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The surrender of the German cities. from BL Add 33733, f. 16

The surrender of the German cities. from BL Add 33733, f. 16

A miniature of a scene from the Triumphs of Emperor Charles V: The surrender of the German cities. Image taken from f. 16 of The Triumphs of Charles V (index L'Aguila Triumphante de Carlos Quinto). Written in Spanish.

The besieged Romans throw loaves of bread from the walls as stratagem to demonstrate to the Gauls that they have an abundance of grain and will not surrender because of famine

The besieged Romans throw loaves of bread from the walls as stratagem ...

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Pierre Philippe Choffard - The Surrender of the Khan of Badakhsan

Pierre Philippe Choffard - The Surrender of the Khan of Badakhsan

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Pierre Philippe Choffard - The Surrender of the Khan of Badakhsan

Pierre Philippe Choffard - The Surrender of the Khan of Badakhsan

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The Surrender of the Venetian Townships, from Der Weisskunig

The Surrender of the Venetian Townships, from Der Weisskunig

Public domain reproduction of a relief art print, 15th-16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Retreat of the Spanish Garrison after the Surrender of s Hertogenbosch, 17 September 1629 (Defeated Spanish Garrison Leaving 's-Hertogenbosch)

Retreat of the Spanish Garrison after the Surrender of s Hertogenbosch...

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Frederick Henry at the Surrender of Maastricht, 22 August 1632

Frederick Henry at the Surrender of Maastricht, 22 August 1632

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century dutch print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America: Representing their rightful claim as confirm'd by charters, and the formal surrender of their Indian friends; likewise the encroachments of the French, with the several forts they have unjustly erected therein.

A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America: Represe...

Scale ca. 1:7,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. Designed to be colored. Not colored. "Sold by Wm. Herbert on London Bridge & Robt. Sayer over against Fetter Lane in Fleet Street." LC Maps of North America, 175... More

5 Fort Sackville: Britain Yields Possession

5 Fort Sackville: Britain Yields Possession

This mural shows the formal surrender of Fort Sackville by British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton to George Rogers Clark on February 25, 1779. Since Hamilton was not a military officer, it is not known whether he... More

The Colonial Gazette. Oct. 1781. Supplement Num. 39. Letter from General Washington to the Governor of Maryland, announcing the surrender of Cornwallis

The Colonial Gazette. Oct. 1781. Supplement Num. 39. Letter from Gener...

Reference copy may be in LOT 4412 K. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Providence, October 25, 1781. Three o'clock P.M. This moment an express arrived at his honor the deputy-governor's from Col. Christopher Olney, Commandant on Rhode-Island, announcing the important intelligence of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis

Providence, October 25, 1781. Three o'clock P.M. This moment an expres...

Positive Photostat. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 165, Folder 10.

Keith Rocco - Yorktown Surrender Ceremony

Keith Rocco - Yorktown Surrender Ceremony

British troops stack arms during the ceremonial surrender of Cornwallis' army marking the end of the siege of Yorktown, October 19, 1781 (Keith Rocco, artist).

Newport, October 25, 1781. Glorious intelligence! [Announcement of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis]. Newport, Printed: New-London: Re-printed by T. Green [1781].
Lord Cornwallis surrender, 1781. - Public domain old map

Lord Cornwallis surrender, 1781. - Public domain old map

Shows Yorktown Virginia and the York River on conical powder horn. Relief shown by hachures. Manuscript: Engraved bovine horn, shellacked. Has wooden pouring spout inserted at narrow end and wooden hinged cap i... More

The surrender of government castle, in March 1782, to the late besieging minority, British Cartoon Print

The surrender of government castle, in March 1782, to the late besiegi...

