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British army advancing at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815

Duke of Wellington ordering the entire British line to advance at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Americans gaining French alliance in the Revolutionary War

American and French representatives signing a Treaty of Alliance at Paris, American Revolution.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Joan of Arc hearing a call to save France

Young Joan of Arc listening to angel voices calling upon her to save France during the Hundred Years War.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Lepage illustration

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