Historical Military Meetings

Depictions of significant military figures in historical settings, showcasing emotions and interactions during key moments of military history.

Washington and the Committee of Congress at Valley Forge, Winter 1777-78, from a Painting by W.H. Powell, Engraving Printed circa 1879 by Henry J. Johnson Publisher, NY

Putting his glass to his blind eye, Nelson exclaimed, I Really do not see the signal

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). New York city. George Washington's farewell to his officers in the Fraunces Tavern on December 4th, 1783 to the resign as a Commander-in Chief of the Continental Army after the US victory. Engraving by Howard Pyle. Harper's Weekly, 1883. Colored.

Washington and the Committee of Congress at Valley Forge, Winter 1777-78, from a Painting by W.H. Powell, Engraving Printed circa 1879 by Henry J. Johnson Publisher, NY

John Andre (1750-1780). British Army officer. Executed as spy by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War for its collaboration with Benedict Arnold's (1741-1801) conspiracy. The death warrant of Major Andre for treason in 1780. Engraving. 19th century.

American Revolution. George Washington taking leave of the officers of his army at Fraunces Tavern in New York City, Dec. 4, 1783. With the Treaty of Paris signed and the British army departed, the military aspect of the American Independence ended. Illustration by Henry Alexander Ogden, c. 1893 (BSLOC_2019_4_17)

Joseph Bonaparte gestures to a US diplomat, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Ellsworth, at the signing of the Convention of 1800 in tent pavilion, Sept. 30, 1800. Also called 'Treaty of Mortefontaine,' it ended the 2 year 'Quasi-War', an undeclared naval war fought in the Caribbean. It also terminated the 1778 Treaty of Alliance signed during the American Revolution (BSLOC_2019_5_32)

Nelson and La Fayette, detail from The British surrendering their arms to General George Washington after their defeat at Yorktown, October 1781, by John Francis Renault, engraving. American War of Independence, the United States, 18th century.

Napoleon I on board the HMS Bellerophon (UK). Napoleon's surrender. 1815.

The Battle of Yorktown, General George Washington accepting the surrender of General Charles Cornwallis, October 19, 1781, lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1876

French Revolutionary Wars. Napoleon Bonaparte in Battle of Lodi, 10 May 1796, Italy. French forces and Austrian forces. French Victory.

England, London, Painting of Nelson receiving the Surrender of the San Nicolas 14 February 1797 by Richard Westall dated 1806

Members of the City Troop and Other Philadelphia Soldiery 1811-ca. 1813 John Lewis Krimmel American The oldest active volunteer mounted military unit in the United States, the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry was organized in 1774 in defense of the colonies. Shortly after commencement of war with Great Britain in the summer of 1812, the troop drilled several times a month for over a year; such an assembly may have provided the stimulus for this composition. The elongated proportions and friezelike arrangement of the soldiers depicted here are similar to the figures found in Krimmel's highly successful oil painting View of Center Square on the Fourth of July (1812; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia).. Members of the City Troop and Other Philadelphia Soldiery 12727

War of 1812. British political cartoon about the burning of Washington, DC, on August, 24, 1814. 'The Fall of Washington or Maddy in Full Flight', shows President James Madison and Sec. of War, John Armstrong, running away. Some of the caption balloons refer to the banquet dinner they were forced to leave as the British invaded. The text balloons gloat over the US President's misfortune (BSLOC_2019_6_118)

Captain Nathan Hale, 1755 - 1776. American patriot. Soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. At the behest of George Washington he spied on the British in New York Ci

Washington Meeting With Lafayette by Hy Hintermeister, 1897-1972

American war of Independence. British surrendering their arms to General Washington, 1781.

Col William Prescott at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Yohn, Frederick Coffay (1875-1933/American)

Dungannon's Presbyterian Meeting House on Scotch Street is known as the Church of the Volunteers and was the meeting house for a meeting of representatives of the 143rd Volunteer Corps on 15 February 1782. demanding the legislative independence of the Irish Parliament. Ireland. digital reproduction of a historical original

Italy, 18th century. A wrongdoer being arrested. Gouache from Benevento.

Landing of the Duchess de Berry in Marseille. (TF)

Revolution in France, 1830: Capture of Porte Saint Denis July 1830. Popular hand-coloured woodcut.

Fusilamiento del general Luis Lacy Gauthier (1775-1819) en el castillo de Bellver de Mallorca, en 1819. Author: Pablo Antonio Béjar Novella.

Pirates dressed as women attempt to decoy merchantman, 19th cent. ENGLAND.

