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Charge of the 19th Hungarian Infantry Regiment Against the French at Leipzig
Chrage of the 19th Hungarian Infantry Regiment against French troops, part of the Battle of Leipzig (16-19 October 1813). By Fritz Neumann, 19th century.
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Eck & Luther at the Leipzig Debate
An early 19th-century illustration by Julius Hübner showing Johann Eck (l. 1486-1543), the Catholic theologian and writer, in his debate with Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) at Leipzig in 1519. (Galerie Neue Meister...
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First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) - The Wake-Up Call for Both Sides in the American Civil War
The First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) on 21 July 1861 was the first major battle of the American Civil War and a wake-up call for both sides which, until...
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Statue of Johann Sebastian Bach, Leipzig
A statue of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) outside St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Bach worked here from 1723 until his death.
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Thomaskirche, Leipzig
A 1723 engraving by Johann Gottfried Krügner of the Thomaskirche (Saint Thomas’ Church) in Leipzig. This is where the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) worked from 1723 until his death.
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French Soldiers Inspect Goods in Leipzig
French soldiers inspect goods in Leipzig in 1806, near the start of Napoleon's Continental System. By Gottfried Heinrich Geißler, 1824.
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain, dated 10 July to 31 October, 1940 by the UK Air Ministry, was an air battle between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force and allies during the Second World War (1939-45). The Luftwaffe failed...
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Battle of Mill Springs - The First Union Victory in the Western Theater
The Battle of Mill Springs (19 January 1862) was the first Union victory in the Western theater of the American Civil War and propelled Union General George H. Thomas to fame. The battle...
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Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle between Greek and Persian forces in the Saronic Gulf, Greece in September 480 BCE. The Greeks had recently lost the Battle of Thermopylae and drawn the naval Battle at Artemision, both...
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Battle of the Metaurus
The Battle of the Metaurus (207 BCE) was a military engagement fought between the forces of Rome under Gaius Claudius Nero (c. 237 - c. 199 BCE), Marcus Livius Salinator (254-204 BCE), and L. Porcius Licinius and the Carthaginians...