American Revolution 1775 1783 Collection (page 7)

Martha Wilson, 1872. Portrait of Wilson (born 1758), inscribed I pray God to bless you. Engraving from John Gilmary Shea s, A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773, (1872). The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the American colonists against Great Britain in which they destroyed many crates of tea on ships in Boston

Samuel Barrington, British admiral, 19th century. Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
Samuel Barrington, British admiral, 19th century. During the War of American Independence, Barrington (1729-1800) captured the West Indian island of St Lucia from the French

George Washington, First President of the USA, 19th century. Artist: W Humphreys
George Washington, First President of the USA, 19th century. Portrait of Washington (1732-1799)

George Washington, 19th century. Artist: Rembrandt Peale
George Washington, 19th century. Washington was the first President of United States. After commanding the American Revolutionary army to victory over the British in the American War of Independence

Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Polish and Lithuanian national hero, general and leader, (1833). Artist: W Holl
Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Polish and Lithuanian national hero, soldier and leader, (1833). Kosciuszko (1746-1817) was the leader of the Polish uprising (which bears his name)

Battle of Bennington, Vermont, American War of Independence, 16 August 1777. The British were defeated by colonial militia under General John Stark

Thomas Paine, English-born American revolutionary, writer and philosopher, c1790. Paine (1737-1809) emigrated to America in 1774

John Andre, British soldier, late 18th century. Artist: Cook
John Andre, British soldier, late 18th century. Andre (1751-1780) served in America as aide-de-camp to General Grey and Sir Henry Clinton

Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, American War of Independence, 1781. British commanders Charles, Marquis of Cornwallis (1738-1805), O Hara and Chewton surrendering their swords to George Washington

Charles Lee, English-born American Revolutionary general. Effectively second-in-command of the Revolutionary forces in the early part of the American War of Independence

Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier. Montgomery (1737-1775) fought in the British army in the Seven Years War. In 1772 he sold his commission and moved to America

American War of Independence: Battle of Yorktown, 1781.Two lines of warships firing broadsides. The defeat of the British by the Americans

Surrender of Cornwallis, Yorktown, Virginia, 1781. British commander General Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) surrendering to the colonists after the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781

International Exposition of 1876 held at Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA, 1876
International Exposition of 1876 held at Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA, in 1876, the Centennial of American Independence

First Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence, 1776, (1880)
First Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence. Passed by Congress in Philadelphia, 2 July, 1776, adopted on 4 July. From Harpers Weekly, 1880

American War of Independence, 1770, (1883)
Boston Massacre, 5 March 1770, (1883). Skirmish between British troops and crowd in Boston Massachusetts. Five protesters killed, the first being Crispus Attucks, a black sailor and former slave

American War of Independence, 1775, (1875)
American War of Independence: American patriots transporting gunpowder captured from Fort William and Mary to Bunker Hill, 1775, (1875)

American War of Independence, 1775, (1886)
Paul Revere (1735-1818) American patriot and silversmith, arriving at Lexington from Boston with the news that the English under Pitcairn were on the move: 18 April 1775. [1886]

American War of Independence, 1775
American War of Independence: Paul Revere (1735-1818) American patriot and silversmith, on his ride from Boston to Lexington

Turtle, submarine designed by David Bushnell, 1787. Bushnell (1742-1824) built the Turtle, the first American submarine, in 1776

American vessel Turtle (1776), the first submarine to be used in war, 19th century. Designed by David Bushnell (1742-1824)

The Council of Rulers & the Elders Against the Tribe of ye Americanites, Januar... January 1, 1775. Creator: Anon
The Council of Rulers & the Elders Against the Tribe of ye Americanites, January 1, 1775

The American Rifle Men, 1776. 1776. Creator: Anon
The American Rifle Men, 1776

The Reconciliation Between Britannia and Her Daughter America, May 11, 1782

The State Watchman Discovered by the Genius of Britain Studying Plans for the Reduction of America, December 10, 1781

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