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Major General Nathanael Greene 1778 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Peale, Charles Willson |
Nathanael Greene (August 7 [O.S. July 27] 1742 – June 19, 1786, frequently misspelled Nathaniel) was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. When the war began, Greene was a militia private, the lowest rank possible; he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable... | 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 | |
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 William North 1785 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Peale, Charles Willson | William North (1755 – January 3, 1836) was an American soldier and politician.
Life
He was the son of John North, who commanded Fort Frederick in 1751, and Fort St. George in Thomaston, Maine, in 1758. He moved with his mother, Elizabeth North, to Boston, Massachusetts.
He entered the Continental Army in 1775, and served under Benedict Arnold... | GA | |
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