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15 Military Leaders of the American Revolution
The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) was intially a rebellion carried out by the Thirteen Colonies of British America against Great Britain, sparked by the issue of taxation without representation...
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Map of Ancient & Medieval Sub-Saharan African States
A map indicating the major ancient and medieval states in sub-Saharan Africa. Areas and dates relate to a state at its peak. In addition, shaded areas are approximate indicators only. For the majority...
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Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine (11 September 1777) was a major battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), fought between a British army under Sir William Howe and the American Continental Army led by General George Washington...
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African Slave Trade, c. 1500-1900
African Slave Trade, map by KuroNekoNiyah, 2021. This map provides an overview of the slave trade out of Africa, c. 1500-1900, showing both transatlantic and ancillary global flows. It is based on Map I from Atlas...
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Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat
This marble sculpture from Rome, Italy dates to sometime between the 1st Century BCE and the 1st Century CE. It portrays a young male Aethiopian, or black African, acrobat balancing on a crocodile. (British Museum...
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African Spy, Boer War
An African spy and his wife during the Boer War (1899-1902). Local Africans were used to gain military intelligence by both the Boers and the British during the conflict. Photograph by William Skeoch Cumming. Imperial War...
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Tang Figure of an African or Indonesian Dancer
This figure was made of a slipped and brown pigmented earthenware. It represents a male dancer, possibly an African or Indonesian. It was found in a Chinese tomb. Tang Dynasty, 8th century CE. (The British...
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South African Troops Minesweeping
South African troops training looking for enemy mines during the Western Desert Campaigns (June 1940 to January 1943) in North Africa. (Imperial War Museums)
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Flask Showing a Crouching African
A handled flask depicting a crouching African. Roman period, probably made in Campania (in modern-day Italy) in the 1st century CE. (The British Museum, London).
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South African Patrol, Western Desert Campaign
A July 1941 photograph showing a South African desert patrol in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)