Swords and bayonets: as hand-to-hand combat was rare in the Civil War, the sword or bayonet was often viewed as anachronistic, adding only weight to the infantryman's arsenal. More often than not, the sword or bayonet was used as a multipurpose tool, such as cooking food over an open...
When the Civil War broke out in 1642, England was without a regular military establishment and had little recent war-making experience. Each side, Royalist and the Parliamentarian, was forced to build up its armies from scratch, relying upon the regional system of ‘Trained Bands’ or militia....
The Civil War began in 1861 when the Rebels fired upon Fort Sumter. Some other major events of 1861 are: Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States, the Southern states secede from the Union, the Confederate States of America’s government is formed with Jeffers...
In the Civil War, the opening of the battle usually involved groups of cavalry. The main objective was to make the opposing cavalry run away. When that happened, the victorious cavalry turned on the enemy infantry. Well-disciplined pikemen, brave enough to hold their ground, could do tremendo...
being the only field officer stabbed with a bayonet on either side during the war. Sadly, his efforts were not successful, as the flag was lost in the close combat that took place in the Wheatfield, however, the attack was able to slow the Confederate advance across the area. The 4th Mi...
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Naval Officer Corps, 1794–1815 (1991). Only during World War II were the first black men commissioned as naval officers. See Paul Stillwell, ed., The Golden Thirteen (1996); Dennis D. Nelson, The Integration of the Negro into the U.S. Navy (1951). For the fascinating account of ...
Notes 1. By “arms” or “weapons”, we understand those instruments of offence generally made use of in war, such as firearms, swords, etc. The term ‘military’, as a sociological category, is interpreted as “an acceptance of organized violence as a legitimate means for realizing social...
causing many civilian deaths. Doomed units of republican soldiers dug in around the capital; many of them had run out of ammunition, and they were overrun as the Khmer Rouge advanced. American observers, who generally had little esteem for FANK officer corps, were impressed by the determination...