Historical Military Leaders

Portraits of notable historical military figures, illustrating the commanding presence and attire of influential leaders through various periods.

John Stark (1728 - 1822) Irish-born American Revolutionary general
John Stark (1728 - 1822) Irish-born American Revolutionary general
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Portrait of Albert van Ryssel, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1793 print Portrait of Major General Albert van Ryssel. Under the portrait a commandostaf a cannon with bullets. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving firearms: cannon. baton of general
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Major General Friedrich Wilhelm, aka Baron von Steuben, trained the Continential Army soldiers at Valley Forge in 1778. He stressed training in the use of their bayonets. He created the first manual for the Continential Army, entitled, 'U.S. Army: Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States' (BSLOC_2019_3_131)
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General Sir Robert Pigot, the organizer of the Mount Hope Bay Raids during the USA Revolutionary War
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American Revolution. Major General Nathanael Greene fought in the Continental Army of the United States from the Siege of Boston in 1776 to the southern Battle of Eutaw Springs in Sept. 1781. Mezzotint portrait was made after a painting by Charles Willson Peale (BSLOC_2019_4_23)
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Samuel Hood, 1st. Viscount Hood,1724-1816. British Admiral. Engraved by H. Robinson from the original of Sir.J.Reynolds. From England's Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams, The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s
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Maj. Roger Alden (1754-1836), 1777-1890
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Brig. Gen. Robert Anderson. 1861 - 1880. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History, Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871
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Horatio Gates - General USA Continental Army, circa 1782
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Sebastian le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707) French military engineer. Engraving.
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Marinus Willett (July 31, 1740 - August 22, 1830) was an American revolutionary, military in the War of Independence and in the early republic then politician of the Democratic-Republican Party, Painting by Ralph Earl, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.
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American Revolution. Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski travelled to North America to support the cause of the American War of Independence. In 1778 he created the Pulaski Cavalry Legion which fought in the American south. In Oct. 1779, he was mortally wounded in the Second Battle of Savannah (BSLOC_2019_4_26)
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Campaign banner for Whig presidential and vice presidential nominees for 1848, Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. Taylor, achieved national prominence as a General in the Mexican-American War. Print by N. Currier (BSLOC_2018_5_147)
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'Byng', (1704-1757), 1830. Admiral John Byng (1704-1757) Royal Navy officer court-martialled and executed by firing squad for his part in the Battle of Minorca. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830
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Portrait of Willem George Frederik, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, Daniël Friday, After Cornelis Groeneveld, 1802 print In the background an Austrian army camp. In the margin a five -line caption in Dutch. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving (military) camp with tents. maps of separate countries or regions
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Lt. Col. John Laurens.. Prints. 1885. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Laurens, John, 1754-1782
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Colonel William Drayton 1818, Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1818.
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Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp (September 9, 1629 - May 29, 1691) was a Dutch naval officer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original.
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General Bonaparte on Arcole Bridge, November 1796, by Antoine-Jean Gros (1771-1835), oil on canvas. French Revolutionary Wars, Italy, 18th century.
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Montagnard Republicans The Montagnards Republicans of 1793 ". Print.
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Oliver Cromwell 1599-1658, English soldier and statesman. From the book Lodges British Portraits, published in 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated