America\'s Military Adversaries. From Colonial Times to the Present

Alligator, faced with dwindling amounts of warriors and supplies, resisted as long as possible, but he too finally abandoned th ...

the Oglala branch of the Lakota Sioux tribe around 1830. He was the son of Chief Old Smoke; his aunt, Walks-as-She-Thinks, was t ...

an early-morning attack surprised the Indians, who abandoned their lodges and fled to the shelter of some neighboring caves. The ...

(Peregrine Falcon), bet- ter known to the Allies as Oscar. Anabuki dubbed his machine Kimikaze after his wife, Kimiko. In June 1 ...

ANDERSON, RICHARDHERON duct—a distinction rarely accorded to live in- dividuals. He thus became the first IJA pilot to receive a ...

Mexican War. He landed with Scott’s army at Vera Cruz, fought his way inland, and won brevet promotion to first lieutenant for d ...

fighting he supported Gen. George E. Pickett’s unsuccessful thrust against the Union center and subsequently withdrew to Virgini ...

ANDERSON, WILLIAM Anderson, William (February 2, 1837–October 27, 1864) Confederate Guerrilla “B loody Bill” Anderson was among ...

ANDERSON, WILLIAM war against the state of Missouri and—if possi- ble—even outdo Quantrill in bloodshed. Commencing in the sprin ...

ANDRE, JOHN Andre, John (May 2, 1750–October 2, 1780) English Army Officer; Spy T he youthful John Andre was a dashing officer, ...

back to England, and he praised his young aide, declaring, “I do not think a better princi- pled young man exists.” At that junc ...

ARBUTHNOT, MARRIOT military law, was sentenced to be hung as a spy. Washington then refused the prisoner’s appeal that he be sho ...

The American Revolu- tion had broken out in April and was spreading northward. In this capac- ity Arbuthnot dispatched troops to ...

fleet under Adm. Louis d’Arsac de Ternay was bearing down upon Newport with the army of the Comte de Rochambeau—6,000 strong—in ...

A. The Siege of Fort Cumberland.Montreal: McGill- Queen’s University Press, 1995; Gardiner, Robert. Navies of the American Revol ...

ing charge of a division, the surly, tight-lipped aristocrat assumed control of a supply dump— a distinct demotion. Arnim, true ...

ARNIM, HANS-JURGEN ment pouring into the continent, they were probably doomed anyway. The attack kicked off as planned on Febru- ...

Bloody Road to Tunis.Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001; Watson, Bruce A. Exit Rommel: The Tunisian Campaign, 1942–1943. W ...

ments. Despite this initial failure, Congress promoted him to brigadier general on January 1776. Arnold’s position deteriorated ...

Arnold’s life in exile was a lonely one be- cause his reputation as a traitor preceded him. Despite his best efforts, he was nei ...