The Battle of Trafalgar was a just war according to the criteria outlined in the Jus Ad Bellum and Jus in Bello just war theory. The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval conflict between Napoleon Bonaparte’s French army allied with the Spanish army against Lord Horatio Nelson British army on the 21st of October, 1805. Lord Horatio Nelson gave up his life to a shoulder musket shot in ensuring Britain become the most powerful and largest sea force in the world for 100 years. The Battle of Trafalgar was a just war according to the criteria of the Jus Ad Bellum just war theory because it had a just cause/right intention and the probability of success. According to the Jus in Bello just war theory the Battle of Trafalgar was a just war because non-combatants …show more content…
This means the battle couldn’t have been fought if it was in the interest of the nation along with its people, in this case the interest of the British people. It had to be fought to grant peace to the nation’s people so that they didn’t have to live in fear of having their freedom and landed stripped away from them by Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar had a just cause because France was the largest and most powerful army in Europe at the time and Britain had a treaty with them. This treaty was made on the 25th of March, 1802 which promoted a number of promises such as abandoning hostility between the two nations. When this treaty ended in May 1803 Napoleon of France wanted to invade to take the land and resources of Britain along with gaining power. Britain declared war on France after being notified of this news in the hope of not losing the land of their nation they called home along with the resources it provided. The Battle of Trafalgar had a just cause as it was fought in responce to the threat of invasion and to re-establish peace among the nation’s people. (Shelley Barclay, What Were the Causes of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?, Creation date unknown, Accessed 16th August, 2014; Andrew Lambert, The Battle of Trafalgar, 2011, Accessed 16th August, …show more content…
This means that all acts of war in the battle should only be against combatants of the enemy side. The acts of war cannot be against non-combatants or innocent people in other words such as women, children and the elderly people. It cannot be targeted at these non-combatants for the reason because they did not create the circumstances for the war. The Battle of Trafalgar had distinction because when the Royal British Navy was fighting against Napoleons French force, the only people fighting were the combatants on board the ships of either opposition. No non-combatants were on board the ships meaning that the battle was only against trained and skilled soldiers who were there to fight. (History channel, Battle of Trafalgar, Creation date unknown, accessed 17th August
The American Colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain because the Britain had unfair laws against the colonists. Throughout the time the Colonists were under British rule, the Colonists were treated horribly and in a cruel manner. One of the laws the British created that was unfair to the Colonists was the Tea Act. The Tea Act was created to force Colonists to pay taxes when they bought tea. A piece of evidence that proves that Britain had unfair laws against the colonists is in document 2. In document 2, John Dickinson talks about how the British parliament had no intentions what so ever of forcing the colonists to work until the
Even if the British accepted some ideas of the colonies and were a little more opened minded to the colonists, the war couldn’t have been avoided because the colonies wanted to become independent. They wanted to break away from the king. By this time, their patience was growing thin and the power that the king had was being abused.
The Battle of Bosworth Field took place on 22 August 1485; it was between the army of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond and King Richard III. It was the 16th and penultimate battle of the War of the Roses. It was crucial to the outcome to the war and the history of the world to come. The battle of Bosworth Field effected England, through the military, as peace was brought to England after centuries of war, politically as Henry VII came to the crown, beginning the Tudor dynasty, with Henry VII revolution of Government, and Socially with the reformation of the Church in England with a split from the Catholic Church.
In conclusion, the Colonists were very justified in waging war as they were being over taxed, being ruled from across the sea, and weren’t being taken seriously. The main reason was that the King was no longer for his people and was for the money instead. They were rightly justified because a leader of a country should always be for his people. These reasons helped the Colonists because it gave them a reason to keep going when things got tough. They could see the future of this country and they continued to fight until they could live their vision and
War of 1812 According to an unknown source, “The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage”. Before the War of 1812, Britain and France were fighting and America was in the middle. France and Britain were mad at America for not helping them with the war.
The colonists justified in waging war because of the tyrant of king george. The first way he was being a tyrant was because when the colonists complained to him, he responded by violence. In document 12 it says that King george had a history of repeated injuries and to have absolute tyranny over the states, in these oppressions the colonists wrote to king george about all their complaints but answered violently. This is important because the colonists came for no mandatory payments, ability to control and transfer land, freedom of speech , assembly press, and self government, but the king was trying to control these things and when the colonists complained the king resulted in violence. Another example of him being of tyranny is the bloody massacre. In document 4 The bloody massacre also known as the Boston massacre was a painting by paul revere that showed the red coats, shooting
The American Revolution was one bloody battle, but it made is what we are today. In 1763, The French and Indian War (also referred to as the Seven Years War) concluded; the Proclamation of 1763 was signed, thus The Proclamation Line along the Appalachian Mountains was formed which angered many colonist. The war debt built up, and eventually money was scarce. As their solution, they taxed the American Colonist and formed acts to pay war debts. The colonist thought that this was unnecessary and the colonist eventually rioted and boycotted these taxes.
If we did not fight, we would have been enslaved by the British. Which they would have taken the land that the united states taken and replace the U.S flag with the Union Jack flag. If they replaced the flag that stands for freedom and soon became the sign of peace, that is why I’m with what happens with the british. They impressed our ships and took the men that were on that ship. So they deserve whatever coming to them. There was a debate between the government if we should declare war or try to negotiate with them to see if they would return the men they took and the ships safely back to the U.S. But did that work nooo so we had to get our hands dirty, so we declared war on them.and right as we did so the british started to march through
“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” - Benjamin Franklin. This famous quote is said during the American Revolution, an event that created a new country, the United States of America, now one of the most powerful countries in the world. The American colonists, under the unfair and strict laws of the British government, fought and rebelled for their rights and liberty. But were the colonists justified in waging war with Britain? The answer is yes, the colonists were justified due to the unconstitutional acts made, the lack of representation in political affairs, and the cruel and unrightful punishments given by Great Britain.
Some could say the American Colonist were not justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain because the British protected the colonist, but the Colonist were justified because of how the British government treated the colonists. British made Americans pay taxes to pay off the debt from the French and Indian war. There was the sugar act, stamp act, and other taxes to make them pay.
American colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. After French-Indian war, lots of thing happen between America and Britain. British wanted American pay for their death, but American think they have no duty to pay for it, they wanted freedom, than American revolution break out. The reason why American were justified breaking away from Britain is the unreasonable taxes that British passed after French-Indian war.
Before Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to declare the America’ freedom from Great Britain, the American colonists had been under the tyranny of King George III and Parliament which brought them into poverty and a long period of warfare with other Empire. However, the result of the Seven Years’ War, which took place between 1754 and 1765, sparked the beginning of the American Revolution to fight against Great Britain and to gain freedom from its long period of tyranny. Specifically, when the battle of the Seven Years’ War between Britain and France ended, it left Great Britain with a huge debt that needed to be paid. Members of the Parliament said Britain had fought the long, costly war to save the colonists from the powerful
First, I believe that the British were more responsible for the battle is because the colonists were making the British pay for taxes that they didn’t have a say for the approval of them. If I was the British, I would be mad to because your paying taxes but don’t even have a say in the approval
“Give me liberty or give me death!” - Thomas Paine. Many leaders tried to convince colonists to join the American Revolution. What was the American Revolution? A revolution is a war between two countries that are fighting for independence.
The British and American colonists are justified who are going to war against the French and Natives for the reasons that the colonists needed to expand their nation, defend their colony, and a chance to cripple france.