Essays Tagged: "british officer"
The Fate of A Nation - An essay contrasting George Washington and Macbeth
.Throughout his whole life, Washington yearned for power. As a young man, he wanted this power as a British officer. Later, as a Virginia gentleman, he sought power in the forms of honor and wealth. H ... against Britain. It was under his command that the colonial militia emerged victorious against the British. However, in defeating the British another threat to American democracy had been released. T ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Banastre Tarleton and the American Revolution
Banastre Tarleton was a renowned British officer who fought for Great Britain in the American Revolution. Nicknamed "The Butcher", he ... lishly spent on petty personal items. After living the good life, Tarleton decided to enlist in the British army and his successes are legendary.In 1776, Tarleton volunteered for service in America, t ... red for service in America, to suppress the Revolution. He joined the ongoing war, during the first British siege of Charleston. This was ultimately an unsuccessful siege, making Tarleton's first mili ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
Was the Civilizing Mission truly meant to civilize the people of Central Asia?
to be their own or the area that they were going to conquer. Also, in many other encounters when a British officer and a Russian general met, the Russian general always mentioned how anxious his men ... he Russian general always mentioned how anxious his men were to face their ultimate battle with the British on reaching India.I think that Hopkirk in his book "The Great Game" has been very successful ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Andrew Jackson
he age of thirteen to fight in the Revolutionary War. When Jackson was fourteen years old, an angry British officer wielding a sword struck him in the face for being disrespectful. Jackson would carry ... isrespectful. Jackson would carry the scar for the rest of his life, a reminder of his hate for the British.After the war, Andrew Jackson began practicing law in Tennessee. While there he met and marr ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History