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| Who said, "The art of war is of vital importance to the State." |
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| Sun Tzu, author of Art of War. |
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| What five constant factors govern the art of war? |
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1) The Moral Law
2) Heaven
3) Earth
4) The Commander
5) Method & Discipline |
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| What are the virtues of a Commander according to Sun Tzu? |
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1) wisdom
2) sincerity
3) benevolence
4) courage
5) strictness |
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| What are the five essentials of victory? |
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1) He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
2) He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
3) He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its rank.
4) He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
5) He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign. |
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| What are the five dangerous faults which may affect a general? |
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1) recklessness, which leads to destruction
2) cowardice, which leads to capture
3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults
4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame
5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble |
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| What are the four useful branches of military knowledge? |
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Definition
1) mountains
2) rivers
3) marshes
4) plains |
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| Who said, "Communications dominate war."? |
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| Naval philosopher Alfred Thayer Mahan |
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| How many guns did flagships of the line carry? |
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| How many guns did frigates carry? |
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| initially 28 to 30, but later 36 and 44 |
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| Single deckers, usually ship rigged with no secondary battery |
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| Single deckers, usually ship rigged with no secondary battery |
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| Square-rigged vessels with two masts |
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| Fore-and-aft-rigged vessels with two masts |
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Term
| What did the Navigation Act of 1651 state? |
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Definition
| England passed this Act that stipulated that goods could be brought into England or English possessions only by English ships or by ships of the country where the goods originated.(Aimed directly at the Dutch carrying trade) |
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| When was the Continental Navy established? |
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| Why were sailing warships called "Ships of the Line"? |
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| The most efficient and deadly formation for a fleet of sailing warships was the line ahead. |
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Term
| What did the ships of the line require to stay underway(and what did they not need)? |
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| These ships needed wind. These ships were virtually energy independent. Except for food, water, and gunpowder these ships could theoretically stay at sea forever. |
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| What was the "optimum range" for a ship of the line engagement? |
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| "half pistol shot"--about 100 yards |
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Term
| When and where did the Revolutionary War begin? |
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Definition
| Boston, Massachusetts on April 19th, 1775 |
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| When and where did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place? |
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Definition
| June 17th, 1775 on Breed's Hill, Massachusetts |
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| How many ships were in Washington's Navy and when did this Navy exist? |
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Definition
| Eleven ships which captured 55 prizes from April 1775-March 1776 |
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| What two ships made up the Continental Navy originally? |
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Definition
| The Alfred and the Columbus |
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| What ships did John Paul Jones command? |
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Definition
| Providence, Ranger and the Bonhommme Richard |
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| What was Jones reply to the commander of the Serapis, Richard Pearson, when he asked if Jones had struck? |
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| "I have not yet begun to fight!"--John Paul Jones |
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| What is the third largest U.S. military capitulation in history? |
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Definition
| Charleston by MGEN Benjamin Lincoln to Gen Sir Henry Clinton on May 12th, 1780. |
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| What was the British prime minister's response to Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown on October 19th, 1781? |
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Definition
| "Oh God, it is all over!"--British prime minister Lord North. |
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| Who was the first Commander in Chief of the Fleet of the United Colonies? |
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| Who signed the Franco-American Treaty of Alliance and what was it? |
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| French foreign minister Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes and Benjamin Franklin on February 6th, 1778 which gave the Continental Navy a European base of operations. |
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| Who said, "I will sink, I will never strike!"? |
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| Who said, "I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way."? |
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| What did Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown directly lead to? |
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| The House of Commons voted to discontinue offensive warfare against the Americans on the 27th of February 1782. |
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| The first Commmander in Chief. |
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| What were the name of the first eight naval vessels? |
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Definition
| Alfred, Columbus, Andrea Doria,Cabot, Wasp, Fly, Hornet, and Providence. |
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Term
| Instead of following orders to rid the coasts of Va and the Carolina's of the British, where did Hopkins take the fleet? |
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| Who won the battle between the English and the Spanish Armada? Why? |
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| English because they had smaller ships, which led to better maneuverability, longer ranged weapons, and they used the weather. |
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