American Revolutionary War Collection (page 5)

The Flora and the Nymphe, c1781. Artist: Robert Dodd
The Flora and the Nymphe, c1781.The British ship HMS Flora capturing the French ship Nymphe on 10 August 1780. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme

The Dogger Bank, c1780s(?). Artist: Dominic Serres
The Dogger Bank, c1780s (?). The Battle of the Dogger Bank was a naval battle fought in the North Sea on 5 August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, part of the American War of Independence

Rodney and Langara, c1785. Artist: Robert Dodd
Rodney and Langara, c1785. Scene from the Battle of Cape St Vincent, a naval battle between a British fleet commanded by George Brydges Rodney (1718-1792)

The Quebec and the Surveillante, c1780. Artist: Richard Paton
The Quebec and the Surveillante, c1780. A naval engagement between the British warship Quebec and French Surveillante took place on 6 October 1779

Victory of Paul Jones, c1780. Artist: Richard Paton
Victory of Paul Jones, c1780. The capture of the British warship HMS Serapis on 23 September 1779 by French and American ships under the command of Commodore John Paul Jones (1747-1792)

The Fox and the Junon, c1840. Artist: Francois Jacques Dequevauviller
The Fox and the Junon, c1840. The English frigate HMS Fox and the French frigate Junon engaged in battle off Brest on 10 September 1778, with the French ship capturing the British vessel

The Tomb of Kosciusko, 1837. Artist: R Young
The Tomb of Kosciusko, 1837. The tomb of Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817), Polish army officer and statesman who gained fame both for his role in the American Revolution

Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel, 1779. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel, 1779. Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel (1725-1786), officer of the Royal Navy during the Seven Years War and the War of American Independence

Conscription of German Soldiers for Service in America, c19th century. Artist: A Bobbell
Conscription of German Soldiers for Service in America, c19th century. The Hessians were 18th-century German auxiliaries contracted for military service by the British government

Young Callender Fighting his Gun. Possibly an image showing Capt. John Callender at the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17th, 1775, during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War

Major Washington on his mission to the French Commander. Major Washington, later President of the United States, on a mission to see his French allies during the American War of Independence

Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-Amerika, 1775-1783. Artist: Claude Ferdinand Gaillard
Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-Amerika. George Washingtons troups during the American Revolution 1775-1783

Medal struck to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. A print from Franklin Bi-Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia, 1906, The American Philosophical Society

Benjamin Franklin, c1766. Artist: David Martin
Benjamin Franklin, c1766. A print from Franklin Bi-Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia, 1906, The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1906

Benjamin Franklin, c1782
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), c1782. Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A print from Franklin Bi-Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia, 1906

The Great Chain, Trophy Point, West Point, New York, USA, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Great Chain, Trophy Point, West Point, New York, USA, 1901. The Great Chain was used to prevent British naval vessels from passing up the Hudson River during the American Revolutionary War

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 27 November 1781 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 27 November 1781 (c1857). Spanish and French forces besieged Gibraltar from 1779 until 1783

Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1857). Artist: G Stodart
Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1857). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces

Birthplace of the flag of the United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, c1930s. Artist: Ewing Galloway
Birthplace of the flag of the United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, c1930s. No 239, Arch Street, the house where Betsy Ross is said to have made the first Stars and Stripes flag in 1777

John Jay, American statesman, from a print published in 1783, (c1880). Artist: Whymper
John Jay, American statesman, from a print published in 1783, (c1880). One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Jay (1745-1829) was President of the Continental Congress from 1778-1779

The crowd at Springfield with the Black Flag, c1776-1781 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Pursuit of Paul Revere, the scout, 1775 (c1880). Paul Revere (1735-1818) American patriot and silversmith, on his ride from Boston to Lexington

Washington taking leave of his old comrades, 1783 (c1880). With the independence of the Uniyed States secured by the Treaty of Paris

Joshua Huddy led from prison to be hanged, 1782 (c1880). Huddy (1735-1782) was the commander of a New Jersey militia unit and a privateer ship in the American Revolutionary War

Lord Shelburne, 18th century British Whig statesman, c1880. William Petty (1737-1805), 2nd Earl of Shelburne agreed to accept the office of Home Secretary in Lord Rockinghams government in 1782

Silas Deane, 18th century American statesman and diplomat, c1880. Deane (1737-1789) was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War

Benedict Arnold, general of the American Revolutionary War, (c1880). Arnold (1741-1801) fought for the American Continental Army from the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1775

Sir Henry Clinton, 18th century British general, c1880. Clinton (1730-1795) was Commander in Chief of the British forces in North America during the second half of the American Revolutionary War

George Washington on his deathbed, Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, 1799 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

The Charge of Pulaski, c1880. Kazimierz Pulaski (1746-1779) was a Polish soldier who served in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War

Benedict Arnold viewing the destruction of New London, 1781 (c1880). Arnold (1741-1801) fought for the American Continental Army from the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1775

The burning of Norfolk, Virginia, 1776 (c1880). The town of Norfolk was destroyed by fires after an eight hour bombardment by British warships on New Years Day 1776

Sergeant Jasper recovering the flag, 1776 (c1880). William Jasper (c1750-1779) was a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment in the American Revolutionary War

Facsimile of a declaration about the scarcity of food in America, 1779 (c1880). Documentary evidence of food shortages during the American Revolutionary War, then entering its fifth year

A real American rifleman, c1776-1780 (c1880). From An Impartial History of the War in America, 1780. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II

The defence of Breeds Hill, Prescott in the redoubt, 1775 (c1880). Colonel William Prescott watching the construction of the rebel fortifications at Breeds Hill before the Battle of Bunker Hill

John Paul Jones, American naval commander of the Revolutionary War, (c1880)
John Paul Jones, 18th century American naval commander, c1880. Jones (1747-1792) was the first well-known naval hero in the American Revolutionary War, and founded the US Navy

Proclamation of illuminations commemorating the surrender of General Cornwallis, 1781 (c1880). Facsimile. The surrender of the British army commanded by General Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown is

Death of Major Pitcairn, Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, 1775 (c1880). John Picairn was a British Marine officer

Escape of Benedict Arnold, 1780 (c1880). Arnold (1741-1801) fought for the American Continental Army from the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1775, becoming one of its most effective generals

John Hancock, 18th century American statesman, c1880. Hancock (1737-1793) served as President of the Second Continental Congress from 1775-1777

Plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, 1775 (c1880). Showing the first and second positions of the troops

The installation of George Washington as President of the United States, 1789 (c1880). Washington, who had commanded the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War

The attack on Sullivans Island, South Carolina, 1776 (c1880). British warships bombarding the colonial fort at Sullivans Island during the American Revolutionary War

The Declaration of Independence read to the American army, 1776 (c1880). George Washington had the Declaration of Independence read to his troops in New York on 9th July 1776

The Marquis de Lafayette with George Washington, c1775-1781 (c1880). Lafayette served under Washington in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War

John Burgoyne, 18th century British general, c1880. Burgoyne was given command of British forces in Canada in 1777. He planned to march on Albany, New York, then on to New York itself

Arrest of General Richard Prescott, 1777 (c1880). British General Richard Prescott was captured by a small band of colonial soldiers at a farm on Rhode Island on 10th July 1777

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