As opposed, to the revolutionary soldiers as they were not organized, properly trained, nor healthy. Showing that fighting in this war took some real bravery. However, the one thing they had that the British did not was a reason to fight simply put will power. On page 172 the text portrays that the soldiers knew they were outnumbered and the chances of winning were almost non existent. Although, they stood their ground and fought
The Federalists favored a strong central government while the Republicans draw attention to the states’ rights. The Republican Party supported France while Federalists supported England. The Republicans supported France because they supported America in its fight for independence. Also, France had the best navy and Republicans respected the strength of their navy. Hamilton supported England because they had more goods and services where they needed to continue trade routes.
The German request for passage through neutral Belgium was denied by King Albert I which spurred Germany to invade Belgium on August 4, 1914. Belgium was quickly overrun and a series of Belgian cities were subjected to numerous bombardments and pillaging in the wake of the German invasion. Essen’s judicial report was meant to tell the Belgian side of the invasion in response to Germany’s defensive diplomatic statements. Instead of Germany being seen as the victim in the war by the English and the United states, Belgium sought to reverse the situation and show Germany as the ruthless
The king is defined as having as his objective, “…the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States” (Document 7). The desire for the British to exercise complete control over the colonies, and an unwillingness to negotiate any peaceful compromise made war
o In November, a rebellion against the German government sent Kaiser Wilhelm II escaping to Holland. o On November 11, 1918, an assignment from the recently settled German republic met with the French high charge to sign a peace negotiation that conveyed the battling to an
From September 1944 to April 1945, Canada fought the German soldiers starting in Normandy all the way to the Netherlands, successfully liberating the Scheldt estuary, the Netherlands, and driving the Nazis back into Germany. By examining historical significance, one can see that Canada’s involvement in the liberation of the Netherlands and Europe was highly important; it ended the war, cost many Canadians their lives, created an enduring friendship between Canada and the Netherlands, displayed Canada’s strength as a nation, and saved numerous innocent lives. Firstly, the campaign to liberate the Netherlands and Europe ended the War in Europe. In February 1945, the Allies launched the Rhine offensive that drove German forces back over the Rhine
2. Britain had promised to defend the neutrality of Belgium. When German forces invaded Belgium to attack France, Britain declared war. B. Canada supported Britain in her action. Prime Minister Robert Borden passed the War Measures Act in 1914.
These circumstances offset their obvious disadvantages and allowed them to keep fighting after significant defeats when their ambition perhaps outweighed their ability. Congress made a unique decision from the onset by trying to forge an army out of citizen soldiers who fought for a supreme righteous cause as opposed to a professional army, which they seemed particularly adverse to. They were confident from the beginning that they could fight the enemy on equal terms, even when they lacked the logistics, skilled men, and experienced leadership that the British had. Even though they struggled early on with communication and logistical problems, they demonstrated that they were a force that could sustain multiple defeats and large numbers of casualties and still escape to fight another day. This was in part because of the ease in which it could replace it’s fallen troops compared to the British, but also because of questionable decisions made by the British Generals and their inability to utilize loyalist support.
They fought hard and won. One example of this obstacle is directly from Benedict, he said “Neglected by Congress below, distressed with small-pox; want of Generals and discipline in our Army, which may rather be called a great rabble, our credit and reputation lost, and great part of the country; and a powerful foreign enemy advancing upon us, are so many difficulties we cannot surmount them." Benedict’s personal
George Washington announced the Neutrality Proclamation because of this. The Neutrality Proclamation stated that the United States of America would not take sides. After the proclamation was announced, America was tangled in the affairs of both of the European Nations. The French then stated that America was bound to help the French against the British bound by a treaty made in 1778. At the end of the Revolutionary war, the French had promised to withdraw their troops from the Ohio River Valley, but they didn’t.
They felt vulnerable to everyone. France is right next to Germany, and refuse to let them have any military forces at the border. (Doc A) Germany is even more defenseless and they have to obey by what France tells them. Since
We showed our strength, the only reason we lost the battle was because we were outnumbered one to twenty five
Germany had recently taken over Poland and was dominating Europe. At this point France was lost and it was evident that the British could no longer afford to stay in France.
Through his early participation in wars such as that against the French in Flanders,
The French were wanting to expand and build forts in the grey area between the French territory and the British territory. The British basically told them not to, but the French went ahead
