Providential Military History Blog
The Siege of Lille
The siege of Lille, as part of the 1708 campaign in Flanders during the War of the Spanish Succession, was another brilliant victory for John [...]
The Battle of Kelly’s Ford
The Battle of Kelly’s Ford, a clash of Union and Confederate cavalry on Saint Patrick’s Day 1863, in northern Virginia, demonstrated the growing skill [...]
The Battle of New Market
The Battle of New Market, fought May 15th, 1864, near the town of New Market, northern Virginia, during the War Between the States marked [...]
A Very Brief Overview of the Battle of Gettysburg
The following brief essay gives my overall thoughts on the battle of Gettysburg, the turning point of the war between the states and the bloodiest [...]
The Battle of Ramillies
The battle of Ramillies was one of the great victories won by the John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, a great English general during the [...]
The Battle of Blenheim
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, was the most successful English soldier, England ever produced. He won every battle he fought, and took every city [...]
The Battle of Oudenarde
The battle of Oudenarde, fought on July 11th, 1708, was a major battle of the war of the Spanish succession, and one of several [...]
The Battle of Fisher’s Hill
The Battle of Fisher’s Hill, fought September 21-22, 1864, as part of the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864, resulted in the Confederate Army of the [...]
The Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid, a bombing attack on Tokyo, Japan, and other cities in the early months of World War II, lifted American morale and [...]
Kamikazes and the Lingayen Gulf Naval Operations
The ordeal of the United States Navy under kamikaze attack during January 4th, to 12th, 1945, when the performance of the kamikazes was at [...]
The Battle of Iwo Jima Part 3
The Fifth Division and Hill 362-A On the left flank meanwhile, the 5th division had been undergoing a hard fight of its own. Their objective [...]
The Battle of Iwo Jima Part 2
The Capture of Mount Suribachi The morning of D+1, the day after D-day, was a cold and miserable one for the marines ashore, dampened by [...]
The Battle of Iwo Jima Part 1
The Battle of Iwo Jima, fought from February 19th to March 20th, 1945, was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, and one of the [...]
Captain John L. Pratt’s Narrative of the Sinking of the USS Bismarck Sea off Iwo Jima
DECLASSIFIED Recorded: 22 March 1945 Narrative by: Captain John L. Pratt, USN Sinking of the USS BISMARCK SEA off Iwo Jima. Captain Wright: This is March [...]
Air Attack of February 21rst, 1945
The only kamikaze attack of the Iwo Jima campaign, the air attack of February 21, 1945, severely damaged one U.S. carrier, and sank a [...]
