When a lesser number of costs and risks are desirable, or when it is not possible to obtain complete or majority control, the parent company might introduce an affiliate, associate or associate company in which it would own a minority stake.
Shermanâs March to the Sea was a campaign during the American Civil War. It was a march from Atlanta, GA to Savannah, GA. The campaign was a month long that took place from November 1864 to December 1864. It is called Shermanâs March to the Sea because the officer in command was Major General William Tecumseh Sherman. The campaign is most famous for the destruction that was left in the wake of Shermanâs army.
After the Battle of Monterey in September 1846, President James K. Polk ordered the bulk of Taylorâs veterans and regulars to join an expedition under General Winfield Scott, who would land at Vera Cruz and march on Mexico City. Taylor was to defend his position near Saltillo with 5,000 inexperienced troops.