19th Century Military Conflicts

Engravings illustrating scenes from significant military engagements and societal impacts during historical conflicts.

General Cavaignac, one of Napoleon's most formidable political opponents, is arrested by troops loyal to Napoleon. Date: 2 December 1851

The Turks will surely shoot, Exodus of the last inhabitants from Giurgevo, Romania, Russo-Turkish War 1787-1792, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Jerez de la Frontera. Escena de la lucha en las barricadas con motivo del reclutamiento de quintas con destino a África.

Lord Admiral knighting the captain of Ark Royal

French Army. Dragoons (armoured calvary) and infrantry. Engraving, 19th century.

Engraving depicting the unloading of a fat pig, which will take part in the Christmas fatstock show, London. Dated 19th century

Christmas Boxes in Camp--Christmas, 1861 Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Christmas Boxes in Camp--Christmas, 1861, 1862. Wood engraving, Image: 11 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (28.3 x 23.2 cm). Homer created this lighthearted image while camping with the Union army in Virginia as a special artist” covering the front lines for Harper’s Weekly. In it the soldiers have tossed aside their books and tracts in favor of newly delivered socks, mittens, and home-cooked treats. The somewhat sentimental engraving illustrates the spontaneous joy that Christmas presents inspired among the soldiers. Ultimately, the illustration was meant to lift the spirits of the dedicated women who sent such packages to the front. American Art 1862

Return of Napoleon to the Tuileries on 20 March 1815, Paris, France, Palais des Tuileries, German Tuileries Palace, in Paris was the former city palac...

Black and White Illustration; Royal Visit to Ireland, 1885. The Procession over Parnell Bridge, Cork.

Part of the French Loire army on the retreat after the Battle of Orleans, France, German-French campaign of 1870/1871, woodcut, France, Europe

General Cavaignac, one of Napoleon's most formidable political opponents, is arrested by troops loyal to Napoleon. Date: 2 December 1851

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Pfeiferhaenslein preaches, Hans Boehm or Hans Behem, Pauker von Niklashausen (born around 1458) (died 19 July 1476) also known as Pfeifer von Niklashausen, Pfeiferhannes, Pfeiferhaenslein or Henselins was a cattle herder, musician, preacher and initiator of the Niklashaeuser pilgrimage of 1476, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known, Europe

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: German troops in Paris crowning themselves with laurels in the Tuileries gardens, March 1871. Wood engraving c1880.

Embarkation of Arms, at Calais, on Friday, 1854. Northern France: artillery and ammunition being loaded on to Royal Navy ships destined for the Crimean War. '...the French troops marched down from their respective encampments to the quay side, where, according to previous arrangements, they deposited their arms and accoutrements in boxes, which were at once conveyed on board the ships of war by small vessels engaged for that service. Large quantities of ammunition and powder were also embarked by the same means...The transports having been laid alongside, the troops entered through the lower

Calcutta Gate and Main Guard, Fort William, Kolkata, India: Native Prisoners under Escort, 1857. '...a native was tried for attempting to seduce the sepoys of the 70th Native Infantry in Calcutta from their allegiance, by holding out to them promises of arms, ammunition, and aid from 18,000 of the native population...Many of the prisoners taken are priests among their people: if Mahometans, they are moulvies or hafiz; and, if Hindoos, they are Brahmins. The latter are distinguished by a slight thread which they wear round the neck, and sometimes hung over an ear...'. From "Illustrated L

Two of the Duke's own seamen lifted him from the ground and carried him to the tent. January 29, 1934.

Engraving showing a street scene during the Battle of Sedan; the crucial battle of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Date: 1800

Spade drill at the Tower of London, 1870. 'Spade drill has been commenced in the Tower ditch by the second battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards, and it is proposed to continue the exercise weekly during the season'. Soldiers of the British Army using pickaxes in the moat. From "Illustrated London News", 1870.

Parisians were requisitioned to remove the bodies of the Communards after the fighting, Paris Commune, 1871

Air dramas. Must cut down trees that impeded, vintage engraving. Air dramas. Must cut down trees that impeded, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656632

English and Hungarian volunteers for Garibaldi's army.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, bombardment of Freiburg by the peasants, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

fire London 1666 fire brigade during fire fighting operations wood engraving 19th century,

The Military authorities in Washington DC, examining passes in 1861, USA Civil War

Engraving depicting a rider bringing news of a ship in distress to Penzance. Dated 19th Century

Illustration showing the last stand of the Paris Communards at their barricades, against the onslaught of the National Guard, Paris, 1871. At the end of the Franco-Prussian war, Parisian socialists set up the Commune and refused to surrender Paris to the rightwing French government. This led to bitter fighting on the streets of the city and large-scale executions of Communards. Date: 1871

Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. Conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussian. Battle of Wissembourg, 1870. Engraving by F. Moller. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1871.

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). Guard corp on the walls of Paris. Engraving by Laporta. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

The Viennese Uprising - The Uprising of the Capital Forces the Hapsburg Government to terms, 1848

Alexander Kaulbars (1844-1925). General of the Imperial Russian Navy and explorer of Central Asia. Bulgaria. Sofia. Voters interrupting a speech by General Kaulbars. Engraving by Rico. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1886.

