American History - This Battle Flashcards
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended this conflict, which began after a dispute over the (*) Rio Grande river and led to Santa Anna’s country ceding California to the US.
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mexicanamerican war
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During this war, Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
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war of 1812
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After severe losses during this battle’s first day, one general declared, “lick ‘em tomorrow, though.”
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battle of shiloh
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One general during this battle failed to take the Balcarres redoubt before taking the Breymann redoubt alongside the forces of Ebenezer Learned.
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battle of saratoga
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Two participants in this event were beaten while being marched through an opera house used as a makeshift jail.
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homestead strike
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It was caused in part by reports about the atrocities of (*) “Butcher” Weyler, and the one side in this war passed the Teller Amendment afterwards.
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spanishamerican war
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This war was fought 25 years after the same participants nearly fought over the Virginius affair.
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spanishamerican war
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The death of General Joseph Warren during this battle is depicted in a painting by John Trumbull.
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battle of bunker hill
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The losing side in this war created the Saint Patrick’s Battalion from Irish defectors of the winning side.
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mexicanamerican war
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This battle was initiated after B.W. Mitchell discovered Special Order 191 wrapped around some cigars.
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battle of antietam
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In this battle, Confederates on Corinth Road hoped to force the Union into a swamp called Owl Creek.
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battle of shiloh
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One side in this event was headquartered at the Bost Building.
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homestead strike
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Thomas Gage was dismissed primarily over his report on it, which also hardened resolve against the Olive Branch Petition despite the casualty numbers noted by Robert Pigot and William Howe, who ordered successive assaults from Copp’s Hill against Israel Putnam and William Prescott.
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battle of bunker hill
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Union assaults around the Sunken Road cut through to the Confederate center in this battle.
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battle of antietam
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This war’s Strategic Hamlet Program largely failed, and William Calley was convicted of a massacre investigated by Seymour Hersh in this war.
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vietnam war
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One side in this battle sent a message saying that AF was short of water, allowing Joseph Rochefort’s Station Hypo to figure out that a simultaneous attack on the Aleutian Islands was a diversion.
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battle of midway
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Many significant attacks of this battle sought to control Bemis Heights.
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battle of saratoga
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At this battle, John Chester ordered his troops to aim their guns at allied troops to prevent their retreat.
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battle of bunker hill
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In this battle, forces under John Hood attacked a site nicknamed “Bloody Wheatfield”.
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battle of gettysburg
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Luke Day was a leader of one group who took part in this event.
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shays’ rebellion
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The bombing of Dutch Harbor was planned to coincide with this battle.
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battle of midway
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When British forces arrived at the central defensive line named for the victorious general, they realized they had forgotten their ladders and lost their commander, Edward Packenham.
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battle of new orleans
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Brandy Station, the war’s largest cavalry engagement, delayed J.E.B Stuart’s advance to this battle.
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battle of gettysburg
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Albert Sidney Johnston was killed on the first day of this battle, and the arrival of General Buell’s troops sent the Confederates packing after day two.
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battle of shiloh
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Bull Halsey contracted psoriasis and was replaced by Raymond Spruance for this battle, in which Spruance repaired the U.S.S. Yorktown quickly after the Battle of the Coral Sea, only for it to be sunk by a submarine after its planes sunk the Soryu; other Japanese losses included the Hiryu, Akagi, and Kaga.
battle of midway
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George Meade chose not to pursue the attackers after this battle, which ended with a failed attack against Cemetery Ridge called Pickett's Charge.
battle of gettysburg
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A farmer named Plough Jogger gave a famous speech about the oppression he’d suffered in the run-up to this event, which was sparked in part by a man’s anger at being forced to pawn a sword given to him by the Marquis de Lafayette.
shays’ rebellion
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This battle saw the death of General (*) Edward Pakenham as part of a massive British loss inflicted by a force that included privateer Jean Lafitte and that was under the prime direction of Andrew Jackson.
battle of new orleans
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Thomas McDougald was assigned to obtain extra provisions prior to this conflict, while the Battle of the Rosebud prevented General Crook’s troops from fighting at this battle.
battle of the little bighorn
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The Union defense near a sunken road during this battle was so fierce that it became known as the (*) “Hornet’s Nest”.
battle of shiloh
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This battle began as Henry Heth’s army clashed with that of John Buford near Cashtown.
battle of gettysburg
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Participants in this event tore down handbills posted by Sheriff McCleary.
homestead strike
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It included a skirmish at Bower Hill with governor Thomas Mifflin's troops, and it lasted until the "watermelon army" under Lighthorse Harry Lee suppressed it.
whiskey rebellion
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A song about this battle is sometimes named for a line about alligator horses.
battle of new orleans
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Beauregard’s hesitation after a decisive attack in this battle allowed Don Carlos Buell to reinforce a Union counterattack.
battle of shiloh
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The immediate cause was an attack on the estate of Thomas Matthews by Doegs and dissatisfaction over Governor William Berkeley’s Indian policy.
bacon’s rebellion
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British naval forces under Thomas Graves failed to break through the French blockade.
battle of yorktown
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On the final day of this battle, Confederate soldiers led a failed assault at Cemetery Ridge, an event known as Pickett’s Charge, and Robert E. Lee was forced to retreat to Virginia.
battle of gettysburg
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The illness of William Halsey forced Raymond Spruance to take on an unfamiliar command role in this battle, which saw SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers from the Hornet help sink the (*) Mikuma.
battle of midway
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One notable participant in this battle, Peter Salem, distinguished himself by fatally wounding John Pitcairn, and following this battle Thomas Gage was relieved of command.
battle of bunker hill
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Congress passed the Maypenny Agreement and the “Sell or Starve” Act less than a year after this battle.
battle of the little bighorn
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A cannonball shot in this battle killed Judith Henry, who lived in the building that gave Henry House Hill its name.
first battle of bull run
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By following the wake of the Arashi at this battle, C. Wade McClusky was able to locate part of Admiral (*) Nagumo’s fleet.
battle of midway
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The attacking commander refused to commit his reserves to this attack on Bloody Lane.
battle of antietam
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A battle in this war was nicknamed the "false Nile" after one commander imitated Horatio Nelson's tactics.
war of 1812
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A senator from Maine and president of Bowdoin college won a Medal of Honor for his gallantry in this battle.
battle of gettysburg
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After repeatedly proclaiming “I hope I shall die up to my knees in blood!”, Joseph Warren died in this battle.
battle of bunker hill
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Participants in this event met at Braddock’s Field after Revolutionary War officer James McFarlane was killed.
whiskey rebellion
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The only non-posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor after this battle was Hershel W. Williams, and the Pima native American Ira Hayes became famous for his actions at this battle.
battle of iwo jima
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A general brandishes a gun at a prisoner in an open street in an Eddie Adams photo taken during this war.
vietnam war
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The winning side in this battle lost the (+) Yorktown, whereas the losing side of this battle lost 4 aircraft carriers.
battle of midway
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During this war, a ship named Java was destroyed off the coast of Brazil, three months after the Guerriere and the HMS Macedonian were beaten.
war of 1812
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This war was ended by the 1763 Treaty of Paris, which gave Canada to the British.
french and indian war
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One part of this battle was fought near Nicodemus Hill.
battle of antietam
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During this event, Robert Johnson was tarred and feathered while John Neville was burned in effigy.
whiskey rebellion
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James Bowdoin’s policies as governor were a major cause of this event, during which Benjamin Lincoln’s army took action at (*) Petersham.
shays’ rebellion
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General Reynolds was killed on the first day of this battle, as John Buford’s men engaged Harris Heth’s army in the Cambersburg Pike area.
battle of gettysburg
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One commander prior to this battle was slowed down by 125 captured wagons, and the word “mountains” in his orders have been often debated.
battle of gettysburg
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Thaddeus Lowe aided one side in this battle with his reconnaissance blimp, the Enterprise.
first battle of bull run
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One commander in this battle refused to accept the terms of surrender due to the Article 10 controversy.
battle of yorktown
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Maneuvers by Thomas Macdonough led a battle in this conflict to be known as the False Nile; that battle was fought at Plattsburgh.
