19th Century Battle Scenes

Engravings depict street battles and military campaigns from the 19th century, highlighting the intense conflicts and historical military actions.

Storming of Bastille on 14 July 1789 by Charles Thevenin (1764 - 1838); Etching; first state of two; 1790

Spain, Catalonia. Peninsular War (1808-1814). Siege of Tarragona (1811). It confronted the French troops under the command of General Suchet against the Spanish troops led by Juan Senen de Contreras, military governor of the city. The fighting took place between 5 May and 29 June 1811, ending with the French occupation of the city. Tarragona remained under French control until Suchet's retreating on 13 August 1813. Combat in the cathedral square. Engraving. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina (29 July to 20 October 1878). Bosnian uprising. Sarajevo, 19 August 1878. Street fighting between Austro-Hungarian troops and insurgents. Episode on the main street, where women and wounded insurgents also took part in the fighting. Engraving by Ovejero. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1878. Author: Andrés Ovejero. 19th century Spanish engraver.

THE HERZEGOVINIAN INSURRECTION: TURKISH TROOPS ATTACKING AN INSURGENT POSITION, 1876

The fire of the Comedie Francaise in Strasbourg in 1797. French Revolution, France, 18th century.

Storming of Bastille on 14 July 1789 by Charles Thevenin (1764 - 1838); Etching; first state of two; 1790

Attack on the Massachusetts 6th at Baltimore Maryland April 19 1861. Artist William Momberger

War of the Spanish Succession (1705-1714). Catalonia campaign. Siege of Barcelona (1713-1714). After the final storming of Barcelona by the Bourbon troops on 11 September 1714, the Three Commons of Catalonia agreed to the surrender of the city on the following day, 12 September. On the 13th Barcelona was occupied by the Bourbon troops of the Duke of Berwick. Surrender of Barcelona. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

The Spaniards in Africa

War of the Spanish Succession (1705-1714). Catalonia campaign. Siege of Barcelona (1713-1714). After the final storming of Barcelona by the Bourbon troops on 11 September 1714, the Three Commons of Catalonia agreed to the surrender of the city on the following day, 12 September. On the 13th Barcelona was occupied by the Bourbon troops of the Duke of Berwick. Surrender of Barcelona. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Franco-Prussian War

Rue de Rohan.

The clichy barrier. (TF)

HISTORIA DE FRANCIA. REVOLUCION FRANCESA. 1789 - 1799. PARIS DEFENDIDO POR EL PUEBLO , LA NOCHE DEL 12 AL 13 DE JULIO DE 1789. GRABADO. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Defeat of the sections, 23 May 1795. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

Battle of Gorni-Dubnik, October 24-28, 1877, print. Russo-Turkish War, Bulgaria, 19th century.

'Nicholson Leading the Attack Through Delhi Streets', 1857, (1901). Creator: George Francklin Atkinson.

France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War. Rue de Rivoli (Rivoli Street) on the afternoon of 25 May 1871. Collapse of the Ministry of Finance building. Engraving by Capuz. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871. Author: Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). Spanish engraver.

Guerra de la Independencia Española (1808-1814). El 6 de junio de 1808 el general francés Lasalle, al frente de cuatro batallones de infantería y fuerzas de caballería, llegó a la localidad de Torquemada (provincia de Palencia) procedente de Burgos en su ruta hacia Valladolid. Los vecinos del pueblo cerraron con barricadas el paso del puente sobre el río Pisuerga. Emplearon la Iglesia de Santa Eulalia como fortaleza para repeler a las tropas invasoras francesas. A pesar de todo su ímpetu y esfuerzo el pueblo de Torquemada sucumbió al ataque de las tropas napoleónicas, las cuals tomaron represalias matando a muchas personas e incendiando edificios, incluida su iglesia. "Quema de Torquemada". Grabado. Historia del Levantamiento, Guerra y Revolución de España, por el Conde de Toreno, Madrid 1852.

