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On December 23 the British vanguard poled its way through a maze of sluggish streams and traversed marshy land to emerge unchallenged an easy day's march from their goal. Two American officers, whose plantations had been commandeered by the British, informed Jackson that the enemy was at the ...
Finally in October 1812 the War Department ordered Jackson's friend, Governor Blount, to take the militia to New Orleans. Jackson could go only as a subordinate. He argued with Blount that he should select officers, rather than continue the tradition of allowing the soldiers to elect their off...
Over 100 senior Allied officers sent letters conveying their disappointment over the verdict. They understood killing was killing and that rules were for the victors to use, later, as politics required, and never wanted to find themselves so entrapped.. We look at those horrible photos again ...
During a recent briefing with some senior Pentagon officers about the progress of the war in Iraq, I asked about the problem of the infiltration of many police forces by militias, most important among them Moqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army, which has made inroads in the south. Three views on ...
While the five-ball pattern hilt faded from fashion in England and France in the 1790s, it remained popular in the United States. The original this reproduction was designed after was originally made by Davis & Brown Cutlers from Boston. Obviously Boston's naval officers and privateers would ...
The U.S. Army, consisting of fewer than 12,000 men, was not nearly enough to achieve Madison’s goals. Congress authorized the expansion of the army to 35,000 men; however, the service was voluntary, offered poor pay, and few trained and experienced officers. Britain exploited these weakne...
war-game (redirected fromwar gamer) Related to war gamer:War Games war-game (wôr′gām′) v.war-gamed,war-gam·ing,war-games v.intr. To engage in a war game. v.tr. To simulate (a military operation or a proposed plan of action) in order to test validity or effectiveness under...
The Hinchenbrook was fired upon by 2 companies of riflemen. The ship fired back was forced to withdraw to Cockspur Island. The 2 transports were able to get to the merchant ships and began unloading the cargo of rice. Two Patriot officers were allowed onboard the merchant ships and ...