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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 | |
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 | |
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 |
- American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in the United... Read more