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Nathanael Greene
Major General Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), an officer of the Continental Army and one of George Washington's most trusted subordinates. Oil on canvas portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1783.
National Park Service collection.
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Battle of Fort Washington
Attack on the American garrison of Fort Washington by the British and Hessians, 16 November 1776. Watercolor by Thomas Davies, 1776.
New York Public Library.
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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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Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton, fought in Trenton, New Jersey, on 26 December 1776 between the Continental Army of George Washington and a Hessian garrison force. Painting by Hugh Charles McBarron, Jr, 1975. U.S. Army Center of Military History...
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The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton
The Continental Army under George Washington captures the Hessian troops after the Battle of Trenton (26 December 1776), oil on canvas by John Trumbull, c. 1786-1828
Trumbull Collection, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.
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British Warships Forcing a Passage of the Hudson Between Forts Washington and Lee
British warships attempting to sail up the Hudson River but being fired upon by Fort Washington and Fort Lee, October 1776. Oil on canvas by Thomas Mitchell after Dominic Serres, c. 1776-1799. National Maritime Museum of London, England...
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Washington Crossing the Delaware
George Washington crossing the Delaware River on the night of 25 December 1776, to launch a surprise attack on the Hessian troops at the Battle of Trenton. Oil on canvas by Emanuel Leutze, 1851.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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The Scalper Scalped - Pawnees and Cheyennes
The Scalper Scalped - Pawnees and Cheyennes, oil on card mounted on paperboard by George Catlin, 1861/1869.
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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Pulling Down the Statue of King George III
On 9 July 1776, American Patriots and Sons of Liberty pull down the statue of King George III of Great Britain in New York City, shortly after George Washington read the United States Declaration of Independence. Two months later, the British...
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Battle of Long Island
Lord Stirling leads an attack against the British (in the background) to buy time for other American troops to retreat (as depicted in the foreground) at the Battle of Long Island (27 August 1776), which resulted in a defeat for the Continental...