Historical illustration of the uprising in Sicily 1893. Destruction of the tax office in Monreale, Italy/Historical illustration of the Rebellion in Sicily 1893. Destruction of the tax office in Monreale, Italy, historically, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colored

Reproduction of a painting: Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), Civil war in france - The battle of Montmartre; excerpt from a magazine. Kłosy (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1865-1890), publisher, Holewiński, Józef (1848-1917), woodcutter

Participants in the Gordon Riots in June 1780, fueled by anti-Catholic hostility, attack London's Newgate gaol. After an engraving from The New, Impartial and Complete History of England by Edward Ba

"Marching on!"--The Fifty-fifth Massachusetts Colored Regiment singing John Brown's March in the streets of Charleston, February 21, 1865. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 9, 1865 March 18, p. 165. United States, Army, Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 55th (1863-1865), People, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, African-Americans, African Americans, Military service, 1860-1870.

Attack on Neuilly bridge and Courbevoie, April 2, 1871. City of Paris, France, 19th century.

Battle of Paris on March 30, 1814, the last battle of the winter campaign of 1814. The allied troops Russia, Austria, Prussia, Württemberg attacked Paris, which was defended by numerically outnumbered French troops. Marshal Bon-Adrien-Jeannot de Moncey defends the city limits at the Barrière de Clichy against Russian Cossacks, illustration, reproduction from a 19th-century model. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, historical

The street fires in Hamburg on May 1, Germany, celebration/The street fires in Hamburg on 1 May, celebration, historically, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colored

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: FIGHTING IN THE STREETS OF MANS, JANUARY 12 1870

Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Attack on a house near Guernica (Biscay). A group of around thirty men, under the command of Lieutenant José Aguilera, took refuge in a house to defend themselves from an attack by Carlist forces who were far superior in numbers. Illustration by Manuel Miranda. Engraving by Pedro Celestino Maré. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Madrid, 1842. Author: d. ca.1880). Spanish engraver. MANUEL MIRANDA. 19th century Spanish artist. Pedro Celestino Maré (fl.1842-1862.

SALIDA DE LAS TROPAS CARLISTAS DE VALDIVIA (GUIPUZCOA) - GRABADO SIGLO XIX.

Engraving depicting the aftermath of the flooding of Sheffield and its environs due to failure of the Dale Dyke of the Bradfield Reservoir: 11 March 1864. There was extensive damage and loss of life. Drowned horses and cattle by the River Don

RAMON CABRERA GRIÑO (1806-1877). Militar español. A la muerte de Carnicer (1835) fue nombrado comandante en jefe de las fuerzas carlistas del Bajo Aragón, Maestrazgo y comarca de Tortosa. Posteriormente fue jefe militar de los carlistas en la 'Guerra dels Matiners'. S. XIX. "CABRERA DURANTE LA GUERRA CARLISTA". Grabado.

Smolensk, Russia, on 18 August 1812, after the arrival of Napoleon, Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Death of Major Francis Pierson, James Heath, after John Singleton Copley, 1796 print London paper etching / engraving historical persons. ranks in the army

The French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). Italian campaign. Rome. Assassination of the French general Leonardo Duphot (1770-1797), killed in a tumult by the pontificial soldiers, Decembrer 28, 1797. Engraving by F. Philippoleau. Historia de la Revolucio_n Francesa, 1875.

Historia de Portugal. Tralado de la corte de Portugal a Brasil. La reina Maria I de Portugal y el príncipe regente (futuro Juan VI de Portugal), junto con toda la corte lusitana, huyeron a la colonia portuguesa de Brasil para escapar de las tropas de Napoleón Bonaparte que entraban en el país. Embarque de la Familia Real portuguesa en el puerto de Lisboa el 29 de noviembre de 1807. Contaba con el apoyo naval de Gran Bretaña. Grabado. Historia del Levantamiento, Guerra y Revolución de España. Por el conde de Toreno, Madrid 1851.