war of 1812
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Henry Clinton predicted that a few more battles like this one would “put an end to British dominion in America,” since over 100 officers were killed or wounded here.
battle of bunker hill
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The campaign that culminated in this battle began with a large cavalry engagement at Brandy Station, and early on in this battle, John Reynolds was killed while leading the Iron Brigade.
battle of gettysburg
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Barry St. Leger was unable to reach this battle after a failed siege of Fort Stanwix.
battle of saratoga
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The U.S.’s entry into this conflict was influenced by sensational “yellow journalism” coverage of the sinking of the (*) USS Maine in Havana harbor.
spanishamerican war
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George Poindexter may have made up the story that the losing army at this battle used the phrase "Beauty and Booty" as its watchword to hide his own cowardly conduct.
battle of new orleans
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The Kent State Massacre took place during a student protest of this war.
vietnam war
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Forces during this battle fought at Dunker's Church and one side's commander lent his name to a bridge where bloody fighting took place.
battle of antietam
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Minor skirmishes during this conflict included the Temecula and Pauma Massacres.
mexicanamerican war
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[no din dee-yem] and the goal of containing Chinese influence, nicknamed the Pentagon Papers.
vietnam war
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Early in this battle, fighting was centralized around a 30-acre cornfield owned by David Miller.
battle of antietam
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The opposing army in this war later got revenge by burning the capital, but were stopped at the city of Baltimore after a day-long bombardment.
war of 1812
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Three months before this battle, a prisoner exchange freed John Sullivan, who during this battle prevented escapes by controlling a bridge over the Assunpink [ASS-un-“pink”] Creek.
battle of trenton
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At this battle, the First Minnesota regiment relieved the III Corps of Daniel Sickles, who lost his leg at the Wheatfield.
battle of gettysburg
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Mass casualties were inflicted on marines during this battle by troops with flamethrowers in a tunnel system that had gone undetected.
battle of iwo jima
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This battle began due to interference with B-29 raids coming from the namesake location, and it was preceded by the largest naval bombardment of the Pacific War.
battle of iwo jima
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Early skirmishes in this event included the killing of Robert Hen, probably in retaliation for a debt owed by Thomas Matthew.
bacon’s rebellion
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The last engagement saw Admiral Cervera captured and only the Cristobal Colon avoiding destruction, while its first battle saw George Dewey win a naval battle with no casualties.
spanishamerican war
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However, reinforcements from Don Carlos Buell’s Army of the Ohio and the mortal wounding of Albert Sidney Johnston, which forced P.T. Beauregard to take full command mid-battle, spelled defeat for the southern forces.
battle of shiloh
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During one battle in this conflict, one of the Niños Heroes legendarily wrapped his country’s flag around himself and leapt to his death to save it from capture.
mexicanamerican war
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This event saw the creation of a Declaration of the People strongly criticizing a certain governor.
bacon’s rebellion
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The drastic assault on its third day launched against George (*) Meade at Cemetery Ridge was known as Pickett’s Charge and occurred approximately at the same time as the siege of Vicksburg.
battle of gettysburg
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The goal of this event was to take the Springfield armory and eventually overthrow the United States government, but it was dispersed by the combined forces of James (*) Bowdoin and Benjamin Lincoln.
shays’ rebellion
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After being captured in this battle, Henry Morton Stanley became a “Galvanized Yankee.”
battle of shiloh
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In the buildup to this battle, the losing commander set up a fortification at Gloucester (“GLAU-ster”) shortly after retreating from Williamsburg.
battle of yorktown
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Historian Edmund S. Morgan connected this event to the transition into race-based slavery in the colony it affected.
bacon’s rebellion
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This conflict saw Henry Pate's followers defeated at the Battle of Black Jack.
bleeding kansas
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One fleet involved in this battle assembled before it at “Point Luck”.
battle of midway
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During an attack on Fort McHenry in this war, Francis Scott Key composed "The (*) Star-Spangled Banner".
war of 1812
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During one part of this war, the territorial governor Charles Bent was scalped and killed.
mexicanamerican war
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A bloodless capture in this conflict included a cannon volley from Henry Glass's ship, the USS Charleston, that the defending force believed was an honorary salute.
spanishamerican war
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This battle started with an assault down Hagerstown Turnpike by I [“first”] Corps.
battle of antietam
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A territory invaded during this war asked to borrow gunpowder to salute a ship that had come to conquer it.
spanishamerican war
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The leader of one side in this conflict was nearly captured following that side’s disastrous defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg.
war of 1812
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The protection of Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis allowed reinforcements to enter this battle.
battle of yorktown
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Prior to this battle, Union forces camped between Lick Creek and Owl Creek did not fortify their position on the assumption that Confederates would not attack after losing Fort (*) Donelson.
battle of shiloh
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During this battle, Lewis Armistead valiantly led his brigade to the “high water mark of the Confederacy” when he broke through enemy lines near the “bloody angle”.
battle of gettysburg
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Prior to this battle, Joseph Rochefort, who was in charge of Station HYPO, helped forecast an invasion by breaking the JN-25 code.
battle of midway
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One of the first tests of the new government’s power, it ended after the militias of Pennsylvania and surrounding states were mobilized.
whiskey rebellion
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This conflict featured a meeting at Braddock’s field and included the Battle of Bower Hill, which saw the burning of tax collector John Neville’s home.
whiskey rebellion
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Armistead's division made the farthest significant advance north during this battle’s third day.
battle of gettysburg
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The losing commander never received reinforcements from Henry Clinton, and this battle took place at Bemis Heights and Freeman’s Farm.
battle of saratoga
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The Battle of Bennington took place at the same time as this battle, and cut supply lines for British foragers.
battle of saratoga
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Grievances in this event’s Declaration of the People included seizing personal control of the beaver trade and excessive taxation, while failing to protect the perpetrators from a series of Native (*) American attacks.
bacon’s rebellion
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Daniel Ruggles poured fire from fifty cannons onto a union position here, and Lew Wallace was criticized for taking the Shunpike Road instead of the River Road on the first day of this battle.
battle of shiloh
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This conflict rose to national attention when anarchist (*) Alexander Berkman attempted to assassinate one of this conflict’s leaders.
homestead strike
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This was the first battle after Joseph Rochefort's team at HYPO station was able to completely decrypt the JN-25b code.
battle of midway
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The battle of Queenston Heights was fought just across the Canadian (*) border from Niagara Falls during this war, which saw an American army burn the capital of Upper Canada, York.
war of 1812
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A cannonball shattered Daniel Sickles’ leg in this battle, in which the 20th Maine under Joshua Chamberlain protected (*) Little Round Top.
battle of gettysburg
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After this battle, Andrew Gould was stabbed with a pen-knife by Nathan Bedford Forrest, who he shot in the hip.
battle of shiloh
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Prior to this battle, Benjamin Rush saw that a commander had written the password “Victory or death” on a piece of paper.
battle of trenton
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The cracking of the JN-25 code at Station HYPO allowed the eventual victors to set a trap with Task Forces 16 and 17.
battle of midway
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Troops attacking through the West Woods and the Miller Cornfield tried to take the Dunker Church during this battle.
battle of antietam
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Abolitionists under John Brown responded with the Pottawatamie Creek massacre, while the proslavery forces convinced President Buchanan to approve the Lecompton Constitution.
bleeding kansas
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The Kent State massacre occurred during its expansion into nearby Cambodia.
vietnam war
116
James Bowie and Davy Crockett died during this battle while fighting forces under the command of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
battle of the alamo
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The Confiance was captured by Thomas Macdonough at this war’s Battle of Plattsburgh.
war of 1812
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That man, Louis “Moses” Rose, fought alongside Edward Burleson at the earlier siege of Bexar.
battle of the alamo
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During this battle, a gap in one side’s defenses along the Mystic River was covered by a makeshift barricade constructed by men under the command of John Stark.
battle of bunker hill
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This battle, which included fighting at the Peach Orchard and Little (*) Round Top, involved three days of fighting that ended with Pickett’s Charge.
battle of gettysburg
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A wagon train retreating from this battle was caught at Monterey Pass, but George Meade couldn't catch up to it.
