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Roman Fort, Lunt
A reconstruction of the gate of the Roman fort at Lunt (Coventry, UK)

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Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser
Detail of a large wall panel of vibrant glazed bricks once placed above the entrance to a vast room (T3) next to Shalmaneser III's throne room. The whole panel is composed of about 300 bricks and is 4 meters in length; this detail at the...

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Housesteads Roman Fort, North Gate
The north gate of Housesteads Roman Fort (Vercovicium) and the line of Hadrian's Wall reaching eastwards across the Knag Burn Gateway towards Sewingshields.

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Map of Fort George, c. 1812
Map of Fort George and surrounding areas during the War of 1812, from The Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812 by Benson Lossing.

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Menhir of Fort La Latte
This granite menhir, located near the Castle of the Rock Goyon (Fort la Latte) in northern Brittany, France, and measuring 2.64 meters, has a very fine obelisk shape. It was broken in two by the film crew of The Vikings in 1957, and the trace...

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British Cannon Bombardment of Fort Meigs
A photo of a painting, depicting the Siege of Fort Meigs (28 April to 9 May 1813) during the War of 1812.
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.

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Siege of Toulon
The Siege of Toulon (29 August to 19 December 1793) was a decisive military operation during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802), conducted by a French Republican army to retake the port city of Toulon from rebels, who were supported...

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Fort William, Calcutta
A view of Fort William, Calcutta in the 1750s when it was commanded by the British East India Company. The fort was captured by the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, in June 1756. Captured British soldiers who had defended the fort were then...

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Philadelphia Campaign
The Philadelphia Campaign (July 1777 to June 1778) was a major military operation during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), in which a British army under Sir William Howe attempted to capture the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia...

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Siege of Fort Erie
The failed British night assault of 14 August 1814 was the climactic moment of the Siege of Fort Erie, during the War of 1812. Though the Americans prevailed, they were ultimately forced to abandon the fort and retreat from Canadian soil...