A Quaker Exhorter In New England 1883 Pyle, Howard(1853-1911 American) Lithograph Private Collection

DEFENSA DE BARCELONA, POR CANONGE ANGLADA.1714. Grabado. Museum: Museo de Historia, Barcelona.

Inmates escaping from Bourbon prisons in Sicily, April 9, 1860. Unification era, Italy, 19th century.

Crimean War 1855, the return of wounded soldiers to France, woodcut, England

Engraving showing Yeomen of the Guard, members of the Royal Bodyguard, searching the vaults of the Houses of Parliament prior to the opening of the Parliamentry session in January 1872. Date: 3 February 1872

The Anglers at the Bottom of Pont Neuf in Ligne, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact o...

Charge of the police at the Tribune office. Wood engraving in Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War, v. 2, p. 653 P&P Reference, This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, Caption card tracings: Shelf.; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865.

Illustration depicting a French seaman discovering Samphire, this discovery meant that he knew that the sea levels would not rise high enough to drown he or his shipwrecked companions. 19th Century

The Banks Expedition - Scene of the Hurricane Deck of the United States transport North Star - The soldiers of the Forty-First Massachusetts Regiment writing home to their friends, upon their arrival at Ship Island, Gulf of Mexico. USA Civil War

'An Unequal Match', 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain

EL GENERAL SAN MIGUEL VISITANDO AL PUEBLO EN LAS BARRICADAS - MADRID - JULIO DE 1854 - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-GRABADOS BLANCO Y NEGRO. MADRID. SPAIN. DUQUE DE SAN MIGUEL. EVARISTO SAN MIGUEL (1785-1862). EVARISTO FERNANDEZ SAN MIGUEL (1785-1862). EVARISTO SAN MIGUEL (1785-1862) GENERAL SAN MIGUEL.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Jos Friz speaking to the conspirators on the Hartmatte. Joss Fritz (born around 1470) (died around 1525) was the initiator of the Bundschuh movements in Untergrombach, Lehen and on the Upper Rhine, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Yellow brigands, The sailor had grabbed and had crushed their face, vintage engraving. Yellow brigands, The sailor had grabbed and had crushed their face, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659758

The Prince of Wales fixing the last stone of the Portland Breakwater, 1872. Engraving from a photograph by Edgar Cox. 'The ceremony of laying the top stone was commenced by the Rev. Mr. Nicholls, chaplain on board her Majesty's ship Boscawen, reading an appropriate prayer. The stone, weighing 3¾ tons, was then raised in readiness, and in a cavity were deposited several of the daily newspapers and coins of the realm. A gold trowel was then handed to the Prince of Wales, who, taking some mortar, spread it in a workman-like manner, then tapped the stone three times on its being lowered, afte

The street cleaners of New York, The Roll Call, 1868

Police examine weapons left behind by Irish moonlighters (terrorists who work by night) after an attack on the police at Castle sland, county Kerry. Date: 1886

An engraving depicting wheelwrights. Dated 19th century

Arrest of legitimists - supporters of the monarchy - in the rue de Rumfort, Paris. Date: December 1849

Striking masons picketing a building site during a strike. Date: 1859

events revolutions 1848 - 1849 Germany uprising in Baden building a barricade at the bridge of the Rhine at Mannheim engraving 19th century revolutionsaries woman with flag furniture,

Fine company on the high seas has been surprised by a storm during a boat trip, Historisch, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an original...

An engraving depicting the Paris Commune - Female Comrades marching to defend a barricade in Montmartre carrying two large red flags and shouting the 'Marseillaise' and 'Vive la Commune', and described as having muscle, sinew and ferocity.

Charles X sailed from Cherbourg, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Execution of Bulgarians on makeshift gallows in the streets of Adrianople, Turkey. Wood engraving.

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: WOUNDED SOLDIERS THE STATION OF SARREBRUCK, 1870

The Press Gang In New York 1882 Pyle, Howard(1853-1911 American) Lithograph Private Collection

An engraving depicting a French diligence coach. Dated 19th century

This 1888 illustration shows people in Syracuse, New York, in 1852, rescuing a runaway slave from those trying to catch him.

Government forces recapture Paris from the Communards : a field gun at the Pont de Neuilly commands the avenue leading to the Arc de Triomphe. Date: 1871

Workmen laying the new railroad track on the night of September 5th. New Jersey, 1881

Seamen on the deck in heavy seas bringing in a line. Date: 1879

US. History railroading. Labor movement, 1886 for an "eight-hour day with no cut in play" Members fo an armed citizens committee in Fort Worth, Texas, are arresting a striker. Frank Lesli'es Illustrated Newspaper.