battle of gettysburg
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Daniel Sickles violated orders in this battle and later lost his leg defending the Peach Orchard.
battle of gettysburg
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Early in this engagement one side decided to defend Rigolet's Pass after being misinformed of a flanking maneuver.
battle of new orleans
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During this battle, a failed charge at Cemetery Ridge was led by General Pickett.
battle of gettysburg
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John Murphy was relieved of command following this battle after his lackluster participation in the sinking of the cruiser Mikuma.
battle of midway
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The leaders of the defense included William J. Hardee, who attacked William Sherman’s forces on the left flank.
battle of shiloh
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Barry St. Leger failed to advance his troops through the Mohawk River Valley to the site of this battle.
battle of saratoga
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Before this battle, Alfred Terry led troops up the Yellowstone River in an effort to trap his opponents between him and a colleague.
battle of the little bighorn
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During this battle, the Sunken Road became known as “Bloody Lane.”
battle of antietam
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Near the end of this battle, Edward Hand stopped the Knyphausen Regiment from retreating across the Assunpink Creek.
battle of trenton
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A diversion during this battle was led by General Clinton on Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery.
battle of saratoga
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The victors of this war put down the Moro Rebellions, and this war saw “Fighting Joe” Wheeler storm Las Guasimas.
spanishamerican war
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Thomas Mullins forgot to bring ladders to cross the Rodriguez Canal at this battle whose winning side was aided by a group of Choctaw and the Baratarians of Jean Lafitte.
battle of new orleans
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Coupled with yellow journalism, the aftermath of the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor is considered to be the cause of this war.
spanishamerican war
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Before this battle, Moses Rose was the only man not to cross a “line in the sand.”
battle of the alamo
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Upon arriving at this battle, one man allegedly told his commander that if hard fighting and stupidity were needed, he had the men for the job.
battle of shiloh
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Support for this war was generated by William (*) Randolph Hearst’s yellow journalism, which blamed the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor on the opposing side.
spanishamerican war
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The Bear Flag Revolt was encouraged by John C. Frémont during it, and it was successfully resolved after Winfield Scott landed at Veracruz.
mexicanamerican war
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The Battle of Khe Sanh (“KAY SAWN”) was fought during this war, which ended with the fall of Saigon, a city that was renamed after the victorious side's leader, Ho Chi Minh (“HO CHEE MIN”).
vietnam war
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Preceded by Thomas Graves’ loss at the Battle of the Chesapeake, this battle concluded with Charles O’Hara’s surrender after the Comte de Grasse prevented the evacuation of Lord Cornwallis from Virginia.
battle of yorktown
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During this event, an encampment for the “Regulators” was set up with help from Job Shattuck.
shays’ rebellion
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The Mormon Battalion helped to build Fort Moore during this war that was prompted by the Thornton Affair.
mexicanamerican war
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A letter proclaiming “Victory or Death!” was written before this battle by losing commander William (*) Travis.
battle of the alamo
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After winning a battle off Cavite, one commander in this war became the only man ever promoted to Admiral of the Navy.
spanishamerican war
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This battle saw Daniel Ruggles set up a massive artillery battery in at one location, and this battle’s victors were aided by the arrival of forces under (*) Don Carlos Buell.
battle of shiloh
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Action at this battle centered on Miller’s Cornfield and the Dunker (*) Church, and 2,000 Union soldiers died in a matter of minutes on a sunken road called the Bloody Lane.
battle of antietam
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One man to abandon the efforts of this battle refused to cross the “line in the sand” and was known as “The Coward” of this battle.
battle of the alamo
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In this battle, Abner Doubleday was forced to take command following his commander’s death at the hands of an enemy bullet.
battle of gettysburg
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During this war, opposing generals James Wolfe and Louis-Joseph de Montcalm were each killed at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec.
french and indian war
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One leader during this war was taunted with chants of “how many kids did you kill today?”
vietnam war
151
Defenses of the volcanic island included an extensive tunnel network which hollowed out Mount Suribachi.
battle of iwo jima
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Daniel Morgan’s riflemen obliterated enemy artillerymen at (*) Freeman’s Farm in this battle.
battle of saratoga
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The message “we have met the enemy and they are ours” was sent by Oliver Hazard (*) Perry after the Battle of Lake Erie during this war.
war of 1812
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Controversial accounts of this battle were given by Curley and Chief Gall, while (*) Buffalo Calf Road Woman is credited for striking a fatal blow to the American commander, whose plan to divide his army was futile against a larger group led by Sitting Bull.
battle of the little bighorn
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Prior to this battle one side in it decided to cross a river despite knowing the only path of retreat was at Boteler’s Ford.
battle of antietam
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A fleet under Lord Robert Graves failed to relieve the losers at this battle after being defeated by the Admiral De Grasse at the Battle of (*) Chesapeake.
battle of yorktown
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Francis Coleman's shooting of Charles Dow began a skirmish near the Wakarusa River during it.
bleeding kansas
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After this war, the Insular Cases decided that the (*) “Constitution follows the flag” in the island territories that one side acquired.
spanishamerican war
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General Daniel Tyler moved towards the Stone Bridge in the morning of this battle.
first battle of bull run
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Fifty Irish Catholic soldiers were hanged in this war after having deserted to the opposing side due to feeling persecuted by Protestants in their home country.
mexicanamerican war
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Abraham Lincoln criticized President Polk’s handling of the beginning of this war in his “spot resolutions,” and it also saw the first use of American amphibious warfare during Winfield Scott’s siege of Veracruz.
mexicanamerican war
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Union lines at the “Hornet’s Nest” prevented an attack under P.G.T. Beauregard until the second day, which ended in a Confederate retreat to Corinth.
battle of shiloh
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Edward Pakenham died during one of this war’s battles, whose winning side was assisted by the pirate Jean Lafitte.
war of 1812
164
Much of the success of this battle was due to the Douglas SBD Dauntless.
battle of midway
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One cause of this war was Macon’s Bill number 2, a revision of a bill by Albert Gallatin.
war of 1812
166
Philander Knox served as attorney for one side in this event, while Hugh O'Donnell was the leader of the other side.
homestead strike
167
Irvin McDowell’s troops were routed at this battle by P.G.T. Beauregard.
first battle of bull run
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A namesake “code” was established in one province by General Stephen Kearny during this conflict which also saw the implementation of an all-Catholic brigade of immigrant soldiers known as St. Patrick’s Battalion.
mexicanamerican war
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During this event, the New York Times reported that William Foy was the first to be wounded.
homestead strike
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A large cavalry engagement at Brandy Station led to this battle, which also saw mounted combat past Devil’s Den and Bushman’s Hill.
battle of gettysburg
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This battle saw Joshua Chamberlain’s 20th Maine Regiment defend (*) Little Round Top.
battle of gettysburg
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The winning side of this battle was commanded by George Meade, who had replaced Joseph Hooker just days prior.
battle of gettysburg
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Reinforcements for this battle led by Thomas (*) Graves were blocked by theComte de Grasse from entering the Chesapeake Bay.
battle of yorktown
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One side planned this battle to occur simultaneously with the bombing of Dutch Harbor.
battle of midway
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Stuart, who arrived at this battle on its (*) second day.
battle of gettysburg
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The winning side in this battle was aided by the fleet and troops of the Comte de Grasse and the Comte de Rochambeau (row-SHAM-bow).
battle of yorktown
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During this event, J.A. Potter was hanged in effigy.
homestead strike
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During this battle, Richard Anderson assaulted the Wheatfield after capturing the Devil’s Den.
battle of gettysburg
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One side in this battle was led by Johann [YOH-hahn] Rall, who died the next day from his wounds.
battle of trenton
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In addition to seeing the Battle of Santiago Bay and Battle of Manila Bay, this war saw Teddy Roosevelt lead the Rough Riders to victory at San Juan Hill.
spanishamerican war
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The founder of the Plowshares movement, Daniel Berrigan, was arrested for protesting this event as a member of the Catonsville Nine.
vietnam war
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While in the House of Representatives, Abraham Lincoln opposed this war with the "Spot Resolutions."
