Historic Battles and Leaders

Dynamic depictions of key historical battles featuring soldiers, cavalry, and commanding officers in various dramatic confrontations throughout history.

Battle Of Concord Bridge, 1775 American History
Battle Of Concord Bridge, 1775 American History
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The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot at the storming of the forts of Amoy, 26 August 1841 during the First Opium War.
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Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian political prisoners in Siberia being released from their shackles and given their liberty on condition they defend their country against the Japanese. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris, 27 August 1905.
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American Civil War 1861-1865: Second Battle of Corinth, Mississippi, 3-4 October 1862. Confrontation of Union and Confederate infantry, bayonets drawn. Union victory. Drummer-boy, right, casualties, foreground. Currier & Ives.
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Napoleon at the Battle of Rivoli (January 14, 1797) - Henri Felix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, 1844
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German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Battle of Rosenburg/German Peasants' War, Battle at Rosenburg, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colored
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Napoleon verabschiedet sich von seiner Garde in Fontainebleau am 20. April (1814), Frankreich, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originals aus d...
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Grant and His Generals. Date: 1865. oil on canvas. Museum: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. Joseph Anthony Mower.
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Battle of Bapaume, January 3, 1871. Franco-Prussian War, France, 19th century.
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Union soldiers and band marching through a city street on their way to join the Civil War | Library of Congress
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Evacuation Day And Washington'S Triumphal Entry In New York City, Nov. 25Th, 1783 Published: Phil., Pa : Pub. E.P. & L. Restein, 1879
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American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Celebrating the Independence Day. Engraving by Gilbert Gaul. Colored.
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The war in Germany against France./no.1/Pruptday battle between Geislautern and Ludweiler on 27 July 1870. (TI)
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Seminole, Native American Indians attacking fort flying the American flag. This is possibly on a fort on the Withlacoochee River, in December 1835.
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American Revolution. George Washington taking command of the Army at Cambridge, July 3, 1775. His first inspection of the army. Earlier, on June 14, 1775, Congress created the Continental Army and Washington was commissioned as its Commander-in-Chief (BSLOC_2019_3_98)
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Die Helden der Revolution. General Washington standing with Johann De Kalb, Baron von Steuben, Kazimierz Pulaski, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Lafayette, John Muhlenberg, and other officers during the Revolutionary War.
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General George Washington's attack on Germantown, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1777
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Painting Of Washington Crossing The Delaware By Leutze
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Manuel Cassola Ferna_ndez (1838-1890). Spanish general and politician. Madrid. Burial of General Cassola. Engraving by Rico. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1890. Colored.
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Seminole Wars. Attack by the Seminole Indians on a fort on the Withlacoochee River in December 1835. lithograph by George Catlin ca. 1840s
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Napoleon says goodbye to his guard in Fontainebleau on April 20, 1814, woodcut, France, Europe
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Siege of Vicksburg, Civil War - USA
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John Trumbull's Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga
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Russian - Turkish War, Russian Judaica
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American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence) 1775-1783: George Washingtons triumphal entry into New York, 25 November 1783. Late 19th century print.
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Captain Philip Carteret Landing in New Jersey Howard Pyle (b. 1853, d. 1911) American Mural 1904-1907
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Prince Maurice Accompanied by His Two Brothers, Frederick V, Elector Palatine, and Counts of Nassau on Horseback. Prince Maurits accompanied by his two brothers, Frederik V from the Palatinate and some graves of Nassau on horseback. It is presented in the first row, from left to right: Maurits (1567-1625), Prince of Orange, Frederik V (1596-1632), Keurvorst van de Palatinate, Philips Willem (1554-1619), Prince of Orange and Frederik Hendrik (1584-1647), Prince of Orange. In the second row, among other things: Willem Lodewijk (1560-1620), Count of Nassau, Ernst Casimir (1573-1632), Count of Nassau-Dietz and Lodewijk Günther (1575-1604), Count of Nassau. Presentation (formerly) known as 'the Nassausche Helden'.
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To the grand Army of the Republic this print of our old commander General U.S. Grant is respectfully dedicated
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Popular print of 1897, depicting Washington's reception by the ladies, at Trenton, N.J. April 1789. They gathered at Trenton, where a Hessian regiments had surrendered to Washington's army. Washington was traveling from Mount Vernon to New York City for his first presidential inauguration (BSLOC_2019_4_190)
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1800s 1810s WAR OF 1812 DEATH OF CAPTAIN LAWRENCE USS CHESAPEAKE VS HMS SHANNON LAST WORDS DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP JUNE 4 1813
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The Arrest of Diepo Negoro by Lieutenant-General Baron De Kock. Dating: c. 1830 - c. 1835. Measurements: h 77 cm × w 100 cm × h 111 cm × w 134 cm × t 14 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: NICOLAAS PIENEMAN.
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Execution of Charles I, 1649 (1909).Artist: Ernest Crofts
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Queen Louise and her regiment of Queen dragoons, Berlin, 18.11. 1806, Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1776 - 1810, queen consort of Prussia
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Norway and Sweden, 1866-87. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Norway, Sweden
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American Infantry fire on the British Infantry at the annual Siege of Fort Erie weekend , a War of 1812 battle.