Print shows members of the old ministry walking out of the "Government Castle" closely followed by a devil, and members of the new ministry marching in. Caption continues: N.B. The old garrison and placemen ar... More

Nicolas Ponce - [Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown] - Nicolas Ponce

Nicolas Ponce - [Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown] - Nicolas Ponce

Wash drawing (reverse of printed versions) shows the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. Illus. in: Recueil d'estampes representant les différents événemens de la Guerre qui a procuré l'indépen... More

Nicolas Ponce - [Surrender at Saratoga]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Nicolas Ponce - [Surrender at Saratoga]. Book illustration from Librar...

Wash drawing (reverse of printed versions) shows idealized view of the surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 17, 1777. Illus. in: Recueil d'estampes representant les différents événemens de la Gue... More

To the real patriots and supporters of American independence [On the surrender of Chevalier Longchamps to the Court of France] [Signed] An independent patriot. [Philadelphia 1784].

To the real patriots and supporters of American independence [On the s...

Evans 18182.; Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 146, Folder 27.

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Three Figures Raising the Colors

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Dun...

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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Two Studies of a Man with a Sail or Flag

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Dun...

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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Admiral De Winter Raising the Colors

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Dun...

John Singleton Copley (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1738–1815 London) Public domain scan of 18th century Dutch drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Lord Admiral Duncan

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Dun...

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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Two Studies of a Man with a Sail or Flag

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Dun...

John Singleton Copley (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1738–1815 London) Public domain scan of drawing, naked figure, anatomy etude, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Lord Admiral Duncan

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Dun...

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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Admiral De Winter Raising the Colors

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Dun...

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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Three Figures Raising the Colors

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Dun...

John Singleton Copley (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1738–1815 London) Public domain photograph of art object, Netherlands, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Hull and the defence of Fort M'Henry. A new song, called the surrender of General Hull. The defence of Fort M'Henry, (Baltimore.) A new song [The Star Spangled Banner] [1813?].

General Hull and the defence of Fort M'Henry. A new song, called the s...

Negative Photostat.; Star Spangled Banner.; The surrender of General Hull.; Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printe... More

[Napoleon I boards the Bellerophon to surrender] / Baugean delt. & sculpt.

[Napoleon I boards the Bellerophon to surrender] / Baugean delt. & scu...

Print shows a view of the HMS Bellerophon from the aft with a rowboat drawn along the starboard side and Napoleon I climbing stairs to board the ship in order to surrender to the British and Captain Frederick L... More

map from "Gleanings and Remarks: collected during many months of residence at Buenos-Ayres, and within the Upper Country; with a prefatory account of the expedition from England, until the surrender of the ... Cape of Good Hope. With a map, etc"

map from "Gleanings and Remarks: collected during many months of resid...

This image has been taken from scan 000009 from "Gleanings and Remarks: collected during many months of residence at Buenos-Ayres, and within the Upper Country; with a prefatory account of the expedition from E... More

map from "Gleanings and Remarks: collected during many months of residence at Buenos-Ayres, and within the Upper Country; with a prefatory account of the expedition from England, until the surrender of the ... Cape of Good Hope. With a map, etc"

map from "Gleanings and Remarks: collected during many months of resid...

This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "Gleanings and Remarks: collected during many months of residence at Buenos-Ayres, and within the Upper Country; with a prefatory account of the expedition from E... More

The Citadel of Antwerp shortly after the siege of 19 November - 23 December, 1832 and the surrender of the Dutch occupation to the French

The Citadel of Antwerp shortly after the siege of 19 November - 23 Dec...

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A nighttime view of the Alamo Chapel located at #1 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas (TX). This is the front of the Old Spanish Mission Fort where 189 defenders sacrificed their lives and fought to the death rather than surrender to the forces of the Mexican General Santa Anna in the year 1836

A nighttime view of the Alamo Chapel located at #1 Alamo Plaza, San An...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, CIV Release Status: Released to ... More

A view of the Alamo Chapel located at #1 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas (TX). This is the front of the Old Spanish Mission Fort where 189 defenders sacrificed their lives and fought to the death rather than surrender to the forces of the Mexican General Santa Anna in the year 1836

A view of the Alamo Chapel located at #1 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Tex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, CIV Release Status: Released to ... More

Matamoros from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Matamoros from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of t...

