H102 - Military History - PT 1 Flashcards
Application of lessons learned and how the actions of those before us apply to current and future operations.
H102 - The Greeks and Persia fought at the Battle of ______ on 12 Sep 490 BC. The Greeks, outnumbered, routed and flanked the Persian line. First major assault from Asian powers against Europe.
The Battle of Marathon
H102 - Xerces led the Persians as they invaded Greece. The Persian army, 250,000 strong faced a force of _____ Greeks but was repelled twice.
7000
H102 - We study military history for the unwrittn purpose of fighting Wars more effectively. The uses of military history include: (4 reasons)
- Lessons Learned
- Understand the enemy
- Human side of War
- Doctrine Development
H102 - “____” - Particular knowledge of what hapened.
History
H102 - “_____” - General knowledge of what things mean.
Theory
H102 - “_____” - Common behavior of what to do about it.
Doctrine
H102 - History suggests three common preconditions for the full realization of a Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) are;
Technological Developments
Doctrine Innovations
Organizational Adaptation
H102 - Type of thread of continuity that are entirely part of the military profession: Military professionalism, logistics/administration, operations, strategy, tactics, leadership, military theory and doctrine.
Internal Threads
The Internal Threads of Continuity
Military Professionalism, Logistics and Administration, Operations, Strategy, Tactics, Leadership, Military Theory and Doctrine.
Most signifcant of these external threads of continuity; includes political factors, social factors, economic factors, technology and military geography.
External Threads of Continuity
External Threads of Continuity include
Political factors, Social factors, economic factors, technology and military geography.
The nine principles of War (MOOSE MUSS)
Mass, Objective, Offensive, Security, Economy of force (MOOSE) Maneuver, Unit of Command, Surprise, Simplicity (MUSS)
North American population circa 1600
100,000 to 150,000
“______” was used as a promissory note my the indigenous people.
Wampum
Why did the indigenous people fight with spears, throwers, knives and bows?
Their tactics were adapted to their environment. Hunting.
What were the most significant causes for the defeat of the Native Americans.
Constant warfare and catastrophic diseases
Cause of conflict between the French and British. Reason for alliances between these forces and assorted tribes.
Fur Trade
What is the “Hand Gonne”
Developed in the fifteenth century, essentially a small cannon with a touch hole. Used a stand to hold it steady and light.
Significant event in Salem Massachusetts in 1636.
The first muster of Militia. Every man was a Soldier.
The first of many wars fought between Whites and Indians happened in 1637. Following the murder of a trader by the Pequots tribe. Gov. John Endicott organized a force to take what sort of action?
Punitive action. The force was intended to punish the Indians.
First in a series of colonial conflicts between France and England for supremacy in North America.
King William’s War
Early 1750’s in the Ohio valley at the intersection where the Allegheny and the Monongahela form the Ohio. Washington noted what.
A location for a fort on the point of land. Captured by the British and named Fort Duquesne.
What year did the French and Indian War end?
1763; Treaty of Paris
How much was the British National debt as a result of the 25 years of war?
140 Million pounds sterling.
Tactics learned from the Indigenous people.
Guerrilla tactics.
