Army OCS Military History Exam All Lessons
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1. War
Answer> -Conflict between organized groups with "Unknown Resolve"
- Each seeking to impose its will on the other
2. Linear Tactics
Answer> - Troops Marched in column formation
- 2 to 3 ranks, shoulder to shoulder
- Used successive volleys of fire
- Purpose was to mass greatest amount of firepower over a given area
- Tactics prevailed through WWI
3. Smoothbore Musket
Answer> - Used from 1600's to Pre-Civil War
- Max Effective Distance of 100m
- Highly inaccurate
- 3 Rounds per minute
,4. Friction
Answer> - Any impediment to a commanders ability to wage war
- EX Muddy roads, undisciplined troops, bad weather
5. Strategic Level of War
Answer> All of a nation's armed forces in all campaigns
6. Operational Level of War
Answer> In-theater forces; Where the battle or war is actually taking place—i.e.
Afghanistan
7. Tactical Level of War
Answer> Individual field units (division or below)
8. Battle of Bunker Hill
Answer> - Revolutionary War - 1775
- Took place near Boston Town on the Charlestown Peninsula
- Patriot forces actually occupied and fortified Breed's Hill. - English sacrificed the principals
of surprise and maneuver in an effort to publicly defeat and humiliate the American's in a
frontal assault.
- Patriots held the line, inflicting massive casualties on the British,
- Retreated after running dangerously low on ammunition. - Psychological victory for the
,American's.
- Compare with Picket's Charge
9. NYC Campaign
Answer> - Revolutionary War - 1776
- British forces landed 32,000 soldiers on the shores of Staton Island NY.
- Washington split forces in an effort to meet British forces at both Staton and Long Island
- Violated the principal of mass.
- British forces continually out-maneuver Washington, forcing him to fall back several times
- Washington realized that he did not need to defeat the British only needed to assure his army
remain standing.
10. Battle of Trenton
Answer> - Revolutionary war - 1776
- Washington crossed the Deleware on Christmas night with 4,000 untrained militia and
1,000 Short-time regulars.
- Despite low morale among his troops and austere weather conditions, Washington
, inspired his men to keep moving forward.
- He separated his forces and using the principle of surprise,
- Patriots captured a German mercenary garrison, killing 40 Hessians and capturing another
918.
11. Battle of Princeton
Answer> - Revolutionary War - After Battle of Trenton
- Cornwallis of the British forces aimed to trap Washington at Trenton
- Washington deployed the feint tactic and left a small security element at Trenton
- Washington, using an economy of force, took his main element and utilizing frozen over
swamps,
- Maneuvered behind Cornwallis to surprise his units from the rear.
- Washington got out in front of his troops, and rallied his men to a victory.
- Victory reinvigorated the American cause, rallied "fence sitters" to join the cause, and
ruined any British hope for negotiations.
12. Interior Lines
Answer> Pro's
- Lines of communication/logistics are short
- More effective, easier to win a battle/campaign
Questions with Expert Verified Answers
Latest Update
1. War
Answer> -Conflict between organized groups with "Unknown Resolve"
- Each seeking to impose its will on the other
2. Linear Tactics
Answer> - Troops Marched in column formation
- 2 to 3 ranks, shoulder to shoulder
- Used successive volleys of fire
- Purpose was to mass greatest amount of firepower over a given area
- Tactics prevailed through WWI
3. Smoothbore Musket
Answer> - Used from 1600's to Pre-Civil War
- Max Effective Distance of 100m
- Highly inaccurate
- 3 Rounds per minute
,4. Friction
Answer> - Any impediment to a commanders ability to wage war
- EX Muddy roads, undisciplined troops, bad weather
5. Strategic Level of War
Answer> All of a nation's armed forces in all campaigns
6. Operational Level of War
Answer> In-theater forces; Where the battle or war is actually taking place—i.e.
Afghanistan
7. Tactical Level of War
Answer> Individual field units (division or below)
8. Battle of Bunker Hill
Answer> - Revolutionary War - 1775
- Took place near Boston Town on the Charlestown Peninsula
- Patriot forces actually occupied and fortified Breed's Hill. - English sacrificed the principals
of surprise and maneuver in an effort to publicly defeat and humiliate the American's in a
frontal assault.
- Patriots held the line, inflicting massive casualties on the British,
- Retreated after running dangerously low on ammunition. - Psychological victory for the
,American's.
- Compare with Picket's Charge
9. NYC Campaign
Answer> - Revolutionary War - 1776
- British forces landed 32,000 soldiers on the shores of Staton Island NY.
- Washington split forces in an effort to meet British forces at both Staton and Long Island
- Violated the principal of mass.
- British forces continually out-maneuver Washington, forcing him to fall back several times
- Washington realized that he did not need to defeat the British only needed to assure his army
remain standing.
10. Battle of Trenton
Answer> - Revolutionary war - 1776
- Washington crossed the Deleware on Christmas night with 4,000 untrained militia and
1,000 Short-time regulars.
- Despite low morale among his troops and austere weather conditions, Washington
, inspired his men to keep moving forward.
- He separated his forces and using the principle of surprise,
- Patriots captured a German mercenary garrison, killing 40 Hessians and capturing another
918.
11. Battle of Princeton
Answer> - Revolutionary War - After Battle of Trenton
- Cornwallis of the British forces aimed to trap Washington at Trenton
- Washington deployed the feint tactic and left a small security element at Trenton
- Washington, using an economy of force, took his main element and utilizing frozen over
swamps,
- Maneuvered behind Cornwallis to surprise his units from the rear.
- Washington got out in front of his troops, and rallied his men to a victory.
- Victory reinvigorated the American cause, rallied "fence sitters" to join the cause, and
ruined any British hope for negotiations.
12. Interior Lines
Answer> Pro's
- Lines of communication/logistics are short
- More effective, easier to win a battle/campaign
