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A map of Boston and the surrounding country in 1775, during the time of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill. By J. DeCosta, 29 July 1775. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, Washington D.C.

The samurai (also bushi) were a class of warriors that arose in the 10th century in Japan and which performed military service until the 19th century. Elite and highly-trained soldiers adept at using both the bow and sword, the samurai were...

The murder of Jane McCrea on 27 July 1777 by a Native American warrior allied to the British was heavily propagandized by the Patriots, who preyed upon the Americans' fear of Native American attacks. The Patriots claimed that the murder was...

The Franco-American attack on the British defenses at Savannah, Georgia, in October 1779 during the Siege of Savannah in the American War of Independence (1775-1783). Author A. I. Keller, 1779, from British Battles.

Fight at the North Bridge during the Battles of Lexington and Concord (19 April 1775), oil on board painting by Frank T. Merrill, 1909.

The death of Roman Nose (Cheyenne Warrior) at the Battle of Beecher Island (1895), illustration from page 321 of Illustrated Battles of the Nineteenth Century by Archibald Forbes, Major Arthur Griffiths, et al., London, 1895. The image inaccurately...

This historical map depicts the surroundings of Lille and Courtray and is intended to facilitate the understanding of the Battles of Tourcoing and Pont-à-Chin in 1794. It shows the positions of the armies involved during these engagements...

Map depicting the Siege of Savannah, 16 September to 20 October 1779. Illustration from page 171 of the book British Battles on Land and Sea Vol. 2, by James Grant, London, 1873.

Benedict Arnold is wounded on the last day of the Battles of Saratoga (19 and 7 October 1777), by Alonzo Chappel, 1860. New York Public Library.

This topographic and military map was created to support the understanding of the Battle of Stockach, won by Archduke Charles in 1799, as well as the Battles of Engen and Moskirch, won by the Army of the Rhine in 1800. It presents in detail...