Western Desert Campaign

(noun)

Also known as the Desert War, it was the initial stage of the North African Campaign during the Second World War.

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Examples of Western Desert Campaign in the following topics:

  • The North Africa Campaign

    • It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert Campaign or Desert War), in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), and Tunisia (Tunisia Campaign).
    • The Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War, was the initial stage of the North African Campaign.
    • It took place in the Western Desert of Egypt and Libya beginning in September 1940 with the Italian invasion of Egypt.
    • After the British defeats in the Balkan Campaign, the Western Desert Campaign had become more important to British strategy.
    • Identify the effectiveness of the Western Desert Campaign, Operation Torch, and the Tunisia Campaign.

  • Union Victories in the Western Theater

    • Union victory in battles in the Western Theater were strategically important in defeating the Confederacy.
    • General Albert Sidney Johnston commanded many Confederate forces in the Western Theater.
    • The theater's next phase was the Vicksburg Campaign .
    • Grant's first campaign was a two-pronged movement.
    • Map of the Savannah Campaign (Sherman's March to the Sea) of the American Civil War.

  • The West and the Civil War

    • Western states and territories witnessed major military campaigns by Confederate and Union forces.
    • The western theater of the U.S.
    • The western theater witnessed several important campaigns.
    • The Union began campaigns in the western theater by securing Kentucky in June 1861.
    • The Union's disastrous Red River Campaign in western Louisiana effectively ended the Union's attempts to invade the region.

  • The Western Front

    • The Western Front in Europe opened with a German invasion and continued through four years of bloody combat in World War I.
    • Many troops suffered shell shock while others deserted.
    • The attack continued and in May, 20,000 French soldiers deserted as morale decreased.
    • Trench warfare characterized the western front of World War I.
    • Discuss the importance of the Battles of Verdun, Somme, and Passchendaele on the Western Front.

  • Grant's Pursuit of Lee

    • Grant's Overland Campaign was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864.
    • In March 1864, Grant was summoned from the western theater, promoted to lieutenant general, and given command of all Union armies.
    • Major General William Tecumseh Sherman succeeded Grant in command of most of the western armies.
    • The Overland Campaign was the thrust necessary for the Union to win the war, and although Grant suffered a number of tactical defeats (most notably Cold Harbor), the campaign was a strategic success for the Union.
    • Describe Grant's Overland Campaign in pursuit of Lee and the resulting Union victory

  • The Allied Drive Toward Berlin

    • The crossing of the Rhine, the encirclement and reduction of the Ruhr, and the sweep to the Elbe-Mulde line and the Alps all established the final campaign on the Western Front as a showcase for Allied superiority in maneuver warfare
    • The Western Allied invasion of Germany was conducted by the Western Allies in the final months of fighting in the European theater of World War II.
    • This is known as the "Central Europe Campaign" in U.S. military histories.
    • With a large number of men captured, the stubborn German resistance during the Allied campaign to reach the Rhine in February and March 1945 had been costly.
    • The crossing of the Rhine, the encirclement and reduction of the Ruhr, and the sweep to the Elbe-Mulde line and the Alps all established the final campaign on the Western Front as a showcase for Allied superiority in maneuver warfare.

  • The Election of 1828 and the Character Issue

    • The 1828 campaign differed significantly from earlier presidential contests because of the party organization that promoted Andrew Jackson.
    • From Nashville, Tennessee, the Jackson campaign organized supporters around the nation through editorials in partisan newspapers and other publications.
    • Though he did not wage an election campaign filled with public appearances, Jackson did give one major campaign speech in New Orleans on January 8, the anniversary of the defeat of the British in 1815.
    • The campaign was marked by an impressive amount of mudslinging.
    • Jackson was attacked for his marriage, his court martial and execution of deserters, his massacres of American Indian villages, and his habit of dueling.

  • Meso-American Culture

    • Archaeological, historical, and linguistic evidence suggests that the Nahua peoples originally came from the deserts of northern Mexico, where they lived alongside the Cora and Huichol, and the southwestern United States.
    • The Aztec Confederacy began a campaign of conquest and assimilation.
    • The Maya civilization was a Meso-American civilization developed by the Maya peoples in an area that encompasses southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, as well as the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador.

  • The Election of 1952

    • Eisenhower, who became the candidate of the party's moderate eastern establishment, Senator Robert Taft of Ohio, the longtime leader of the GOP's conservative wing, and Governor Earl Warren of California, who appealed to Western delegates and independent voters.
    • The Eisenhower campaign was one of the first presidential campaigns to make a concerted effort to win the female vote.
    • The Eisenhower campaign made extensive use of female campaign workers.
    • His campaign slogan, "I Like Ike", was one of the most popular in American history .
    • However, Eisenhower maintained a comfortable lead in the polls throughout most of the campaign.

  • McClellan's Peninsular Campaign

    • McClellan attempted to capture Richmond in the Peninsular Campaign, but numerous sieges forced his retreat.
    • Another setback for the campaign was the emergence of the first Confederate ironclad ship, the CSS Virginia, which complicated further Union operations along the James River.
    • The battle was inconclusive with heavy casualties, but it had lasting effects on the campaign.
    • Though none of the battles from these seven days resulted in significant Confederate tactical victories, the fierce fighting and sudden appearance of Stonewall Jackson’s “foot cavalry” on McClellan’s western flank became unnerving for Union forces, which were eventually forced back to their base at the James River.
    • Nonetheless, Confederate morale was high following the battles, and Lee continued his aggressive strategies in the Second Battle of Bull Run and the Maryland Campaign.