It would transfer Wellington's troops and Nelson's ships to the new world and crush the insolent “rebels.” e Royal Navy would raid the American seacoast cities, including the new capital, Washington. An army of 14,000 veterans of the ...
This book is not so much about military strategy as the implications of the battles that were vital in shaping civilization as we know it.
This book selects 50 battles throughout history that are discussed in some detail. Rather than celebrating warfare, this book takes a brief look at the 50 battles that have had the most profound impact on world history.
One was a lieutenant named David Jones, serving in the corps led by Acting Brig. Gen. Simon Fraser. Jones had an extra incentive. His sweetheart, Jane Mc- Crae, was waiting for him in Albany. Pretty “Jenny” McCrae, in fact, ...
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The knight was John T. Wilder's mounted infantry, known as the Lightning Brigade. Wilder's men had been ordinary infantry until they voted to provide their own horses so they could match the mobility of the Rebels's mounted guerrillas.
This book is not so much about military strategy as the implications of the battles that were vital in shaping civilization as we know it.
This book is not so much about military strategy as the implications of the battles that were vital in shaping civilization as we know it.
This book is not so much about military strategy as the implications of the battles that were vital in shaping civilization as we know it.
This book is not so much about military strategy as the implications of the battles that were vital in shaping civilization as we know it.