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Mexican-American War from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Mexican-American War from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descri...

This image has been taken from scan 000111 from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the su... More

headquarters from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

headquarters from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions o...

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Matamoros from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Matamoros from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of t...

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Point Isabel from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Point Isabel from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions o...

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Fort Brown from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Fort Brown from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of ...

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Mexican-American War from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Mexican-American War from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descri...

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Mexican-American War from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Mexican-American War from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descri...

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Matamoros from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Matamoros from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of t...

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ranchero from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

ranchero from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of th...

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Chapel de la Capilla from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Chapel de la Capilla from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descri...

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Point Isabel Bay from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Point Isabel Bay from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptio...

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Matamoros from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

Matamoros from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of t...

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U.S. Army from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the bombardment of Fort Brown, and the ceremonies of the surrender of Matamoros, etc"

U.S. Army from "Our Army on the Rio Grande: ... with descriptions of t...

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Telegraphig, Exclusively for the National Whig. National Whig-----Extra. General Scott in Mexico. Battle eight miles from City. Enemy soon gave say. Stiuplations for surrender. Loss three hundred. Scott's entrance into the City without oppositio
map from "The Mexican War: a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the Generals"

map from "The Mexican War: a history of its origin, and a detailed acc...

This image has been taken from scan 000270 from "The Mexican War: a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches ... More

McLean House, National Parks gallery

McLean House, National Parks gallery

McLean house(1848) was the site of Lee and Grants meeting

map from "The Mexican War: a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the Generals"

map from "The Mexican War: a history of its origin, and a detailed acc...

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map from "The Mexican War: a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the Generals"

map from "The Mexican War: a history of its origin, and a detailed acc...

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map from "The Mexican War: a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the Generals"

map from "The Mexican War: a history of its origin, and a detailed acc...

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Lynch law in California - surrender of prisoners at the county gaol [jail], San Francisco

Lynch law in California - surrender of prisoners at the county gaol [j...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1856 July 12, p. 36. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: California San Francisco; California Hist. 1856; Lynching; Prisons.

The  Lee's surrender, or Yankee Doodle Dandy for the times. Composed by DeWolfe, W. P. of N. H

The Lee's surrender, or Yankee Doodle Dandy for the times. Composed b...

Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public Domain Images - Etonnement

Public Domain Images - Etonnement

Fonds Trutat - Photographie ancienne..Cote : TRU C 1331.Localisation : Fonds ancien (S 30) .Original non communicable..Titre : Etonnement..Auteur : Albert Londe (?).Rôle de l’auteur : Photographe..Lieu de créat... More

Interior of Fort Sumter in April 1861 after its surrender by U.S. garrison

Interior of Fort Sumter in April 1861 after its surrender by U.S. garr...

No. 4799. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 9, p. 41 (top)". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

H.W. Denslow to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, April 13, 1861  (Telegram reporting surrender of Fort Sumter)

H.W. Denslow to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, April 13, 1861 (Telegram r...

Public domain scan of American Civil War document, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Impromptu speech of his Excellency Governor Pickens, of South-Carolina, in reference to the greetings of the citizens, on the evening of the Surrender of Fort Sumter, April 13, 1861.

Impromptu speech of his Excellency Governor Pickens, of South-Carolina...

C. S. A. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 173, Folder 12.

Interior of Fort Sumter in April 1861 after its surrender by U.S. garrison

Interior of Fort Sumter in April 1861 after its surrender by U.S. garr...

No. 4798. See also LOT 4166-C no. 219 for full stereo view. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Charles C. Fulton to Gustavus V. Fox, Tuesday, April 15, 1862  (Telegram reporting surrender of Ft. Pulaski)
The attack on and surrender of Harper's Ferry

The attack on and surrender of Harper's Ferry

Shows the area surrounding Harper's Ferry, W. Va., at the intersection of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers as the Confederate forces under Jackson began their assault, Sept. 12-15, 1862.

