Battle Maps

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The Thirteen Colonies, Population Density, 1775

The Thirteen Colonies, Population Density, 1775

Map courtesy of the Department of History, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

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The Siege of Boston, 1775—76

The Siege of Boston, 1775—76

Map courtesy of the Department of History, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

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Lexington and Concord, Initial Dispositions, 19-Apr-1775

Lexington and Concord, Initial Dispositions, 19-Apr-1775

Map courtesy of the Department of History, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

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The Battle of Bunker Hill, the British Plan, 17-Jun-1775

The Battle of Bunker Hill, the British Plan, 17-Jun-1775

Map courtesy of the Department of History, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

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The Battle of Bunker Hill, First Attack, 17-Jun-1775

The Battle of Bunker Hill, First Attack, 17-Jun-1775

Map courtesy of the Department of History, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

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The Battle of Bunker Hill, Second Attack, 17-Jun-1775

The Battle of Bunker Hill, Second Attack, 17-Jun-1775

Map courtesy of the Department of History, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

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Battle of Bunker Hill, Final Attack, 17-Jun-1775

Battle of Bunker Hill, Final Attack, 17-Jun-1775

Map courtesy of the Department of History, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

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British Strategic Plan and American Operations in Canada, 1775—76

British Strategic Plan and American Operations in Canada, 1775—76

Map courtesy of the Department of History, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

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The Invasion of Canada, Sep-1775—Oct-1776

The Invasion of Canada, Sep-1775—Oct-1776

Map courtesy of the Department of History, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

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The Battle of Long Island, 27-Aug-1776

The Battle of Long Island, 27-Aug-1776

Map courtesy of the Department of History, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

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John Adams was inaugurated as second president on March 4, 1797. Washington had preceded him to the hall and sat on the dais with Jefferson the Vice-President-elect, as Adams spoke. When the new President finished and left, Washington motioned to Jefferson to go next. The two Virginians had known each other since 1769, when Washington had been thirty-seven years old and Jefferson only twenty-six. From long habit and lingering respect, Jefferson now held back. But Washington gestured again, in a manner not to be ignored. The younger man was now Vice-President and must go first.

— Richard Brookhiser
Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington (1996)