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The surrender of Fort Amsterdam by Governor Stuyvesant.

Surrender of Fort Amsterdam

The surrender of Fort Amsterdam by Governor Stuyvesant.

Groups of people gathered on the shores of a river.

Fort Donelson After Its Surrender

Groups of people gathered on the shores of a river.

In light of overwhelming enemy strength and the relatively heavy casualties his army suffered in the Battle of Bentonville, Johnston surrendered to Sherman little more than a month later at Bennett Place, near Durham Station.

Johnston's Surrender

In light of overwhelming enemy strength and the relatively heavy casualties his army suffered in the…

The place where Johnston surrendered to Sherman in the American Civil War.

Place of Johnston's Surrender to Sherman

The place where Johnston surrendered to Sherman in the American Civil War.

General leaving after the surrender of the American Civil War.

General Lee Leaving After the Surrender

General leaving after the surrender of the American Civil War.

Confederate General Lee surrendering to Union General Grant.

Lee Surrenders to Grant

Confederate General Lee surrendering to Union General Grant.

The chair in which General Lee sat when signing the surrender.

General Lee's Chair

The chair in which General Lee sat when signing the surrender.

Grant and Lee signing the terms of surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.

Lee's Surrender

Grant and Lee signing the terms of surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.

The table on which General Lee signed the surrender.

General Lee's Table

The table on which General Lee signed the surrender.

Picture from when General Lee surrendered his army April 9th.

Surrender of Lee

Picture from when General Lee surrendered his army April 9th.

The surrender of Lord Cornwallis.

Lord Cornwallis

The surrender of Lord Cornwallis.

"Marcus Aurelius receiving the submission of German captives. (From a Bas-relief in the Capitoline Museum, Rome.)" -Allen, 1890

Marcus Aurelius and German Captives

"Marcus Aurelius receiving the submission of German captives. (From a Bas-relief in the Capitoline Museum,…

The McLean residence, at the Appomattox Courthouse, where General Lee met with General Grant to sign an act of surrender.

McLean's House: The Place of Lee's Surrender

The McLean residence, at the Appomattox Courthouse, where General Lee met with General Grant to sign…

Columbus arriving at Granada in time to see the final surrender of the Moors to the Spanish Army.

Moors Surrender

Columbus arriving at Granada in time to see the final surrender of the Moors to the Spanish Army.

Pemberton's Headquarters is a two-story brick house that served as the headquarters for Confederate General John C. Pemberton during most of the 47 day siege of Vicksburg, and the site where he decided to surrender the city to Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863.

General Pemberton's Headquarters at Vicksburg

Pemberton's Headquarters is a two-story brick house that served as the headquarters for Confederate…

Peter Stuyvesant, protesting vehemently against the signing of a treaty of surrender to the English

Peter Stuyvesant

Peter Stuyvesant, protesting vehemently against the signing of a treaty of surrender to the English

Governor Stuyvesant tearing up the letter demanding the surrender of New Amsterdam.

Governor Peter Stuyvesant

Governor Stuyvesant tearing up the letter demanding the surrender of New Amsterdam.

Genereal Johnson surrendering to Union General Sherman.

Surrender of General Johnson to General Sherman

Genereal Johnson surrendering to Union General Sherman.

Vercingetorix Surrenders to Caesar.

Surrendering

Vercingetorix Surrenders to Caesar.

The Battle of Veracruz was a 20-day siege of the key Mexican seaport of Veracruz, during the Mexican-American War. Lasting from March 9 to March 29, 1847, it began with the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces, and ended with the surrender and occupation of the city. U.S. forces then marched inland to Mexico City.

Vera Cruz during the Mexican War

The Battle of Veracruz was a 20-day siege of the key Mexican seaport of Veracruz, during the Mexican-American…