Share This Article 1. In 1898, this man received a grant from the U.S. government to develop an airplane. Samuel Langley Charles Manly Orville Wright Glenn Curtiss 2. This was the first of two “miracle years” the English military had during the 1700s. 1776 1725 1783 1706 3. This writer was the primary theorist behind American military thought at the start of the Civil War. Lazare Carnot Maurice of Nassau Carl Clausewitz Antoine Jomini Loading …