldiers were led by General Irvin McDowell; an army of about 35, 000 men. The army consisted of 90-day volunteers, including common men. These soldiers were not aware of what they had signed up for.

The battle of Trenton and Princeton General George Washington's army went crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and,over the course of the next 10 days,won two important battles of the American Revolution. In the battle of Trenton (December 26),Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessians mercenaries before withdrawing. One week later he returned to Trenton to lure British forces south ,then executed a daring night march to capture Princeton on January. The victories reasserted American control of much of New Jersey and greatly improve the morale and unity of the colonial army and militias.

The Battle of the Alamo is considered to be a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna led an invasion in an effort to regain control over the area after insurgent army of Texan settlers and adventurers from the United States expelled all Mexican troops out of Mexican Texas. The battle of the Alamo has a lot of various myths and legends around it; thus, we are going to explore this historical event from various perspectives, dwelling on its most important moments. Beginning our discussion, it is necessary to mention that the battle of the Alamo has a great strategic context in the Texas Revolution, because it became a decisive moment for the independence of Texas. The Alamo Mission served as a good protective picket; and if Santa Anna takes it, there will be no fortified point to stop the enemy on his way toward

Review of the Killer Angels by Michael Shaara The Killer Angels is a fiction book authored by Michael Shaara and published in 1974 by Ballantine Books, in New York City. Shaara, an educator, and a novelist, was born in 1928 in Jersey City. In 1975, his book, the Killer Angels won the Pulitzer Prize for the best story telling novel. The book details the events of 1863 which occurred during the civil war of Gettysburg, in America (Shaara 3).

Declaring Independence from the British was not only an obstacle for the colonists but one of the greatest triumphs in American History. With many battles and massacres occurring at the time, there had to be a turning point for the colonial Patriots that motivated the soldiers, and the people. The turning point in the Revolutionary War was the Battle of Trenton because this was a victory that not only inspired the Patriots to fight harder but created a sense of discipline for these unskilled soldiers and was an example of what could be achieved when the soldiers stroke at the right moment. After a number of battles lost the Battle of Trenton led these soldiers to fight harder and become motivated to win the war making this battle create a change of course in the war. It was a Christmas night in 1776 the same year as the Declaration of Independence was issued.

Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill -April 25, 1781 General Cornwallis moved his troops to North Carolina in order to get more provisions for his men. General Greene followed Cornwallis, but hampered by the lack of food, Cornwallis let Green go and trusted that Lord Francis Rawdon who commanded 8,000 men ahead in front of them could take care of the Americans. Rawdon did lead a large force, however it mainly consisted of scattered loyalist units. The largest of these forces numbered 900 men and was based at his headquarters in Camden South Carolina. Greene detached Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee with orders to unite with Brigaider General Francis Marion for a combined attack on Fort Watson.

In 1779, George Washington chose General John Sullivan and General James Clinton to combine forces and bring an army of about 5,000 men into Central and Western New York. His goal was to push the Seneca nation back upon the British. George Washington designed this campaign to punish the British-allied Iroquois nations and to force the Iroquois out of the war. The nature of this campaign was to actually completely destroy the indians. As George Washington quoted in May of 1979 “The Expedition you are appointed to command is to be directed against the hostile tribes of the Six Nations of Indians, with their associates and adherents.

John Buford’s Role in the Battle of Gettysburg John Buford played a crucial role in the process of winning the bloodiest and arguably, most important battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg. Being the first Union general to step on the battlegrounds of Gettysburg, Buford had a major impact on defining the defensive position of the Union. John Buford contributed remarkably to the Union’s victory at Gettysburg by developing the skeleton of the defensive position of the Union against the Confederacy. John Buford was born on March 4, 1826 in Woodford County, Kentucky, but grew up in Rock Island, Illinois. He was the first son of John and Anne Bannister Buford (Hickman 1).

Britain's Lord Dunmore promised that all slaves who take up arms against their patriot masters would be freed. Williamsburg rebels led by colonel william woodford fought a battle at Great Bridge, lasting only 30 minutes. The battle proved that black soldiers were just as good as the trained English