mexicanamerican war
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According to Robert Beverly Jr., a group of soldiers in this conflict was incapacitated for 11 days after eating hallucinogenic jimsonweed.
bacon’s rebellion
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Union forces were able to regroup around Pittsburg Landing after the South spent several hours trying to take the“Hornet’s Nest.”
battle of shiloh
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During this battle, Lewis Amistead advanced to the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy," although (*) Pickett's Charge failed to turn the tide of this July 1863 battle.
battle of gettysburg
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Richard Ewell was unsuccessful in taking Culp’s Hill at this battle, and Joshua Chamberlain led a bayonet charge by the 20th of Maine at (*) Little Round Top.
battle of gettysburg
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In one battle in this war, regulars under John Ross routed a force of several thousand militia under William Winder, and pirates aided one side in winning a battle at Chalmette.
war of 1812
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An “electronic fence” deployed during this conflict was fooled by enemy soldiers urinating in buckets.
vietnam war
189
Job [joab] Shattuck was later pardoned for his role in this event.
shays’ rebellion
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During this battle, a division marched along Shunpike Road instead of participating in this battle due to vague orders given to Major General Lew Wallace.
battle of shiloh
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At this battle, A.P. Hill crucially brought a group of Confederate reinforcements from Harpers Ferry, preventing the collapse of the right flank to Ambrose Burnside’s troops.
battle of antietam
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During this battle, Hill 382 was dubbed “The Meat Grinder” due to the heavy casualties sustained in taking it.
battle of iwo jima
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The charge of the 1st Minnesota Regiment bought time for one side to rescue Sickle’s beleaguered III Corps, and battle was met despite the absence of one side’s main cavalry.
battle of gettysburg
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The Admiral de Grasse’s earlier victory over Thomas Graves effectively trapped one side’s forces before this battle, which included the 30-minute capture of Redoubts 9 and 10.
battle of yorktown
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The Cottonbalers got their nickname at this battle.
battle of new orleans
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french and indian war
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Tecumseh died during the Battle of the Thames in this war.
war of 1812
198
Charles the Second sent 1,000 troops, but their side won before the troops arrived.
bacon’s rebellion
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At the end of this battle, the losing side reportedly played the tune "The (*) World Turned Upside Down."
battle of yorktown
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Charles O’Hara presented the sword of the losing commander at this battle to the winner, who gave it to Benjamin Lincoln.
battle of yorktown
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After returning home from this war, Frank Castle’s family is murdered by the Mafia, which causes him to become The Punisher.
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At this battle, also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, Marcus Terry attacked prematurely and was forced to retreat and wait for Frederick William Benteen's reinforcements.
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Thomas Grantham suppressed enemy forces during this conflict by tricking his way into their garrison.
bacon’s rebellion
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Before its start, the leading defender general refused to accept a battery of artillery and two Gatling guns into his regiment.
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One side in this conflict received Sharps rifles from a Brooklyn minister, which became known as (*) "Beecher's Bibles.”
bleeding kansas
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The highest ranking officer killed in combat in the Civil War, (*) Albert Sidney Johnston, bled to death during this battle.
battle of shiloh
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Alexander Hamilton led an assault on Redoubt 10 during this battle.
battle of yorktown
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Oliver Hazard Perry won the Battle of Lake Erie during this war, and a freak tornado stopped the British army from continuing to set fire to one city during it.
war of 1812
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Robert E. Lee notably led some men on a flanking maneuver at this war’s Battle of Cerro Gordo and another campaign in this conflict saw “Old Fuss and Feathers” lead a debarkation at Veracruz.
mexicanamerican war
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Northern Federalists discussed succession at the Hartford Convention during this war.
war of 1812
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John Bell Hood failed to take Little Round Top from Joshua Chamberlain on the second day, and the third day saw a disastrous infantry charge towards Cemetery Ridge by the eventual losing side.
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He was later pardoned by President John Adams in 1799.
whiskey rebellion
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One theater of this war was previously the site of the Virginius Affair.
spanishamerican war
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This conflict started when a group of Virginia militia ambushed and killed Joseph Coulon de Jumonville.
french and indian war
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The pamphlet Common Sense was read to the Continental Army prior to this battle.
battle of trenton
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That allowed one side the win the Battle of Beaver Dams.
war of 1812
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In this battle, William Howe ordered cannons on Copp’s Hill to fire on the Americans.
battle of bunker hill
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At this battle, one figure claimed he would give $30,000 of his own money towards anybody who defended the Barataria Waterways.
battle of new orleans
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In one incident during this war, Henry Glass commanded the USS Charleston in capturing a small Pacific island.
spanishamerican war
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Henry Glass won a notable victory in this conflict, in which the U.S. Fifth Corps achieved a victory under William Shafter at El Carney.
spanishamerican war
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At this battle, the Seventh Cavalry was massacred by Sitting Bull’s Sioux Indians.
battle of the little bighorn
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Due to a storm, one side in this land battle was unable to retreat to Glouceseter Point.
battle of yorktown
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This battle opened on Miller’s Cornfield, when forces under Joseph Hooker attempted to capture Dunker Church.
battle of antietam
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Joseph Johnston’s surprise reinforcements in this battle forced the retreat of Union soldiers, who were joined by fleeing civilians in the Great Skedaddle.
first battle of bull run
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One combatant in this battle was celebrated in a poem stating “Sturdy and brave as his knighted sires, who for centuries kept their altar fires”, which was titled “Seth Pomeroy’s Ride”.
battle of bunker hill
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One side in this battle was hurt from a victory at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
battle of yorktown
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A massacre of the Occaneechi people took place during this event, which was led by John Ingram after a leader’s death.
bacon’s rebellion
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Students wearing black armbands to protest this war led to the case of (*) Tinker v. Des Moines.
vietnam war
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It wasn’t in Ireland, but one side in this conflict was deserted by Saint Patrick’s Batallion.
mexicanamerican war
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Governor William Berkeley was targeted by this event, whose leader and namesake died of dysentery just a month after burning down Jamestown.
bacon’s rebellion
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Disaster hit the losing side of this battle when Thomas Mullins forgot ladders to cross the Rodriguez Canal.
battle of new orleans
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Colonel Steven Kearney commanded a force of dragoons that Robert Stockton relieved during it, and legislative action during this war included “spot resolutions” and the (*) Wilmot Proviso.
mexicanamerican war
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It was perpetrated in part in revenge for the death of a man at Curles, and, like Pontiac’s revolt, it involved a battle called Bloody Run.
bacon’s rebellion
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One of this battle’s landmarks, the Bloody Pond, may be mythical.
battle of shiloh
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John Hancock decided to grant a large pardon that only caused Charles Rose and John Bly to be executed.
shays’ rebellion
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The White House was burned by the British Army during this war.
war of 1812
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Prior to this battle, its losing side had won at the Battle of Chancellorsville and Joseph Hooker resigned as general of the Army of the Potomac.
battle of gettysburg
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Allan Pinkerton fed one general’s belief that the attackers were outnumbered by “at least 25%.”
battle of antietam
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Culp’s Hill saw action throughout this battle, which was the first defeat for the losing commander since his victory at Chancellorsville.
battle of gettysburg
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During this battle, Joseph Mansfield died after trying to attack one side’s left flank.
battle of antietam
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A refusal to retaliate after a raid on Thomas Matthew’s plantation by the (*) Doeg people helped spark this event.
bacon’s rebellion
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This event saw the ship Rebecca captured from and later recaptured by the forces of Thomas Larimore, who used it to attack one side in this event.
bacon’s rebellion
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James Denver’s efforts at the Wyandotte Convention formally ended it three years after the last open hostilities at Marais des Cynges.
bleeding kansas
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There is no historical evidence that one side got drunk the night before this battle, although more than one thousand Hessians were surprised and captured by the Revolutionary Army at this battle.
battle of trenton
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Within the first 18 hours of engagement, the Americans suffered 5312 casualties when encountering the 21,000 Japanese defending the island, all but 1000 of whom died.
battle of iwo jima
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This battle was denoted Operation Detachment and movement off the beaches was facilitated by the work of the Seabees.
