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What battle began when the Union cavalry surprised the Confederate infantry raiding the town for shoes?
While not entirely accurate, this approximates the way the battle of Gettysburg began.
Gettysburg was selected as a location for the fight by Robert E Lee because of the excellent road network there.
Lee's soldiers had raided many of the nearby towns and hoped to force Gettysburg to give them a warehouse full of shoes and boots. They were surprised by the presence of a Union cavalry company when they had only expected a few untrained militia. They did not know that nearly 100,000 Union soldiers were within one day of arriving at the scene.
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John Brown's intention in raiding the arsenal at Harpers Ferry was to arm?
enslaved people and begin an insurrection against slaveholders.
What made the Mongols cruel?
The mongols were a nomadic war tribe, they often used raiding war parties to conquer and overcome rivals.
What did Washington do at Valley Forge?
Washington used the time at Valley Forge to train. He had the help of Casimir Pulaski that trained some of the men in cavalry tactics. Baron Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben trained them in military tactics and drills. Nathaniel Greene became quartermaster and hunted down weapons and food for the troops.
How were the U- Boats and Submarinesused in World War 1?
U-boats are submarines. They were used for Guerre de Course (commerce raiding) and scouting.
Which structure was built by General Philip Sheridan to fight the raiding southern plains tribes and to protect the surrounding states and territories?
Fort Sill.
What battle began in the union cavalry surprised the rebel infantry raiding the town of shoes?
The Battle of Gettysburg, I just read it in my history book.
What battle began when the union cavalry suprised the rebel infantry raiding the town for shoes?
Gettysburg
What was a confederate raiding party originally looking for when they entered Gettysburg?
Shoes
Why did Confederate President Jefferson Davis seek to develop a strong cavalry in the South's army?
Certainly Jefferson Davis had a good number of flaws, and with that said, he correctly assessed that a strong calvary should be developed for the Confederate army. As a soldier, Davis had served on the frontier as a dragoon, and some of his senior generals had served in the US cavalry. With the support of these generals, the South soon equalled the size of the Union calvary and exceeded it in effectiveness. The Confederate calvary developed a major role in raiding Union communications.
What battle started when Union soldiers surprised Rebel soldiers raiding a town for shoes?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What Confederate cavalry general raided General US Grant's supply base in Mississippi?
Cavalry General Earl Van Dorn led a raiding party into General US Grant's supply base in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The raid was a success and the base, commanded by Colonel R.C. Murphy was caught by surprise. Van Dorn's troops burned over over one million dollars worth of food, supplies and equipment.
The Confederate army was inferior to the Union in?
The Confederate had to build from scratch when the Union didn't. The Confederate Army was inferior in manpower and cannon. Equally significant, the Confederate Navy was decidedly weaker than the Union Navy in nearly all aspects. The one thing they had going is they got some of the best military minds from the Union. Robert E. Lee was a good example. Other than that they had to form an army, train them, get supply lines going, collect weapons,and do all the things required for a fighting force. The Confederate Army was notably better in use of terrain, overall tactics, raiding, use of cavalry, and use of mechanization (trains) to move men and materials. Confederate soldiers were on average much better marksmen than the Union soldiers especially early in the war.
What was the purpose of the Confederate agent James D Bulloch in Europe?
The Confederate Secretary of the Navy, Stephen Mallory sent James D. Bulloch to Europe in 1861 to buy or have built six propeller warships. part of Bulloch's success was the building of two Confederate raiding ships, the CSS Alabama and the CSS Florida.
How did Union General William T Sherman deal with a new strategy of General US Grant?
General in Chief US Grant saw how effective the Southern strategy of conducting raiding parties on Union lines of supply and communications. He decided to work "raiding" into his overall military operations. In the Winter of 1864 he ordered General Sherman to conduct raids in Mississippi. The intent was to raid Meridian, Mississippi with cavalry and infantry and destroy railways, and food supplies the Confederate army used. Under Sherman, Major General W. Sooy Smith, Union forces based in Memphis Tennessee, struck quickly and did significant damage to the Confederacy. Part of this operation would have General Sherman advance from Vicksburg to Mississippi with 20,000 troops. It truly was a raid in that the plans called for a return to Vicksburg after causing as much damage to Southern logistics as possible.
Which battle was fought in the most northern region?
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. NEW RESPONDENT The Battle of Salineville in Columbiana County, Ohio, fought on July 26,1863 between CSA Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Confederate raiding forces and USA Brig. Gen. James Schackelford's pursuing forces. The battle was a decisive Union Victory and Morgan was taken prisoner. Another Confederate raid took place at St. Albans Vermont, farther north than the Battle of Salineville, but as the raiding force were not an official unit of the Confederate Army it cannot be taken into consideration in this subject
When was Raiding Forces Series created?
Raiding Forces Series was created in 2010.
How many French soldiers were there in Battle of Hastings?
It is important to understand that the Normans were not French. They thought of themselves as Normans and a separate people from the French, although they spoke a dialect of French and had adopted French ideas such as mounted knights, massed archers and castle-building, they were still essentially Scandinavians who had been allowed to settle in Normandy ("the place of the Northmen") to prevent them raiding French territory.William's army included Normans, Bretons, Flemings and troops from Maine, but probably no genuine "French" troops at all.In total William had around 2,000 cavalry, 800 archers and 3,000 infantry; the English army is difficult to estimate but it may have been around 8,000 - all infantry.
