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1811 German Coast Uprising
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

1811 German Coast Uprising

The 1811 German Coast Uprising (8-11 January 1811) was the largest slave revolt in US history involving between 300-500 enslaved and free Blacks in the Louisiana parishes of St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, and Jefferson in the Territory...
Battle of Tourcoing
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Battle of Tourcoing

The Battle of Tourcoing (17-18 May 1794) was a major engagement in the War of the First Coalition, the first phase of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). It saw an army of the French Republic successfully fend off a six-pronged attack...
Sir Thomas Fairfax
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Sir Thomas Fairfax

Sir Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1612-1671), was the first and highly successful commander of the Parliamentarian New Model Army during the English Civil Wars (1642-1651). Fairfax's leadership, tactical prowess, and courage...
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Bénévent
Image by François Gérard

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Bénévent

Portrait of Talleyrand, oil on canvas by François Gérard, 1808. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Archduke Charles of Austria at the Battle of Aspern-Essling, May 1809
Image by Johann Peter Krafft

Archduke Charles of Austria at the Battle of Aspern-Essling, May 1809

Archduke Charles of Austria (center) issues orders during the Battle of Aspern-Essling (21-22 May 1809). At Aspern-Essling, Archduke Charles becomes the first European military commander to score a major victory against Napoleon himself...
Portrait of Louis-Charles in the Temple, 1793
Image by Joseph-Marie Vien le jeune

Portrait of Louis-Charles in the Temple, 1793

Portrait of Louis-Charles, dauphin of France (1785-1795) who was recognized by royalists as King Louis XVII of France, during his imprisonment in the Tower of the Temple. In July 1793, he was separated from his family to be "reeducated" in...
Southern Chivalry: The Caning of Charles Sumner
Image by John L. Magee

Southern Chivalry: The Caning of Charles Sumner

Southern Chivalry: The Caning of Charles Sumner, depicting the attack on abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner by pro-slavery Senator Preston Brooks in the US Senate, lithograph by John L. Magee, 1856. Boston Public Library.
Archduke Charles of Austria, 1819
Image by Thomas Lawrence

Archduke Charles of Austria, 1819

Portrait of Charles, Archduke of Austria and Duke of Teschen (1771-1847), oil on canvas by Thomas Lawrence, 1819. Charles was the brother to Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire (1792-1806) and Austria (1804-1835), and he would become...
Powder Horn Depicting Charles Town, South Carolina, 1770
Image by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Powder Horn Depicting Charles Town, South Carolina, 1770

Powder horn depicting Charles Town, South Carolina, 1770. Used for carrying gunpowder, this pre-Revolution powder horn is engraved with the fortified city of Charles Town (now Charleston), along with a fleet of ships in the harbour (not...
Vikings TV Series - Historical Accuracy
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Vikings TV Series - Historical Accuracy

Vikings (2013-present) is a historical fiction TV series created and written by English screenwriter Michael Hirst for the History Channel. Filmed in Ireland, the show draws on Scandinavian and European history and lore as it follows the...
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