PPT-Battle of Galveston

Date January 1 1863 Casualties 600 Union soldiers 50 Confederate soldiers Summary After losing Galveston to Union troops in October 1862 the Confederacy was more determined than ever to recapture one of its most important ports At 300 am on New Years Day 1863 four Confederate gunboats appeared coming down the bay toward Galveston Soon afterward the Rebels also began a land attack Confederate troops killed most of the Union forces in Galveston and also captured many Union ships Union forces even blew up one of their own ships to prevent it from being captured by the Confederates By 1000 am Galveston was in Confederate hands again although the Union blockade would limit trade in and out of the harbor. September 17, 1862. Robert E. Lee (CSA). George B. McClellan (USA). The Two Commanders. General Robert E. Lee’s reasons for invading Maryland. To gather supplies and troops from the slave-holding border state of Maryland.. By: . Timothy Gerlach. , . Jake Carey. , . Sara Diaz. Events leading up to the Battle. Germany repeatedly losing battles. Loss of Morale among German soldiers. Loss of territory gained over the war . . THE 1900 GALVESTON STORM. National Tropical Weather Conference. South Padre, Texas, August 9, 2015. Casey Edward Greene. Rosenberg Library. Galveston in 1900. Population: 37,789. . Third richest city in the United States in proportion to population. By Samuel Amis. Europe – 1812. The French Emperor Napoleon had humbled all the main European powers save Great Britain, whose navy won a decisive victory at Trafalgar and put paid to any French ambitions of invasion. Instead Napoleon turned to dominating the mainland and thus denying the British their major markets for trade. To this end he occupied Spain and put his brother on the throne and forced the Austrians, Prussians as well as the Italian and German states into an unwilling alliance with France. Napoleon eventually overreached himself with the disastrous invasion of Russia that resulted in the deaths. By Reilly Stone. . What was the Battle of The Bulge?. . The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxemburg on the Western front toward the end of World War II in Europe against the allied forces.. AND. Operation Sea Lion. Alix Pletcher, Julia Hills, Maddy Calvert, Emilee Kaminski, Golda Ferraz. Thesis. The Battle of Britain, a completely air-based conflict, represented the first time the Nazi Empire didn’t easily succeed, damaging German self-esteem. This led Germany to turn away from Britain and target the Soviet Union.. Ms. Dow. Socials 9. Napoleon Returns to France. Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. He spent less than a year there before he decided to regain his power. The Duke of Wellington Disapproves. Napoleon marches to Belgium. Women’s Suffrage. Agrarian. Groups. TEK 7C.   describe and compare the impact of the Progressive and other reform movements in Texas in the 19th and 20th centuries such as the Populists, women's suffrage, agrarian groups, labor unions, and the evangelical movement of the late 20th century; . . By: John Froman, Dyuthi Nair, Kellen Hoke, and Adam Callahan. Who it involved. -The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between . Germany’s High Seas Fleet. and . Great Britain’s Royal Navy. . July 21, 1861. Background Information. Also known as the . First Battle of Manassas. Battle . took place on July 21, 1861 in Manassas, Virginia . (about 25 miles from D.C.). Union objective. : . defeat the Confederate army and capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. sharpsburg. ). By:. Josh Harrington. . . WHERE DID IT HAPPEN?. The Battle of Antietam took place in the city of Antietam, in Washington County, Maryland.. . WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?. The Battle of Antietam took . The second World War defense of the UK by the Royal Air Force against the German Air force (Luftwaffe). Date: 10 July- 31 October 1940. Location: Britain airspace. Result: British victory. WWII’s defense of the UK by the Royal Air Force against an onslaught by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). September 12, 2008 (NOAA. ). Council Member Dave Martin. Town . Hall Meeting, October 13, 2016. Storm Surge Protection for Houston/Galveston. Coastal Spine. Galveston Island. Bolivar Peninsula. . . How to Select the Finest Dental Implant Clinic in Galveston?