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Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895 Washington and His Generals

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09838 Author/Creator: Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Engraving Date: 1870 Pagination: 1 engraving Height: 70 cm, Width: 90.6 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled, "Washington and His Generals," illustrated by Alexander Hay Ritchie. Depicts General George Washington meeting with other generals during the American Revolutionary War.

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Clinton, James, 1736-1812
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Moultrie, William, 1730-1805
Marion, Frances, 1732-1795
Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806
Pinckney, Thomas, 1750-1828
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825
Lee, Charles, 1732-1782
Washington, William A., 1752-1810
Gist, Mordecai, 1742-1792
St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818
Sumter, Thomas, 1734-1832
Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818
Davie, William Richardson, 1756-1820
Stark, John, 1728-1822
Sullivan, John, 1740-1795
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790
Pickens, Andrew, 1739-1817
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Alexander, William, 1726-1783
Williams, Otho Holland, 1749-1794
Morgan, Daniel, 1736-1802
Barry, John, 1745-1803
Barney, Joshua, 1759-1818
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792
Ritchie, A. H. (Alexander Hay), 1822-1895

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