Antique steel engraving, circa 1860, of John Sullivan. SOURCE: ORIGINAL FIRST GENERATION STEEL PLATE ENGRAVING.


John Sullivan (1740 – 1795) was an American General in the Revolutionary War, a delegate in the Continental Congress, Governor of New Hampshire and a United States federal judge. He commanded the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries. As a member of Congress, Sullivan worked closely with the French Ambassador the Chevalier de la Luzerne.


Size: 4982px × 5530px
Photo credit: © Old Paper Studios / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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