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What is Bilbo's plan to avoid war?

He didn't have a plan to avoid the Battle of Five-Armies. He slipped on his Ring, though, so that no one would see him. Although when the eagles came to their aid, he gave a shout of glee, and it earned him a great rock thrown at his head. He blacked out, and lay there invisible through the rest of the battle.


Where did troops train during World War 1?

Camps spread out through america, and the English countryside. Forts places like that.


Was the schlieffen plan successful why or why not?

The schlieffen plan was not successful because of poor execution. Their leader concentrated too much on the center of French troops and took away troops from the channel. The troops that went through belgium, by the channel, but the Germans thought the belgians would just surrender. But the belgians stayed and fought and slowed down and depleted troops. Since this plan needed to be executed in a timely fashion the Germans failed when they didnt account for how fast Russian troops mobilized, how slow they moved through belgium, and how they concentrated too many troops on the French by the Argon Forrest.


Why did the Norman knights find it so hard to break through the shield wall formed by the English huscarls?

The shieldwall was an excellent defensive formation. It vaguely resembles the Greek phalanx, in that the men work together with their shields to block enemy attacks. Additionally, the English were on the top of a low hill. So the Normans had to go up the hill just to get to the English, which is a difficult task.


What did war ships in ww1 do?

During World War I, warships primarily engaged in naval combat, blockades, and protecting maritime trade routes. They included battleships, cruisers, and destroyers, which were used to control sea lanes and engage enemy vessels. Submarines, particularly German U-boats, played a significant role in disrupting supply lines and targeting merchant ships. Additionally, warships supported ground forces through naval gunfire and participated in amphibious assaults.

Related Questions

If you were to sail through the English channel which one would be south of you?

France is to the south of the English Channel.


What river flows through Czech republic into the English channel?

There is no river flowing through the Czech republic, towards the English Channel.


What river flows through southeastern Great Britain to the English Channel?

The River Thames flows through southeastern Great Britain to the English Channel.


What body of water does the Seine River flows into?

The Seine flows through Paris and eventually empties into the English Channel. The channel separates Britain from France.


What river flows between Paris and English Channel?

The Seine River flows between Paris and the English Channel. It flows from Paris through several French cities that include Normandy before entering the English Channel.


What does the channel tunnel go through?

It goes through rock, mostly chalk. It goes under the English Channel between Folkestone and Calais.


When was Songs That Slipped Through the Cracks created?

Songs That Slipped Through the Cracks was created on 2007-03-09.


Does English channel ferry carry a train?

No, the train goes underneath the channel through a long underwater tunnel.


Does the Prime Meridian run directly through the English Channel or the North Sea?

It passes through both. It hits the North Sea on the northeastern coast of the UK and it hits the English Channel on the southeastern coast of the UK>


Does the strait of Dover connects the English channel to Mediterrianean?

No, the Strait of Dover does not connect the English Channel to the Mediterranean Sea. Instead, it is the narrowest part of the English Channel that separates England from France. The English Channel connects to the North Sea to the northeast and eventually links to the Mediterranean Sea through the Atlantic Ocean via the Strait of Gibraltar.


What is the Battle area from the English Channel to Switzerland called?

the 1914/1918 battle area stretching through France, from the shores of the English channel to Switzerland, was called the Western Front.


What body of water does the English chunnel go through?

There is no such thing as the "English chunnel" - indeed there is no such thing as a "chunnel". The term however, was coined from the term "Channel Tunnel" where it became the pseudonym "Chunnel" The English Channel which is itself a body of water separating Britain from France. There is the Channel Tunnel, which is a rail tunnel that goes UNDER (not though) the English Channel and links Britain to France.