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Facts About the Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was one of the pivotal moments of the Revolutionary War. Although 1776 opened with the recapture of Boston,...
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Facts About the Battle of Lexington
The Revolutionary War was the official independence of the United States of America from Britain. There were many significant battles throughout the...
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Major Konig & the Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad took place between the German and Soviet armies beginning on June 22, 1941. The battle lasted for seven...
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Facts on the Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay took place in the state of Alabama and is considered the last battle of the Civil War....
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Interesting Facts About the Mexico War
The Mexican War with the United States started in April of 1846 at the Texas border and ended over a year later,...
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Actual Battles Depicted in the Movie "Pearl Harbor"
Michael Bay's 2001 film "Pearl Harbor" depicts the 1941 attack that launched the United States into World War II. Its dramatic arc...
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Why Was the Battle of Gettysburg Fought
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought in July 1863 in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was one of the American Civil...
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Facts About the Battle of Salamis for Kids
The Persian invasions of Greece in the fifth century B.C. have given us some of military history's most famous highlights, including the...
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Information on the Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, claiming more than 40,000 lives (see Reference 1). Many historians...
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Facts About the USS Constitution
The USS Constitution is an American warship that gained the nickname of "Old Ironsides" during a naval battle in the War of...
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Information on the Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a pivotal battle of the Pacific Theater in World War II, as the Allied powers fought...
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Facts of the Battle of Shiloh
Facts of the Battle of Shiloh. In April 1862, the Battle of Shiloh took place near the Tennessee River and the Mississippi-Tennessee...
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Interesting Facts About the Queen Bee
The queen bee is the most important bee in the hive. She is the bee that births all other bees that live...
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Why Was the Battle of Gettysburg Important for the North?
July 1863's battle in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was a significant political and military achievement for the Union. The war was not going well...
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Facts About Gettysburg the Battle
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is so iconic in the annals of history that it may have eclipsed the battle that prompted it....
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About the First Battle of the Texas Revolution
The first battle of the Texas Revolution was the Battle of Gonzales. Fought on 2 October 1835, the battle marked the beginning...
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Unusual Facts About North Carolina
North Carolina has a very interesting and fascinating history. From the ancestral lands of the Cherokee in the western mountains to the...
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Battle of Iwo Jima Facts for Children
World War II was fought by many nations as a result of unresolved conflict stemming from World War I. The United States...
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Facts About the Somme
In response to a heavy German attack on French troops at Verdun, the British military launched an attack at the Somme in...
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Why Was the Battle at Gettysburg Important?
Brother against brother, they fought for change or the right to keep their way of life. The civil war brought long casualty...
