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the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America's Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolutionary War. -
a crucial American victory in the War of 1812, repelling a British land and naval assault on the port city -
a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar. -
becoming the 16th president and the first from the Republican Party. His election, primarily supported in the North and West, was a major catalyst for the secession of several Southern states and the start of the American Civil War, as his platform opposed the expansion of slavery. -
a three-day battle in the American Civil War, which was fought between the Union and Confederate armies -
the Articles of Agreement for the Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia -
an event that killed 260 sailors and became a major factor in the United States declaring war on Spain in the Spanish-American War. -
The song, originally a poem written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812, gained popularity over time, particularly after the Civil War and World War I. It was officially designated the national anthem by the military in 1916 -
the first major land battle of the U.S. Civil War, fought in Virginia, resulting in a Confederate victory and a disorganized Union rout.