Description
- These American Revolutionary War chess pieces are made of polyresin, hand painted and polished individually. The chess pieces and glass board are packed in one styrofoam unit; the board is at the bottom half while the pieces are in the top half. Please be sure to cut the taping around the top and bottom foam sheets
- Board dimensions: 15.5" by 15.5" and 1/4" thick. Approximate Height of pieces: 3.5" Tallest 2.25" shortest piece. Base diameter 1.25". Each chess square box measures 1.5" by 1.5".
- The board is made of fine glass; frosted and clear checkered square boxes on the surface of the glass.
- The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution which occurred in colonial North America between 1765 and 1783. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War (17751783), gaining independence from the British Crown and establishing the United States of America, the first modern constitutional liberal democracy.
- The continental army is painted in blue, lead by George Washington while the British invasion force lead by Sir Henry Clinton.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between the northern United States and the southern United States. Heros and martyrs mark the soil of America as Freedom and Equality is at stake. The chess pieces feature many important historical characters like Presidents Lincoln and Davis, Generals Grant and Lee. The war is waged on this chess board game and you are in control of the destiny of the 2 sides!