1. The Battle of Savo Island during World War II
2. The Battle of Kasserine Pass during World War II
3. The Battle of Tassafaronga during World War II
4. The Battle of Drewry’s Bluff during the Civil War
5. The Battle of Ball’s Bluff during the Civil War
6. The Bladensburg debacle led to the burning of Washington
7. The Surrender of Detroit in 1812
8. The Battle of the Wabash, the worst defeat ever suffered at the hands of Native Americans
9. The Battle of Camden during the Revolutionary War
10. The invasion of Canada during the Revolutionary War
How could the author neglect to mention Chosin Reservoir and the resulting Yalu River march?
Or the Hadong Massacre? My father was at Hadong precisely 7 days before his 18th birthday. He talked of crossing “the river of blood” upon retreat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadong_Ambush
During the War of 1812, most militia had 30 day enlistments and many men signed up. The Battle of Bladensburg saw these farmers flee the approaching British Troops. The American troops were supposed to protect the government buildings in Washington DC, about 10 miles away. They did not.
A few days later, when the British tried to take Baltimore, they found a city whose citizens were protecting their own homes and businesses from being burned by the British. Thus they had built a miles long redout through what is now Patterson Park and about 20 ship owners has sunk their own ships to block the inner harbor from evasion. Some good weather fortune for the Battle of Fort McHenry and the death of the British land forces commanding officer ended the Battle of Baltimore and the war.
Sad for those who died or were maimed, but the whole war ended in a stalemate. Both sides went back to their previous boundaries.
After the War of 1812, however, more Americans thought of themselves as Americans rather than primarily as citizens of their state.
Left out Obama’s 2009-17 presidency.
Ball’s Bluff was a small skirmish compared to Fredericksburg, where the same damnfool tactics were scaled up about x30.
11. Battle of Lundy’s Lane War of 1812
Thanks for posting!
The 1st one was sometimes called “The Battle of the Five Sitting Ducks” because we lost five cruisers that night. That led to a new name for the straits off of Savo Island—Ironbottom Sound.