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 | General George Washington c.1862 Anonymous Collection (2) Unknown | Ames, Joseph Alexander |  George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731 – December 14, 1799) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, serving as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also presided over the convention that drafted the Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation.... | GA |
 | Henry Knox ca. 1860 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Brumidi, Constantino | Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was a military officer of the Continental Army and later the United States Army, and also served as the first United States Secretary of War.
Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, he owned and operated a bookstore there, cultivating an interest in military history and joining a local artillery... | Unrated |
 | 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 |
 | Charles Cornwallis, First Marquis of Cornwallis ca. 1792 Guildhall Library and Guildhall Art Gallery London, UK | Copley, John Singleton | Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805), styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and the United Kingdom he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in... | Unrated |
 | Admiral of the Fleet Howe 1794 National Maritime Museum London, Greater London, UK | Copley, John Singleton | Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe KG (8 March 1726 – 5 August 1799) was a British naval officer, notable in particular for his service during the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars. He was the brother of William and George Howe.
Howe joined the navy at the age of thirteen and served throughout the War of... | Unrated |
 | Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776 ca. 1921 Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome |
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams had put forth a resolution earlier in the year, making a... | Unrated |
 | Washington at the Delaware c. 1849 Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk, VA | Hicks, Edward | GA |
- American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in the United... Read more
