I'm pretty sure that it proved that the war would be hard and last longer than what was previously expected
that would be called the civil war but there were wars earlier in time where they were frontliners
That this was not going to be a short and glorious war.
Their attitudes about war were very similar - the Civil War would be short, glorious and a victory for their own side. This battle proved them wrong.
Many families from Washington came out to picnic at Manassas, hoping to watch the fighting. They got in the way when the battle turned into a rout.
I'm pretty sure that it proved that the war would be hard and last longer than what was previously expected
the first bull run
that would be called the civil war but there were wars earlier in time where they were frontliners
That this was not going to be a short and glorious war.
It proved that this would not be a short, bloodless war. The relatively low casualties shocked both sides.
Their attitudes about war were very similar - the Civil War would be short, glorious and a victory for their own side. This battle proved them wrong.
At the first battle of Bull Run, in the American Civil War, gentlemen and ladies from the city came out with picnic baskets and lunches to watch the fighting. They thought it would be a quick Union victory, not the horrific bloodshed that it was.
Many families from Washington came out to picnic at Manassas, hoping to watch the fighting. They got in the way when the battle turned into a rout.
The Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Manassas, took place on July 21, 1861, during the American Civil War. Spectators, including families with picnic baskets, came from Washington, D.C., to watch what they believed would be a quick and decisive battle. However, the conflict turned into a chaotic and bloody engagement, shocking the onlookers and illustrating the war's harsh realities. This event marked a sobering realization that the war would be far longer and more brutal than anticipated.
The battle of Bunker Hill was so important because it proved to the British, that the colonists could fight. On the other hand it told the colonist that the war would be hard to put up with.
The Battle of Midway, was a decisive turning point in the WW2 in Asia, and proved costly to Japan.
The battle of Saratoga.