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The Declaration of Independence July 1776, USA, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, North America
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In the Boleslawice or Bunzelwitz camp in Lower Silesia, Poland, 1761, during the Seven Years' War, Hans Joachim von Ziethen or Ziethen, 1699 - 1786, a Prussian cavalry general, and Frederick II or Frederick the Great, 1712 - 1786, King of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from the royal house of Hohenzollern, historical painting from the 19th century, Europe
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Frederick the Great, Frederick II 1712-1786, during the Seven Years' War, global conflicts occurred between 1756 and 1763, here a Pandur attempts a raid, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original
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The Volunteers in Defence of the Government Against Usurpation, 1861. US Civil War era lithograph of a painting by James Fuller Queen. It depicts a man flanked by two uniformed soldiers, salute the American flag. Behind them are soldiers on horesback. (BSLOC_2019_2_172)
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1. Prins Willem V (Gardes du Corps), 2. Erfprins (Hollandsche Gardes te voet), 3. Prins Frederik (Hollandsche Gardes te Paard), 4. Van Bylandt Dragonders, 5. Van Heeckeren Huzaren, 6. Hoeueft van Oyen Cavalerie, 7. Orange Friesland Cavalerie, 8. Timmerman 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands
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Mensur With Saber C.1900 Otto Gerlach (1862-1908 German) Colored Phototype
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Engraving with watercolour depicting a sensationalised portrayal of the skirmish, later to become know as the "Boston Massacre", between British soldiers and citizens of Boston on March 5, 17770. On the right is a group of seven uniformed soldiers, on the signal of an officer, fire into a crowd of civilians on the left. Three of the latter lie bleeding on the ground. Two other casualties have been lifted by the crowd. In the foreground is a dog; in the background are a row of houses, the First Church, and the Town House. Behind the British troops is another row of buildings including the Royal Custom House, which bears the sign (perhaps a sardonic comment) "Butcher's Hall". Beneath the print are 18 lines of verse, which begin: "unhappy Boston! see thy Sons deplore, Thy hallowed walks besmeared with guiltless Gore". Also listed are the "unhappy Sufferers" Saml Gray, Saml Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, and Patrick Carr (killed) and it is noted that there were "Six wounded; tw
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Departure of the Troops for New Orleans, American Conflicts
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In the Chinese labyrinth by Udo Keppler, 1872-1956, artist. 1901. Illustration shows Uncle Sam holding a lantern labelled Prudence in one hand and onto John Bull with the other, leading Austria, Japan, France, and Germany through a field of traps labelled Casus Belli in China during the Boxer Rebellion.
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A diorama depicting the defense of Bunker Hill by colonists during the Revolutionary War. Country: Unknown
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An episode in American naval history: a man in a battle at sea, commanding his men to row in a small boat, surrounded by large ships and the smoke from cannon fire. Chromolithograph, 186-.
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Execution of MAXIMILIAN, 1832-67 Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico, 19 June 1867, near Queretaro, Mexico
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King Louis XVI of France giving instructions to La Perouse, June 29, 1785, painting by Nicolas Ansiau. France, 18th century.
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The Arrest of Diponegoro by Lieutenant General De Kock The Arrest of Diponegoro by Lieutenant General De Kock, Nicolaas Pieneman, oil on canvas, 1830-1835, Amsterdam, Netherlands Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21697254
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The Last Moments of John Brown - Thomas Hovenden, painted circa 1884
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Soldat de la Republique, French Revolution
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Ejército francés. Estado mayor de la Artillería. En el arsenal. Ilustración en color de la "Armeé Française, Nos Soldats" (Ejército Francés, Nuestros Soldados). Autor, Eugene Hennebert (1826-1896). París, h. 1890. Biblioteca Histórico Militar de Barcelona, Cataluña, España.
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Call to Arms - American Revolution. Citizen soldiers prepare to fight the British
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American Civil War (1861-1865). Battle of Pilot Knob (September 27, 1864). On the left, portrait of Sterling Price (1809-1867), major general in the Confederate States Army. On the right, Thomas Ewing Jr. (1829-1896), Union army. Mural by Don Gray (b.1948). Series of murals depicting historical scenes of both local and national themes. Cuba, State of Missouri, United States. Author: Don Gray (b.1948). American artist.
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Patriot soldiers with flags march to Surrender Field as part of the 225th Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown, a reenactment of the siege of Yorktown, where General George Washington commanded 17,600 American troops and French Comte de Rochambeau lead 5500 French troops, together defeating General Lord Cornwallis, who surrendered his arms on October 19, 1781, ending the Revolutionary War, thus making the 13 Colonies the United States of America, an independent nation. On October 19-22, 2006,
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Washington at Valley Forge, Pa. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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At the Front; 1866 Oil on canvas George Cochran Lambdin; American; 1830 - 96
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Hail Columbia, Jackson, Samuel (arranger), C. Breusing, New York, 1861., United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Songs and music, Songs with piano, Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano, Columbia (Symbolic character), Songs and music, Flags, United States, Songs and music, Flags, United States, Pictorial works, Soldiers, United States, Pictorial works, United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Pictorial works, Popular Songs of the Day, Songs and Music, War and Conflict, Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), top of pp. 3 & 4 cut off, Music associated with the Union side, sheet music
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Infographic about the Napoleonic Army (1805-1815) or the Grande Armée, as Napoleon Bonaparte called it. Adobe InDesign (.indd); 4960x3188.
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A young George Washington admits to cutting down the cherry tree