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What are your Top 10 Battles of U.S. Forces?
10/28/2009 5:08:49 PM
What are the top 10 Battles that have defined the men and woman of the United States Armed Forces? Below are my choices and the reasons why. Please list your choices as well! 
These are the top 10 Most Important Battles the United States Military has engaged in:
1)Battle of Saratoga, 1777- this battle helped to convince France to join the Revolutionary War.
2)Battle of Yorktown, 1781- this battle ended the American Revolutionary War and cemented the American Independence Movement when General Cornwallis Surrendered to George Washington.
3)Battle of New Orleans, 1814- this battle helped to prove that the United States was an independent power in the Western Hemisphere against the 19th Century Powerhouse- The British Empire.
4)Battle of Antietam, 1862- provided the first major victory for Union Forces in the Eastern Theater. This battle forced Confederate Forces to retreat back into the Confederacy.
5)Battle of Gettysburg 1863- this was the major turning point in the American Civil War. From this point on, Southern Troops would be on the major defensive against the growing number of Northern Troops.
6)Battle of Manila Bay, 1898- this battle during the Spanish American War was the pivotal point that proved to the European Powers that the United States Navy was a world class power.
7)Battle of Midway, 1942- this battle was the turning point in the Pacific Theatre against the Japanese Empire. From this point on, the Japanese Forces were on the decline.
8)Battle of Normandy, 1944- this battle was the launching pad for the end of the Nazis Fortress Europe. Without this battle, the end of World War II would have taken several more years.
9)Battle of the Bulge, 1944- this battle pitted the last desperate attempt of the Nazis War Machine against the Allied Forces liberating Europe. With over 800,000 men committed and over 19,000 killed, the Battle of the Bulge became the single biggest and bloodiest battle that American forces experienced in World War II.
10)Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945- although this may not be classified as a battle, the US Army Air Force ended WW2 and saved a possible one million soldiers from dying in the Invasion of Japan. This also catapulted the United States into the category of a Superpower.
These are the top 10 Most Important Battles the United States Military has engaged in:
1)Battle of Saratoga, 1777- this battle helped to convince France to join the Revolutionary War.
2)Battle of Yorktown, 1781- this battle ended the American Revolutionary War and cemented the American Independence Movement when General Cornwallis Surrendered to George Washington.
3)Battle of New Orleans, 1814- this battle helped to prove that the United States was an independent power in the Western Hemisphere against the 19th Century Powerhouse- The British Empire.
4)Battle of Antietam, 1862- provided the first major victory for Union Forces in the Eastern Theater. This battle forced Confederate Forces to retreat back into the Confederacy.
5)Battle of Gettysburg 1863- this was the major turning point in the American Civil War. From this point on, Southern Troops would be on the major defensive against the growing number of Northern Troops.
6)Battle of Manila Bay, 1898- this battle during the Spanish American War was the pivotal point that proved to the European Powers that the United States Navy was a world class power.
7)Battle of Midway, 1942- this battle was the turning point in the Pacific Theatre against the Japanese Empire. From this point on, the Japanese Forces were on the decline.
8)Battle of Normandy, 1944- this battle was the launching pad for the end of the Nazis Fortress Europe. Without this battle, the end of World War II would have taken several more years.
9)Battle of the Bulge, 1944- this battle pitted the last desperate attempt of the Nazis War Machine against the Allied Forces liberating Europe. With over 800,000 men committed and over 19,000 killed, the Battle of the Bulge became the single biggest and bloodiest battle that American forces experienced in World War II.
10)Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945- although this may not be classified as a battle, the US Army Air Force ended WW2 and saved a possible one million soldiers from dying in the Invasion of Japan. This also catapulted the United States into the category of a Superpower.
