HIST 3980- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 28 pages long!)
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Types of military history: institutional and cultural: why some societies are militaristic, operational history: campaigns and battles. You ca(cid:374) ha(cid:448)e top do(cid:449)(cid:374) approach through (cid:449)or(cid:373)"s eye. You can have bottom up through birds eye view. Patriots think taking up arms will show parliament. British troops march through lexington and concord to retake british control, ambushed, ca(cid:374)"t find arms. Battle starts on bunker hill but battle is on breeds hill. Ge(cid:374)eral ho(cid:449)e leads attack o(cid:374) a(cid:373)erica(cid:374)s, did(cid:374)"t usually put his troops i(cid:374) ra(cid:374)ks, he li(cid:374)ed his troops to make a point. Americans hold fire until 20 yards, force british to pull back, british re attack, pull back, reinforcements come and they take the hill, tactical victory because they won, operationally nothing changed because that involves the campaign, strategic british defeat. 1 fighting on home country, get supplies, more support. Hatred for monarchies because it took away god given rights to the people.
