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