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The Sack of Rome by the Gauls, 390 BCE
After the Gauls defeated the Romans at the confluence of the Tiber and the Allia rivers, the Gauls marched on to Rome. In late July 390 BCE, the undefended city fell to the invaders to be burnt and sacked. Only on the Capitol Hill, did a...
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Corpse of Lakota Chief Spotted Elk After Wounded Knee Massacre
The dead body of Lakota Sioux Chief Spotted Elk (also known as Big Foot, l. 1826-1890) lies in the snow after the Wounded Knee Massacre of 29 December 1890.
US National Archives and Records Administration.
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Lakota Sioux Leader Sitting Bull, 1885
Lakota Sioux holy man and leader, Sitting Bull, in 1885.
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
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Chief Gall of the Lakota Sioux in 1881
Lakota Sioux War Chief Gall, photographed by David Francis Barry at Fort Buford, North Dakota, 1881.
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
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Fort Laramie Treaty 1868
General William T. Sherman and Commissioners in Council with Sioux Chiefs at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, signing the Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868, ending Red Cloud's War. Native Americans are seated on the ground, commissioners on chairs. Seated...
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress, held by delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies of North America from 5 September to 26 October 1774. The mural depicts Patrick Henry delivering a speech during the Congress at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia...
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Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga
British General John Burgoyne surrenders his entire army to American General Horatio Gates on 19 October 1777 at the end of the Saratoga Campaign. Depicted figures include General Burgoyne (left) who offers his sword to Horatio Gates (center...
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Burial of De Soto
Frieze depicting the burial of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in the Mississippi River in 1542.
Capitol Rotunda, Washington D.C.
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Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Protestant pilgrims on the deck of the ship Speedwell before their departure from Delfthaven, the Netherlands in 1620 CE. had studied art in Italy and taught art at the military academy at West Point. Oil on canvas 548 x 365 cm (18 x 12...
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Battle of Camden
A depiction of the Battle of Camden (16 August 1780), showing the moment when General Johann de Kalb is mortally wounded. Kalb is depicted lying on the ground in the center, getting bayoneted. Engraving from a painting by Alonzo Chappel...
