Army Ocs History |92 Questions| With Correct Answers.

US Revolutionary War Aim {Ans: independence not accommodation}DEFINITION of WAR {Ans: a violent conflict b/w organized groups w/ unknown resolve, each seeking to impose its will on the other}Chapultepec Key Terrain: AOA: Maneuver that Scott has to use? Result? {Ans: - Last Big Stronghold before Mexico City's walls. - Had to be taken because it could interfere with Army transit. - Terrain was unfavorable to Cavalry or mobile artillery. Infantry conduct a direct assault assisted by 'Voltigeurs' (special assault companies formed for the Mexican War). - US uses scaling ladders overrunning the castle. - Sat at a hill/intersection and was unable to be left behind as the army pressed forward to the city. - One reasonable AOA up the hill towards the castle. - Penetration. - US victory the maneuver was successful and the castle was taken.}Strategic Level of War {Ans: All of a nation's armed/other forces' efforts in all campaigns ("the war") to meet war aim}Tarleton's Raids {Ans: -Civil issue --does NOT get civil support, tries to deny resources w/o caring who they belong to -does NOT help brit cause}British Problems for REV War {Ans: -misunderstood "people's war" -flawed strategy =evolving search for