Ground

The ground

Places where the shape of the land decided what happened on it. Every map here is traced from real elevation data, not drawn.

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Washington Crossing
Crossing of the Delaware and the Battle of Trenton
December 25-26, 1776 · 76 m relief · video
Bemis Heights
Battles of Saratoga
September 19 - October 7, 1777 · 133 m relief
Snow's Island
Francis Marion's partisan campaign
1780-1781 · 25 m relief · video
San Jacinto
Battle of San Jacinto
April 21, 1836 · 15 m relief · video
Antietam
Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862 · 72 m relief
Vicksburg
Siege of Vicksburg
May 18 - July 4, 1863 · 88 m relief
Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863 · 97 m relief · video
Lookout Mountain
Battle of Lookout Mountain
November 24, 1863 · 457 m relief
Little Bighorn
Battle of the Little Bighorn
June 25-26, 1876 · 113 m relief
Chatel-Chehery
Alvin York's action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
October 8, 1918 · 128 m relief · video
Bruyeres and the Vosges
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
October 1944 · 213 m relief · video
Chosin Reservoir
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
November 27 - December 13, 1950 · 581 m relief · video