THE WAR IN EGYPT

As a public relations gesture, the President of Warsaw invites the bourgeois of Warsaw to a grand ball : hardly any accept, those who do being mainly Germans. Date: 8 February 1864

Buys, Jacobus, Northern Netherlands, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), Meeting of a Patrol of Civilians and Soldiers, at Night, in the Turfstraat in Arnheim, Confrontation between a civilian patrol and a military patrol in Arnhem, 1784, verso - stamped, A confrontation between a patrol of civilians and a military patrol in the Turfstraat in Arnhem, August 2, 1784. Unrest following the cemetery issue in Arnhem., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 155 mm, width 91 mm, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1788 - 1790, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07, intermediary draughtsman

Scene on the Floating Battery, Charleston Harbor, During the Bombardment of Fort Sumter

Reform riots in Queen's Square, Bristol, 1831 (c1895). Artist: Unknown

On the barricades in front of the Koellnischen town hall in Berlin, Germany, 1848-1849 / Barrikadenkampf vor dem Koellnischen Rathaus in Berlin, Deutschland, 1848-1849, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, London. Mob setting fire to Newgate Prison and freeing prisoners, 6-7 June 1780. Copperplate engraving published 1 July 1780.

Rome in turmoil at the approach of the French, engraving. First war of independence, Italy, 19th century.

Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). Siege of Gerona (13th June 1809). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Ocupación napoleónica. El levantamiento en Sevilla (26-27 de mayo de 1808). El dia 26 de mayo al anochecer, soldados del regimiento Olivenza se dirigieron al depósito de la Real Maestranza de Artillería y de los almacenes de pólvora. Un inmenso gentío se apoderó de armas. El 27 de mayo se constituyó la Junta Suprema Central. "Pronunciamiento de Sevilla". Grabado. Historia del Levantamiento, Guerra y Revolución de España. Madrid,1852.

Defense at the Schaarbeeksepoort in Brussels, 1830; Bruxelles. / Défense de la Porte de Schaerbeck Le 23 September au Matin 1830; Prints added to the EVÉTELENS series de Bruxelles, Anvers (...) (1831). Belgian insurgents defend the Schaarbeek gate in Brussels, 23 September 1830. Part of a group of prints from various other series related to the records in recuueil about the events during the Belgian revolution in Brussels, Antwerp and other cities in the period 25 August 1830 until March 27, 1831.

Middle Ages. 13th century. Reconquest. Conquest of Seville by the Christian troops of Ferdinand III of Castile (1199-1252). Illustration by Vallejo. Engraving by Cibera. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852. Author: Vallejo, Spanish artist. Ildefonso Cibera, Spanish engraver,19th century.

Napoleon and Bonaparte under the burning Moscow unknown

España. Invasión Napoleónica. El general D'Armagnac hizo su entrada en Pamplona el 9 de febrero de 1808. Llegó como un aliado aunque con el objetivo oculto de tomar su ciudadela. Pretendió el general francés alojar a dos batallones en el interior de la ciudadela, siendo denegado el permiso por el Virrey de Navarra, Marqués de Villasantoro. Tras la negativa, el 15 de febrero, valiéndose de los soldados que cada día de madrugada acudían a la ciudadela a recoger el pan para la tropa y de un pequeño grupo de soldados escogidos, consiguieron apoderarse de la fortaleza con la ayuda tambien de dos compañias de granaderos. "Sorpresa de la Ciudadela de Pamplona". Grabado. Historia del Levantamiento, Guerra y Revolución de España, por el conde de Toreno,1851.

Event of January 8, 1791 - Fire of Chateau de Buzet and Murder of Monsieur Descayrac, Colonel of the Royal Grenadiers of Guyenne Jean-Fran�ois Janinet (1752-1814). "Event of January 8, 1791 - Fire of Buzet Castle and Murder of Mr. Descayrac, Colonel of the Royal Grenadiers of Guyenne". Engraving.

Celebrating the arrival of the troops in Dresden on 11 July 1871, welcoming the artillery in Neustadt, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871, Illustrated War Chronicle 1870 - 1871, German-French Campaign

Giuseppe garibaldi

Entry of the crusaders in Constantinople 1204

City of Troyes, burning of the railway station, fire, 1855, woodcut, France, Europe

Cologne, K_ln, 1846, The charge of Cavalry across the bridge of Boats, during the riot at Cologne.

