A French Jacobin, born in Province, in 1755, of an ancient family; served as second lieutenant in the…
(1785-1819) American naval officer most famous for defeating British force on Lake Erie in 1813. Brother…
The remarkable escape and sufferings of Captain Wilson. Captain James Wilson was the first to bring…
The stranger, Black Dog hiding himself and Jim from Bill, the captain in Treasure Island by Robert Louis…
Captain Charles Asgill was a British prisoner during the American Revolutionary War and was the subject…
John Barry was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later in…
Medal commemorating Captain James Biddle and the action between USS 'Hornet' and HMS 'Penguin', 1815.
Charles Stuart Boggs (28 January 1811 - 22 April 1877) served in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American…
Fort Dearborn, named in honor of Henry Dearborn, was a United States fort built on the Chicago River…
Fort Dearborn, named in honor of Henry Dearborn, was a United States fort built on the Chicago River…
Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c. 1552 – 29 October 1618), was a famed English writer, poet, soldier,…
(1791-1839) an American political leader, lawyer, and captain in the War of 1812.
Silas Talbot (11 January 1751 - 30 June 1813) was an officer in the Continental Army and in the Continental…
Charles Scott Todd (January 22, 1791 – May 17, 1871) was a United States army officer and government…
Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr (5 January 1779 – 22 March 1820) was an American naval officer notable…
Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr (5 January 1779 – 22 March 1820) was an American naval officer notable…
Solomon Van Vechten Van Rensselaer (August 6, 1774 – April 23, 1852) was an United States Representative…
Lewis Warrington (3 November 1782 – 12 October 1851) was an officer in the United States Navy…
William Washington (February 28, 1752 to March 6, 1810), was a patriotic Southern cavalry officer during…
Johnston Blakeley (October 1781 - October 1814) was an officer in the United States Navy during the…
Johnston Blakeley (October 1781 - October 1814) was an officer in the United States Navy during the…
Valeriano Weyler Nicolau, marqués de Tenerife (17 September 1838 – 20 October 1930) was a Spanish…
Abraham Whipple (26 September 1733 – 27 May 1819) was an American revolutionary naval commander.…
The Conference House (also known as the Bentley Manor and the Captain Christopher Billop House)was built…
Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow (1811 – 29 September 1873) was an officer in the United States…
John Lorimer Worden (12 March 1818 – 19 October 1897) was a U.S. Admiral who served in the American…
Sir James Lucas Yeo KCB (7 October 1782 – 21 August 1818) was a British Naval commander who served…
Captain Sir John Smith (c. January 1580–June 21, 1631) Admiral of New England was an English soldier,…
Captain Myles Standish (sometimes spelled Miles) was an English born military officer hired by the Pilgrims…
Captain Myles Standish (sometimes spelled Miles) was an English born military officer hired by the Pilgrims…
Capt. Jeremiah Holmes was a sea captain of many Mystic sloops and a hero of the Battle of Stonington…
"Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and…
"And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul…
John Adams Dix, of New York, was appointed Secretary of the Treasury. He sent Mr. Jones to New Orleans…
It is four o'clock in the afternoon when a messenger rides up to the house of Captain Knott V. Martin.…
General Nathaniel Lyon (1818 - 1861) was the first Union general to be killed in the Civil War and is…
Henry Augustus Wise (1819 - 1869) was a U.S. Naval Officer who served in the U.S. - Mexican War and…
"For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes…
"Lyle Life-saving Gun. LYLE GUN, a bronze life-saving gun, designed by Captain D. A. Lyle of the United…
An illustration of a captain of a ship looking at a man sitting on the deck.
An illustration of a captain standing on a cannon with his foot on the railing of the ship.
An illustration of a ship captain standing next to an old man and a young girl in shackles.
A captain on his ship. "At high noon every day he makes an observation, telling by the sun just where…
"Then came Lord Cathcart upon a powerful horse. He was chief of the knights. Two negro slaves wearing…
A British explorer who made detailed maps of Newfoundland before he achieved the first European contact…
A medal engraved with the head of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, with his name in the inscription. On the…
So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,and led…
"And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief…