A/A* Essay Plans on The Second Boer War as part of the British Experience of Warfare unit of Edexcel A-level History (7 included). Repeated points will just have the title of the point repeated to save time :)

Written by a Cambridge Law student with an A* at history A-level. Outlines British successes and failures across the Napoleonic wars, including the tactics and leadership of Nelson and Wellington, all major battles including Cape St Vincent, Aboukir Bay, Trafalgar, the Peninsular War, the Lines of Torres Vedras, Porto, Salamanca, Vitoria, Waterloo. Also discusses Luddism. Very detailed and full of facts and stats without any irrelevant information. Tailored towards exams, very easy to re...

A* essay for the ppq on boer war -Assess the value of the source for revealing the tactics used by Boers and the deficiencies of the British forces in black week , December 1899

Written by a Cambridge Law student with an A* at history A-level. Outlines the start of the war, successes and failures in battles such as but not limited to Jutland, Messines Ridge, Cambrai, Amiens, Aubers Ridge, the Somme, and Passchendaele. Also discusses the Royal Flying Corps and Home Front in detail, including tactical and technological developments, production levels, the conduct of the war, policy of no empty chairs, experiences of the pilots etc, and measures taken in the UK and als...

Written by a Cambridge Law student with an A* at history A-level. Outlines the background of the Crimean War, the successes and failures of the British forces. This includes a strategic view in battles such as the siege of Sevastopol, assault on the Great Redan, Battle of Alma and the Battle of Balaclava. It also includes a logistical view, regarding transport, food, cold, disease and equipment. The roles of the media (including Russell and Fenton) and medicine (including Seacole and Nightin...

Written by a Cambridge Law student with an A* at history A-level. Outlines the background of the Second Boer War, the successes and failures of the British forces including battles such as colenso and spion kop, and also discussing the role of Buller, Kitchener, Methuen, Gateacre, Baden Powell. Also discusses the tactics of the Boers, concentration camps and Emily Hobhouse. Very detailed and full of facts and stats without any irrelevant information. Tailored towards exams, very easy to r...

Written by a Cambridge Law student with an A* at history A-level. Outlines army reforms (including Duke of York, Cardwell and Haldane reforms), navy reforms (including Pitt and Middleton, Graham's and Fisher's reforms), recruitment (including impressment, continuous service and conscription), technological reforms (including rockets, cannons, machine guns, tanks, artillery, planes, dreadnoughts etc), trade and economy (including the continental system and taxation), industry and agriculture,...

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