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Provincial Troops at the Siege of Louisbourg, 1745
The Siege of Louisbourg, painting by Domenick d’Andrea and Rick Reeves. Depicted here are New England provincial soldiers at the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg during King George's War (1744-1748). National Guard Bureau, Historical Services Branch...
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Siege of Maastricht, 1793
Siege of Maastricht by a French Republican army under General Miranda, February-March 1793 during the War of the First Coalition. The siege was abandoned at the approach of an Austrian army, leading to the Battle of Neerwinden on 18 March...
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Interview: Queens of Jerusalem, the Women Who Dared to Rule by Katherine Pangonis
Join World History Encyclopedia as they chat with medievalist Katherine Pangonis, all about her new book Queens of Jerusalem, the Women Who Dared to Rule. Kelly: Do you want to start off by telling us what your book is all about? Katherine...
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Krak Des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers (also spelt Cracs des Chevaliers, and known in Arabic as Hisn al-Akrad) is a castle in Syria originally built for the Emir of Aleppo in 1031 CE but acquired and extensively rebuilt by the Knights Hospitaller in 1144 CE...
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Henry Clinton
Sir Henry Clinton (l. c. 1730-1795) was a British military officer who served as commander-in-chief of the British Army in the later stages of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Having arrived in Boston in May 1775, he served in...
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Robert of Normandy at the Siege of Antioch
A 19th century CE painting by Jean-Joseph Dassy of Robert of Normandy at the Siege of Antioch, 1097-8 CE during the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE).
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The Siege of Constantinople, 1453
The Siege of Constantinople, 1453. Illustration by Jean Le Tavernier accompanying a translation by Jean Miélot of Bertrandon de la Broquière's Voyage d'Outre-Mer. Full-page miniature, MSS fr. 9087, at folio 207 vv., created after 1455. Bibliothèque...
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Siege of Yorktown (1781)
Oil on canvas painting, depicting the siege of Yorktown (1781). Figures depicted include George Washington, the Comte de Rochambeau and the Marquis de Lafayette. Painted by Auguste Couder, 1836. From the Palace of Versailles collection.
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Painting of the Siege of Baghdad
This painting comes from an illuminated manuscript of "The History of Genghis Khan". The illustration depicts the Siege of Baghdad (1258 CE) by Hulegu Khan (1218 - 1265 CE), the grandson of Genghis Khan (c. 1162/67-1227 CE). The illumination...
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The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, 70 CE, Oil on canvas.
Painter: David Roberts, c. 1850 CE