10/28/2009 7:21:02 PM
Bennington, (Laid ground work for Saratoga)
Yorktown, (turned the world upside down)
New Orleans, (an after the fact battle that forced the Brits to take us seriously)
San Jacinto ( I know, I know, but it was a prelude to what followed, and important to our manifest destiny)
Veracruz, (Grant, Lee, Jackson, and others use it as a live action training for what is about to come)
Gettysburg, (Made up for Fredricksburg)
Antietam, (Laid ground work for Emancipation Proclamation)
Midway, (costly in carriers, but the beginning of the end for the Nippon Empire)
Normandy, (surprised the shit out of the Germans)
Battle of Inchon (surprised the shit out of the NKs and Chicoms)
Yorktown, (turned the world upside down)
New Orleans, (an after the fact battle that forced the Brits to take us seriously)
San Jacinto ( I know, I know, but it was a prelude to what followed, and important to our manifest destiny)
Veracruz, (Grant, Lee, Jackson, and others use it as a live action training for what is about to come)
Gettysburg, (Made up for Fredricksburg)
Antietam, (Laid ground work for Emancipation Proclamation)
Midway, (costly in carriers, but the beginning of the end for the Nippon Empire)
Normandy, (surprised the shit out of the Germans)
Battle of Inchon (surprised the shit out of the NKs and Chicoms)
10/29/2009 10:41:07 AM
In no particular order:
Saratoga in the North
Cowpens in the South. Yorktown was just a seige. Cowpens set the stage.
Monmouth: Proved we could go toe to toe against the British Army. Even rallied form a retreat caused by a cowardly American General
Gettysburg. Just plain epic all around.
Chancellorsville: Lees greatest gamble and reward.
Midway: Speaks for itself.
Guadalcanal: Victory by a cobbled together US Marine/Navy force.
Coral Sea: More of a stalemate, but it stopped the Japanese cold and saved northern Australia. First naval battle of it's kind in history.
Chosin Reservoir: Just plain tough.
Normandy Invasion:
1st runner up: Tet Offensive. Broke the back of the Viet Cong who were militarily defeated at every level. Broke the political will of the Americans. Some speculate the North Vietnamese ordered the offensive so that the Viet Cong would be eliminated as an effective fighting force making it easier to impose their own will on the south after the war.
Honorable Mention: American Industry in WWII: Produced war materials at a pace never equaled before, or since.
Saratoga in the North
Cowpens in the South. Yorktown was just a seige. Cowpens set the stage.
Monmouth: Proved we could go toe to toe against the British Army. Even rallied form a retreat caused by a cowardly American General
Gettysburg. Just plain epic all around.
Chancellorsville: Lees greatest gamble and reward.
Midway: Speaks for itself.
Guadalcanal: Victory by a cobbled together US Marine/Navy force.
Coral Sea: More of a stalemate, but it stopped the Japanese cold and saved northern Australia. First naval battle of it's kind in history.
Chosin Reservoir: Just plain tough.
Normandy Invasion:
1st runner up: Tet Offensive. Broke the back of the Viet Cong who were militarily defeated at every level. Broke the political will of the Americans. Some speculate the North Vietnamese ordered the offensive so that the Viet Cong would be eliminated as an effective fighting force making it easier to impose their own will on the south after the war.
Honorable Mention: American Industry in WWII: Produced war materials at a pace never equaled before, or since.
11/5/2009 12:06:50 PM
Wake Is and The Marne / Belleau Wood
11/17/2009 7:49:35 PM
In no real order-
Bunker Hill- showed we could stand toe to toe, then ready for the next punch
Cowpens & Kings Mountain- settled that question, in the south
Midway- same as everyone else
Return to Phillipines- big ups in momentum
Battle of Bulge- same reasons
Dien Bien Phu- showed we didn't learn anything (prior to going in) {no ground forces, we provided air support} I know, it's a stretch
!st Gulf War- Gen. Franks race to the prize- mayby the last big armor offensive in history
the battle we ALL will fight soon,,,,
Bunker Hill- showed we could stand toe to toe, then ready for the next punch
Cowpens & Kings Mountain- settled that question, in the south
Midway- same as everyone else
Return to Phillipines- big ups in momentum
Battle of Bulge- same reasons
Dien Bien Phu- showed we didn't learn anything (prior to going in) {no ground forces, we provided air support} I know, it's a stretch
!st Gulf War- Gen. Franks race to the prize- mayby the last big armor offensive in history
the battle we ALL will fight soon,,,,
