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Colonel John Montresor c. 1771 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Copley, John Singleton | Captain John Montresor (22 April 1736 – 26 June 1799) was a British military engineer in North America.
Revolutionary-Era America
Stationed at Fort George (the former site of Fort William Henry) in 1765, he witnessed rioting in Albany and New York City in response to the Stamp Act, and in the same year was promoted to captain lieutenant, and... | Unrated | |
Der Tod Des Major Peirsons (The Death Of Major Peirson) 1782-1784 Tate Gallery London, UK | Copley, John Singleton | France invaded Jersey on 5 January 1781. The governor surrendered the island after the fall of its capital, St Helier. A twenty-four-year-old garrison commander, Major Peirson, rejected the surrender and led a successful counter-attack. Peirson was in fact killed shortly before the battle, but Copley shows him dying at the moment of British victory,... | Unrated | |
The Siege And Relief Of Gibraltar, 13 September 1782 circa 1783 Tate Gallery London, UK | Copley, John Singleton | Unrated | ||
Thomas Gage circa 1768-1769 Yale Center for British Art New Haven, CT | Copley, John Singleton | Thomas Gage (1719 or 1720 – 2 April 1787) was a British general, best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as military commander in the early days of the American Revolution.
Born to an aristocratic family in England, he entered military service, seeing action in the French and Indian War, where he served... | Unrated | |
Horatio Gates ca. 1793–94 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Stuart, Gilbert | Horatio Lloyd Gates (July 26, 1727 – April 10, 1806) was a retired British soldier who served as an American general during the Revolutionary War. He took credit for the American victory in the Battles of Saratoga (a matter of contemporary and historical controversy), and was blamed for the defeat at the Battle of Camden. Gates has been... | Unrated | |
Washington At Dorchester Heights 1806 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Stuart, Gilbert | Unrated | ||
Surrender Of Cornwallis At Yorktown (1) 1787 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Trumbull, John | Unrated | ||
The Death Of General Warren At The Battle Of Bunker's Hill, 17 June, 1775 after 1815–before 1831 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Trumbull, John | Unrated | ||
The Declaration Of Independence, 4 July 1776 1786–1820 Yale University Art Gallery New Haven, CT | Trumbull, John | The Declaration of Independence was begun in Paris, most probably at the suggestion of Thomas Jefferson, chief author of the document, who provided Trumbull with a first-hand account of the event in the Assembly Room in Independence Hall where Congress had met. Trumbull combined a desire for historical authenticity with a mission to commemorate a... | Unrated | |
The Sortie From Gibraltar 1788 Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati, OH | Trumbull, John | Unrated |
- American Revolutionary War
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