An engraving depicting Abdur Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan, together with his British advisors visiting the arsenal in Kabul. Dated 19th century

The outbreak of the Revolution of 1848 in Vienna, Austria - The populace seizing the Octroi Gates of the city

Nelson entered the Navy as midshipman on board the 'Raisonnable' of which his uncle Maurice Suckling was Captain. He is seen here embarking on his first voyage in the winter of 1770. Date: 20/10/1906

'A Good Sabre', 1914, (1926).Artist: Lucien Jonas

'Swing Around the Circle' was the name of President Johnson's three week, 2,000 mile campaign trip, to promote his pro-Southern policies in 1866, before the mid-term elections. Johnson pressured popular men to accompany him: Gen. Grant, Adm. Farragut, William Seward, Gideon Wells and Gen. Meade. What followed was cheers for the Grant and Farragut, while Johnson released a stream self pity and resentment against Congress. Grant stands back from the haranguing President, smoking a cigar (BSLOC_2018_10_61)

Fannin's atrocity: murder of an American planter, c late 18th century (c1880). Artist: Unknown

George Cowell addresses an open air meeting of factory operatives in The Orchard, Preston, Lancashire, during the strike resulting from a wages dispute. Date: October 1853

Unites States. American War of Independence (1775-1783). American revolutionaries toppling the statue of the English King George III who, after being fused, was transformed into munitions for the army of General Washington. Engraving.

Francisco de Serrano y Dominguez (1810-1885). Spanish military and politician. Captain General of Cuba. Serrano boarding towards Cuba in the Bay of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. Engraving. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia, 1867.

Newgate Prison, London: a man's shirt is being laid over his shoulders by a prison warder after he has been flogged by a man with a cat o'nine tails. Wood engraving, 1872.

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Campaign hospital of the Russian troops in Manchuria. Arrival of a wounded. Engraving by R. Caton Woodville. "La Ilustracio_n Artistica", 20th century.

Garibaldi's men hunt their breakfast in a Sicilian village. Date: July 1860

Engravings depicting the ambulance squad of the 2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers giving a demonstration before the Lord Mayor of London in Guildhall. Dated 19th century

The Great Fire of Chicago, 1871. Firemen doing their utmost to control the flames.

The telescope in the place Vendome provides a larder for troops bivouacked there.

English officiers in the Egyptian service, trying on a fez in Cairo, Egypt, historic image, 1883, Africa

España. Primera guerra carlista (1833-1840). Requisa de víveres por las tropas carlistas del cabecilla Carnicer en 1834. Grabado de 1835.

France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, as a result of the Franco-Prussian War. Repression after the fall of the Paris Commune. The Communards were imprisoned on pontoons, in iron cages built for the purpose on decommissioned or out-of-service warships. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

events Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 1871 retreat of the French Army of the East crossing the Swiss border at Les Verrieres 1.- 3.2.1871 contemporary wood engraving,

Ride with the captive balloon during the French maneuvers, France, Franco-Prussian War 1871-1872 / Fahrt mit dem Fesselballon bei den französischen Manövern, Frankreich, Deutsch-Französischer Krieg 1871-1872, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

French Huguenots land at Dover, fleeing to Britain when Louis XIV revokes the Edict of Nantes and sets out to stamp out protestantism in France

''La conquete du massif de Lorette; un corps a corps dans un fortin', 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1926.

The Sanitary Commission distributing tobacco to released prisoners on board "Star of the South," from the deck of the "New York.". Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Star of the South (Steamship), 1860-1870, United States Sanitary Commission, 1860-1870, New York (Ship), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Prisoners, Union, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Ships, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, South Carolina, Charleston

Königstein. Fortress - Purge bed

Buys, Jacobus, Netherlands, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), Jonkheer Willem van Arkel dies in Gorinchem, Willem van Arkel dies in Gorinchem, 1417, Willem van Arkel dies during a fight on the street in the Krijtsteeg in Gorinchem, December 1, 1417., print, picture, historical print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 168 mm, width 97 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1788 - 1788, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07, intermediary draughtsman

Ireland. Episode of the Irish agricultural crisis. Eviction and seizure of property of a settler family. Engraving by Toms Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881.

A Day at the Hurlet alum-works: Hurlet alum-mine. Engraving from a british magazine printed in 1843

Unrest in Russia: Mounted Secret Police in St Petersburg waving down a horse-drawn sledge carrying a possible suspect. Various attempts were made on the life of Alexander II, including one on 2 March 1880, culminating in his assassination on 13 March 1881.

Crimean War cartoon by John Leech; Punch, 1854, showing public opinion running ahead of the Aberdeen administration, and demonstrating the eagerness of the Guards regiments to get to grips with the Russians

Illustration depicting the planting of the Maypole. Illustrated by Jean Mariette (1654-1752). Dated 18th Century

THE MAIN BATTERY AT FORT SUMTER

Franco-Prussian War

THE CRISIS IN EGYPT

THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES, 1889: HOISTING IN THE STEAM PICKET BOAT ON BOARD H.M.S. "CONQUEROR".

Recruiting at Gargnano for Garibaldi's assault on Rome, still held by the peope : the attack will be unsuccessful.

GORDON AT GRAVESEND, 1867

24-year old Naples fisherman Tomasso Aniello (ka Masaniello) leads a revolt against the Spanish occupation : sadly, he will be over- powered and executed. Date: 1647

Meeting of hunters after hunting in forester's lodge for a drink, Austria, 1887 / Treffen der Jäger nach der Jagd im Forsthaus zu einem Umtrunk, Österreich, 1887, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

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