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General Charles Lee, American Revolutionary War general. Illustration from page 92 of Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa by Christoph Heinrich, Korn. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe, 1776-84. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division...

Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847), brother of Austrian Emperor Francis I, and one of Austria's most capable generals during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He is best known...

A painting portraying Charles Gravier, count of Vergennes, State minister of Foreign Affairs (1717-1787). Oil on canvas painting, by Antoine-François Callet (1741-1823). From the Palace of Versailles collection.

Engraved portrait of Kings of East Francia Charles the Fat (r. 876-887 CE), Holy Roman Emperor (r. 881-887 CE), and Louis III the Younger (r. 876-882 CE), by unknown creator, c. 1634-1643 CE. The British Museum, London.

Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen (1769-1832) - French general and governor of Ile-de-France (Mauritius). Commander of the Army of Catalonia during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).

Zach McGowan as the English pirate Charles Vane (d. 1721) in the TV series Black Sails. © 2014 Starz

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...

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...

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.

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...