Great Deceptions in Military History

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The Revolutionary War led residents in America to choose sides in a loyalist vs patriot division. 20% of Americans fought or sided with the British, while 30 to 40% were Patriots, and the remaining were neutral.

The 13th Amendment was passed by Abraham Lincoln’s Republican party on January 31st, 1865. The Amendment formally abolished slavery under federal law.

Following American defeats at Charleston and Camden, the Battle of Cowpens served as a morale-boosting victory for the American Patriots during the Revolutionary War.

As medieval weaponry got more sophisticated, medieval warfare became more fierce and deadly in the quest for power, fortune and control. Castles, armored knights, catapults and trebuchets were all common on the battlefields of the middle ages.

Early American imperialism was the result of patriotic hubris and a belief in manifest destiny, leading to military conflicts and land grabs, including the cessation of the now western US from Mexico, plus Cuba, Guam, Hawaii and more.

The Byzantine Empire was Constantine I’s extension of the Roman Empire until its overzealous military exhausted resources and economic conditions weakened the political environment, leading to the fall of the Byzantine Empire.

Located 2,300 miles west of South America, Easter Island is the most remote inhabited island on earth and where the Rapa Nui people built 887 statues before mysteriously disappearing.