Geography
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By: Jacob Schmid
Battle of Yorktown
Yorktown is located on a peninsula
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown
This made it easy for American soldiers to trap the redcoats in one place
Battle of Yorktown
This gave the Americans an adventage
Battle of Bunker hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill happened near the coastline
Battle of Bunker hill
Battle of Bunker hill
Because of this, Redcoats could use warships to fire on the Americans
Battle of New Orleans
During this battle Colonel William Thorton captured US naval batteries
Battle of New Orleans
He used the Mississippi River to sneak up on the American soldiers
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of New Orleans
The battle had ended before he had completed his mission
Battle of New Orleans
If Thorton had been faster the outcome of the battle could of changed
Battle of gettysburg
Pickett's charge in the Battle of Gettysburg was a complete failure
Battle of gettysburg
This was mainly because the confederate soldiers often aimed too high
Battle of gettysburg
This may be because the Union soldiers were on higher ground
Battle of gettysburg
The Union pretended like their forces were weakening
Battle of gettysburg
When Pickett's men got to them, they were overwhelmed
Battle of gettysburg
The Union forces were almost untouched
Battle of gettysburg
Pickett had thought they had wiped out many of their troops on the way up
Battle of gettysburg
Pickett had no choice but to retreat, making his charge a failure
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- "BattleofNewOrleans."AmericanHistoryABC-CLIO,2014
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