Buys, Jacobus, Netherlands, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), Guild masters beheaded in Zwolle, 1418, A large number of guild masters beheaded on the night of St. Lucia's Day on the market in Zwolle, 1418. A man receives the last sacrament from a priest, the executioner waits behind him with sword., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 233 mm, width 155 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1783 - 1799, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07, intermediary draughtsman

Civil War Era Lynchings and Riots in New York 1863 Artist Unknown

The Massacre of the Mamelukes by Mehmet Ali in 1811 by Bida.

The Blasting of the Elster Bridge on 19 October 1813, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Two rioting soldiers in 's -Hertogenbosch shot by riders, November 1787, Jacobus Buys, 1787 - 1801 drawing paper. ink pen / brush historical events and situations. plundering ~ soldiers. plundering ~ riot. putting out of action by killing the Bosch

An imaginary reconstruction of the 49 BC Roman siege of Massilia - modern day Marseille - during Caesar's civil war. After a late 19th century work.

The Times. 1762, by William Hogarth (1697 ñ 1764). English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist. The Times Hogarth took a decisive political, and at this time unpopular position: supporting the peace movement against the Seven Years' War (also called the French Indian War) spearheaded by King George III and his chief advisor, Lord Bute. Bute's opponent and leader of the Commons, William Pitt, supported the interests of the war and the economic profit derived from the colonial exploitations it

Mennonite Christians, Joriaan Simonsz, Clement Dirksz, George and Mary, with their books were burned in Haarlem (1557)

Paris insurgents besiege the Château d'Eau, Jules David (1808-1892), c. 1848 print print maker: Parisprinter: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: London paper water tower. destruction of buildings (~ revolutionary action) Place du Palais-Royal

German column fired on by British machine gun position at Landrecies, Northern France. Part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on 25 August 1914

Liberal Revolutions. France. Revolution of 1830, also called the July Revolution or July Days. They were revolutionary days against King Charles X (1757-1836) because of his anti-liberal measures. On 27, 28 and 29 July 1830, the Parisians uprised and succeeded in overthrowing the king. Riots on the streets. Engraving by Vivant Beauce. "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra". Volume V. 1855.

THE BARRICADES IN PARIS, FRANCE, 1870

Armament of the National Guard of Madrid, 1869, Spain, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

China (1901). The Boxer Rebellion. Victory of the French troops. Illustration from 'Le Petit Journal' (January 13, 1901).

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Battle of Germantown - Attack on Judge Chews House, 4 October 1777, From Painting by Alonzo Chappel, Engraved by Hinshelwood, Printed by Henry J. Johnson Publisher, NY, 1879

The Fighting in Paris: attack on the Communist staff in the Place Vendôme, 1871. '...capture of the Communist military head-quarters'. Note base of monument after the Colonne de Vendôme was pulled down. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

Celtiberian Wars. Siege of Numantia, Celtiberian city. 2nd Century BC. Engraving. Color. Hispania (Spain).

French Revolution, Conclusion of the Convention, Fight at the Church of St. Roch on 5 October 1795, Paris, France, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork, Europe

Spain. Revolution of 1854. 'Uprising in Madrid during the memorable days 18th and 19th July 1854'. After a drawing by Francisco de Paula Van Halen. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Museo de Historia.

Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. Juan Prim y Prats (1814-1870). Spanish military and politician. Amazing reception after the Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-1860) with a triumphal arch in the Saint James square on September 8, 1860. Engraving."La Ilustracion", 1887.

Trulla holding a sword stands over Hudibras and restrains a man bearing a club; Ralpho is held between two men. Engraving by William Hogarth.