battle of iwo jima
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The Sunken Road was used as trench during this battle.
battle of antietam
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The victorious commander was provided with the entire enemy order of battle by Joseph Rochefort's efforts at HYPO station, which broke the losing side's naval code.
battle of midway
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This event was referred to by Thomas Jefferson in a letter which claimed that blood was “natural manure” for liberty.
shays’ rebellion
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In this battle, Benjamin Prentiss charged a desperate defensive line at (*) Hornet’s Nest; Confederate charges there were foiled for long enough to give the victorious general enough time to organize at Pittsburgh Landing.
battle of shiloh
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Before this battle, one side planned a surprise attack on “AF” but gave the location away when the message “AF is short on water” was intercepted.
battle of midway
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It began after an agreement reached three years earlier with Charles M. Schwab expired.
homestead strike
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Robert Ross was able to capture one side’s capital city after the Battle of (*) Bladensburg during this conflict.
war of 1812
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John Ingram later led one side during this conflict, and the leader of the opposing side sought help from chieftess Cockacoeske.
bacon’s rebellion
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The Rodriguez Canal was the site of most of the deaths that resulted from this battle, and a brigade of West Indians attempted to surround John (*) Coffee here by attacking through marshes.
battle of new orleans
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During this battle, the defending side's left flank was anchored by Little Round Top.
battle of gettysburg
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Prior to this battle, one side intercepted the opposing side’s battle plans wrapped around a bundle of cigars.
battle of antietam
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One commander at this battle said, “tell him if it costs 10,000 men he must go now,” after one of his generals failed to capture a key objective.
battle of antietam
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The Marquis de Montcalm and General James Wolfe were killed at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, and George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity during this war.
french and indian war
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One side of this war was sent 337 tons of spoiled, pre-juiced pulp for rations, which was called "embalmed beef."
spanishamerican war
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At this battle, Doctor John Riker saved the life of a young James Monroe as he bled out from a severed artery.
battle of trenton
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In the lead-up to this event, George Clymer ineptly traveled the countryside in disguise, originally saying he was Henry Knox.
whiskey rebellion
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William Prescott constructed a defensive redoubt at this battle, which resulted in the dismissal of Thomas (*) Gage.
battle of bunker hill
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Three days before this battle, a skirmish at Blackburn’s Ford gave Jubal Early’s men crucial experience.
first battle of bull run
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A traditional fiddle tune, “The 8th of January,” narrates this battle as seen through the eyes of a cheerful American volunteer soldier.
battle of new orleans
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An uncredited statue of a boot commemorates one hero of this battle, in which Timothy Murphy fatally wounded (*) Simon Fraser.
battle of saratoga
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The winning side in this battle may not have won without the intervention of the Comte de Grasse’s ships.
battle of yorktown
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Timothy Murthy killed Simon Fraser in this battle, which was part of an attempt to divide New England in two.
battle of saratoga
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Messages decoded prior to this battle referred to its location as “AF.”
battle of midway
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The War of 1812 veteran John L. Burns fought in this battle with a flintlock musket.
battle of gettysburg
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This battle ended with the “Great Skedaddle,” when civilian picnickers fled home in a panic after an expected easy victory finished instead as a loss.
first battle of bull run
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Daniel Birney led the defense of Devil’s Den in this battle.
battle of gettysburg
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During this war, Alexander Smyth led a campaign which was abandoned after the battle of Frenchman’s Creek, and one battle during this war inspired a song set to the tune of “To Anacreon in Heaven.”
war of 1812
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The fortified Rodriguez Canal was attacked by Edward Pakenham's troops in this war, which saw the death of Isaac Brock at Queenston Heights.
war of 1812
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One side in this battle was fresh off a victory at Fort Ticonderoga, but had last most of its Iroquois support in the Battle of Bennington.
battle of saratoga
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Before this battle, a series of bread ovens tricked Sir Henry Clinton into believing an invasion of New York would occur.
battle of yorktown
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Before this war, tensions were inflamed by the de Lome letter, and notable victories for one side included El Caney, Santiago, and Manila Bay.
spanishamerican war
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Lyndon Johnson sent troops into this war after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
vietnam war
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The high civilian turnout at this battle granted it its nickname of a “picnic battle.”
first battle of bull run
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One political cartoon by Matthew Darly compares this battle to “America’s Headdress.”
battle of bunker hill
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A New York Times article about this war outlined Daniel Ellsberg’s leak of documents that described the rise of Ngo Dinh Diem
vietnam war
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Future President James Monroe was wounded in this battle, which claimed the life of the losing commander, Johann Rall.
battle of trenton
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An admiral in this war stated "You may (*) fire when you are ready," prior to beginning the Battle of Manila Bay.
spanishamerican war
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A massacre that was part of this conflict included five men being hacked to death by broadswords.
bleeding kansas
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Another battle saw a “Flying Squadron” under the command of Rear Admiral Schley defeat Admiral Cervera, and the Ten Years’ War was previously fought on one of the major theatres of this war.
spanishamerican war
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Its leader, David Bradford, fled to the area which became Louisiana.
whiskey rebellion
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In the leadup to this battle, one commander was late at Carlisle after leaving from Brandy Station, and he was J. E. B. (“jeb”)
battle of gettysburg
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A group of protestors in this event styled themselves after the Regulator Movement, which opposed William Tryon.
shays’ rebellion
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In response to this conflict, one person sent his wife Frances to England for help.
bacon’s rebellion
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Benjamin Prentiss and W. H. L. Wallace defended a sunken road known as the (*) “Hornet’s Nest” in this battle and P. G. T. Beauregard took command of the Confederate Army of Mississippi following Albert Sidney Johnston’s death.
battle of shiloh
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At one point in this battle, Nathan “Shanks” Evans held off the attacks on the Confederate left flank by Robert C. Schenck.
first battle of bull run
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Because Grant chose to drill his men rather than fortify the positions here, the Army of the Mississippi initially routed several units.
battle of shiloh
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Troops looking for shoes near the town of Cashtown were some of the first to be engaged in this battle, which saw the supposed inventor of baseball, Abner Doubleday, take over a corps and lead an orderly retreat to Cemetery Hill.
battle of gettysburg
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A book by James Bradley tracks how six men, including his father and Ira Hayes, arrived to this battle.
battle of iwo jima
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A leader in this conflict issued a series of complaints, such as the government monopoly on the beaver trade, in the (*) "Declaration of the People".
bacon’s rebellion
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An attempt to satisfy its demands at the Long Assembly failed.
bacon’s rebellion
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Admiral Nagumo’s indecisiveness about bombing the island or carriers left his fleet vulnerable in this battle.
battle of midway
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Floyd B. Parks was an early casualty in this battle.
battle of midway
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Prior to this battle, the butcher and spy John Honeyman fed disinformation to the defending side in this battle.
battle of trenton
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Joshua (*) Chamberlain’s 20th Maine Force, saw action at this battle fighting at Little Round Top.
battle of gettysburg
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During this battle, the defending commander John Rall was mortally wounded.
battle of trenton
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During this war, US forces led by Generals Westmoreland and Abrams suffered heavy losses at the Battles of Hamburger Hill and Khe Sanh.
vietnam war
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During this war, a scandal involving the poor quality of the “embalmed” beef given to soldiers was potentially responsible for the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
spanishamerican war
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This event co-lead by Luke Day saw a skirmish when a militia led by William Shepherd fired.
shays’ rebellion
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A key turning point in this battle was the arrival of reinforcements under Count Rochambeau (“RO-sham-BO”).
battle of yorktown
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General Poor’s brigade was the first to come to the aid of Daniel Morgan’s attack, and a sniper fatally wounded Simon Fraser in one phase of this battle.
battle of saratoga
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This battle began with a Henry Heth ordered assault on McPherson Ridge, and Abner Doubleday took command of the left wing in this battle following the death of John Reynolds.
battle of gettysburg
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A photo taken during this war depicts fourteen-year-old runaway Mary Ann Vecchio.
vietnam war
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During this war, the Battle of Bladensburg allowed the capture of one side’s capital.