War of 1812. Battle between frigates, USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, June 1, 1813. British Captain Philip Broke led a British boarding party onto the American ship, which surrendered. The battle produced high casualties, with 79 for the British and 147 for the US plus 232 captured seamen (BSLOC_2019_6_95)

News from America, or the Patriots in the dumps, circa 1776

The arrest of King Louis XVI and his family on 3 December 1791 in Varennes in the Meuse department of Lorraine in northeastern France. after it had been decided to try them for high treason. digital reproduction of a historical original

Defeated Austrian and Russian soldiers, from The Battle of Zurich, 25th September 1799, victory by MassZna over the Austro-Russian army of Suvorov, detail

Washington's Farewell to his Officers Edward Percy Moran (1862-1935/American)

Mrs Murray's Strategy - Mrs. Murray entertaining British soldiers, on porch, during the American Revolution.

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.

18th century. Scene after a naval battle. Maintenance and cleaning work. Engraving, 19th century.

General Meeting, US Presidents

Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie, September 1813, during the War of 1812

France, Prussia and Italy. Roman question. Punished pride. Litography. 19th century.

The elimination of Girondins - The Convention identified by the National Guard and the Paris sections on May 31, 1793. Jean Joseph Francois Tassaert, circa 1800

Paradice lost. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975, no. 815. Fox, Charles James,1749-1806. , Sandwich, John Montagu,Earl of,1718-1792. , North, Frederick,Lord,1732-1792. , Sackville, George Germain,Viscount,1716-1785. , Bute, John Stuart,Earl of,1713-1792. , Government officials,British,England,1780-1790. , Political purges,England,1780-1790.

On board the frigate Uniío (Union) Emperor Pedro I of Brazil (right) orders Portuguese officer Jorge Avilez (left) to return to Portugal after his failed rebellion on February 8, 1822. José Bonifácio can be seen next to Pedro I.

A watercolor painting depicting a variety of Continental Army soldiers, USA Revolutionary War.

Washington's 2nd Inauguration George Washington arriving at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, March 4, 1793.

Several Chelsea Pensioners gathered around, one of whom is reading from a copy of Shurey's illustrated paper. Colour lithograph after S. Lewin.

Marquess de la Fayette at the conclusion of the Yorktown Campaign in 1781. La Fayette wears a Continential Army uniform, stands with his horse, held by James Armistead. La Fayette points to a battle scene, the assault on British Redoubt #9, during the Siege of Yorktown, Oct. 14, 1781. James Armistead, was an enlisted African American slave-soldier who served as a valet and spy (BSLOC_2019_3_194)

The 1912 caption reads: Vidocq escapes in sight of police. On the day of his trial, Vodocq, while waiting in a small room, put on the hat and cloak of a gendarme, or policeman, who had left them there while he entered the court. Then, taking a prisoner by the arm, Vidocq passed out. Eugène-François Vidocq(1775 -1857) was a Frenchcriminalturnedcriminalist, whose life story inspired several writers, includingVictor Hugo,Edgar Allan PoeandHonoré de Balzac. The former criminal became the founder and first director of the crime-detectionSûreté nationaleas well as the head of the first

To the Society of Coffers at Blackheath, 1790. Gentleman golfer in military jacket with golf club and caddie or coffer holding ball and clubs at Royal Blackheath Club, established 1745. Color print after an engraving by Valentine Green from an illustration by Lemuel Francis Abbott in Ralph Nevills Old Sporting Prints, The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908.

Ernest Pichio (dit Piq, 1840-1893). Alphonse Baudin (1811-1851) on the Barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, December 3, 1851, 1869. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. Basically, you can see the top of the Bastille column. Barricade, City, Faubourg Saint-Antoine, French Politician, French politician, Scene rue, City, Street Scene

In the face of Don Carlos's claim to the Spanish throne, the Quadruple Alliance - Britain, France, Spain and Portugal - support Isabela, despite her shortcomings.

General Sherman, Major General Schofield, Officers and Staff by Henry Alexander Ogden, (1856-1936)

Rallying the Union Line during the USA Civil War

American Revolution. Battle of Trenton, Dec. 25-26, 1776. George Washington inspecting the surrendered Hessian colors after the Battle of Trenton (BSLOC_2019_3_123)

Battle of Buena Vista--Fought February 23d, 1847--The American Army under Genl. Taylor was completely victorious

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3,1777. Artist: John Trumbull, American, 1756-1843

Unites States. American War of Independence (1775-1783). American revolutionaries toppling the statue of the English King George III who, after being fused, was transformed into munitions for the army of General Washington. Colored engraving.

