M1917 browning machine gun

M1917 browning machine gun
place of origin is U.S.A
the gun was used in world war I, world war II, Korean  war, and Vietnam war
there where over 2 million of the M1917 browning gun made in U.S.A
the wight of the gun is 103 lb the length of the gun barrel is 24 inches
the rate of fire is 450 rounds per minute it was a water cooler gun
 

ambrose burnside

Ambrose Burnside

Early Life
Ambrose  E. Burnside was born in liberty, Indiana on may 23 1824 the son of a court clerk and farmer. Burnside spent his youth working as a tailor before his father helped secure him an appointment to the united states military academy at west point in 1843. Burnside was successful in his studies but struggled to adjust to the strict nature of military life and was nearly dismissed after accumulating several demerits demerits. Burnside was commissioned as an artillery officer and his unit server on garrison duty during the Mexican - American war. Burnside resigned from the army in 1853 and began designing a new kind of breech- loading carbine rifle and idea he had developed during his time on the frontier.

During the civil war
In 1824-1881 Ambrose Burnside was a U.S. military officer, railroad executive and politician. Ambrose Burnside is best know for union general during the civil war in 1862-1865. Burnside first battle in the civil war was in the first battle of bull run or Mananas. Burnside led an expeditionary force in the north Carolina. . In 1864 broadside was placed in charge of the union army of the Potomac. Burnside was removed from command in January 1863 after the union defeat at the battle of Fredericksburg. Burnside helped organize a regiment of Rhode Island militiamen at the start of the civil war in 1861. Burnside was one of the first unit to arrive in Washington,D.C. Burnside served in the early union defeat at the first battle of Bull run or Mananas as a colonel and was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers shortly thereafter. Burnside served during the Maryland campaign at the battle of Antietam. Burnside major combat operation came as a corps commander during the
Maryland campaign in September 1862. In November 1862 Burnside was ordered to take charge of the army of the Potomac after McClellan was relieved a bold advance toward the Confederate capital of Richmond. Burnside attempted to rally his demoralized army for a second offensive but the plan later know as the mud march was thwarted by heavy rains and failed to materialize. Burnside asked Lincoln to either relieve several generals from duty or accept his resignation. Lincoln chose to remove Burnside from command replacing Burnside with general Joseph Hooker i January 1863

Resources
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/ambrose-everett-burnside

http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/wiki?topic=104

battle brief : battle of fredericksburg

Battle Brief: Battle of Fredericksburg

Contributors: Brian Gould, Aron Garza

Battle Background:

    The battle of Fredericksburg was fought from December 11-15 in 1862. Fredericksburg, Virginia is located in the northern part of Virginia. The Civil war was in full swing, and each battle was decisive and the outcomes were lasting. the battle had more soldiers involved than in any other battle in the war, as 120,000 Union soldiers battled 80,000 Confederates. The confederates and Union both desperately needed a win. This was also the first battle of the new commander of the US army of the Potomac Ambrose Burnside was a newly selected commander and was eager to show his confidence. The Confederates were still reeling from their defeat at Antietam and a win would greatly improve their morale.

Military Leadership:

  

Major General Ambrose Burnside        General Robert E. Lee of the

of the US Army of the Potomac            Confederate army

These were the two major leaders of the Battle. There were also other important leaders for both sides present, such as Major General Edward V. Sumner, Major General Joseph Hooker, and Major General William B. Franklin were all leaders present for the Union. The Confederates also had many big leaders present such as Lt. General Stonewall Jackson, Lt. General James Longstreet, and Major General J.E.B Stuart.

Plan and Objectives:

The keys objective for most of the civil war was to penetrate the southern army and seize the city of Richmond, Virginia the capital of the confederacy army. To seize the city the union troops had to cross the Rapprochement River. Under the leadership of general Ambrose Burnside the union army attack on November of 1863. Cross the river and attack general Robert E lee’s army the confederate army and advance 35 mails to Richmond. Burnside plan did not work because the battle introduce obstacle that his army never encountered before.

Execution:

The Battle of Fredericksburg was a crushing defeat for the Union, whose soldiers fought courageously and well but fell victim to mismanagement by their generals, including confused orders from Burnside to Franklin. Burnside accepted responsibility for the defeat, though many blamed Lincoln for pressuring him to go ahead with an impossible offensive. In the rush of political recriminations that followed, a majority of Republican senators voted to remove Secretary of State William Seward, who had become the primary target for their frustrations over the administration’s conduct of the war.

Results: 

The Battle resulted in a terrible defeat for the Union. General Burnside accepted blame for the loss as miscommunication, as well as being rushed into action. Burnside would be replaced as commander of the Army of the Potomac in the coming months. The Union suffered 13,00 casualties, while the confederates lost only 5,000 men. The win for the confederates also gave them a big morale boost, as the army was still hurting from a defeat at Maryland the fall before.

Sources:

American Military History Volume I

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fredericksburg.html

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-fredericksburg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fredericksburg

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/lincolns-fredericksburg/

Francis Marion

Francis Marion  proflie
a brief insight into Francis Marion

Francis Marion know as "the swamp fox" revolutionary officer from Berkeley county south Carolina.
commissioned officer in the south Carolina second regiment  he also led a band of irregular fighters in the back and low country swamps of south Carolina fighting the British troops under lord Cornwallis.
Francis Marion is the father of guerrilla warfare and is recognized as such at various war colleges. general Marion was a lifelong citizen soldier and planter living on his plantation pond bluff which now lies under lake Marion in central south Carolina. he fought as lieutenant in the french and Indian war in the 1750s.

 one interesting fact about his life is that he was carried out of Charleston in 1780 with a broken ankle suffered when he jumped out of a window to escape a loyalist trap, thus avoiding the fall of Charleston on under general Benjamin Lincoln and his 5,000 continental troops. after Charleston had fallen and the Americans were driven from the field at the battle of Camden in august of 1780 general Marion and his band of irregulars. native Americans were the only organized fighting force in action in America as general Washington army was at stalemate outside of British occupied new york.

battel brief

Battle Background:

In Lexington (near Massachusetts,) the British hoped to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock. In Concord, British troops were to seize control of the colonial’s gunpowder.

Military leadership:

The militia leaders of the British military during this battle are General Thomas Gage and Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith. The militia leader of the continental army during this battle is Major General Joseph Warren.

 

               

Thomas Gage                            Francis smith                          Joseph warren

Plans and Objectives:

General Gage of the British army had a secret plan that sparked the battles of Lexington and Concord. In the early morning of April 19, 1775, General Gage sent out waves of British troops for ambush in the 13 colonies. On April 7, 1775, with the threat of British troop movement, Joseph Warren sent Paul Revere to warn the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in Concord. When warning was received, Concord residents began moving the military supplies away from the town. The colonials were warned in time and were prepared for war. When the British troops began to lose their raid on Lexington, they retreated towards Boston where new waves of warned Colonial militia were able to obstruct them. In way to Concord, colonials marched with new regiments who had joined them. From there, the British retreated towards Boston.

Execution:


Results:

The British’ plans failed and were forced to retreat.

Bibliography:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Warren

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord

www.ushistory.org/us/11c.asp