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6. The Art of War, Interaction of War and Politics and/or Interaction of the Levels
of War
--For each of the following battle and/or campaign pairings, discuss their
comparative operational and/or strategic impact: - ANSWER✔✔ (a) Battle of Lake
Okeechobee and Wanat;(b) the Monterrey and Mexico City Campaigns;(c) the
Maryland and Gettysburg Campaigns;and (d) the 1864 Atlanta Campaign and the
US 1900 elections.
(a) Battle of Lake Okeechobee (1837) and Wanat (2008) - ANSWER✔✔ Lake
Okeechobee:
Operational impact: failure, poor with disease and heat
Strategic impact: Fail, did not meet war aim to get seminoles out of FL
Wanat:
Operational impact: It was a successful tactical defense.
Strategic impact: Operational retreat. Wins at Okeechobee and Wanat did not aid
war aims.
(b) the Monterrey (1846) and Mexico City Campaigns (1847) - ANSWER✔✔ Hybrid
wars good both tactical wins, defeat guerilla threats. Did war aims affect fortunes
v. Mexican hybrid forces? Yes.
Monterrey:
Operational impact: Zachary Taylor logistical problems, poor prep and planning,
caused him to slow down, undisciplined troops, poor legitimacy, uprising with the
locals
,Strategic impact: disaster, did not end the war bout it could have according to
president Polk
Mexico City Campaigns: Scott
Operational impact: Scott took care of locals, disciplined troops, good legitimacy,
US army took better care of the locals than their own government, good prep and
planning
Strategic impact: good, helped end the war
(c) the Maryland (1862) and Gettysburg Campaigns (1863) - ANSWER✔✔ Both
had good strategic impact for Union
Maryland:
Operational impact: Lee's goal was to make Maryland part of the Confederacy
and to get European support for war (but could not). Fought McClellan's army and
retreated.
Strategic impact: both sides massive losses but ultimately strategic union victory.
Lincoln puts out emancipation proclamation
Gettysburg:
Operational impact: Lee's artillery was disorganized, he had poor supply lines, and
was low on ammo. Meade's army and artillery were organized, Lee wanted to get
a big win
Strategic impact: Lee was unable to get his victory in the north but was able to
keep the Union out of the South thus the Confederates remained in the war
(d) the 1864 Atlanta Campaign and the US 1900 elections - ANSWER✔✔ Atlanta
Campaign and 1900 elections both support war aims
Atlanta Campaign:
Operational impact: Confederates wanted to inflict a big loss on the Union
specifically during election time. 1864 was a rough year for the Union and power
, is starting to decline, Good use of maneuver for Sherman. Strategic Impact:
Confederates failed because Lincoln wins presidency anyway due to Sherman's
victories but Sherman himself was strategically unsuccessful because he was
supposed to destroy the Confederate army of Tennessee and instead they
retreated
Failed to reunify country
US 1900 elections:
Operational impact: Filipino rebels wanted to inflict a big loss on US specifically
during election time
Strategic impact: Filipinos failed because elections were in two years and rebels
got destroyed hard by the US. US supports war and McKinley wins reelection
(a) the British at Bunker Hill (1775) and Pershing's Lake Lanao March (1899-1913);
- ANSWER✔✔ British at Bunker Hill:
Operational impact: Tactical victory for the British but the British insisted on
terrible formations which resulted in easy routing. Violated maneuver, surprise,
security, economy of force, mass, and legitimacy. they moved up a hill with no
cover or concealment
Strategic impact: British aims were to display a show of force against patriots but
they destroyed their legitimacy with their very poor performance at Bunker Hill
Pershing's Lake Lanao March
Operational impact: Pershing used diplomacy more so than he did conflict but did
not hesitate to use conflict when it was necessary
Strategic impact: General Pershing gained tremendous support from the US and
the locals in his diplomatic dealings with the Moros and decreased hostilities.
Moros respected his combat prowess for beating them and he learned about their
culture.
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