John E. Wool to Edwin M. Stanton, Tuesday, April 15, 1862  (Telegram reporting surrender of Ft. Pulaski)
The Surrender of Vicksburg / Theodore R. Davis.

The Surrender of Vicksburg / Theodore R. Davis.

The rebels marching out and stacking arms, with Gen. Grant and staff on horseback meeting marching soldiers on left and Gen. Pemberton and staff on right; view of the city from the river bank, showing part of t... More

Fort Morgan just after the surrender, August 23, 1864

Fort Morgan just after the surrender, August 23, 1864

Battle of Mobile Bay, Ala. Wood engraving after sketch by George Slater Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, (1864). LOT 9355; CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 FORTS. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

McLean's House, Appomattox, Virginia Scene of Lee's surrender

McLean's House, Appomattox, Virginia Scene of Lee's surrender

Photograph shows three people seated on the porch steps with one woman standing behind them at the Wilmer McLean House, where Generals Lee and Grant agreed on the terms of surrender. Alternate title, photograp... More

Post-war impressions, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, 1865.

Post-war impressions, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park,...

At Farmville, VA, Eugene Beague of the 45th Pennsylvania saw many Confederates making their way home after the surrender. He wrote: “During our stay in the vicinity of Farmville we got to be quite chummy with t... More

Map of Appomattox Court House and vicinity. Showing the relative positions of the Confederate and Federal Armies at the time of General R. E. Lee's surrender, April 9th 1865.

Map of Appomattox Court House and vicinity. Showing the relative posit...

Scale 1:31,680. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 524 Shows positions of Union and Confederate troops by the colors blue and red respectively, houses, names of residents, roads, relief by hachures, drainage, and veg... More

Ft. Fisher shewing [sic] Union attack, Jany 15th 1865 From survey made after surrender by U.S. Engineers.

Ft. Fisher shewing [sic] Union attack, Jany 15th 1865 From survey made...

Map shows area surrounding forts Fisher, Buchanan and Anderson near Smithville, N.C. Fort Fisher, located on the peninsula formed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape Fear River, was the primary target of the Un... More

McLean's House, Appomattox, Virginia, scene of General Lee's surrender

McLean's House, Appomattox, Virginia, scene of General Lee's surrender

Photograph shows the house in Appomattox where the terms of surrender between Generals Grant and Lee were signed April 8, 1865. The family of the owner of the house, Wilmer McLean, are seated on the steps. No. ... More

[Front page of New York Times, Monday, Apr. 10, 1865, with news of Lee's surrender]
Plan showing positions of Union and Rebel armies 8th and 9th April 1865, to the surrender of Lee 2nd Corps at Cumberland Church.

Plan showing positions of Union and Rebel armies 8th and 9th April 186...

This detail of an unidentified printed map has annotations by Sneden showing the locations of troops surrounding Appomattox Courthouse, April 9th, 1865. Union forces identified include Sheridan's 9th Corps, Hum... More

The surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown A.D. 1781

The surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown A.D. 1781

Print depicts the surrender of the British forces after the Battle of Yorktown. Major General O'Hara, substituting for General Cornwallis, is shown handing his sword to the Comte de Rochambeau, who is standing ... More

Stereobild med motiv av tre män vid vapenlager, Fransk- Tyska kriget 1870, vapenlager efter kapitulationen vid Metz.

Stereobild med motiv av tre män vid vapenlager, Fransk- Tyska kriget 1...

Stereobild med motiv av tre män vid vapenlager, Fransk- Tyska kriget 1870, vapenlager efter kapitulationen vid Metz.

