Learning About Famous Military Leaders: FREE Worksheets and Unit Studies

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March 2, 2020

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Wars make up a very large part of our history and history books. There are many stories about famous military leaders that helped to shape our nation, and protect their people in battle. 

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My husband and son are big history buffs. They are always watching documentaries on the history of wars, and different battles and soldiers that survived the battles. Do your children enjoy learning about history, and specific wars? If so, they may be interested in digging a little deeper by learning about the famous leaders of these wars and battles.

Learning About Famous Military Leaders with FREE Worksheets and Unit Studies:

There are so many famous military leaders, some are great and good, while others were not so good, but very powerful and scary! Here are a few famous leaders that you will most likely come across during your history studies.

Alexander the Great (356-323BC)

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Genghis Khan (1162-1227)

Genghis Khan Biography

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Genghis Khan and the MongolsTeacher Worksheets

Printable Map of Genghis Khan and the Mongolian Empire

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Genghis Khan: The Brave Warrior Who Bridged East and West (English and Chinese bilingual text) (Contemporary Writers From Shanghai)Genghis Khan: The Brave Warrior Who Bridged East and West Who Was Genghis Khan?Who Was Genghis Khan?Was Genghis Khan Really Mean? Biography of Famous People | Children's Biography BooksWas Genghis Khan Really Mean? Biography of Famous People | Children’s Biography BooksMongolian Empire: History for kids: A captivating guide to a remarkable Genghis Khan & the Mongol EmpireMongolian Empire: History for kids

 

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Napoleon Bonaparte Biography

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Who Was Napoleon?Who Was Napoleon?The Story of Napoleon (Adventure from History)The Story of Napoleon (Adventure from History)
Napoleon : The Little General Who Wanted to Rule the World (Who Was...?)Napoleon : The Little General Who Wanted to Rule the World (Who Was…?)A Picture Story of Napoleon: for young readersA Picture Story of Napoleon: for young readers

 

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870)

Robert E. Lee Biography

L is for Lee: Robert E. LeeA Mom’s Quest to Teach

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Lesson Plans on Robert E. Lee Study.com

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Check out our history notebooking journey for children ages 6-11 about the Civil War:

Living During the Civil War workbook cover and image examples of pages from the workbook

George Washington

George Washington Biography

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FREE Leaders of World War II Essay Questions with Notebooking Pages and biographies:

Part One – Study the lives of General Andrew McNaughton, Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, and Sir Frank Horton Berryman. 

Part Two – Study the lives of British Air Marshal Arthur William Tedder, Lieutenant General Bernard Freyberg, Sir Edmund Herring, General Eedson Louis Millard Burns, and Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.

Part Three – Discover the lives of Air Commodore Alan Christopher Deere, Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and General Douglas MacArthur, of New Zealand, France, the United States, Ireland, and Great Britain.

Part Four – Discover the lives of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Charles de Gaulle, Richard N. Gale, Winston Churchill, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, of Canada, France, England, and the United States.

Part Five – Discover the lives of Peter Fraser, Chiang Kai-shek, John Curtin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Louis Mountbatten of England, New Zealand, Australia, China, and the United States.

Your children may also be interested in these FREE History of Wars Cheat Sheets, and printables and resources on the different wars:

History of Wars Cheat Sheets – United States at War and Wars Around the World

History of Wars Free Sets of Printable Cheat Sheets with black and white background image of an old war scene

World War 1 Research and Notebooking Unit

World War 2 Copywork 

Civil War Printables and Resources for your Homeschool

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