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Battle of Brandywine Part I
From January to May 1777, following his victories at Trenton and Princeton, Washington occupied a defensive base at Morristown, sometimes raiding British posts in New Jersey and New York. During the same period, from January to May, Sir William Howe was occupying winter quarters in New York City, leaving major outposts at Amboy and Brunswick, New Jersey. Washington’s five months…
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Kunersdorf 1759 Part I
732118 Frederick, once he had decided to march to the Oder, was swift about it. August 3, 1959 admitting he had failed to intercept Laudon, he pushed on towards MĂĽllrose (within 12 miles of Frankfurt). Here he gave Wedell instructions to move what remained of his army to that village.…
Kunersdorf 1759 Part II
Battle of Kunersdorf, Alexander Kotzebue The Battle A little more than an hour after their appearance from the thick woods, the Prussian main body stood ranked for battle and had the batteries set up. Finck had been waiting for the signal to attack since first light, and his gunners were…
Australians at D-Day
On the night of 5/6 June Bomber Command conducted precision attacks on ten German coastal artillery batteries near the beaches where Allied troops were to land. Each battery was targeted by approximately 100 heavy bombers, and all four Australian heavy bomber squadrons took part in the operation. No. 460 Squadron…
The Battle of Zorndorf I
Cossacks burn Zorndorf On August 20, the king’s Prussians arrived at the gates of Frankfurt-on-Oder; Fermor was out by CĂĽstrin with his army. The bluecoats initially moved to Tschicherzig. Frederick reached it on August 16, but Dohna was still out of the vicinity busy in his dealings with the Russians.…
The Battle of Zorndorf II
Hemmed in by the Meitzel River at its back, the Russian Army had no way to retreat if the battle went badly. Meanwhile, the Prussians mounted an attack on the Russian right. At about 0300 hours, the Prussians rose and pressed off moving westward—the cavalry closest to the enemy array,…
The Battle of Zorndorf III
Clutching the colors of the 46th Infantry Regiment, Frederick rallies his men in a last-ditch stand on the Prussian left. Seydlitz’s cavalry would save the day. The Russian right was no longer capable of organized resistance, but an incredibly bloody and desperate struggle was kept up there until about 1300…