EVENTOS DE LA REVOLUCION DEL 19 DE ABRIL DE 1810 EN LA CIUDAD DE SANTIAGO DE LEON DE CARACAS - PRIMER PASO DE VENEZUELA HACIA SU INDEPENDENCIA - 1835. Author: JUAN LOVERA (1776-1841). Location: CONSEJO MUNICIPAL. CARACAS. Venezuela. EMPARAN VICENTE.

French Explorer Louis Delaporte's exploration team, circa 1866

Risorgimento. Roma question. Political satire. Garibaldi warns Vittorio Emanuele II against Napoleon III. Lithography, 1862. Author: A. Matarelli.

The siege of Seringapatam (Srirangapatna). a town in the Mandya district of the Indian state of Karnataka. in 1792 ended when Tipu Sultan agreed to the strict terms of the Treaty of Seringapatam. India. digital reproduction of a historical original

Germany, Prussia, 1806 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Germany

Congress of Erfurt. Meeting bewteen Emperor Napoleon of France and Emperor of Russia Alexander I. 27 Sep-14 Oct. 1808. Engraving.

General Francis Marion's Lunch Party by Frederick Coffay Yohn, (1875-1933)

RIEGO , RAFAEL DEL. MILITAR Y POLITICO ESPAÑOL .SANTA MARIA DE TUÑAS 1785 - 1823. " RIEGO CONDUCIDO AL CADALSO ". GRABADO. MUSEO MUNICIPAL . MADRID.

WASHINGTON TAKING COMMAND. JOHN S. DAVIS. George Washington (1732_1799), military general and first President of the United States of America, USA

Soldier of the Revolution George Willoughby Maynard (1843-1923/American) Christie's Images, New York, USA

'"Nicholas I on a Constuction Site near St.Petersburg"'. Russia, 1853. Dimensions: 30,3x40,8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: MIHALY VON ZICHY.

Bivouac cossack, by Louis-Philibert Debucourt. Russia 18th century. Print.

Adolph Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, from 1898 von Menzel, December 8, 1815 - 1905 in Berlin, a German painter, draftsman and illustrator and Kaiser Wilhelm II. / Adolph Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, ab 1898 von Menzel, 8. Dezember 1815 - 1905 in Berlin, ein deutscher Maler, Zeichner und Illustrator und Kaiser Wilhelm II., Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Adolph Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, ab (1898) von Menzel, 8 December 1815, 1905 in Berlin, a German painter, draughtsman and illustrator and Kaiser Wilhelm II. Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original, exact original date not known

BOLIVAR, SimÑn (1783-1830). Venezuelan military man and politician hero of the Spanish-American independence. The Liberator in El PotosÕ. Painting by Tito Salas circa 1950. VENEZUELA. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Caracas. National Pantheon.

Christian slaves in chains, as captives of a North African man, who holds his whip high, ready to strike. The Barbary slave trade flourished in North Africa between 16th and 18th centuries. Seafaring pirates, also called corsairs, sailed from bases protected by North African Ottoman governors, to steal ships and cargos, and enslaving the seamen and civilians they captured (BSLOC_2019_6_174)

Illustration showing Captain James Cook first landed at Kurnell, on the southern banks of Botany Bay, in what is now Silver Beach, on Sunday 29 April 1770, when navigating his way up the east coast of Australia on his ship, HMS Endeavour. Cook's landing marked the beginning of Britain's interest in Australia and in the eventual colonisation of this new "southern continent"

Alexandre Volta explains to Napoleon Bonaparte First Consul, the principle of his electric battery, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Lambert & Butler, Pirates & Highwaymen, cigarette card showing: John Hawkins and James Simpson; Highwaymen and Mail Robbers. Executed at Tyburn on the 21st of May, 1722

Surrender of Napoleon III at Sedan, September 2, 1870. Franco-Prussian War, France, 19th century.

Union, God and liberty Our national flag / / Endicott & Co. Lith., New York.. Title transcribed from item, Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2019; (DLC/PP-2017:171-3, formerly deposit D075), Purchased from: Museum Quality Americana, Cal Packard LLC, March 2019, pp/liljmem. Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Flags, American, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Songs & music.

General George Washington was named commander in chief of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. An American soldier, statesman, and Founding Father, he served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

The capture of Major André, 1856. Artist: Unknown

Staff & Officers of the putnam Phalanx as OriginallyConstituted. Lithographer: Bingham and Dodd, American

Convention after the Battle of Marengo, June 1800. French Revolutionary Wars, Italy, 19th century.