war of 1812
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The island’s airfield was one of the main objectives of General H.M. Smith’s Marines, but General Kuribayashi’s tenacious defense with a garrison of twenty-one thousand cost the Marines sixty-eight hundred men.
battle of iwo jima
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This battle opened with an attack on Hagerstown Turnpike.
battle of antietam
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During this battle, Frederika Riedesel tended to the wounded while under fire in the cellar of the Marshall House.
battle of saratoga
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One side in this war was aided by the deserting Saint Patrick’s Battalion.
mexicanamerican war
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The Mingo Creek Association advocated for violence during this event, which Albert Gallatin attempted to mediate.
whiskey rebellion
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This battle gave Abraham Lincoln the victory he needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
battle of antietam
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Arriving Confederate reinforcements under A.P. Hill forced General Burnside to call off his assault, though he had earlier captured a bridge that allowed Union troops to cross a creek.
battle of antietam
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Six cadets known as the “Child Heroes” died during the (*) Battle of Chapultepec in this war.
mexicanamerican war
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This war’s battles of Chateauguay and Crysler’s Farm caused one side to give up on an attempt to invade their northern neighbor.
war of 1812
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Colonel James Fannin's troops were to reinforce the losing side's position, but turned back after traveling less than one mile.
battle of the alamo
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This event was described as “natural manure” to refresh the “tree of liberty” by the U་S Minister to France.
shays’ rebellion
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After this battle, the losing side began a siege of Fort St. Philip before ultimately withdrawing, while the victorious commander at this battle was assisted by William Carroll and John Coffee.
battle of new orleans
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“A new nation, conceived in Liberty” was created (*) “Four score and seven years ago” according to a speech made at the site of this battle.
battle of gettysburg
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Mediators at the conventions held to prevent this conflict from occurring included Albert Gallatin, a future Treasury Secretary, and (*)
whiskey rebellion
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Its bloodiest battle was Lundy’s Lane, and Oliver Hazard Perry’s ships won at its Battle of Lake Erie.
war of 1812
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Joseph Johnston's reinforcements would prove to be a major turning point in this battle, and after his defense of Henry House Hill here, Stonewall Jackson earned his nickname.
first battle of bull run
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One side during this battle lost the aircraft carrier Yorktown, but was able to sink all four enemy aircraft carriers.
battle of midway
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During this event, Sheriff William H. McCleary failed to stop the fighting, and one group involved in it was launched upstream from the Davis Island Dam.
homestead strike
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The terrible strategic positioning of Fort Necessity during this war allowed George (*) Washington’s forces to be easily overrun.
french and indian war
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During this conflict, a young George Washington was forced to construct Fort (*) Necessity, and Edward Braddock died while attempting to seize Fort Duquesne
french and indian war
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One engagement in this battle involved crossing Tilghman Branch, and resulted in Preston Pond being driven back by Lew Wallace.
battle of shiloh
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One island invaded in this war had been overseen by the "Butcher" Weyler.
spanishamerican war
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This battle was preceded by a clash at Lake Borgne that resulted in British troops establishing a garrison on Pea Island.
battle of new orleans
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The aforementioned campaign featured the defeat of Stephen Van Rensselaer and death of Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston (*) Heights.
war of 1812
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In this battle, John McClernand attacked Leonidas Polk along the Purdy Road.
battle of shiloh
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The two major action sites in this battle were Freeman’s Farm and Bemis Heights.
battle of saratoga
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Benjamin Franklin wrote to the leader that struck up the Riot Act to congratulate him on his handling of this event.
shays’ rebellion
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A commander claimed to have experienced a revelation before this battle, saying the (*) “Great Spirit has given our enemy to us”.
battle of the little bighorn
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This battle changed the momentum of the war, reversing the results of the Battles of Fort Lee and Fort Washington a month earlier.
battle of trenton
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Reinforcements to the victor’s side during this battle came from Head of Elk.
battle of yorktown
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Benedict Arnold was shot in the foot at this battle, which turned back (*) John Burgoyne’s invasion of the Hudson Valley.
battle of saratoga
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In response to this event, 300 men led by Frederick Heinde were hired to attack the offending group, led by Hugh O’Donnell.
homestead strike
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The discovery of Special Order 191 by Union troops failed to cure McClellan’s indecision, which allowed Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia to escape from Maryland after this battle.
battle of antietam
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Operation Rolling Thunder occurred during this war.
vietnam war
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The first signatory to a peace treaty that followed this event was Cockacoeske, the so-called Queen of the Pamunkey.
bacon’s rebellion
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A short peace was negotiated by Wilson Shannon and James Lane to quell initial outrage at the “Bogus Legislature” elected with the aid of “border ruffians,” but violence began with the sacking of Lawrence.
bleeding kansas
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In this war, forces under General Abercrombie were defeated at the Battle of Carillon, but the British were able to seize Fort Ticonderoga the following year.
french and indian war
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An officer on one side in this war referred to his soldiers’ putrid meat rations as “embalmed beef”.
spanishamerican war
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This battle began as an attempt to prevent air strikes on the Marianas Islands, and its initial landing was commanded by Harry Schmidt.
battle of iwo jima
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One naval battle in this conflict saw the victorious commander transfer his flag to the USS Niagara before delivering the message “we have met the enemy and they are ours.”
war of 1812
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George Gay was the only survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 during this battle, and the codebreaking efforts of Station HYPO proved decisive for this battle’s victor.
battle of midway
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A poster made during this conflict sets a Ronald Haeberle photograph to a “question” and “answer” reading “And babies.”
vietnam war
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in an open letter addressed to "All Americans in the World."
battle of the alamo
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A celebrated general in this battle who surrendered his sword to Francis Marion Walker was named Benjamin Prentiss.
battle of shiloh
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The second day saw George S. Greene successfully defend part of Culp’s Hill, after Richard Ewell failed to capture it the first day.
battle of gettysburg
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One commander in this war sent the message, “we have met the enemy and they are ours” after winning the Battle of Lake Erie.
war of 1812
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Peace talks for a treaty to end this conflict were sabotaged by Anna Chennault on behalf of a presidential candidate.
vietnam war
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Alfred Thayer Mahan's The Influence of Sea Power upon History was inspired by Theodore Roosevelt's book about this war.
war of 1812
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battle of the alamo
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Mount Suribachi provided the setting for a famous photograph taken at this battle.
battle of iwo jima
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It’s not the glorious one, but this conflict inspired John Coode and Josias Fendall to lead a "Protestant Revolution".
bacon’s rebellion
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During this conflict, a bombardment by forces based at the François Baby House led to the surrender of William Hull.
war of 1812
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Sharps rifles used in this conflict were nicknamed “Beecher’s Bibles,” and documents aiming to end it were drafted in Wyandotte and (*) Lecompton.
bleeding kansas
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A stream crossing by Union forces in this battle eventually took place at (*) Burnside’s Bridge.
battle of antietam
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Historian Phillip Thomas Tucker records how, during this battle, a “sharpshooting female patriot” killed an enemy officer on King Street.
battle of trenton
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Thomas Mathew was targeted by a raid led by the (*) Doeg people that sparked this event.
bacon’s rebellion
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One side’s camp in this conflict was scattered at Petersham.
shays’ rebellion
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During this battle, Confederate armies attempted to drive their opponent towards Owl Creek, but Union forces fell back towards an area known as the Hornet’s Nest instead.
battle of shiloh
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Despite assisting a battalion led by Marcus Reno, Frederick William Benteen received criticism after this battle for failing to join a lieutenant colonel in a surprise attack.
battle of the little bighorn
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Preceded by the Battle of the (*) Chesapeake, French artillery commanded by General Rochambeau allowed troops under General Washington to force a British surrender.
battle of yorktown
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During this battle, Rohrbach’s bridge was taken after repeated assaults by Ambrose Burnside.
battle of antietam
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During this battle, the commander of Lauzun’s Legion unhorsed cavalry commander Banastre Tarleton.
battle of yorktown
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George H. Gay wrote Sole Survivor based on an attack he participated in during this battle.
battle of midway
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The losing side of this battle tried launching a diversion across Stone Bridge but were stopped by Nathan Evans.
