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American Invasion of Quebec
The American invasion of Quebec (September 1775-June 1776) was a military campaign undertaken during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Hoping to induce the Province of Quebec to join the rebellion, the Second Continental Congress...
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Gooty Fort
The fort located at Gooty, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh state, India, was built on a hill and serves as an example of the hillforts in India. Inscriptions found here appear to be from the reign of the Western Chalukya king Vikramaditya...
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Red Cloud
Red Cloud (Makhpiya-luta, l. 1822-1909) was an Oglala Lakota Sioux chief, statesman, and military strategist who became the only Native American leader of the Plains Indians to win a war against the United States. Red Cloud's War (1866-1868...
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Plan of a Typical Roman Fort
A plan of the layout of a typical Roman fort. Buildings included barracks, accommodation for the commanding officer (praetorium), granaries (horrea), workshops (fabricae), a hospital (valetudinarium), a cistern, and in the case of larger...
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Roman Fort, Lunt
A reconstruction of the gate of the Roman fort at Lunt (Coventry, UK)
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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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Map of the Battle of Fort Washington, 16 November 1776
A map detailing the troop movements at the Battle of Fort Washington (16 November 1776).
Made by Wikipedia user Oneam, 13 July 2013.
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Bombardment of Fort Sumter by Currier & Ives
Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor: 12th & 13th of April, 1861, the attack that started the American Civil War, colored lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1861.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Vindolanda Roman Fort
Vindolanda was one of the Stanegate forts that pre-dated Hadrian's Wall. Constructed in about 85 CE and occupied until the end of Roman Britain, Vindolanda was the longest-occupied fort on the line of the Wall.
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Fort Ticonderoga, New York, USA
Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York, USA. Photo by Peretz Partensky, 2012.