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26 Apr 2010, 1:26 am by Dr. Shezad Malik
Winfield Scott, former commander of the 18th Air Force, which oversees Travis Air Force Base. [read post]
28 Dec 2014, 1:02 am by rhapsodyinbooks
(Besides giving impetus to the U.S. policy of “Indian removal,” the Black Hawk War is notable for several egregious Indian massacres, and for having provided military experience to Abraham Lincoln, Winfield Scott, Zachary Taylor, and Jefferson Davis.) [read post]
28 Dec 2014, 1:02 am by rhapsodyinbooks
(Besides giving impetus to the U.S. policy of “Indian removal,” the Black Hawk War is notable for several egregious Indian massacres, and for having provided military experience to Abraham Lincoln, Winfield Scott, Zachary Taylor, and Jefferson Davis.) [read post]
26 Aug 2007, 3:00 pm
Attempting to repeat their earlier successes, the Whigs nominated popular General Winfield Scott, who lost decisively to the Democrats' Franklin Pierce. [read post]
10 Mar 2017, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Winfield Scott, shown as the mythical Hercules slaying the many-headed dragon or hydra, here symbolizing the secession of the Confederate states. [read post]
18 Mar 2013, 2:58 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Winfield Scott, shown as the mythical Hercules slaying the many-headed dragon or hydra, here symbolizing the secession of the Confederate states. [read post]
9 Jun 2013, 7:02 am by The Book Review Editor
In response, General Winfield Scott made the first systematic use in American history of military commissions (or “councils of war,” as they were called) to try captured enemy troops for violations of the laws of war – and also to deny combatant status to guerrilla fighters. [read post]
8 Feb 2024, 9:36 am by Eugene Volokh
But unlike in 2021, the Capitol's guardians, led by Brevet Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, were ready. [read post]