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Count Levin August von Bennigsen (1745-1826), a German-born soldier in the service of the Russian Empire during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He led Russian forces at the battles of Eylau, Friedland, and Borodino, as well as several engagements...

Napoleon at the Battle of Eylau, 7-8 February 1807. Painting by Antoine-Jean Gros, c. 1807. Toledo Museum of Art.

French Marshal Joachim Murat leads a cavalry charge at the Battle of Jena (14 October 1806). His cavalry pursued the defeated Prussian army for miles, maximizing Napoleon's victory. Image by Henri Chartier, from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte...

A map illustrating the course and major events during the American War of Independence (also known as the American Revolutionary War or American Revolution) between 1775 and 1783 – an armed rebellion through which thirteen of Great Britain's...

A watercolour of Lucerne by the composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Painted in 1847.

An 1864 painting by Moritz Oppenheim showing the composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) playing to poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). (Jewish Museum Frankfurt am Main)

The grave of Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) in the cemetery of the Trinity Church in Berlin.

An oil-on-canvas portrait of Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) painted by Eduard Magnus in 1833. (Berlin State Library)

Cadmus Asks the Delphic Oracle Where He Can Find his Sister, Europa, engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, published in 1615. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California.

Cadmus Slays the Dragon, oil on canvas by Hendrick Goltzius, between 1573 and 1617. Koldinghus, Kolding, Denmark.