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A portrait of an admiral in this conflict was discovered in 2008 to have been overlaid with African features. An artist and soldier who fought in this conflict provided eyewitness testimony for paintings by Xavier della Gatta. A man on horseback points at a burning ship in one painting showing enemy sailors being rescued in this conflict. (-5[1])A notably inaccurate portrayal of an event in this conflict whitewashed one subject (-5[1])and copied the engraving (*) Fruits of Arbitrary Power. (10[1])A large flag flies above Major Pierson as he dies in a painting of this conflict. (10[1])That painting is by engraver Henry Pelham’s half-brother John Singleton Copley. Prince Whipple may be in a painting of this conflict showing the title figure on a boat crossing an icy river. For 10 points, name this war (10[1])depicted in Emanuel Leutze’s Washington (10[1])Crossing the Delaware. ■END■

ANSWER: American Revolution [or Revolutionary War or War of American Independence;]
<Felix Wang, Visual Fine Arts>
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Teigue KellyOh you like geography? Name every Forrest.bruh56-5
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Tejas RajebruhOh you like geography? Name every Forrest.13610

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