first battle of bull run
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In one battle of this war, Commodore John D. Sloat and the U.S. Pacific Squadron won the Battle of Monterey unopposed, as the enemies had left the city beforehand.
mexicanamerican war
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The losing commander of this battle earlier refused an offer of two Gatling guns, and an instruction to “bring packs” in this battle was ignored by Frederick Benteen, who instead reinforced Marcus (*) Reno’s troops.
battle of the little bighorn
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In this battle, the redoubts 9 and 10 were captured.
battle of yorktown
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Events in this battle included the scuttling of the HMS Guadeloupe and a skirmish involving Lauzun’s Legion.
battle of yorktown
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One document produced during this event, the “Declaration of the People” of this event’s colony, condemned the colonial governor for alleged favoritism, excessive taxation, and mishandling of Indian policy.
bacon’s rebellion
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One of the primary perpetrators of this event, David Bradford, escaped to West Florida following this movement's failure.
whiskey rebellion
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Policies during this war included the "strategic hamlet" program and the use of Agent Orange as a defoliant.
vietnam war
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Old Briton was cannibalized in a raid in this war, and one leader claimed that the Covenant Chain had been broken in the events leading up to it.
french and indian war
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Richard Ames Spruance was one of the victorious commanders of this battle which featured a type of plane nicknamed “Slow but Deadly”, the Dauntless dive bombers.
battle of midway
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This revolt was put down after Benjamin (*) Lincoln successfully defended the Springfield Armory, and its leader later received a pension for his service in the American Revolution.
shays’ rebellion
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As a result of disobeying presidential orders during negotiations, Nicholas Trist was fired after this war.
mexicanamerican war
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During this battle, one side attempted to take over Gloucester (GLOSS-ter) Point.
battle of yorktown
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George Snowden led state militia troops ordered by Governor Robert Pattison to help resolve this event.
homestead strike
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One side of this battle used the Hagerstown Turnpike for reinforcements.
battle of antietam
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8,000 British troops under the command of General Edward Pakenham launched their initial attack on December 23, believing the American forces to be ramshackle and poorly armed; American forces, however, repulsed the British and easily prevented their attempt to retake the lands the United States had gained under the Louisiana Purchase.
battle of new orleans
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Theodore Roosevelt wrote that naval victories during this conflict boosted American confidence in a book on The Naval War of [this conflict].
war of 1812
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B. W. Mitchell discovered, in a piece of paper wrapped around three cigars, the battle plans for one side’s forces.
battle of antietam
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The Wilmot Proviso tried to ban slavery in lands gained from this conflict.
mexicanamerican war
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Some of the participants in this event were captured at the Arthur Allen House by troops deployed from the Young Prince.
bacon’s rebellion
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This event ended with a capture at Petersham, and it included the defense of the (*) Springfield Armory by Benjamin Lincoln.
shays’ rebellion
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That commander was John Reynolds, who led his First Corps to relieve cavalry forces under John Buford.
battle of gettysburg
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A convent of Ursuline nuns legendarily saved the target of this battle from the forces of Edward Pakenham.
battle of new orleans
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This event ended after Governor Robert (*) Pattison sent in the state militia.
homestead strike
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James Longstreet achieved the (*) “high-water mark of the Confederacy” during this battle as part of an attack on Cemetery Ridge.
battle of gettysburg
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This event was preceded by a pair of radical conventions in Pittsburgh where militia were rallied by the Mingo Creek Association.
whiskey rebellion
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After a victory at Second Manassas, Jefferson Davis hoped that defeating the Union in this battle would convince the British and French to join the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy.
battle of antietam
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Also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, American troops were nearly wiped out at Reno Hill during this conflict until Frederick Benteen’s reinforcements arrived.
battle of the little bighorn
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Fighting in this battle took place on Reno Hill, and the losing commander at it refused Alfred Terry’s offer of Gatling guns.
battle of the little bighorn
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The initial leaders of both sides in this conflict were in-laws through a woman named Frances Culpeper.
bacon’s rebellion
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One country entered this conflict when their ship the Lennox was attacked in the (*) Gulf of Tonkin.
vietnam war
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The losing side in this battle was denied reinforcements after they failed to seize Fort St. Phillip.
battle of new orleans
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Henry Glass captured Guam during this war.
spanishamerican war
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A crucial factor for the winner of this battle was Robert Ewell’s decision to attack the victor’s defensive line at Culp’s Hill.
battle of gettysburg
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This war’s declaration was sparked by the capture of William J. Hardee and Seth Thornton in an ambush south of the Nueces River.
mexicanamerican war
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The winning side in this conflict later fought a war with Moro insurgents and the Katipunan Society, along with the government of Emilio Aguinaldo.
spanishamerican war
409
The bloodiest battle of this war was Lundy’s Lane.
war of 1812
410
Before this battle took place, George Crook’s troops were routed at the Battle of the Rosebud.
battle of the little bighorn
411
Doctor William Whiting was found guilty of seditious libel for remarks made in support of this event.
shays’ rebellion
412
Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott were US generals in this war, which took place during the Polk presidency.
mexicanamerican war
413
Troops stationed at McConkey’s Ferry were the only division of the winning side to show up to this battle, unlike those under the command of John Cadwalader and James Ewing.
battle of trenton
414
Key strategic decisions in this conflict derived from a Motivation and Morale Project overseen by Leon Gouré.
vietnam war
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Other events in this war included a bombardment of Fort McHenry, famously memorialized by (*) Francis Scott Key, and a boast that “we have met the enemy and they are ours” after Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory at Lake Erie.
war of 1812
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One general in this battle took over the troops of Ebenezer Learned without authority, and Major Armstrong was unable to order that general to return until the fighting had ended.
battle of saratoga
417
Ebenezer Learned and Enoch Poor commanded troops in this battle, during which George and James Clinton’s diversionary attacks proved fruitless.
battle of saratoga
418
One scandal during this war involved the distribution of "embalmed beef" to troops.
spanishamerican war
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This battle was known as that of the “Greasy Grass,” and its losing commander led an expedition that discovered gold in the Black Hills.
battle of the little bighorn
420
In one battle during this conflict, one side dug out the Rodriguez Canal, and in another battle, Laura Secord alerted Lieutenant James Fitzgibbon of enemy advances.
war of 1812
421
Jean Lafite’s pirates helped Andrew Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans in this conflict, even though the Treaty of Ghent had ended it months before.
war of 1812
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Contested in Hardin County, this battle took its more common name from a church around which many of the Union soldiers were flanked.
battle of shiloh
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The Mormon Battalion fought during this war, where six teenagers were among the defenders who died at (*) Chapultepec Castle.
mexicanamerican war
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One side during this event was represented by future Attorney General Philander Knox.
homestead strike
425
For negotiating this war’s ceasefire, (*) Henry Kissinger controversially earned a Nobel Peace Prize.
vietnam war
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One participant in this action had a vision of soldiers falling upside down as “thick as grasshoppers."
battle of the little bighorn
427
One British offensive was impeded by Thomas Mullins forgetting to bring (*) ladders, and British General Pakenham was killed in this battle.
battle of new orleans
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Sheriff William McCleary attempted to mediate this event, which ended after Governor Robert Pattison called in the National Guard.
homestead strike
429
This battle was preceded by St. Leger’s expedition and the Battle of Bennington.
battle of saratoga
430
This battle’s third day saw the charge of General George Pickett’s division, known as the “High Water Mark” of the Confederacy.
battle of gettysburg
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Irvin McDowell was routed in this battle, where Thomas Jackson earned the (*) nickname “Stonewall.”
first battle of bull run
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Prior to this clash, Sir Alexander Cochrane’s fleet fought in a naval skirmish against the forces of Thomas Catesby Jones in the Battle of Lake Borgne.
battle of new orleans
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During this battle, Robert Abercromby led a force that only managed to temporarily disable some of the cannons of the winning side.
battle of yorktown
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Months after this battle, President Lincoln dedicated a national cemetery on its grounds.
battle of gettysburg
435
Timothy Murphy, a sniper at this battle, killed General Simon (*) Fraser, while serving under Daniel Morgan at Bemis Heights.
