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Renolds DDay Scrapbook Timeline This timeline represents the events that occurred in order on Dday Note hours in military time As I arrived at Normandy I was on two days of no sleep yet I had so much ambition to fight for my country I was dropped off . To explain what the life of an infantry soldier was like . What was life like for a British soldier in 1815?. Waterloo (released in 1970). Write down the different ‘jobs’ you can see the army doing in this battle.. Steele Arbeeny. SSG FA VCASNY. US Army Current Strength. ~1.1M . Soldiers (2014). Organization. The only way to manage and organization that big is to break it down into smaller pieces.. Unit Structures. Evolution of the Roman Legion from the Republic to the Early Empire. By: Robert . Willcutt. 1. 2. The Phalanx. Invented by Greeks in 8. th. century BC.. Consisted of heavily armored soldiers known as hoplites.. October 14, 1066. Strategic Context. King Edward of England dies in January 1066, naming his principal advisor, Harold Godwinson, as the rightful her to the throne just before his death. At least two claimants contest Harold’s ascension to the throne and actual begin offensive operations to seize it. Viking King Harald Hardrada of Norway lands an army near the Humber River in the northeast in September 1066, defeating two English earls at the Battle of Fulford Gate. Harold quickly marches north, surprising the Norwegian army and killing Harald at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Two days after this battle, Duke William of Normandy lands unopposed near Hastings in the south and secures a base in the peninsula. Harold swiftly marches south with his army to confront William and sends his fleet into the English Channel to cut the Norman army off from any reinforcement. After briefly resting In London and gathering further . . [?], 326 BC. Strategic Context. Alexander the Great’s ambition drags himself and his army deeper into India after conquering the Persian Empire; now a vast array of powerful kingdoms stand before him. One such kingdom ruled by King Taxiles equips the Macedonians with equipment and supplies in exchange for help in subduing his rival, Pauravan King Porus. The Pauravan Empire fields an army that is more than a match for the Macedonians.. . October 1, 331 BC. Strategic Context. In his quest to conquer the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great defeats Darius III in battle twice, at the River Granicus in 334 BC and Issus the following year. After neutralizing the Persian navy by capturing its ports along the Mediterranean coast, Alexander forces Darius to fight another battle, this time on the plain of Gaugamela. The night before battle, Darius keeps his army awake in expectation of a surprise night attack while Alexander gives his army much-needed rest. Not surprisingly, Alexander is able to march his army to the Persian left wing at dawn before Darius can respond.. . December [?], 218 BC. Strategic Context. In 218 BC, Hannibal Barca negates Roman control of the seas by leading the Carthaginians through Spain to attack Roman territory, igniting the Second Punic War. Hannibal defeats one Roman army under Scipio Africanus at the Ticinus River while another under Tiberius Sempronius departs Sicily to combine forces. The combined Roman army camps opposite the Carthaginian army across the Trebia River. Hannibal sends his cavalry to provoke the impulsive Sempronius and succeeds: the Romans wade across the frigid Trebia River to attack while the Carthaginians warm by the fire.. . January 17, 1781. Strategic Context. Britain’s American colonies revolt in 1775, provoking a large military response from Britain. The overall strategic situation of the American Revolutionary War turns decidedly in the American favour as the Americans win the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 and France declares war on Britain in 1778. However, the southern theater is yet to be won or lost. In December 1780, both American and British sides are reinforced near Charlotte; Nathaniel Greene now leads 3,000 Americans against Charles Cornwallis’ 4,000 British. Greene takes the offensive by sending Daniel Morgan with roughly 1,000 men in a western turning maneuver and taking the remainder to a camp near Charleston. Cornwallis opts to try and destroy both forces simultaneously by sending Banastre Tarleton with 1,100 men against Morgan and Alexander Leslie with the rest to contain Greene. Tarleton reaches Morgan’s position and attacks as part of the plan’s first stage.. . [?], 317 BC. Strategic Context. As Alexander the Great lays dying in 323 BC, he is asked who should inherit his vast empire to which he reportedly answers: “the strongest.” Alexander’s chief of staff, Perdiccas, assumes the role of interim ruler as he attempts to hold the Macedonian Empire together until Alexander’s young son is old enough to rule. This arrangement quickly falls apart when many of Alexander’s former generals, now satraps (the Diadochi) rebel, including Craterus, Antipater, Ptolemy, and Antigonus. Perdiccas orders Eumenes, chancellor and also one of Alexander’s former generals, to guard Anatolia while he attacks Ptolemy in Egypt. Eumenes defeats and kills Craterus at the Battle of Hellespont in 321 BC, but Perdiccas is assassinated by Peithon, Seleucus, and Antipater. The Diadochi declare Eumenes an outlaw and send Antigonus to destroy him and the regime’s remaining power base. Eumenes retreats to Mesopotamia, hoping to draw on the resources and support of satraps in the east still loyal to the regime.. . August 15-20, 636. Strategic Context. Beginning in 622, Emperor Heraclius revitalizes the Byzantine Empire and conquers the Fertile Crescent of modern Palestine, Iran, Iraq and Syria from the empire’s longtime foes, the Sassanids. A decade later, Khald ibn al-Walid leads a dramatic invasion of these newly conquered lands. He destroys a Byzantine army and captures Damascus in 635 before another army can be hastily assembled, led by Vahan, to chase the Rashiduns out. Now the Rashiduns make their stand south of Damascus with their backs to the Arabian Desert; they are united by purpose and know that this could be their final chance to break out of the desert.. December . 23rd 1915. Still at sea and all going on splendidly; everybody happy, but of course, food very scarce.. Bombegy. , our Indian cook, was very worried owing to the shortage of rations and we all so hungry, almost threatening him that we should cut him up for stew as a last resource. As usual, the "Sanitary Men" are called for duty, and we started 5 a.m. disinfecting the ship and horse lines. It was hard work, but we did it with a smile, a noted thing for "Sanitary Men".. What is communism?. -. In this theory, socialism is when you’re on the way to communism. (Today, many people believe in socialist ideas without necessarily believing in communism). Some signs of socialism would be government owning of major private businesses (like banks); government owning of major public services (like hospitals and healthcare); and laws that make rich people contribute more taxes so that there isn’t a huge difference between rich and poor.. ‘Powerfully poignant, this is a book not to be missed ... If there is one WWI story you read this year to commemorate the centenary, let it be this one!’. 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