THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
WAR OF 1812
MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR
CIVIL WAR
WORLD WAR I
100
On June 16, 1775 American forces didn't stop at this hill but went on to defend Breed's Hill
Bunker Hill
100
He designed the 1st steam warship, the Demologus, for the War of 1812
Robert Fulton
100
This author was jailed in Concord in 1846 for refusing to pay taxes in protest of the Mexican-American War
Henry David Thoreau
100
In 1862 this military man garnered the nickname "Unconditional Surrender"
Ulysses S. Grant
100
The assassination that sparked World War I took place in this city
Sarajevo
200
During the war this silversmith had a booming business casting cannons for the Continental Army
Paul Revere
200
On Sept. 13-14, 1814, a British bombardment failed to capture this fort; "our flag was still there"
Fort McHenry
200
The U.S. Army didn't have goons, but did have these--cavalrymen armed with both swords & firearms
dragoons
200
This president said, "If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone, 'Died of a theory'"
Jefferson Davis
200
At Xmas in this year soldiers played soccer with foes; the next year orders were given to kill anyone trying the same
1914
300
On September 11, 1777, the Americans retreated from Brandywine Creek allowing the British to occupy this city
Philadelphia
300
In this last major battle of the war, the British suffered about 2,000 casualties, including General Edward Pakenham
the Battle of New Orleans
300
Several future U.S. presidents served in the war; this man was president during it
James Polk
300
In 1859 Robert E. Lee was called upon to lead a force of Marines to end John Brown's raid on the arsenal at this site
Harper's Ferry
300
This fence material became a deadly instrument; the National WWI Musem sells a replica soldier hanging on it
barbed wire
400
This guerrilla known as "The Swamp Fox" led quick raids on the British & then fled back to the marshes
Francis Marion
400
In asking for a declaration of war, this president charged that Britain had stirred up Indian warfare in the Northwest
James Madison
400
Shortly after the war, this 5-law deal "of 1850" tried to sort out the fate of slavery in the territories the U.S. gained
the Compromise of 1850
400
The surrender took place at Wilmer McLean's home; years earlier & 130 miles away, his back yard had been part of this first Civil War battle
Manassas (or Bull Run)
400
German forces gave units from this U.K. land the nickname "the ladies from hell" for their fighting spirit & uniforms
Scotland
500
During the winter of 1778-79, this Prussian wrote the first American army manual of drill & regulations
(Friedrich Wilhelm) von Steuben
500
In August 1812 the U.S. lost Fort Dearborn, where, oddly, this city now stands
Chicago
500
This treaty named for a Mexico City neighborhood ended the war Feb. 2, 1848
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
500
There were more than 20,000 Confederate & Union casualties at this Tennessee battle whose name means "place of peace" in Hebrew
Shiloh
500
Not to be confused with the Ardennes, this French forest was the site of the biggest WWI battle fought by the AEF
the Argonne