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19th Century Military Camps

Illustrations of military camps and troop movements during key wars, showcasing historical military life and operations from the 1800s.

This image shows the landing of the Pilgrims in 1620. Their ship, the Mayflower, can be seen anchored in the distance.
This image shows the landing of the Pilgrims in 1620. Their ship, the Mayflower, can be seen anchored in the distance.
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Excution of the Namoa Pirates Which Took Place on the 11th May 1891 at Kowloon City China. 1890 - 1899. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. executions , China, Pirates , China, Decapitations , China
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The landing of the shore end at Trinity Bay Aug. 4th 1858. 1861 - 1880. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History, Submarine cables , Atlantic
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En batterie Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felician, Freiherr von, 1853-1940. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Austria, Artillery (Troops) , Austrian
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Receiving MF de Lesseps, the landing of Barranquilla, the authorities and the garrison, vintage engraving. Receiving MF de Lesseps, the landing of Barranquilla, the authorities and the garrison, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656860
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After Winslow Homer, Ship-Building, Gloucester Harbor, 11 Oct. 1873, wood engraving on newsprint.
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Chatillon tray at the end of January 1871 (registered title) | The third invasion. War of 1870-1871. (title of all)
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British soldiers inspect from afar the stronghold of Morosi, a chief of the Bapedi, in the rugged highland country of the Basutos in South Africa. Morosi came into conflict with the British authorities when he refused to deliver the son of an escaped prisoner to them. 1879
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The French Reserve Army under Napoleon Bonaparte crossing theAlps by the St Bernard Pass. Spring 1800. Lithograph.
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Edward Parry and his crew with cutting into their winter quarters at Winter Harbour, on the south side of Melville Island. Date: 20 September 1819
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During the civil war, Alicante is besieged by the federalists of Cartagena : naval vessels bombard the town. Date: 1873
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chromolithograph print depicting Cornith Road, used to separate the Union Forces under the command of General U.S. Grant. Dated 1885
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TROOP MOVEMENTS Soldiers travel in an armoured train along a rocky embankment near Ladysmith. Date: 1899
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Cornwallis landing his troops to take Ft. Lee. 1760 - 1900. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History
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Warrens Station. Yellow Tavern. Junction of Weldon's U.S. R.R.. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings, Check: HK: Compare to Harper's 24 Dec. 1864, p. 821, sketch by A.W. Warren. Weldon Railroad, 1860-1870, Military camps, 1860-1870, Military headquarters, 1860-1870, Hotels & taverns, 1860-1870, Railroads, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Virginia , United States, Virginia, Warren's Station , Weldon Railroad Expedition, Weldon, Va, 1864.
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Courses de chevaux a long-wood. (Ile Ste. Hélène.).. Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division
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Headquarters of Paris: La Diane - Courtine of the Bastion 28. Paris, October 18, 1870. (TF)
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Camp at Framingham : First Brigade Mass. Vol. Militia June 9th to 13th 1885
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Perote market square, French intervention in Mexico, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1049, Volume XLI, April 4, 1863.
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Company Street , Tents, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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An engraving depicting the Adelphi Dry Archers: these were used as stables for draught horses, and even cows were kept there. Dated 19th century
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Portugal. Lisboa. Incendio en el astillero del Arsenal, con destrucción de la Corbeta-Escuela "Camoens", el 18 de diciembre de 1883. Dibujo de A. de Caula. Grabado por Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustración Española y Americana, 30 de diciembre de 1883.
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1862 campain i.e. campaign sketches of the 24 Reg. N.J. Vols.1862 / From sketches taken on the spot by J.G. Keyser, Bridgeton, N.J.; C. Kolb, lith.. Title transcribed from item, Purchase; Periodyssey; 2020; (DLC/PP-2020:068), Vendor : Periodyssey. United States, Army, New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 24th (1862-1863), People, United States, Army, New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 24th (1862-1863), Facilities, Military life, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Union.
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Central Africa. Naval combat fighted by the Waganda and the Wavuma, in the channel between Ingira Island and Cape Nakaranga. Engraving. Africa inexplorada, el Continente Misterioso by Henry Morton Stanley, c. 1887.
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German military engineers build a pontoon bridge ; world war one 1916
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Batestein at / Harmelen / (Utr. Volksalmanak 1842) "Print recto M.O.
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Us. Main street of Yankton, Dakota territory. 1865. Harper's Weekly. Engraving.
