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American revolution
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Trenton
-Bold move by washington on christmas eve
-crosses delaware river under cover of darkness and easily defeats the celebrating hessians in british camp at trenton -
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American Civil War
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Bull Run #1
occuring 60 miles from DC. Union expected to win but a confusing battle and confed planning and use of railway leads to their victory. -
Shiloh
-tenessee, on border with mississippi
-two day battle
-grant wins because of reinforcements
-starts total war policy -
Antietum
-sharpsburg maryland
-Union victory after finding general lee's plans wrapped in cigars at side of road
-single bloodiest battle to date
-first real battle on northern soil
-followed by emancipation proclamation -
Chancellorville
-stonewall Jackson shot by own men
-enormouse casualties
-Lee's perfect victory at channcellorsville against a much larger force -
gettysburg
-gettysburg pennsylvania
-turning point ofwar
-attack prepeared for as confed soldiers seen buying supplies
-highest casualties
-stopped confed advance
-followed by lincolns gettysburg address making the war less about north vs south -
Vicksburg
-5 attempts to cross the river, grant ends up leading forces around long way and starves out city
-city burned
-means control of the mississippi
-grant promoted afterwards -
Chattanooga
-Sherman and grant capture chattanooga tennesse, a major rail hub
-sherman ordered to atlanta then march of destruction to coast
-grant leaves to take control of union army -
Battle of the Wilderness
-Grant and Lee
-Lee wins but Grant doesnt retreat
-fighting so fierce woods catch fire -
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Spanish American war
Occured after Spain refused to give Cuba independance in light of mistreatment of cubans. Spark was sinking of USS Maine in Havana harbour which led president McKinley to declare war. US wins and gains territory in Phillipines, peurto Rico and Guam and takes temporary control of Cuba. -
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WWI
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WWII
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coral sea
-americans intercept japanese naval strike force
-use of airplane carriers and naval warfare tactics
-a draw but good for US as kept control of important island and stopped Jap advance -
Midway island
-Midway island=important american airfield
-americans found out about plan for massive american invasion
-japs hoped to stop americans in pacific with massive 150 ship fleet
-even tho outnumbered 4-1 admiral Nimitz plans surprise attack on japs and wins overwhelming victory
-first jap defeat at sea since 1500's and avenging of pearl harbour -
Guadalcanal
-Japanese building building new airbase
-aussies and US land on island
-codenamed operation watchtower and used Navajo code talkers to great success
-Japanese sink supply ships and battle turns into 6 month campaign
-american victory -
Phillipines recaptured
-1946 phillipines captured due to confusion and lack of forces stationed there
-General Mcarthur leaves on sub but vows to return
-prisoners marched in bataan death march -oct 1944 mcarthur recaptures phillipines
-followed by battle of golf of leyte, largest naval battle in history with japanese using entire force of navy
-american victory but first use of kamikaze by desperate japanese -
Iwo Jima
-volcano islands 775 miles from japan
-americans easily take three airfields and drop 1111 drums of napalm
-victory for americans and enormous losses for japanese -
Okinawa
-essentialy final japanese push (340 miles from japan)
-extremely high losses (record high in history)
-use of suicide planes (kamikaze) and suicide ships
-FDR dies afterwards Truman becomes president