defensive when engaging an enemy, offensive when in the attack and approching the enemy line........
Trench warfare you twit!
During 1812-1813 the British took up a defensive strategy, however after Napoleon's defeat the British chose a more aggressive strategy.
The south tried to fight a defensive strategy for most of the war (due to the fact that they were succeeding and Lincoln knew he had to use force to get the south back on to the union again). But general Lee thought if he could make it to D.C. he could make Lincoln sue for peace. Lee drove an army through the northern states until the faithful battle of Gettysburg which had tremendous southern casualties which caused Lee to retreat to the south. Lincoln knew lee was weak so he ordered the union army to send the army on a full frontal assault on the south. Which caused Lee to fight defensive strategy like he did in the begging of the war.
to get European nations to join them(England inparticular)also to fight a defensive war.the top is a summation of what you need to know but this has a more indepth answer of what i think you are searching for...http://www.sonofthesouth.net/civil-war-pictures/strategy.htm
From the perspective of the United States, the Vietnam War was not considered a defensive war. The U.S. intervened in Vietnam to support the South Vietnamese government and prevent the spread of communism. The U.S. saw its involvement as part of a broader strategy to contain communism during the Cold War. However, from the perspective of North Vietnam, the war was seen as a defensive struggle against imperialism and for national liberation.
Trench warfare you twit!
They assumed they could exchange their cotton for war supplies from abroad.
During 1812-1813 the British took up a defensive strategy, however after Napoleon's defeat the British chose a more aggressive strategy.
Blitzkrieg was a combination of assault, deep penetration, and indirect approach. It is really more of an operational or tactical doctrine than it is a strategy.
Artillery and machines guns caused armies to stay in defensive positions
The south tried to fight a defensive strategy for most of the war (due to the fact that they were succeeding and Lincoln knew he had to use force to get the south back on to the union again). But general Lee thought if he could make it to D.C. he could make Lincoln sue for peace. Lee drove an army through the northern states until the faithful battle of Gettysburg which had tremendous southern casualties which caused Lee to retreat to the south. Lincoln knew lee was weak so he ordered the union army to send the army on a full frontal assault on the south. Which caused Lee to fight defensive strategy like he did in the begging of the war.
Artillery and machine guns caused armies to stay in defensive positions.
Lee thought that if America learned that the u.c.s.a. could take their capital America would surrender
Long ditches (as in World War I, on the battlefields of Europe) were known as Trenches.
The Nazis used a strategy called 'Blitzkrieg' (lightning war) to invade Poland and many other small countries. This was an intense bombing campaign followed by a massive armoured assault.
Artillery and machine guns caused armies to stay in defensive positions. Apex.
to get European nations to join them(England inparticular)also to fight a defensive war.the top is a summation of what you need to know but this has a more indepth answer of what i think you are searching for...http://www.sonofthesouth.net/civil-war-pictures/strategy.htm