American Civil War
Name 3 of 8 types of field guns that were used commonly
12-pounder Napoleon
6-pounder gun
12-pounder howitzer
24-pounder howitzer
3-inch Ordnance rifle
10-pounder Parrott rifle
20-pounder Parrott rifle
12-pounder James rifle
Why did Washington cross the Delaware River?
to launch a surprise attack on Hessian troops stationed in Trenton, New Jersey
What was the last battle Napoleon fought in?
Waterloo
What caused the start of the war?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Spanish ships built to carry gold and silver.
Galleons
What would Grant's greatest achievements be? (4 possible answers)
Capture of Forts Henry and Donelson
Siege and Capture of Vicksburg
Chattanooga Campaign
Overland Campaign
At the Battle of Yorktown, the last major land battle of the Revolutionary War, General Charles Cornwallis did not surrender his sword in person. Instead, he sent his second-in-command, who was?
General Charles O'Hara
What other war happened during the Napoleionic wars?
War of 1812
Name as many countries involved in WW1, 20 in total, (one with the most gets the point)
Luxembourg
Guatemala
British Empire
United States
Portugal
Albania
Russian Empire
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom
Montenegro
Germany
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Romania
Japan
Greece
Italy
France
Belgium
How many guns classifieds a 1st Rate Man O' War?
100+ with the most being 140
How many people died during the war?
About 620,000
Those who lived in the colonies and remained faithful to the Crown were known as (4 answers)
Loyalists
Royalists
King's Men
Tories
Name as many countries involved in the Napoleonic wars, 18 in total, (one with the most gets the point)
France
Switzerland
Papal States
Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Naples
Iran
Denmark
Sweden
Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Prussia
Netherlands
Italy
Spain
Kingdom of Sardinia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Russian Empire
Kingdom of Portugal
Austria
What year did America join the war?
1917
What line owns the ocean liner RMS Titanic?
White Star Line
During the Siege of Petersburg, Union troops detonated a massive mine under Confederate trenches, what was this battle called?
Battle of the Crater
What was the First battle in the war?
Lexington and Concord
The Napoleonic wars was a collection of smaller wars known as "War of the Xth Coalition" how many where there?
7
What was the purpose of the Battle of the Somme
to relieve pressure on the French at Verdun and break the stalemate on the Western Front.
What is the process of inactivating a ship and preserving it for potential future use, often in a reserve fleet
Mothballing
When Longstreet was asked for orders to begin the charge on the 3rd day of Gettysburg, what was his exact order?
*Nods*
When did George Washington become Commander of the continental army?
July 3rd 1775
How many Revolutions did France have before Napoleon took power?
About 4
The first battle where gas was used on a large scale in World War I was what? And additional point to what gas was used
Second battle of Ypers, Chlorine Gas
On September 8th 1934, what happened to the SS Morro Castle that caused the deaths of 137 passengers and crew?
A fire