HISTORY DISPATCH



General Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign
According to Henry Cabot Lodge, General Ulysses S. Grant's campaign against Vicksburg was the most brilliant single campaign of the Civil War.
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Hampton Roads (The Battle of the Monitor & Merrimac)
Also known as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac, the Battle of Hampton Roads during the Civil War was the first battle between ironclad warships.
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Lieutenant Cushing and the Ram Albemarle
In October 1864, Union naval officer Lt. William B. Cushing led a daring commando raid against the Confederate ram Albemarle.
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Ulysses S. Grant at West Point
Ulysses S. Grant's appointment to the Military Academy at West Point not only altered the course of his life, it changed his name.
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Doug Zembiec: The Lion of Fallujah
Marine Sgt. Maj. William S. Skiles reflects upon his time serving with Major Douglas Zembiec, known as "The Lion of Fallujah" for his heroic actions commanding Echo Co, 2/1 Marines.
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The Burning of the USS Philadelphia
In 1804 Steven Decatur led a raid to burn the Philadelphia after she was captured by pirates in Tripoli during the Barbary War.
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The General Armstrong Privateer
In September 1814, in the Portuguese port of Fayal, of the Azores, a crew of American privateersmen defended the brig General Armstrong against an overwhelming British force.
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In the War of 1812 the little American Navy, including only a dozen frigates and sloops of war, won a series of victories against the English.
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The Battle of New Orleans was fought between the British and American Army (led by future president Andrew Jackson) in January 1815, shortly after the War of 1812 had ended.
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After crossing the Delaware River the night prior to the attack, General Washington and his Continental Army fought Hessians garrisoned at Trenton, New Jersey on the morning of December 26, 1776.
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To sketch the life of Washington is to write the history of the events which made the United States independent and gave birth to the American nation.
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The Battle of Kings Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
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On the evening of July 16, 1779, a select group of George Washington's Continental Army decisively defeated British troops at an outpost in Stony Point, New York during the Revolutionary War.
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During the winter of 1777-1778, under the leadership of General George Washington, the Continental Army camped at Valley Forge in brutal conditions.
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Yorktown was the last major battle in the American Revolution. It led to the surrender of Cornwallis & the British army, and prompted negotiations to end the war.
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Samuel Adams & The Boston Tea Party
After Parliament levied new taxes, Colonists rebelled by throwing the taxed-tea into the Boston Harbor.
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The great orator and Founding Father is best remembered for his "If this be treason, make the most of it" speech & for his famous words "...give me liberty, or give me death".
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Nathanael Greene: Revolutionary War Hero of the South
The American Revolution General Nathanael Greene is regarded as a brilliant military leader, defending the South during the war.
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Francis Marion: The "Swamp Fox"
Considered one of the modern fathers of guerrilla warfare, Francis Marion, aka the "Swamp Fox", bested the British throughout South Carolina during the American Revolution.
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The Battle of the Alamo in 1836, was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution.
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