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 ascending |
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Battle of Cowpens | South Carolina | 07-Nov-1781 |
Siege of Yorktown | Virginia | 19-Oct-1781 |
Battle of Eutaw Springs | South Carolina | 08-Sep-1781 |
Battle of Groton Heights | Connecticut | 06-Sep-1781 |
Battle of Chesapeake Capes | Virginia — Chesapeake Bay | 05-Sep-1781 |
Battle of Guilford Courthouse | North Carolina | 15-Mar-1781 |
Battle of Kings Mountain | South Carolina | 07-Oct-1780 |
Battle of Camden | South Carolina | 16-Aug-1780 |
Battle of Waxhaws | South Carolina | 29-May-1780 |
Siege of Charleston | South Carolina | 12-May-1780 |
Siege of Savannah | Georgia | 20-Oct-1779 |
Battle of Stony Point | New York | 15-Jul-1779 |
Battle of Savannah | Georgia | 29-Dec-1778 |
Battle of Monmouth | New Jersey | 28-Jun-1778 |
Battle of Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 08-Feb-1778 |
Siege of Mud Island Fort (Fort Mifflin) | Pennsylvania | 15-Nov-1777 |
Battle of Red Bank (Fort Mercer) | New Jersey | 22-Oct-1777 |
Battles of Saratoga | New York | 07-Oct-1777 |
Battle of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton | New York | 06-Oct-1777 |
Battle of Germantown | Pennsylvania | 04-Oct-1777 |
Battle of Brandywine | Pennsylvania | 11-Sep-1777 |
Battle of Bennington | New York | 16-Aug-1777 |
Battle of Oriskany | New York | 06-Aug-1777 |
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga | New York | 06-Jul-1777 |
Battle of Princeton | New Jersey | 03-Jan-1777 |
Battle of Trenton | New Jersey | 26-Dec-1776 |
Battle of Fort Washington | New York | 16-Nov-1776 |
Battle of White Plains | New York | 28-Oct-1776 |
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge | North Carolina | 27-Oct-1776 |
Battle of Valcour Island | New York | 11-Oct-1776 |
Battle of Harlem Heights | New York | 16-Sep-1776 |
Battle of Long Island | New York | 27-Aug-1776 |
Fortification of Dorchester Heights | Massachusetts | 04-Mar-1776 |
Battle of Quebec | Quebec, Canada | 31-Dec-1775 |
Battle of Bunker Hill | Massachusetts | 17-Jun-1775 |
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga | New York | 10-May-1775 |
Battle of Lexington and Concord | Massachusetts | 19-Apr-1775 |
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815 (2009)