William Tell --  will not surrender or bow to the old hat

William Tell -- will not surrender or bow to the old hat

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Oregon - the surrender of the Modocs - the Indians emerging from a crevasse in the lava beds

Oregon - the surrender of the Modocs - the Indians emerging from a cre...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 36, no. 923 (1873 June 7), p. 197 (cover).

[Bank note vignettes showing surrender of General Burgoyne, George Washington resigning his commission, signing of a treaty, funeral of Indian with priest and Spanish soldiers in armor and weeping women]

[Bank note vignettes showing surrender of General Burgoyne, George Was...

In album: Engravings of the American Banknote Company ... p. 57. Public domain photograph of an official portrait, meeting, ceremony, group of people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Captain Joseph Fry / / from a photograph by T. Lilienthal, New Orleans. The Surrender of the Virginius in Bahia Honda / from a sketch by our special artist

Captain Joseph Fry / / from a photograph by T. Lilienthal, New Orleans...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Fry, Captain of the Virginius, and view of United States steamer Despatch, fishing smacks, the Virginius, gig from La Favorita, Spanish sloop La Favorita. Virginius was captured d... More

The Surrender at Breda or 'Las Lanzas' (The Lances), after Velázquez

The Surrender at Breda or 'Las Lanzas' (The Lances), after Velázquez

Bartolomé Maura (Spanish, 1599–1660) Public domain scan of Dutch 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Appomattox of the third termers - unconditional surrender / J. Keppler.

The Appomattox of the third termers - unconditional surrender / J. Kep...

Cartoon showing Ulysses S. Grant, wearing Civil War uniform, in front of tents "Camp Bourbon," "post trading tent," etc., and Belknap, Cameron, Williams, and Murphy, as soldiers with unhappy faces, handing dama... More

The dawn of peace. Morning of the surrender of Yorktown / designed & engraved by A. Gilchrist Campbell.

The dawn of peace. Morning of the surrender of Yorktown / designed & e...

20737 U.S. Copyright Office, 1881. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Campbell.

[Scene in Geronimo's camp...before surrender to General Crook, March 27, 1886: group in Natches' camp; boys with rifles]

[Scene in Geronimo's camp...before surrender to General Crook, March 2...

Photo "Copyright 1886 by C. S. Fly, Tombstone, Ariz." Stamped copyright deposit date, c1886 April 17. No. 172. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[Scene in Geronimo's camp...before surrender to General Crook, March 27, 1886: Geronimo and Natches mounted; Geronimo's son (Perico) standing at his side holding baby]

[Scene in Geronimo's camp...before surrender to General Crook, March 2...

Published in Harper's Weekly, April 24, 1886, p. 265. Photo "Copyright 1886 by C. S. Fly, Tombstone, Ariz." Stamped copyright deposit date, c1886 April 17. No. 171. This record contains unverified, old data fro... More

Apaches sit down with General Crook, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, 1886.

Apaches sit down with General Crook, Fort Bowie National Historic Site...

March 25, 1886 Chihuahua, Naiche and Geronimo discussed their possible surrender with General Crook. However, the cost of peace is sometimes too great. Passion, fear, rumors of awaiting execution, slow correspo... More

[The captive white boy, Santiago McKinn in Geronimo's Camp, with group of Indians, mostly children, in front of partially constructed tent, before Geronimo's surrender to General Crook, March 27, 1886]

[The captive white boy, Santiago McKinn in Geronimo's Camp, with group...

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[Scene in Geronimo's camp...before surrender to General Crook, March 27, 1886: group of 18 men, women and children]

[Scene in Geronimo's camp...before surrender to General Crook, March 2...

Photo shows a group of 18 men, women, and children Photo "Copyright 1886. By C. S. Fly, Tombstone, Ariz." Stamped date for copyright deposit is April 17, 1886. No. 181. Date based on title information.

[Scene in Geronimo's camp...before surrender to General Crook, March 27, 1886:  Geronimo, full-length portrait standing, facing left, rifle at port]

[Scene in Geronimo's camp...before surrender to General Crook, March 2...

