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British generals Edward Pakenham and Samuel Gibbs, both of whom were killed at the Battle of New Orleans (8 Jan 1815), marble memorial statues by Richard Westmacott at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Photo by 14GTR...

Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans (8 Jan 1815), oil on canvas by Dennis Malone Carter, 1856. The Historic New Orleans Collection.

A depiction of the British assault during the Battle of New Orleans (8 Jan 1815). By the History Dept. of the United States Military Academy.

Gen. Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), oil on canvas portrait by John Wesley Jarvis, circa 1819. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Death of British Maj. Gen. Sir Edward Pakenham (1778-1815) at the Battle of New Orleans (8 Jan 1815). Artwork by F. O. C. Darley, engraved by W. Ridgway, 1860. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

A bird's eye view of the Battle of New Orleans (8 Jan 1815), oil on canvas by Jean Hyacinthe de Laclotte, 1815. New Orleans Museum of Art.

Maj. Gen. Samuel Gibbs' British assault against the American position at 'Line Jackson' during the Battle of New Orleans (8 Jan 1815), lithograph by Kurz & Allison, 1890. Library of Congress, Washington...

A photograph taken on 15 December 1917 showing German and Russian delegations signing the armistice to end hostilities between the two nations during the First World War (1914-18). German Federal...

A January 1918 photograph showing the Russian delegation arriving at Brest-Litovsk to negotiate the terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The treaty concerned Russia's withdrawal from the First World War (1914-18...

The Barcid Dynasty rose to prominence during the crisis years of the First and Second Punic Wars, shaping Carthaginian military strategy in the western Mediterranean (c. 275–203 BCE). In the aftermath...