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Patton
As a mere child George Patton knew he was bound for greatness. ... John often visited the Patton house and would regale George for hours with tales of his Civil War heroics. ...
When Patton graduated from high school he enrolled at his father’s alma mater Virginia Military Institute because at that time bids for any military academies were not available for residents of California. ... Just as anyone who wants
to prove himself in the heat of battle, Lieutenant Patton chose the cavalry as his special branch, no doubt picturing him self valiantly leading troops in the field. Patton also represented the United States in the 1912 Olympics at Stockholm in the Modern Pentathlon. ... Patton finished fifth overall, which was still an excellent finish in an event which was usually dominated by Europeans. After the Olympics, Patton because an astute expert at hand to hand combat while studying at the French national cavalry school. ... Using his knowledge attained in France Patton designed a new fighting saber for the United States, the M1913, as well as writing a new training manual for using it, the Armys Saber Regulations of 1914. Patton’s signature move was an all out aggressive attack until the enemy was no longer. ...
In 1915 Patton was sent to Fort Bliss on the Mexican border to help with cavalry missions. ... On a routine expedition they encountered Pancho Villa’s bodyguards; Patton killed the head bodyguard General Cardenas with his single action Colt . ... Pershing, who had been impressed with Patton when he accompanied Pershing on an expedition in Mexico, promoted him to captain and asked him to command his headquarters troop. Soon while Pershing and Patton were in France, George requested transfer to where he would be able to see some real actions and lead troops. ... With his usual fire, Patton stormed to victory alongside British tankers at Cambrai, which ended up being the worlds first major tank battle.
Approximate Word count = 1494
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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