Because the politicians and the press - not the military - were urging it.
in Europe and in north Africa
During World War II, the name of the major battle that took place in western Egypt in North Africa, and which resulted in a defeat of the Germans by British (and other Allied) forces, was the Battle of El Alamein. Occurring in late October to early November of 1942, this battle (often called the 'Second Battle of El Alamein') resulted in a decisive victory for the Allies, who soon followed it up with a triumphant advance westwards across North Africa.
greater resources - NovaNet
greater resources - NovaNet
what does the north call the battle of shiloh
In some ways. It proved that the South could not win when it came to fight on northern land. If the South couldn't win in the North then they could not win the war.
The British victory in the Battle of Quebec.
It was a great victory for the Confederates. It was the most decisive battle in the North Virginia campaign for the Southerners
The battle of Marathon (a plain 26 miles to the north of Athens).
north
The Battle of Quebec in 1759, James Wolfe led this particular fight on the Plains of Abraham and beat the French who were under Marquis de Montcalm. Montreal fell in 1760.
The siege and Battle of Petersburg ended with the decisive victory of the Union, on April 3,1865
An area in former North Vietnam; scene of a decisive battle between the Viet Minh and the French Army in 1954.
A Greek city-state north of Athens which was the site of a decisive battle between a confederation of southern Greek cities and Persia in 479 BCE.
This would have been the Second Battle of El Alamein .
in Europe and in north Africa
The Plains of Abraham, site of the battle of the same name, which was the decisive battle (but not the last one) in the British defeat of the French in North America, are located in Quebec City, in the Province of Quebec, Canada.