The Battle of Carthage or Dry Fork as it’s also known was a battle involving the United States of America federal soldiers and Missouri State Guard. This battle is known for being one of the first battles of the Civil War, taking place 5 July 1861 in Jasper County Missouri, a full 11 days prior to The Battle of Bull Run. The 1,100 federal Soldiers were under the command of Colonel Franz Sigel and the 6,000 Missouri state Guardsman under the command of Governor Claiborne F. Jackson. The Battle of Carthage did not matter at all for a strategic or tactical advantage that would play out as an advantage towards any other battle during the Civil War. What it did do was to decide Missouri’s side during the war and give pro south secessionists a moral
After Carthage Rome’s hunger for new lands was nearly insatiable, this perhaps was brought about by the very act of the long war with the Carthaginians. Changes were in store for Rome due to their now very war-like attitude. Changes in senate policy along with social order would reorganize Rome for the foreseeable future. Consuls and tribunes held positions in the senate, both of whom were strongly linked to the army therefore the senate would ultimately control the Roman army. “[…] the tribunes alone […] are subject to them, and bound to obey their commands.”
Hannibal Barca, who was born in 247 B.C, as known as one of the greatest strategistical general to ever live in military history. The battles won by Hannibal would have a turn of events in the history of the continent of Africa. Carthage was settled by Phoenicians as a city in northern part Africa by Tunis. Hannibal would be preserved as neither a Phoenician, nor a Carthaginian, Punic, but a North African.
The Gallic war from 58 B.C. to 51 B.C. was a major point in the rise of Julius Caesar as a dictator for life. Julius Caesar feared the migration of the Gallic tribe Helvetii through Gaul was an attempt to set up a new kingdom and gain control of Gaul. The victory of the Gallic war resulted in the expansion of the Roman Republic and extended Rome's geographic boundaries to the Atlantic Ocean. This war also made Julius Caesar a very respected leader in Rome. The Gallic is one of the main reasons Julius Caesar became the sole ruler of the Roman Republic.
For a contemporary military leader in today’s Army problems exist, also within the leadership across the all ranks. Some may ask what relevance would the Battle of Carthage from the Civil War era have today ? The battle of Carthage was fought long ago, it involved different policies, and less significant technologies. Today’s leaders must understand the lessons learned and apply them to current operations. During the Battle of Carthage it showed that inexperience and failing to understand what type of battle to fight caused failures.
In the third century BCE, Rome engaged in three disastrous and catastrophic wars with Carthage known as the Punic Wars; the last one ending in the complete obliteration of Carthage. Rome won each war, but the result brought more disasters than rewards. Rome was not completely ready for the task that came after; they had not prepared “for their success.” A city located inland of Italy was now challenged with the responsibility of scattered territories off the coast of Italy while, also dealing with increasing strife inside its own city. Roman farmers forced to sell their lands, the rich getting even richer, unemployment, and political corruption are just some of the many problems Rome would have to face.
Early Life Hannibal Barca (Hannibal) was born in Carthage(present-day Tunisia) 247 B.C.. Ever since he was a young boy, Hannibal hated Rome with a fiery passion. At a young age his father (Hamilcar Barca) took Hannibal to Spain and made him swear eternal hatred toward Rome and its empire. Hannibal even asked his father to let him go on campaign with him in Spain.
Introduction Rome and Carthage were almost equal in strength and resources. From the early days of the Republic, Rome and Carthage maintained a friendly relationship and even signed a treaty against Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, who was a threat to both states. Comparison Ancient Carthage was a wealthy state with a small population, it employed foreigners to do the unwanted jobs and relied on foreign mercenaries rather than citizens to do her fighting. The mercenaries did not have a sense of belonging to the Carthaginian nation.
Soft power in the Mauryan Empire Soft power helped the leaders of the Mauryan Empire maintain legitimacy because they valued a pluralistic society which allowed the people to be diverse. The Maurya Empire when first founded by Chandragupta Maurya c. 320 B.C.E. Chandragupta’s son ruled after he had finished his sentence and had not ruled different from his father. The final ruler was Chandragupta’s grandson Ashoka, he chose a different way of ruling yet included many of the same values. After Chandragupta divided his empire into districts, the society remained diverse. The people of his indian empire preserved their identities, values, and languages.
The Power Effect Power affects many people and the outcomes of life. Power is a way of controlling people or events. In the play, Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, power causes jealousy that destroys friendships and alliances. Julius Caesar is offered to rule Rome which makes other powerful people jealous. Cassius is jealous and tries to manipulate Brutus into assassinating Caesar.
Martin Luther, an American civil rights activist, once said, “If there is hell, Rome is built on it.” For centuries ancient Rome has suffered and survived the reign of numerous political leaders. Rome’s political history is intricate, bloody and filled with various rulers and enemies. Among Rome’s countless enemies, Hannibal Barca, general of the Carthaginian army, has stood out as monstrously cruel. Rome has accused Hannibal of sacrificing children to the gods, whipping innocent wives and children and destroying all who dared cross his path.
In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Marc Antony appears to be a strong advocate for Julius Caesar’s triumphs and increasing power. However, like Caesar, Antony is extremely manipulative and powerful. After Caesar’s death, Antony manipulated the conspirators into believing he was on their side before requesting to speak at Caesar’s funeral. While Brutus and the conspirators remained fooled by Antony’s innocence, Antony took the initiative to inform the Roman citizens of the conspirator’s horrendous actions towards their beloved leader, Julius Caesar. Caesar’s funeral was a time of reflection for the citizens of Rome, as Marc Antony caused them to question their allegiance to Brutus.
The leader I chose for my paper is Hannibal Barca, the General. Hannibal Barca was born in Carthage (present-day Tunisia) in approximately 247 B.C. He was the son of Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca (Barca meaning "thunderbolt"). After Carthage's defeat by the Romans in the First Punic War in 241 B.C, Hamilcar devoted himself to improving both his and Carthage's fortunes. Hannibal much later said that when he came upon his father and begged to go with him, Hamilcar agreed and demanded that he swear that as long as he lived he would never be a friend of Rome (“Biography”, n.d., p. 1).
When Hannibal was still a young boy, Hamilcar took him and created a new colony called ‘New Carthage’ located in Spain. There, he trained Hannibal to hate the Romans and made him promise to always despise them. Sadly, when Hannibal was 19, his father was killed in a skirmish with the Spaniards. This fed Hannibal’s hatred for the Romans and led him to start his war
The Comparable power it is showed during the second Punic war and shaken the power of Romans. At the end declines from the war and finally lost seriously, and the war ended forever by Roman declaration. The Second Punic War finally placed in an end to Carthage’s empire in the western Mediterranean, give a chance to Rome in control of Spain and letting Carthage hold and keep only its territory in North Africa. The Carthage also required this time to give up its belief and pay the plentiful fine to the Romans in silver (Morey, 1901).The bottom line is the war over with the Roman