Northern Netherlands, Fokke, Simon, Inhaaling van Hierges, Inhaal van Hierges te Amsterdam, 1574, Night scene in which Gilles van Berlaymont, baron of Hierges, is received in Amsterdam, 1574. In the foreground representatives of the city, in the background soldiers with burning torches., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 80 mm, width 41 mm, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1722 - 1784, 18th century, paper, etching, etchings

The Death of Captain Faulknor.Engraved by J.Rogers after Stothard. From England's Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams, The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Scene from the 1848 Revolution, Culture Sainte Catherine Street barricade in the month of February, watercolour by Gobaut. France, 19th century.

(February 24, 1848.) / Distribution of powder barrels and 30 thousand cartridges found at the staff member by the citizen picot. (IT)

Iberian Peninsula. Siege of Barcelona in 801. Louis the Pious (778-840) began the conquest of the Muslim-held city of Barcelona. On 3 April 801, after a hard siege of the city, the inhabitants themselves opened the gates of the city to the Frankish army of Louis the Pious, led by William of Gellone, Duke of Toulouse (755-812). Barcelona became the capital of the County of Barcelona. Frankish soldiers protected behind a mantlet. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902).

Haarlem, Vinne, Isaac Vincentsz. van der, Firemen extinguish a burning house on a market square in Haarlem, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 75 mm, width 105 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1665-10-24 - 1740-04-15, print maker, printmaker, 1675 - 1740, paper, papier, woodcut

The Flight of Mac Mahon through Froeschweiler on 6 August 1870 after the Battle of Woerth, France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

The inauguration of the Ligurian Republic, created by Napoleon in northwest Italy : soon, though, France will annex these territories...

Niederbronn fight between french hunters and badrohis. (IT)

Event of December 13, 1789. / awful revenge of a named Billon, watchmaker in Senlis. (registered title) | Historical engravings of the main events since the opening of the general states of 1789. (Title of the whole)

Straße in Tripolis, Libyen, im Jahre 1870 / Street in Tripoli, Libya, in 1870, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Gate of Belen: Mexico, the 13th September, 1847 Garita de Belen: Mexico, el dia 13 de Septembre de 1847 US - Mexican War

Third Carlist War (1872-1876). Castellfollit Action between Nouvilas column and Francesc Savalls' faction (1874). Savalls Carlist troops defeated the Liberal chief Nouvilas. Shooting prisoners of Nouvillas column in the cemetery of LLayes (July 17, 1874). Colored engraving. Catalonia. Spain.

Arrival of Saxon wounded in Champs on the night of 2 December, Franco-German campaign 1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date unknown

War of the Spanish Succession (1705-1714). "Battle of Montjuic" (13-17 September 1705). The troops of Archduke Charles of Austria, led by Charles Mourdant (1658-1735) (third Earl of Peterborough), besieged and took the city of Barcelona, conquering the castle of Montjuic, which was defended by the viceroy of Catalonia, Francisco de Velasco. Storming of Montjuic by Peterborough. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

The Gordon Riots, Against the Papist Acts of 1778, June 1780; Illustration from Cassell's History of England, King's Edition Part 34

Attack on the National Convention. Royalist insurrection of the 13 Vendémiaire year IV (October 5, 1795), shooting in front of the Saint-Roch church

French troops loading a ship for the invasion of England. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.

The Revolution in Sicily; Italy Massacre of people by the Royal troops at the Convent of the White Benedictines, Palermo.

Bloody fight at Occoquan, Va, 1862 January 29, drawing on olive paper pencil and Chinese white, 18.0 x 25.9 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Propaganda illustration by Carlos Saenz De Tejada depicting Republican sailors mutiny on a battleship during the Spanish Civil War. Dated 1936

Illustration Destruction of the Carthusian Monastery by Rioters, Perth, Scotland 11 May 1559

Battle of Assunpink, 1777 - 1890, New Jersey, History Revolution, 1775-1783, Campaigns and Battles

Illustration showing street fighting, in the Rue de Rivoli, between French Government troops and Paris Communards, 1871. Barricades can be seen at each end of the street and snipers firing from the roof tops among battlescarred buildings. The National Guard, based at Versailles, defeated the Communards on 21st May 1871 and a week of massacres ensued. Date: 1871

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