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![Bangalore Fort with Flag of Tipu Sultan](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16732.png?v=1669222398)
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Bangalore Fort with Flag of Tipu Sultan
A c. 1804 illustration of Bangalore fort flying the flag of Tipu Sultan (d. 1799), ruler of the Indian state of Mysore.
![The Danish Flag Descends From Heaven](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9235.jpg?v=1599109202)
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The Danish Flag Descends From Heaven
Depicted here is the Battle of Lyndanisse (1219 CE), in which, according to legend, the Danish flag appeared to King Valdemar II of Denmark. This appears to be a reference to the cross appearing to Constantine I before the Battle of Milvian...
![1st Rhode Island Regimental Flag](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18454.gif?v=1707145547)
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1st Rhode Island Regimental Flag
Regimental Flag of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, c. 1781.
![Americans Raise the South Carolina Flag over the Spring Hill Redoubt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18713.jpg?v=1710432687)
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Americans Raise the South Carolina Flag over the Spring Hill Redoubt
American Sgt. Jasper raises the South Carolina flag over the Spring Hill redoubt during the assault on Savannah, 9 October 1779. Moments later, the British defenders of the redoubt opened fire, killing Jasper and forcing the Americans to...
![The Portuguese Colonization of Madeira](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14058.png?v=1712854622)
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The Portuguese Colonization of Madeira
Madeira is a group of volcanic islands in the North Atlantic which were colonised by the Portuguese from 1420. The settlement and distribution of land rights on the uninhabited islands was a model the Portuguese Crown would copy in other...
![The Portuguese Colonization of the Azores](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14059.png?v=1683562983)
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The Portuguese Colonization of the Azores
The Azores (Açores) are a North Atlantic island group, which was uninhabited before being colonized by the Portuguese from 1439. The Azores were strategically important for Portuguese mariners to use as a stepping stone to progress down the...
![Battle of Bunker Hill](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18267.jpg?v=1704964986)
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Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill (17 June 1775) was a major engagement in the initial phase of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), fought primarily on Breed's Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The colonial troops successfully defended...
![Dutch East India Company](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18022.jpg?v=1714865703)
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Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was formed in 1602 by the Staten-Generaal (States General) of the then Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. The company was granted a 21-year charter with rights to trade exclusively in Asia and to...
![Cyclades](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/917.jpg?v=1689023162)
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Cyclades
The Cyclades are a group of islands in the southern Aegean situated between the Greek mainland and Turkey. The name was coined in the Archaic period as the islands form an approximate circle (kyklos) around the central and most sacred island...
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Black Kettle
Black Kettle (Mo-ta-vato/Mo'ohtavetoo'o, l. c. 1803-1868) was a chief of the Southern Cheyenne who became famous as a "peace chief" – seeking peaceful relations with the US government – as opposed to war chiefs such as Roman Nose (Cheyenne...