"Come general, the affair is over, we have lost the day," Napoleon told one of his officers. "Let us be off." The day was June 18, 1815. By about 8 p.m., the emperor of France knew he had been ...

What is David Cartwright's most expensive painting? Since 2011 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,062 USD for Uxbridge's Charge, Battle of Waterloo 1815, sold at Anthemion Auctions in ...

As we look forward to celebrating the bicentennial of the “Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key, I have to admit, with deep shame and embarrassment, that until I left England and went to ...

American Civil War, Battle of Shiloh, Confederate Charge Vintage engraving of the Battle of Shiloh also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the ...

The initial commission proved slightly premature when Napoleon returned from exile on the island of Elba but it continued in earnest after the French leader’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Image 3 1/4 inches x 4 inches 12 x 13 inches ...

This month marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where minutemen fought British soldiers who ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, shots fired in Lexington and Concord set off the Revolutionary War. A new nation, ...

April 2025 marks 250 years since the momentous events at Lexington and Concord—the opening salvos of the American Revolution.

But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...

The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...

The U.S. Postal Service, in collaboration with the U.S. National Park Service, held a ceremony on April 16, 2025, at Minute ...