Charles Willson Peale, despite his devotion to the taxonomic and contemplative majesty of the natural world, nevertheless loved novelties and used all sorts of amusements to attract customers to his museum. He eventually resorted to hiring a popular musical performer who played five different instruments simultaneously, using all parts of his body. Following Peale’s death the museum passed into the enterprising hands of P. T. Barnum, becoming part of his traveling circus — a romantic ending for an Enlightenment institution.
Battles
| Battle | Location | End Date Sort descending |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Lexington / Concord | Massachusetts | 19-Apr-1775 |
| Battle of Fort Ticonderoga | New York | 10-May-1775 |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | Massachusetts | 17-Jun-1775 |
| Battle of Quebec | Quebec, Canada | 31-Dec-1775 |
| Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge | North Carolina | 27-Feb-1776 |
| Fortification of Dorchester Heights | Massachusetts | 04-Mar-1776 |
| Battle of Long Island | New York | 27-Aug-1776 |
| Battle of Harlem Heights | New York | 16-Sep-1776 |
| Battle of Valcour Island | New York | 11-Oct-1776 |
| Battle of White Plains | New York | 28-Oct-1776 |
| Battle of Fort Washington | New York | 16-Nov-1776 |
| Battle of Trenton | New Jersey | 26-Dec-1776 |
| Battle of Princeton | New Jersey | 03-Jan-1777 |
| Siege of Fort Ticonderoga | New York | 06-Jul-1777 |
| Battle of Oriskany | New York | 06-Aug-1777 |
| Battle of Bennington | New York | 16-Aug-1777 |
| Battle of Brandywine | Pennsylvania | 11-Sep-1777 |
| Battle of Germantown | Pennsylvania | 04-Oct-1777 |
| Battle of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton | New York | 06-Oct-1777 |
| Battles of Saratoga | New York | 07-Oct-1777 |
| Battle of Red Bank (Fort Mercer) | New Jersey | 22-Oct-1777 |
| Siege of Mud Island Fort (Fort Mifflin) | Pennsylvania | 15-Nov-1777 |
| Battle of Monmouth | New Jersey | 28-Jun-1778 |
| Battle of Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 29-Aug-1778 |
| Battle of Savannah | Georgia | 29-Dec-1778 |
| Battle of Stony Point | New York | 15-Jul-1779 |
| Siege of Savannah | Georgia | 20-Oct-1779 |
| Siege of Charleston | South Carolina | 12-May-1780 |
| Battle of Waxhaws | South Carolina | 29-May-1780 |
| Battle of Camden | South Carolina | 16-Aug-1780 |
| Battle of Kings Mountain | South Carolina | 07-Oct-1780 |
| Battle of Cowpens | South Carolina | 17-Jan-1781 |
| Battle of Guilford Courthouse | North Carolina | 15-Mar-1781 |
| Battle of Chesapeake Capes | Chesapeake Bay | 05-Sep-1781 |
| Battle of Groton Heights | Connecticut | 06-Sep-1781 |
| Battle of Eutaw Springs | South Carolina | 08-Sep-1781 |
| Siege of Yorktown | Virginia | 19-Oct-1781 |
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815 (2009)