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19th Century Battles and Troops

Illustrated scenes depicting significant battles from the 19th century, featuring troops in combat and historical military engagements.

Garibaldi's forces defeat the Neapolitans at Milazzo (also spelt Melazzo). Date: 20 July 1860

Digitally restored vintage military print featuring The Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand. The poster is titled, General Custer's Death Struggle.

General Blücher in Laon, die Schlacht bei Laon fand statt am 9. und 10. März 1814 während des Winterfeldzugs 1814 der Befreiungskriege in Frankreich, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, ab 1814 Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, 16. Dezember 1742 - 12. September 1819, war ein preußischer Generalfeldmarschall / General Blücher in Laon, the Battle of Laon took place on March 9 and 10, 1814 during the Winter Campaign 1814 of the Wars of Liberation in France, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, from 1814 Prince Blücher von Wahlstatt, December 16, 1742 - September 12, 1819, was a Prussian Field Marshal, 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,.

Battle by unknown artist, Etching, 1759, Private Collection

events Franco-Dutch War 1672 - 1679 atrocities of French soldiers in the Netherlands 1672 contemporary copper engraving by Romain de Hooghe,

The Moroccan tradition of Fantasia. Lab al baroud. Unpowder game or Tbourida, is a stylized reenactment of a wartime cavalry charge, a celebration of the region's history and of the bond between horse and rider. Morocco, North Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

12/31/1941. "Montelón Park", episode of May 2, 1808. (painting by Castellanos).

The descent of Mount St Bernard', 1800. After his appointment as First Consul and Austria's attack on Italy, Napoleon and his troops cross the Alps following in the footsteps of Hannibal and Charlemagne.

USA. Pioneer caravan resting. Engraving by Theodore R. Davis. Harper's Weekly. 1869.

The Civil War in Paris: rout of the Communists at Nanterre by the fire of Mont Valérien, 1871. '... the Communists made a flank movement...with the object of enveloping the troops. To arrest this, General Faron directed a counter-movement by Le Val Fleury and the heights of Châtillon, which was conducted by General Deroja...A rapid but irregular cannonade was kept up for an hour; but the whole of the operations were watched from the observatory at Mont Valérien, and at half-past twelve a signal was made to General Faron, from the observatory, that Forts Issy and Vanves had just

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm trying to stop Native Americans from attacking British soldiers and civilians as they leave Fort William Henry at the Battle of Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War

The Storming of the Dueppel Redoubts, Dueppeler Schanzen, Danish Dybbol skanser, were a Danish fortification near Dueppel in southern Jutland. This is where the German-Danish war was decided, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Boston citizens, dressed as Indians, board English ships and throw tea chests into the harbour in protest against taxation

The Battle of Concord, April 19, 1775

España. Mallorca. Combate en las playas entre los habitantes de la isla y los invasores romanos. Grabado de 1850.

Government forces at the battle of Elgueta, where they defeat the Carlists. Date: 1876

Abdor Rahman Khan (1844-1901) grandson of Dost Mohammad Khan the founder of Barakzai dynasty. Ruler of Afghanistan 1880-1901. 'Abdor Rahman returning to the Erg Palace after a shooting expedition in the Bala Hirsa marsh. Wood engraving 1893

At Kenwith Castle, Devon, Odun, Saxon Earl of Devon, defeats the Danish invaders and captures their Standard. Date: Circa 877

Hussars and franctireurs, franctireur, French freeshooters, German-French war 1870-1871, Rimogue, France / Husaren und Francs-tireurs, Franktireur, französische Freischützen, Deutsch-Französischer Krieg 1870-1871, Rimogue, Frankreich, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Galley Fight from Medieval Fresco in Siena

Groups of people from the triumphal procession of Emperor Maximilian I. Facsimile after the woodcut by Hans Burgkmair, 1472-1531, Germany. Maximilian ...

Pioneers crossing the Australian landscape during the gold rush of 1851.

WITH THE INDIAN CONTINGENT IN EGYPT

Engraving depicting Jacques de Romas (1713-1776) reconstructing Benjamin Franklin's (1706-1790) kite experiment.

Minor battle at Ball's Bluff, showing the retreat of the Unionist soldiers into the river. Date: 1861

James II at the Battle of the Boyne, drawn by F. Lix, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Julius Caesar makes his first attempt to invade the British mainland, making a landing somewhere on the Kent coastline. The standard bearer of the 10th Legion urges the hesitant legionaries to follow his lead and make boldly for the shore. Date: 55 B.C.

Engraving showing the assault of the Federal Army on Marye's Hill and the Battery of the Washington artillery, during the Battle of Fredericksburg, 13th December 1862. The Unionist Army of the Potomac, under General Burnside, suffered a costly defeat, losing 12,653 men after 14 attempts to take Marye's Hill. Date: 1863

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Combat between Cossacks and Japanese Cavalry in a thunderstorm at the Battle of Wafangkou, 15 June 1904

Taking Pont Noyelles in the battle of Querrienx, historical illustration, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871 illustrated chronicle of war, German-French campaign

Convoy with silver ingots from the silver mines on the way to Mexico City, 1869, Mexico, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th...

