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    A battle is a clash between armed groups using weapons to eliminate the opposing side. It occurs in most cultures across continents and involves bloody fighting and deaths. Historically, armies were made up of mostly untrained infantry recruits and specialist infantry like foot soldiers and those throwing grenades. Armies also included heavy cavalry divided into light and heavy groups, and types like cuirassiers and dragoons. Soldiers trained in battle positions like standing and kneeling and were taught to use weapons like rifles. Armies had clear ranks and badges to recognize superiors. Regiments carried colors like red banners with symbols, and officers had coats of arms and shields. Supply and transport of armies was difficult, requiring movement of goods and reloading of

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    Battle

    By

    Jaylen C. and Stephen B.

    Ms.Watts

    Technology Lit.

    3/1/11

    1
    Battle

    Introduction:

    I. What is battle?

    A. A battle is a clash between groups of armed people.

    1. They use weapons to eliminate the opposing side

    1. It happens in most cultures and on all continents

    A. Battle is intimately bound

    1. Asian countries tried to avoid battle but failed

    2. War was bloody and there were lots of deaths

    I. Infantry of the line

    A. Formed most of armies

    1. Unskilled recruits sucks fat hairy cannon balls

    3. Formed great mass of armies were quite big

    B. Specialist infantry

    1. Foot soldiers walked on their feet

    4. Hand grenades were thrown with hand

    II. Heavy cavalry

    A. Formed two groups

    1. Light Calvary chief

    5. Heavy Calvary chief

    C. Types of heavy calvary

    1. Usually a leader of a klan were called cuirassier

    6. Dragoons, were a group of heavy Calvary men

    III. Weapon Training

    B. Battle positions

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    2. Standing was one of the effective war positions

    7. kneeling was also an effective war position

    D. Training woman to fight

    2. Women were taught how to use rifles

    8. It was often a terrifying place to be

    IV. Badges of rank

    C. Armies are large

    3. There were several complex organizations

    9. Only ran efficiently when have a clear plan

    E. Badges

    3. There were many ways to recognize rank

    10. Different type of badges symbolized superiority

    V. Regimental colors

    D. Banners

    4. Red was usually one of the represented color

    11. Represented symbols were usually a dragon like thing

    F. Coats of arms

    4. Items from commanding officers

    12. Shields were made of weird materials

    VI. Supply and transport

    E. Logistics practical art

    5. Moving an army was a big hassle

    13. Reloading took a long time

    G. World War

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    5. People lived off land during the war

    14. 60000 were men in the army

    VII. A soldier’s pack

    F. Inside the pack

    6. You might find a shoe brush

    15. You could also find ammunition probably

    H. Weight

    6. The bag will mostly always be heavy

    16. Also there will be heavy artillery in the bag

    VIII. Reconnaissance

    G. Duke of wellington

    7. British talk funny and are hated by the French

    I. Duke of wellington info

    7. Commander was a dude that commanded

    17. The war was from 1769- 1852

    IX. Field guns

    H. Cannon

    8. Could fire a 6lb ball a maximum of 3,300 yards

    18. Can fire two or three times in a minute

    J. Muzzleloaders

    8. Loaded in the front of the device

    19. Solid cannon balls hurt very bad

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    Works Cited
    Holmes, Richard. Battle. 1st. none. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1995. 1-
    13. Print.

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