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Map showing the French fortifications on Île aux Noix, which sits midchannel on the Richelieu River.

A 1760 Fight for This Small Riverine Garrison Proved the Key to Canada for the British

by Michael Laramie9/1/20237/25/2023

The reeling forces of New France defended the Richelieu River approach to Montreal against
a fleet of emboldened British adventurers.

An illustration depicting the Battle of Kings Mountain late in the afternoon of October 7, 1780 from the perspective of the Loyalist camp of Maj. Patrick Ferguson atop Kings Mountain. Scene depicts the moment when organized military resistance to the surrounding attacking Patriots, led by Col. William Campbell, collapses and leads to widespread chaos and panic of Fergusonís men as hundreds of Tories try to surrender to the Patriots who are advancing on all sides of the camp and filled with revenge are altogether too fired up to halt the slaughter. 2003 oil painting by artist Archil Pichkhadze originally commissioned by the National Park Service/Harpers Ferry Center for wayside exhibits at Kings Mountain National Military Park. artist Archil Pichkhadze

This British Officer Developed a Revolutionary Rifle Whose Worth He Was Never Able to Prove in Battle

by John Miles7/7/20235/3/2023

Painting of Napoléon crossing the Alps on horse back.

Precision vs. Propaganda: Some Painters Meticulously Researched Their Masterworks—Others Not So Much

by Jon Guttman6/23/20234/26/2024

These German Soldiers Inspired Washington Irving’s Sleepy Hollow

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/28/20215/23/2022