19th Century Military Encounters

Illustrations of military encounters, indigenous treachery, and armed confrontations, reflecting the historical context of warfare.

Destruction of the Garrison at Wyoming”, Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, Battle between American Patriots and Loyalists Accompanied by Iroquois during American Revolutionary War, 1778, Book Illustration from Indian Horrors or Massacres of the Red Men”, by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1891

Two Chinese 19th century, executioners hold the interpreter's hands and arms while he is kneeling. Across the back of his legs they lay a piece of bamboo on which they tread. The severity of the pressure, and so of the pain inflicted, is intensified and decreased as they step towards or away from their victims. 1813

The War in Denmark from a sketch by our special artist with the allied German armies: Prussian outposts before Düppel: "Wer da" ("Who goes there"), 1864. 'The pair of martial figures which our Artist has drawn, standing with their rifle-muskets half raised, and already fingering the deadly triggers, are a couple of Prussian infantry soldiers, on outpost duty somewhere in the neighbourhood of Düppel. The metal helmet, surmounted with a spike, which is peculiar to the army of Prussia, should be well adapted to resist a sabre-cut, when they receive a cavalry charge

Quixotic tilting - Political Cartoon showing man "party leader" wearing armor, on a horse, pointing spear "Senatorial courtesy" at windmill in form of James Garfield, with Chester Arthur and Thomas Platt as donkey standing in front. 1881

American West. Pioneers defending their wagon during an Indian attack. Engraving, 1876. Harper's Weeky.

Grave robber flees from a corpse that has come to life ca. 1746.

Jean Bart enlisting sailors in Dunkerque, France, painting by Virginie Demont-Breton, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIV, No 33, August 15, 1897.

Skater has broken into the ice, other men try to help, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Master gunner firing a cannon by applying fire to the breech. Woodcut from 'Tavels' by Edward Webbe (London, 1590).

Lynch law in 1880 in America, lynching, as a form of punishment for alleged crimes, carried out by self-appointed commissions, mobs or vigilantes without due process of law took place in the United States in front of the American Civil War, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master copy, exact original date not known

The burning of the Sorceress outside Ely, 1071

KIT, A MEMORY; BY JAMES PAYN

Kriegstracht des französischen Militär von 1581, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

PAR-6262. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

1860s UNION SOLDIERS FIRING CANNON AT FORT SUMTER CHARLESTON HARBOR SOUTH CAROLINA USA

US cavalrymen with their pack mules carrying supplies for the war against the American Indians. This war, which took place in Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora, Old Mexico, was one of the last outbreaks of hostilities between the US Federal Army and the Apache Native American Indians. Date: 1887

Major Serpa Pinto Fires a Gun at the Head of Duombo in Angola, Southern Africa, drawing by Bayard based on a sketch by Serpa Pinto, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, 1881

Zulu war sketches by an ILN special artist. Rorke's Drift was the scene of an heroic defence by the British in January 1879. This shows the Fort in moonlight with no threat from the Zulus with the sentry on duty is saying that all is well. Date: 1879

A 'lock-up' at Hannan gold field in West Australia, a temporary measure for locking up criminals pending their trial. The nearest prison to Hannan gold field was Fremantle on the coast near Perth. Date: 1895

Thibaw Min (1 January 1859 - 19 December 1916) was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and also the last in Burmese history. His reign ended when Burma was defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886. After abdicating the throne, Thibaw, his wife Supayalat and two infant daughters were exiled to Ratnagiri, India, a port city off the Arabian Sea. Supayalat (13 December 1859 - 24 November 1925) was the last queen of Burma who reigned in Mandalay (1878-1885), born to King Mindon Min and Queen of Alenandaw. Their reign lasted just seven years when Thibaw Min was defeated in the Third Anglo-Burmese War and forced to abdicate by the British in 1885. On 25 November 1885 they were taken away in a covered carriage, leaving Mandalay Palace by the southern gate of the walled city along the streets lined by British soldiers and their wailing subjects, to the River Irrawaddy

An engraving depicting a train worker sending an emergency signal on a railway telegraph. Dated 19th century

THE DOG DERBY: THE TRIALS FOR THE WATERLOO CUP, 1883

'Dr Graham shot in his buggy by the Sealkote Mutineers', 1857, (c1860). Artist: Unknown

American War of Independence. American patriots transporting gunpowder captured from Fort William and Mary to Bunker Hill 1775. Wood engraving 1875.

Illustration showing Captain Ervine-Andrews (top left) leading his men of the East Lancashire Regiment in a determined stand against an attack by three German Battalions, near Dunkirk, 1940. For his role in this defence, Captain Ervine-Andrews was awarded the Victoria Cross. Date: 1940

GRABADO - COLONO CONSTRUYENDO UN POSTE DE PIEDRA PARA LA VALLA.

Roman soldiers using two forms of battering ram against the walls of a fortress. A, in the foreground, is the simple form resting on the men's shoulders, while the one at B is hung on a chain hanging from a frame, so enabling the men to concentrate their strength on thrusting the battering ram forward. From 'Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis' by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp, 1605). Engraving.

military, Landsknechts, baggage, carriage with kitchen tools, woodcut, Germany, 16th century,

Kriegszeit, no. 46 (1 July 1915)

Chouannerie. Counter revolutionary royalist partisans during the French Revolution, from ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc

An explosion as seen from Charing Cross Station, taken from a sketch by an eye witness showing flames pouring out of the tunnel towards shocked onlookers. The explosion took place between Praed Street and Edgware Road when the train was traveling from Charing Cross to Westminster. The wounded were taken to St Mary's Hospital to be treated. Date: 3rd November 1883

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Celebrating the Independence Day. Engraving by Gilbert Gaul.