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CAVALERIST at farm; The moving artillery and the farmer. On a farm yard a man with a hammer is in hand next to a soldier on horseback.
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DA-SC-86-06382. Country: Unknown
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American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The Siege of Boston (1775-1776) by the British Army. Engraving. Colored.
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The advance on Port Gibson Attack on Grand Gulf.. Title from item, Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the Civil War / Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden. Chicago : The Puritan Press Co, c1894, v. 2, p. 457. Porter, David D, (David Dixon), 1813-1891, Military service, Troop movements, Union, Mississippi, 1860-1870, Gunboats, Union, Mississippi, Grand Gulf, 1860-1870, Armored vessels, Union, Mississippi, Grand Gulf, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, Union.
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Camp of Hawkins Zouaves, Newport News 1861, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US
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Andersonville Prison was a Confederate prison camp surrounded by two stockade fences, with four banks of cannons aimed inward, at the prisoner compound. The enclosure held prisoners from Feb. to Oct. 1864, when the South suffered extreme shortages in the last year of the US Civil War (BSLOC_2019_2_16)
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Soviet Russian world War Two postcard for use to send to soldiers fighting against Germany. Depicts the patriotic war efforts to mend damage to shops and buildings in St Petersburg (Leningrad) 1942
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Crimean War, Balaklava: graves at the harbour. Coloured lithograph by C. Haghe, 1855, after W. Simpson.
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Company Street , Tents, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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The Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally 'United East Indian Company') was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, negotiate treaties, coin money, and establish colonies. It ceased to function in 1798.
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Bala Murghab, also called Morghab, is a village in Badghis Province in north-western Afghanistan. It is the district center for the Murghab District. Colonel Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich, KCMG, KCIE, CB (1843-1929) was an English geographer and president of the Royal Geographical Society. He is best known as Superintendent of Frontier Surveys in British India and author of numerous books, including The Gates of India, The Countries of the King's Award and Political Frontiers and Boundary Making.
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Vidy goroda Sinopa; Turetskii Admiral Mushaver Pasha; Ostatki turetskago korveta.. Timm, Vasili Fëdorovich, 1820-1895. Prints. 1851 - 1862. Rare Book Division. Russia , Social life and customs, Russia , History, Arts, Russian
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On the road between Washington & Alexandria. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 June 22, pp. 392-393. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life.
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Establishing an Argentine military camp along the River Parana, 19th century, by Candido Lopez (1840-1902). Detail. War of the Triple Alliance, 19th century.
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Der Fang der Wachteln in Suedfrankreich, Reproduktion eines Bildes, Holzschnitt aus dem Jahr 1881, digitalrestauriert, Historisch, The catch of the quail in southern France, reproduction of an image, woodcut from the year 1881, digital improved, historical
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Admiral Porter's second dummy frightening the Rebels at Vicksburg. Title from item, Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 7, no. 328 (1863 April 11), p. 236 (bottom). Deception, Union, Mississippi, Vicksburg, 1860-1870, Armored vessels, Union, Mississippi, Vicksburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, Union.
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Maniobras bomberos en el parque de Barcelona.
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The battlefield of Brandywine. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Brandywine, Battle of, 1777
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The Caption reads: Harrassment of Early Settlers. It details Native Americans attacking Boonesborough and other settlements in Kentucky. This illustration is from the book titled: Story of the Wild West and Camp Fire Chats: Being the Complete and Authentic History of the Great Heroes of the Western Plains, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill, Kit Carson, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and Generals Crooks, Miles and Custer. It was first published in 1888. This edition was published in 1902.
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Rebel attack on our gun-boats in the Red River. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 8, 1864 May 14, p. 305. Naval warfare, Red River (Tex.-La.), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles.
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Spanish civil war: Smuggling weapons in the Pyrenees
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William James Bennett, West Point, from Phillipstown, published 1831 West Point, from Phillipstown
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A torpedo exploding under the "Montauk," in the Ogeechee River Destruction of the "Nashville" by the iron-clad monitor "Montauk" / / drawn by an eye-witness.. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 7, no. 326 (1863 March 28), p. 193. Nashville (Ship), 1860-1870, Turret ships, Georgia, Ogeechee River, 1860-1870, Naval operations, Georgia, Ogeechee River, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations.
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Camp McDonald; a school of Instruction for the 4th Brigade Georgia Volunteers Atlanta, c1917.