Historical drawing, Battle of Mars-la-Tour or Vionville, 16 August 1870, Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War 1870-1871, between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia

British troops, wagon and cattle stuck trying to get through the difficult terrain of Zululand to the coast at the conclusion of the Zulu war. Date: 1879

Adventures of an heir worldwide, Julien fired his two shots, vintage engraving. Adventures of an heir worldwide, Julien fired his two shots, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659879

Exodus of Israel, Illustration, Cyclopaedia of Universal History, Volume 1, The Ancient World, by John Clark Ridpath, the Jones Brothers Publishing Company, 1885

The British retreat from Lexington, Massachusetts, 1775

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, execution of Setzenwei, Christoph Ganner-Setzenwein, Tyrolean peasant leader, German Peasants' War, execution of Setzenwein. Christoph Ganner-Setzenwein, Tyrolean peasant leader, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

When the ruler of Julich dies his lands are contested by Dutch and Empire. Imperial forces seize the town but they are besieged and ousted by the Dutch and their allies.

Print depicting British troops in the trenches whilst under attack from the Germans, in the town of Ypres, Belgium. Dated 1914

Historical drawing, US-American history, 18th century, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America also known as The Unanimous Declaration of The Thirteen United States of America, proclamation of the thirteen British colonies in North America to declare independence from Great Britain on 4th July 1776, is being read out to the army

PAR-6248. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Harrowing Agriculture in Dakota, USA: Harrowing. Image source: Harpers Monthly magazine march 1880. Copyright: xZoonar.com/J.xSandvikx 2762729

The Sack of Magdeburg, Magdeburgs Opfergang or Magdeburg Wedding, refers to the siege, subsequent looting and massacre of the inhabitants of the predominantly Protestant city of Magdeburg by troops of the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic League during the Thirty Years' War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Africa. Golfo de Guinea. Fernando Poo (actual Bioko). Posesiones españolas. Indígenas "Bubis" plantando ñame, tubérculo comestible. Dibujo de Juan Comba. Grabado por Vela. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 30 de agosto de 1883.

Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916). British officer. Engraving by P. Meaulle. Withdrawal of the British forces in the Sudan. Anglo-Sudan War. The Illustration, 1885.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Dietrich von Weiler has the peasants' envoys fired upon at Weinsberg, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

The Battle of Spurs or the Battle of Guinegate, France, 16 August 1513, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe

Marcus Tullius Cicero is killed by the soldiers of Marcus Antonius, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

The Swiss defeat Leopold of Austria at the battle of Sempach, largely thanks to the heroism of Arnold von Winkelried who breaks the line of the Austrian spearmen. Date: 9 July 1386

Charge of the Zouaves, Capture of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, 1862-1867.Artist: JJ Crew

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Imperial Knight Franz von Sickingen dies at his castle Nanstein, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction...

First Italo-Ethiopian War. Conflict between Italy and Ethiopia, 1895-1896. Ras Makonnen(1852-1906) fighting Italian troops during the siege of Mekele, 1896. Drawing by Walter Molino (1915-1997). La Domenica del Corriere.

OLIVER CROMWELL soldier, statesman, The Protector, on horseback at Marston Moor, 2 July 1644. Date: 1599 - 1658

Attack on the Tuileries Palace in Paris during the French Revolution Date: 10 August 1792

Death of General Bruno von Francois in the Franco-Prussian War, near the Franco-German border at Saarbruecken or Saarbrigge, Battle of Spicheren, also known as the Battle of Forbach, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Joshua's victory over the Amorites, God dropped stones from heaven that killed more Amorites than the Israelites with the sword, book of Joshua, chapter 10, verse 11, Bible, Old Testament, story, boulders, fly, kill, drive away, flee, rider, warrior, people, camels, whip, dead, fear, terror, quick, historical illustration based on Gustave Doré around 1880

On October 19, 1781, the British under the command of General Cornwallis surrendered.

There was this name and number. Franklin, 1875, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Mistress Branican, 1891.

Die Feldpost wird von Franctireurs angegriffen, Deutsch-Französischer Krieg 1870-1871, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvor...

Combat between germanics and romans. Engraving of "Germania", 1882.

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Japanese troops storming the Russian-held 203-metre Fort, 19 September 1904.

Demolition of French batteries on Mont Abron, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871, Illustrated War Chronicle 1870 - 1871, German-French Campaign

Massive procession at the funeral of workers killed in the September uprising at Frankfurt.

The Battle of the Standard, aka Battle of Northallerton, 22 August, 1138. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published 1857.

First Boer War 1880-1881 also called Transvaal War: General Sir George Colley, Governor and Commander-in Chief of Natal, at Battle of Majuba Hill, South Africa, 17 February 1881, just before he was killed 1881. British Soldier Rifle

DON QUIXOTE MORALISING ON INGRATITUDE, BY GUSTAVE DORE

The Bishop of Durham's Charge at Falkirk 22nd July 1298. First War of Scottish Independence. 19th Century Illustration

Battle Indians, fight, Europeans, conquest, settlement, bow and arrow, Cartier, after Champlain 1613, shoot, rifle, death, shield, historical illustration 1885, North America

Clark and his soldiers crossing the Wabash, c1778-1779 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Battle of Lexington.First engagement between Americans and British soldiers.

