The Battle of Eckmuhl was a French victory over 76,000 Austrians under the Archduke Charles, at Eckmuhl on the 22nd of April 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars. The Austrians occupied Ratisbon but found Napoleon had cut their line of communication with a force of some 90,000 troops. In the hope of restoring it, the Archduke led his army out of the town and occupied a position on a hill at Eckmuhl and prepared for battle. Napoleon attacked, cut the Austrian army in two and reduced it to a shambles, driving them across the river Danube and back to the safety of Ratisbon. Research Battle of Eckmuhl
The Penobscot Expedition was an American disaster of the American War of Independence. In 1779 about 900 men were sent out from Boston against a British post on the Penobscot. A combined land and naval attack was planned. The land force debarked and assaulted the fort. Owing to disagreement between the commanders, the marines did not support them, and a British fleet now appearing on the scene forced all assailants to retire. The entire affair was a complete shambles. The commander, Saltonstall, and the generals, Lowell and Wadsworth, were publicly censured. Research Penobscot Expedition
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