battle of saratoga
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Peter McQueen won the Battle of Burnt Corn in a theater of this war.
war of 1812
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The commanding general of the Union was only in command because Major General C.F. Smith was injured.
battle of shiloh
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Richard Ewell led a Confederate assault from the north on the first day, and on the second day there was an unsuccessful Confederate assault on Little Round Top that involved a bayonet charge.
battle of gettysburg
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Carl von Donop stranded this battle’s losing side after a skirmish at Mount Holly.
battle of trenton
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Future pirate Thomas Larimore commanded a navy to help put down this event, which targeted the Occaneechi and Pamunkey.
bacon’s rebellion
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Students at an Iowa high school wore black armbands in protest of this war, and William Calley was convicted for a (*) massacre in the Son Tinh district in this war.
vietnam war
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Besides Little Round Top, other areas of contest included Devil’s Den and the Peach Orchard.
battle of gettysburg
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This battle ended when A. P. Hill launched a counter strike from Harpers Ferry.
battle of antietam
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During this conflict, the motto “Only you can prevent a forest” was used by participants in Operation Ranch Hand.
vietnam war
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The losing commander of this battle had earlier retaken Fort Ticonderoga, but he was stymied upon the arrival of Benedict Arnold.
battle of saratoga
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Lieutenant General Holland Smith called the Japanese commander of this battle, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, “one smart bastard” since American casualties outnumbered (*) Japanese here.
battle of iwo jima
447
On the eve of this battle, the attacking forces congregated in the town of McConkey’s Ferry.
battle of trenton
448
William Findley tried to defuse this event by moving excise trials to local courts, and this event included an attack on John Neville’s home at Bower Hill.
whiskey rebellion
449
The winning side of this battle had its main position at Henry House Hill.
first battle of bull run
450
One side in this war had a significant win at Bladensburg, the “most humiliating episode in American history”, and the bloodiest battle of this war was a British victory at Lundy’s Lane.
war of 1812
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During this battle, a barrage by gunboats near Pittsburg Landing prevented one side’s forces from being overwhelmed by a Confederate assault.
battle of shiloh
452
Moses Rose was labeled the “coward” of this battle for supposedly being the only man not to cross a (*) line in the sand drawn by William Travis.
battle of the alamo
453
General Joseph Johnston rushed reinforcements to P. G.T Beauregard at this battle.
first battle of bull run
454
After the legislature failed to consider issuing new paper money, a group in this conflict stormed the county court at Northampton.
shays’ rebellion
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After losing his namesake redoubt in this battle, Heinrich Breymann was killed by his own men after attacking them with a saber.
battle of saratoga
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During this conflict, a faction was accused of shining blue lights at enemy ships.
war of 1812
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During this battle, Robert Evans died before he could ignite his gunpowder stores, a failure that saved the life of Susanna Dickinson.
battle of the alamo
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One factor leading to this war was the policy of “reconcentration” that was enacted after the Ten Years’ War by a man nicknamed “Butcher”.
spanishamerican war
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Following this battle, a skirmish resulted in Nathan Bedford Forrest being shot in the “Fallen Timbers”incident.
battle of shiloh
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The local Committee of Safety ordered Artemas Ward to rapidly fortify this clash's site after receiving intelligence regarding plans for the Dorchester Heights.
battle of bunker hill
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The loss of Redoubts 9 and 10 crippled the defenses of one side in this battle that was preceded by a victory at the Battle of the (*) Chesapeake for the Comte de Grasse.
battle of yorktown
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While fighting in this war, Armin Tamzarian steals the identity of Seymour Skinner in The Simpsons.
vietnam war
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One attack during this battle is debated to have taken place either on Calhoun or Reno Hill.
battle of the little bighorn
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This battle took place at the same time as the beginning of the Aleutian Islands Campaign.
battle of midway
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The future victor at Veracruz was wounded in this war’s bloodiest battle.
war of 1812
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The losing side at this battle attempted to drive the victors into the Owl Creek swamps by launching a surprise attack from their base at Corinth, though Don Carlos Buell reinforced the victors soon after.
battle of shiloh
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One group that fought at this battle had earlier been attacked by a fleet headed by the USS Carolina, commanded by Daniel Patterson, who would go on to hold a battery attacked by William Thornton.
battle of new orleans
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This battle received its alternate name from a river crossing to the northeast named Pittsburg’s Landing.
battle of shiloh
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A “Bear Flag Republic” in this war enjoyed independence for three weeks before being annexed by the U.S. Abraham Lincoln introduced the Spot Resolutions to protest the legal basis for this conflict.
mexicanamerican war
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This conflict’s first fighting, known as the Thornton Affair, took place in the disrupted Nuances Strip outside Fort (*) Texas.
mexicanamerican war
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Fighting over a sunken road during this battle earned that road the name (*) Bloody Lane.
battle of antietam
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Fighting during this battle took place at the Chalmette Plantation of Ignace Martin de Linoi, and prior to it Ursuline nuns gathered at a statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor.
battle of new orleans
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The location for this battle was intercepted with the letters “AF”.
battle of midway
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One military regiment involved in this event was commanded by John Paterson, and one man failed to receive reinforcements from Luke Day.
shays’ rebellion
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The song “Fortunate Son” plays as (*) helicopters transport Bubba Blue and Forrest Gump into this war.
vietnam war
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The losing side of this battle referred to the winning side as the “dirty shirts.”
battle of new orleans
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During this battle, one army made a last stand at the “Bloody Gorge.”
battle of iwo jima
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John Mitchell and Philip Wigle were the only people convicted for it, and Herman Husband was acquitted because no one heard him preach violence at Parkinson's Ferry.
whiskey rebellion
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Over four thousand pages of documents leaked by Daniel Ellsberg regarding this conflict were read on the floor of the Senate by Mike Gravel.
vietnam war
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The victors of this conflict had to put down the Moro Rebellion and this war saw the use of “reconcentration” camps.
spanishamerican war
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Jane Fonda was photographed atop an anti-aircraft battery during this war.
vietnam war
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In one battle in this war, one army crossed a river into enemy territory, and watched as a reserve state militia refused to follow them.
war of 1812
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After the San Francisco Examiner criticized the tactics used by the Fifth Amphibious Corps in this battle, the newspaper’s offices were stormed by Marines seeking an apology.
battle of iwo jima
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Beginning with William Hardee’s surprise attack, this engagement’s first day saw Lew Wallace send his division in the wrong direction, as well as the death of Albert Sydney Johnston.
battle of shiloh
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The losing side's plan for this battle included an advance by Barry St. Ledger up the Mohawk River Valley, which was defeated by the Green Mountain Boys at Bennington.
battle of saratoga
486
Responses to this event were meant “to divert your attention from the true question to be decided” according to the Tully letters.
whiskey rebellion
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In a battle during this conflict, one side transported wooden ships over a sandbar to overcome a blockade of Presque Isle.
war of 1812
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One campaign saw a joint attack by forces under Stephen Kearny and John Frémont, leading to the Treaty of Cahuenga.
mexicanamerican war
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This uprising was put down by the (*) Watermelon army, led by Lighthorse Harry Lee, and was sparked by an excise tax proposed by Alexander Hamilton.
whiskey rebellion
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Eight days before this event, George Crook had been defeated at the Battle of the Rosebud, preventing him from helping this battle’s losing side.
battle of the little bighorn
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William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops were overrun at the beginning of this battle in which (*) Albert Sydney Johnston was killed.
battle of shiloh
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Robert E. Lee retreated across the Potomac following this battle, which gave Abraham Lincoln the political capital needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
battle of antietam
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General Westmoreland commanded forces in this war until a series of attacks on a local lunar holiday, the Tet Offensive, and it included the battle of Khe Sanh.
vietnam war
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After this battle, the band of the surrendering force supposedly played the song “The World Turned Upside Down.”
battle of yorktown
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Full pardons were granted to pirates led by Jean Lafitte who fought in this battle, which actually occurred after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
battle of new orleans
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During this war, Creek Indians were defeated at Horseshoe Bend, and an invasion of the Niagara peninsula was stopped although Tecumseh was killed at the Thames.
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