Military Leaders of the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 3 people and 108 moments here, from 1728 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Napoleon Bonaparte, George Washington and James Cook.
Notable people
Napoleon Bonaparte
from 1769 to 1815
56 moments here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
George Washington
from 1732 to 1799
44 moments here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
James Cook
from 1728 to 1776
8 moments here
British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…
Moments
- 1728 Born at Marton James Cook
- 1732 Born at Popes Creek George Washington
- 1735 Lives at Little Hunting Creek George Washington
- 1738 Moves to Ferry Farm George Washington
- 1746 Begins Whitby apprenticeship James Cook
- 1750 Surveys from Winchester George Washington
- 1753 Reaches Fort Le Boeuf George Washington
- 1755 Rejoins Braddock near the Monongahela George Washington
- 1758 Present at surrender of Louisbourg James Cook
- 1759 Establishes household at Mount Vernon George Washington
- 1759 Surveys the St Lawrence approaches to Quebec James Cook
- 1762 Returns to England and marries in London James Cook
- 1763 Surveys Saint-Pierre and Miquelon James Cook
- 1766 Observes eclipse off Newfoundland James Cook
- 1769 Born at Maison Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1775 Joins Congress in Philadelphia George Washington
- 1775 Occupies Cambridge headquarters George Washington
- 1776 Anchors in Plymouth Sound before third voyage James Cook
- 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
- 1776 Attacks the Trenton garrison George Washington
- 1777 Enters winter quarters at Valley Forge George Washington
- 1779 Enrolls at school in Autun Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1779 Stays at Ford Mansion George Washington
- 1781 Meets French commanders at Newport George Washington
- 1781 Arrives in Williamsburg George Washington
- 1781 Leads army toward Yorktown George Washington
- 1781 Visits Mount Vernon en route to Yorktown George Washington
- 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
- 1783 Resigns command in Annapolis George Washington
- 1783 Returns home after the Revolution George Washington
- 1784 Tours the Ohio Country George Washington
- 1785 Stationed at Valence Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1787 Arrives for the Constitutional Convention George Washington
- 1789 Arrives in New York George Washington
- 1789 Departs Mount Vernon for the presidency George Washington
- 1789 Reaches Philadelphia on inaugural journey George Washington
- 1789 Received in Alexandria George Washington
- 1789 Stops at Trenton George Washington
- 1789 Takes the oath at Federal Hall George Washington
- 1789 Attends worship in New Haven George Washington
- 1789 Visits churches in Boston George Washington
- 1789 Visits Portsmouth churches George Washington
- 1790 Returns to Newport as president George Washington
- 1790 Lives in the Philadelphia President's House George Washington
- 1791 Passes through Richmond George Washington
- 1791 Spends a week in Charleston George Washington
- 1791 Stops in Moravian Salem George Washington
- 1791 Turns north from Augusta George Washington
- 1791 Visits Savannah George Washington
- 1791 Leaves Philadelphia on Southern Tour George Washington