During Wallace’s campaign he won many victories, but one of his most notorious was the battle of Stirling. Due to Wallace’s uprising, King Edward I ordered John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, to march north in September of 1297. Warenne had a huge force of heavy cavalry and was expecting a victory. Wallace camped his army just north of Stirling Bridge, on the Abbey Craig, because Stirling was the main entry point into northern Scotland. It was the perfect place to set a trap. Wallace managed his overwhelming victory due to two factors. Because the Stirling bridge was so narrow, only two horsemen could cross at a time. This meant it would take hours to get all of the troops across into Scotland. Due to this fact, Wallace set a trap. He waited
In 1811, Indiana was a territory rather than a state. A charismatic Indian leader, Tecumseh, led a confederation of tribes in central and northern Indiana and opposed further American expansion. Governor William Henry Harrison aimed to gain land for settlers and achieve statehood. These competing interests led to conflict in the fall of 1811, culminating in the Battle of Tippecanoe and the destruction of an Indian town and the center of a new Indian confederacy, Prophetstown. Harrison’s strategic aims and actions were not in line with the intent of his commander, President Madison. However, Harrison’s leadership during tactical action in the Battle of Tippecanoe demonstrated effective execution of the doctrinal tasks of Mission Command.
The battle of New Orleans was a significant battle in the war of 1812. It was a crushing defeat for the British, increased patriotism, and Andrew Jackson emerged an American hero.
the Germans for the first time in the war. The Battle of Britain was a
The siege of Quebec was a chess match between two men, Major-General James Wolfe of the British army, and Marquis de Montcalm of the French military. Major-General James Wolfe had been in service to the British army since the age of fifteen. However, his involvement in the army started at age thirteen and a half when he volunteered to go with his father on the Carthegena Expedition. Luckily for him he became ill and was sent home before setting sail. The Carthegena Expedition was a terrible excursion and took the lives of many stronger men to severe fever. It was inconceivable that a boy of Wolfe’s age at the time would have survived such an expedition. Officially enlisting at the age of fifteen, James Wolfe had all the makings of a military prodigy. In fact, it was documented that for his leave from the army after being named lieutenant-colonel that he wanted to study artillery and engineering at Metz but was refused. Wolfe was able to successfully gain rank at a young age through diligence on the battlefield, and great military understanding. Major-General Wolfe understood the military better than most everybody he acted as a subordinate. Wolfe felt that there were problems with the British military due to political appointments where military appointments were needed. On top of this, Wolfe deemed chivalry one of the most important qualities of a strong military. During the Jacobite revolution Wo...
On the 14th of October 1066, Duke William of Normandy defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. His win could be summed up by the fact that William was a better leader. Other factors that contributed to William’s victory include: William was better prepared, the English army was severely weakened as Harold had just fought off an invasion in the North of England, and Harold made a fatal mistake of prematurely entering the Battle of Hastings.
by the results of an English soldier's attempted rape of Murron. While Wallace is able to
The Trans-Mississippi West was the least important but yet the most significant theater in the Civil War. The Trans-Mississippi to the west of the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains, was the scene of almost 73 military engagements. It is often known as the “Unknown Civil War”because most attention was directed toward the Eastern Theater. Technically, the Civil War started in Missouri and what was known as Bloody Kansas before the firing on Fort Sumter. The Trans-Mississippi Theater was divided into two major areas. The states of Missouri, Arkansas, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Texas and Louisiana west of the Mississippi the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department, which was
There were a few important military leaders during this battle. One of them was General Isaac Brock. He was very brave, influential, and fierce. He was, at one point, in front of his army. Wielding a sword, he leads an uphill charge to Queenston, until
The Missouri Compromise was a plan proposed by Senator Jesse Thomas to admit Missouri as a slave state. This compromise also established a line between the North and South for where slavery could take place, and where it could not, besides in Missouri. Up to 1820, all states, whether free or slave, had to be admitted to the Union as pairs so the Senate would stay equal. When Missouri applied for admittance to the Union, there were no other states to pair it with at the time. With a slavtion population at over 10,000 people, John Tallmadge from New York proposed an idea to make Missouri a semi-free state. Meaning, the importation of new slaves would be prohibited, adult slaves would be in bondage, and children would be freed at age 25. This
In August 1745, the prince launched his campaign in Scotland. It ended in failure on April 16, 1746 at the battle of Culloden.
5. The chemicals department must become more profitable. Until this can happen, the 2 other departments (electronics, plastics) should acquire their materials from a source that is the lowest cost to the company. If the above recommendations fail to improve the profitability of the chemicals division, it should consider changing management or even selling off this division.
William Wallace is considered a legend in Scotland. For years, England and Scotland were at war, and behind many of the battles for Scotland’s independence was William Wallace. While the information about him, like any good hero, might be over exaggerated by some historians, what’s true is that he gave the country hope that Scotland could be free from English Tyranny. For years after he died, others took his place in saving Scotland from English rule.
Reasons for British Victory in the Battle of Britain After the BEF's retreat from Dunkirk, of all the countries opposed to Nazi Germany, Great Britain was the only one still in resistance. Hitler's plan was to quickly invade Britain and to concentrate fighting on other fronts, with almost the whole of Europe under Nazi Germany. The Blitzkrieg tactics used to invade other countries so far could not be used effectively as the British channel blocked infantry advance. Britain at this time still had a superior navy compared to the Germans, hence plans to eliminate the RAF, allowing easier destruction of Britain's ports; and so its navy. Operation Sealion, as it was named, began on 1st July 1940.
You have come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What would you do without freedom? ”. Wallace uses the word tyranny to describe the English that rule over the Scotts and are considered by many of them to be prejudiced and cruel. The Scotts then realize what exactly they are there to fight for, for their freedom and the freedom of all Scotts. The repetition of the word free plants the idea in the Scotts that they are a free people and should not be subjected to the rule of the English. This feeds into their reasoning as to why they fight with Wallace. It is at this point when one of the warriors utters “Fight? Against that? No, we will run; and we will live”. It illustrates the concern the Scotts have that if they fight they will die for nothing. Wallace immediately addresses this fear by responding “Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you'll live -- at least a while”. It lets the warriors know the truth, they very well may die if they fight and will probably live if they decide to run, but it makes them wonder at what the cost will be. They will still die one day whether they fight or not but if they run they will metaphorically running from that regret the rest of their
Wallace is the cause behind to the defeat of the insurmountable evil Edward Longshanks. His refusal to call mercy will being tortured