Photo "Copyright 1886 by C. S. Fly, Tombstone, Ariz." Stamped copyright deposit date, c1886 April 17. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Back of postcard - Surrender of Lee

Back of postcard - Surrender of Lee

Back of postcard surrender of Lee with a description of Lee leaving after the surrender and how he and his men must have felt.

Lord Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, Va., 1781. Composed and copyrighted by James Farrell, Mattapan, Mass. 1894.

Lord Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, Va., 1781. Composed and copyri...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 4 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 78, Folder 20a. Copy scanned: 2

The surrender of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863

The surrender of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863

Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the Civil War / Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden. Chicago : The Puritan Press Co., c1894, v. 2, p. 479.

Photographic Reproduction of a Painting of General Robert E. Lee Signing the Surrender of the Confederate Armies to General Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House, Appomattox, Virginia

Photographic Reproduction of a Painting of General Robert E. Lee Signi...

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surrender from "Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto. A collection of historical sketches of the old town of York from 1792 until 1833 (till 1837) and of Toronto from 1834 to 1893 (to 1914). Also ... engravings ... Published from the Toronto “Evening Telegram.” 6 ser"

surrender from "Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto. A collection of hist...

This image has been taken from scan 000651 from volume 02 of "Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto. A collection of historical sketches of the old town of York from 1792 until 1833 (till 1837) and of Toronto from 1... More

Unconditional surrender / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Unconditional surrender / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows President McKinley capitulating to special interests and political patronage by offering his sword labeled "Patronage" to Marcus A. Hanna, Thomas C. Platt, and Matthew S. Quay. The dejected members ... More

The surrender of Jerusalem to the British, December 9, 1917. The Mayor of Jerusalem, with white flag, offers surrender to two British tommies (sergeants)

The surrender of Jerusalem to the British, December 9, 1917. The Mayor...

Title and date based on captions for similar images (LC-M31-1831, LC-M31-1831-[A], and LC-M31-1831-[B]). Mayor of Jerusalem, Hussein Salim al-Husseini. On transparency sleeve: 1831 positives. Gift; Episcopa... More

[The surrender of Jerusalem to the British, December 9, 1917. The Mayor of Jerusalem, with white flag, offers surrender to two British tommies (sergeants)]

[The surrender of Jerusalem to the British, December 9, 1917. The Mayo...

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His condition - an unconditional surrender / Dalrymple.

His condition - an unconditional surrender / Dalrymple.

Print shows Thomas C. Platt offering his sword labeled "N.Y. Republican Boss" and a paper labeled "Nomination for Governor" to Theodore Roosevelt who is dressed as a Rough Rider; a pistol at Platt's feet is lab... More

U.S.S. Oregon, watching the [Cristobal] Colon after her surrender, Battle of Santiago

U.S.S. Oregon, watching the [Cristobal] Colon after her surrender, Bat...

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General Miles, Shafter, Wheeler returning from the conference with Genral H. Toral which resulted in the surrender of the Province of Santiago de Cuba

General Miles, Shafter, Wheeler returning from the conference with Gen...

Photograph showing William Shafter, Joseph Wheeler, and Nelson Miles riding on horseback. Photoprint by William Dinwiddie. Title and date from item.

A hundred years ago - the surrender of the French frigate "L'Insurgente" to the U.S.S. "Constellation," Commodore Truxtun, February 9, 1799 / drawn by Clyde O. DeLand.

A hundred years ago - the surrender of the French frigate "L'Insurgent...

Print shows the aftermath of a battle between the USS Constellation and the French frigate "L'Insurgente" with the crew of the Constellation gathered on the starboard side cheering as the badly damaged "L'Insur... More

[Surrender of Lord Cornwallis] - A painting of a group of men riding horses

[Surrender of Lord Cornwallis] - A painting of a group of men riding h...

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