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Death of General Pike at the Battle of York
The death of US General Zebulon Pike at the Battle of York (27 April 1813) during the War of 1812, engraving by an unknown artist, 1839.
Canadian Military History Gateway, Department of National Defence.
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General Nathanael Greene
Portrait of General Nathanael Greene, copy of mezzotint by Valentine Green, executed by J. Brown after Charles Willson Peale, 1785.
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
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General Bonaparte after the Battle of Lonato, 4 August 1796
General Napoleon Bonaparte after beating the Austrians at the Battle of Lonato, 4 August 1796. By an unknown artist, 19th century.
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General Lake at Laswari
An 1807 coloured engraving showing the East India Company commander General Gerard Lake (1744-1808) victorious at the battle of Laswari in November 1803 against the Maratha Confederacy during the Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-1819). (Brown University...
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Death of General Pichegru
The death of General Jean-Charles Pichegru who allegedly committed suicide in his prison cell after being arrested for plotting against Napoleon in 1804. Image by Georges Moreau de Tours, printed in the Le Petit journal, 4 April 1891. National...
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General A. P. Hill
Portrait of Confederate General A. P. Hill (1825-1865), Brady-Handy photograph collection.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Major-General William Elphinstone
A portrait of Major-General William Elphinstone (1782-1842) who commanded the army of the British East India Company in its infamous retreat from Kabul in January 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42). (National Portrait Gallery...
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Brigadier General James Winchester
US Brigadier General James Winchester, defeated at the Battle of the River Raisin (January 1813), portrait by Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, 1817.
Tennessee Portrait Project.
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General Jean-Nicolas Houchard
Portrait of General Jean-Nicolas Houchard (1739-1793) who led the French Army of the North to victory against the Coalition at the Battle of Hondschoote, 6-8 September 1793. Houchard's failure to follow up on his victory led to his arrest...
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General Bonaparte in the Coup d'état of 18 Brumaire
Napoleon Bonaparte in the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire Year VIII (9 November 1799), the coup that ended both the French Directory and the French Revolution. Oil on canvas painting by François Bouchot, 1840.
Palace of Versailles.