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| war in 1634 to 1638 between the Pequot Tribe against an alliance the Massachusets Bay Colony and Indian allies. |
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| April 1775. First Military engagement of the Revolutionary war. |
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| June 1775. Aka Battle of Breed’s Hill. The British won the battle but lost a lot of men. The battle showed that the American troops could hang with the British. |
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| crucial Naval Battle in the American War of Independence that took place near the Chesapeake Bay. This prevented the Royal Navy from reinforcing or evacuating the forces of General Cornwallis at Yorktown. This led to the surrender of the British. French vs. Britain. |
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| Last major battle of the revolutionary war. The American troops were led by Washington and Rochambeau. |
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| biggest loss of troop suffered by the Continental Army |
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| major turning point in the war. It ended General John Burgoynes British Army. News of the victory at Saratoga and Burgoynes surrender was influential in having France join as an ally. |
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| took place on December 26th, 1776. They fought the Hessians and surprised them on Christmas. They captured the entire force of Hessians and reinspired the force and inspired the enlisted. |
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| George Washington’s revolutionary forces defeated British. Decisive victory. Went the night of Jan 3rd1776. |
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| Battle of Flamborough Head |
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| small naval battle on September 23rd 1779 in the North Sea led by John Paul Jones. The Bonhomme Richard and USS Alliance defeated HMS Serapis. |
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| Battle of Fort Ticonderoga |
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| in 1775, Ethan Allan and Benedict Arnold captured it. What else happened? |
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| Battle of Fort Neccessity |
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| July 1754 part of the French and Indian War. It was Washingtons only surrender. |
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| Naval Battle, October 1776. One of the first naval battles of the Revolutionary War and the first fought by the US Navy. Benedict Arnold was the commander and was destroyed by the British. |
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| August 16th, 1780. Cornwallis routed Hortatio Gates, which strengthened the British hold on the Carolinas following the capture of Charleston. Very embaressing defeat for Gates. Nathaniel Greene then became the head of the Southern Army. |
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| June 1778. Resulted in a draw. Was the first time Washingtons Army had achieved such a feat. It showed the effectiveness of the Continental Army after Valley Forge. |
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| January 1781. It was a decisive victory under Daniel Morgan in the Southern Campaign. It was a turning point in the reconquest of South Carolina. Like the Battle in the Patriot. Used the pincer method. |
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| General Braddock was sent to remove the French from Fort Duquesne’s. George Washington was a member of the expedition. Braddock was killed at Fort Duquesne. |
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| first major military initiative during the revolutionary war. The object was to take control of Quebec. The two sides met at Quebec City and the Americans got there asses kick. |
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| British forces under General Sir William Howe and Continental Army under Washington in 1776 – 1777. Howe drove Washington out of New York, but Americans won NJ. Washington then won at Trenton |
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| aka battle of Sharpsburg first major battle in the north in the civil war. It was the single bloodiest one day battle in American history with 23,000 casualties. It was a tactical draw but strategic victory but gave Lincoln the opportunity to give the emancipation proclamation. |
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| very one sided victory for confederates over the union. Lee vs. Burnside. |
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| turning point of the war, also the battle with the most casualties. George Gordon Meade defated Robert E. Lee. |
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| battle that started the Civil War. The US army wouldn’t abandon its post in South Carolina. Then the confederates started firing upon them. |
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| major battle in the western theatre of the civil war, fought in Tennessee. Grant had moved into Tennessee via the Tennesee River and Albert Sidney Johnson and PGT Beauregard attacked him there. The union won. Some thought Grant was drunk during it, turned Sherman into a hero. |
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| Grant vs Robert E Lee. It was tactically inconclusive with heavy casualties. Trying to capture Richmond ??? kept moving forward and replacing men.Spotsylvania Coirhouse, Cold Harbor, Ptetersburg |
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| series of battles trying to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant defeated Pemberton here and gained control of the river. They surrendered on July 4th. |
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| McLellan lead the amphibious effort to capture Richmond. Turned into a Confederate victory. Johnston got hurt and then Robert E Lee took over. Lee went on the offensive in the seven days battles and the union had to retreat to Washington DC, |
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| French were pissed we didn’t help them with their revolution. French Navy seized US ships and refused our minister in the XYZ Affair. USS Constellation captured L’Insurgente and La Vengence. The USS Retaliation was the only ship captured. |
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| 20 day siege of the Mexican Seaport. It was the first ever large scale amphibious assault and ended with the surrender and occupation of the city. |
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| aka the Utah War. The war had no battles and was resolved through negotiation. Brighmam Young was replaced as governor with Cumming. |
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| The Seminoles didn’t listen to the treaty of Payne’s landing and didn’t want to leave. Dade Massacre happened. Jesup took over and tried to wear the Indians down, he eventually had a force of over 9,000 men. ???????????? |
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| between US and the Barbary states of North Africa. It was about the demand of tribute from vessels in the Mediterannian. |
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| Chesapeake-Leopold affair |
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| the British Warship Leopold attacked and boarded the US Chesapeake. This led to the War of 1812, pissed everyone off a lot. Showed our navy sucked. |
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| William Henry Harrison vs Tecumseh. The US won both tactically and strategically. Pretty much crushed Tecumsehs army. Led to war of 1812 because the Brits were giving Tecumseh ammo. |
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| nine US ships defeated and captured six British vessels. This allowed the US to hold the lake, recover Detroit and win the Battle of Thames. “You have met the enemy and they are ours”. Led by Perry. |
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| major American victory. It led to the death of Tecumseh. After the Loss at Lake erie, Proctor was retreating and then beaten up by William Henry Harrison. This let us reestablish Detroit. |
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| took place in Niagra Falls, Ontario. Winfield Scott led the US troops. Drummound led the British. It was an indecisive battle. The battle showed that Scott had molded the Americans into a real army. They retired to Fort Erie after. “I’ll try sir” |
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| British beat the Americans and allowed them burn Washington DC. |
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| final major Battle of the war of 1812. Andrew Jackson defeated an invading British Army trying to take over New Orleans. It was the greatest land victory of the war. |
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| Us beat the Mexicans using a much larger Army and artillery. It was the last major battle in Northern Mexico. It was Zachory Taylor’s greatest battle of the war. Fought in the mountain pass 300 style. Jefferson Davis and Braxton Bragg were big. |
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| Zach Taylor beat Pedro de Ampudia. Taylor negotiated a two month armistice in return for the surrender of the city. There was a lot of urban battle tactics used. |
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| final battle of the Northwest Indian War between American Indians and US troops for the Northwest Territory. Mad Anothny Wayne fucked up all the Indians. |
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| aka Custer’s Last Stand – it was the Lakota and Arapho and the 7th Calvary regiment . The Indians slaughtered the US. |
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