Carlos V. Francisco, The Battle of Tirad Pass, 1964, Watercolour.

Napoleon and his staff watching the burning of Moscow, 1812. Early 20th century book illustration.

Time nearly up - Political cartoon shows Uncle Sam standing on American soil next to the docks of the "U.S.A. and Cuban S.S. Line", looking over his shoulder at Cuba in flames. 1897

Patrick Henry before the Virginia House of Burgesses, May 30, 1765. He spoke his immortal line, 'Caesar had his Brutus, Charles 1st his Cromwell', his audience protested crying, 'Treason, Treason,'. Henry replied, 'If this be treason, make the most of it' (BSLOC_2019_4_121)

Francia. Uniformes de regimiento franceses. Soldados del regimiento de infantería Poitou y regimiento suizo en 1740. Grabado de 1945. Author: MAURICE TOUSSAINT.

The Army & Navy, Genl. Washington presenting Captain Barry with hisCommission. Artist: Alfred M. Hoffy, American, 1790-1860Printer: Peter S. Duval, American, born France, 1805-1886

Searching for the Fault after Hauling Back the Cable from the Bottom of the Atlantic, July 31st, 1865 1865 Robert Charles Dudley British One of the 19th century's great technological achievements was to lay a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic, allowing messages to speed back and forth between North America and Europe in minutes, rather than ten or twelve days by steamer. An initially successful attempt in 1858, led by Cyrus W. Field and financed by the Atlantic Telegraph Company, failed after three weeks. Two working cables were finally laid in July and September 1866, the result of repeated efforts by the indefatigable Field, a cadre of engineers, technicians, and sailors, two groups of financial backers, and significant help from the British and United States navies. This watercolor by Dudley shows men on the deck of the Great Eastern examining the cable to find a fault on July 31, 1865. A few days afterwards, the cable snapped and was lost overboard, six hundred miles from Newf

Chromolithography from 1865 depicting a war council under Archduke Karl on March 20, 1799, the day before the Battle of Ostrach, showing military officers, maps, and planning session.

Wilhelm I, King of Prussia, greeting crowd, 1861

Mortally wounded General Edward Braddock (1695 to 1755) retreats from the Monongahela River in 1755 after an attack by French and Indian troops. After Alonzo Chappel from Life and Times of Washington Volume 1, published 1857, Mortally wounded General Edward Braddock 1695 to 1755 retreats from the Monongahela River in 1755 after attack from French and Indian forces After Alonzo Chappel from Life and Times of Washington Volume 1 published 1857, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Napoleon's Farewell at Fountainbleau Emile Jean Horace Vernet (1789-1863 French)

The Spirit of '76 1876 Archibald M. Willard (1836-1918 American) Oil on canvas

Life aboard a British ship, print. Napoleonic Wars, England, 19th century.

Revolutionary War 1775-1783 (American War of Independence): 'Washington at Valley Forge', Pennsylvania, l December 1777 the site he chose for the winter quarters of the (American) Continental Army. After painting by Edward P Moran (1862-1935).

Drafting the Declaration of Independence, 1776. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams meet in Jefferson's flat at the corner of Seventh and High Streets in Philadelphia to discuss a draft of the Declaration of Independence, Painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

THE CHAPLAIN OF THE FLEET, DRAWN BY CHARLES GREEN, 1881; Will came the next morning, riding into town followed by two servants, one of whom led the famous horse which was to run the race.

Washington Taking Command of the Army, US Presidents

JOSE DE SAN MARTIN PROCLAMA Y JURA LA INDEPENDENCIA DEL PERU EL 28 DE JULIO DE 1821 EN LA PLAZA MAYOR DE LIMA - SIGLO XIX. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA. Lima. PERU. GENERAL JOSE SAN MARTIN (1778-1850).

David Crockett (1786 - 1836) - American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician, holding up hat and rifle

Staff and officers of the Putnam Phalanx as originally constituted.

The English fleet moored in the Bay of Naples, 1 August 1718, by G. Butler, Italy 18th Century.

The Eve of the Battle of Edge Hill, 1642, Landseer, Charles (1799-1879)

1970s TWO MEN RE-ENACTORS IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION CONTINENTAL ARMY UNIFORMS ONE HOLDING A SPONTOON AND OTHER A FLINTLOCK MUSKET

Oliver Hazard Perry after abandoning his flagship, the Lawrence during the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812, Sept 10, 1813

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