American scenes. Use caravan migrants: It breaks the skull of a miserable rifle butt, vintage engraving. American scenes. Use caravan migrants: It breaks the skull of a miserable rifle butt, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657124

Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, February 1559, 30 April 1632, was a field marshal in the sack of Magdeburg, Magdeburgs Opfergang oder Magdeburger Ho...

Caught poachers, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888

Wilhelm I at the Battle of Sadowa, 3 July 1866, (c1920). Artist: Unknown

Control of Fort Duquesne, at the junction of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers, was a major objective during the French and Indian Wars. The French abandoned it to the British in 1758, and it was renamed fort Pitt. This illustration marks the morning of November 25, 1758, when George Washington entered the fort and planted the British flag on the ramparts just abandoned by the French.

Battle of the 10th Bavarian Jaeger Battalion in the vineyards near Weissenburg, illustrated war chronicle 1870-1871, Franco-German campaign, Germany, France, Europe

ACCION DEL 11 DE MARZO DE 1860 - EPISODIOS DE LA GUERRA DE AFRICA - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Author: EUSEBIO ZARZA (1842-1881) DIBUJANTE LITOGRAFO. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. ECHAGUE GENERAL.

By tradition, the Vatican is guarded by Swiss mercenaries in those fancy uniforms : here, a cart-load of Swiss soldiers gallop to Rome to enlist in the pope's service.

Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, 1832 to 1909, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original...

Capture of the fortress of Magdala by English troops. The Battle of Magdala took place on 13 April 1868 and was the final point of the British Ethiopi...

The famous American Pony Express to carry post from coast to coast was set up by Mr WH Russell. The first journey was made on April 9th 1860 and took seven and a half days for ponies to cover 1,900 miles in relays. Date: 1861

The Traitors of the River Seine, painting by Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour (1838-1910) was a French painter, printmaker, and illustrator. He was known for his war art. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882

Boer War, An army surgeon at work on a battlefield where many wounded lie, South African War (1899-1902), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period, Boer War, An army surgeon at work on a battlefield where many wounded lie, South African War (1899-1902), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period

Fenian Conspiracy leaders Kelly and Deasy rescued from police van passing under railway bridge in Hyde Street on way from court in Manchester to prison, 18 September 1867. Police sergeant shot dead. Wood engraving

Estados Unidos. Campamento de una tribu de indios delawares en las praderas americanas. Grabado de 1867.

Michael Dmitrijewitsch Skobelew or Michail Dmitrievic Skobelev, 1843 - 1882, a Russian general in the tsarist army, historical woodcut, circa 1870

Spare cartridges - A soldier taking a cartridge pouch from dead soldier; others shooting in background.

events Franco-Dutch War 1672 - 1679 atrocities of French soldiers in the Netherlands 1672 contemporary copper engraving by Romain de Hooghe,

events American Revolutionary War 1775 - 1783 winter camp Continental Army at Valley Forge Pennsylvania 1777 1778 wood engraving 19th century,

Sudan Mahdist War 1881 - 1898 battle of Omdurman 2.9.1898 first attack of dervish drawing by Frank Dadd,

'Horsemen of the Guicowar's Bodyguard at Baroda', c1891. From "Cassell's Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York

Country children throw stones at foxhunters, not through concern for animal rights but as a protest on behalf of human rights. Date: 1882

STORMING OF ACHULGOS.This was a mountain stronghold of the Circassians, under their great leader Schamyl. The Russians stormed up the mountain ravines and over the successive lines of walls, and captured the place in 1839. Their main purpose was to put an end to Schamyl, and with this in view they slew every, man in the fort. Yet somehow the leader must have hidden and escaped them, for he soon reappeared among his followers.

Sedan. Battle of Sedan 1870

Cutting the First Turf of the Great Southern Railway at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. W. B. Jones. '...the Great Southern Railway...is to traverse the great plains extending southwards, as far as the rising port and town of Timaru, about 120 miles from Christchurch, and thence, still further south, to the province of Otago, with its rich gold-fields. The ceremony was performed by Mrs. Bealey, wife of his Honour the Superintendent of the Province, on the Queen's birthday, May 24, in a paddock near the Christchurch railway station...The hills in the

The fight at Santa Rosa Island | Library of Congress

Historical scene, US-American history, 19th century, soldiers setting up the American flag during the Battle of Vicksburg, 1863, American Civil War, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, North America

Battle of Laon, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Position of General Faidherbe at the windmill at the Battle of St. Quentin, 19th January 1871, historical illustration, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871 illustrated chronicle of war, German-French campaign

Russian convicts under military escort waiting to be ferried across the river Yenisei, Siberia, 1882 Artist: Unknown

A party of scouts fighting off a stampede of horses started by de Sioux outside Fort Union on the Yellowstone River in the Dakota Territory. Engraving by W. M. Cary. Frank Lesli's Illustrated Newspaper. 1886.

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