Engraving depicting a ship carrying a battle or siege tower. Dated 19th Century

Method of fixing a petard (explosive device) to a fortress gateway when protected by a moat. Stipple engraving c1800.

Chinese Soldier Sitting on Inflated Bag made of Pigskin, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

Titus Oates Whipped at the Cart's Tail; Black and White Illustration;

Illustration depicting a scene from the Newcastle Engineers' Strike for Nine Hour Days. Dated 19th Century

Apertura de los Alpes, túnel de Mont Cenís entre Francia e Italia, unión entre los túneles y colocación del ultimo raíl, en septiembre de 1871. Grabado de época.

The Veteran in a New Field Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). The Veteran in a New Field, 1867. Wood engraving, 4 3/16 x 6 1/4 in. (10.6 x 15.9 cm). The article that accompanied this image remarked that One of the most conclusive evidences of the strength of a republican form of government is the way in which our army has disbanded, each man seeking again the sphere of usefulness which he left only temporarily, to aid the Government in its need.” The illustration probably also makes reference to a clause from Isaiah 2:4, often cited in the mid-nineteenth century: And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nations shall not life up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” American Art 1867

Soldier coming home from the Franco-Prussian War first greets his child, Germany, 1871 / Soldat der aus dem Deutsch-Französischen Krieg heimkommt, begrüßt zuerst sein Kind, Deutschland, 1871, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

USa. The train robberies by gang. American West. Engraving by Edward Penfield. Harper's Weekly, 1892.

'Frejus Rail Tunnel (Mont Cenis Tunnel) 1857-1871 in the Alps linking France and Ital. Clearing debris after blasting charges placed in holes drilled by Sommeiller's machine. Engraving, Paris, 1874.'

Beltrami Surprised by Indians

Illustration showing two members of the Fascist Falange Espanola, of the Nationalist Army, and their sand-bagged observation post on the Guadalajara front; Spanish Civil War, 1937. Date: 1937

We will prove ourselves men - 127th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops. On verso: D.B. Bowser - Artist - No. 481 North 4th St. Philada, Photograph of painting by Bowser, In album: U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865, no. 130, surrogate p. 33 (upper right), Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room. African Americans, Military service, 1860-1870, Columbia (Symbolic character), 1860-1870, Military standards, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

An engraving depicting French soldiers demonstrating Monsieur le Chevalier's swimming machine. Dated 19th century

Josophat's victory over the Amonites and Moabites, 2nd Book of Chronicles, battlefield, battle, dead, wounded, dark, cruelty, chariots, Bible, Old Testament, historical illustration

'A Japanese postman. Engraving, London, 1886.'

Starboard battery in daytime. Engraving. 19th century. Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of Science, Literature and Art.

Battle scene depicting the forestry masons in action. Barely had the signal to fire been given by the military men than bullets where flying through the air. Date: 1890s

Bad news from the war 1862. USA Civil War

Herman (Arminius); a chieftain leads a coalition of Germanic tribes to victory in 9 AD over a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

Members of John Franklin's 1819-22 expedition (Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea) making camp on a winter night.

An attempted revolt in Siracusa, Sicily, is brutally suppressed by the authorities.

Born in Chipping Norton, Captain James Hind became a highwayman but insisted money should be 'yielded in freedom and good temper'. He was hanged at Newgate in 1652. Date: 1618 - 1652

Two simple graves with crosses of soldiers killed in action during the Zulu war. Date: 1879

The soldier has arrived from abroad and greeted his mother, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Sailors, shipwrecked on their way to India, catch and eat huge crabs Date: circa 1600

Der Soldat ist aus dem Ausland angekommen und hat seine Mutter begrüßt, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhunder...

Engraving showing a sledging party preparing for an overland journey during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery', to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new 'furthest North' record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered. Date: 1875

Collecting limpets and seaweed for food in the west of Ireland after failure of the potato crop, From The Illustrated London News, 1886

American Revolution, Saratoga Campaign. The Murder of Jane McCrea on July 27, 1777, by Native Americans allied with the British army led by Gen. John Burgoyne. Several other civilians and military personal were killed on the same day by Native Americans (BSLOC_2019_3_147)

Joseph Stalin, 1917.

My Boys!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain

'In the foreground a gunner is ramming a charge into a gun barrel. In the background are a gun sight and a gunner's level with a plumb bob. Woodcut from ''De la Pirotechnia'', Venice, 1540, by Vannoccio Biringuccio.'

An engraving depicting members of the Norwegian Army being taught advance skiing techniques. All soldiers are trained in ski combat. Dated 19th century

Engraving depicting a man wildfowling on an aquatic cycle. Three watertight chambers were fitted to a tripod of metal tubes. The rider had two small paddles attached to his feet. Dated 19th century

Soldiers, enthused by Alexander the Great's example, swarm up a ladder, used to attack the fortified city walls of the Mallians. The ladder breaks under their weight, leaving their leader open to attack on the ramparts, but instead of leaping back to safety, Alexander fights on, into the enemies' midst: an example of his bravery, and rashness. 326 BC

Types from the Zulu kingdom in South Africa, around 1875, a man of the royal bodyguard / Typen aus dem Reich der Zulus in Südafrika, um 1875, ein Mann der königlichen Leibgarde, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Roman soldiers using a war engine firing multiple arrows. Reconstruction from Justus Lipsius Poliorceticon sive de Machinis Tormentis Telis, Antwerp 1605. Copperplate engraving.

World War I 1914-1918: French field telephone post installed in a covered trench. From Le Pays de France, Paris, 9 September 1915. Military, Army, Communications, Switchboard, Soldier, Dog

Abraham Lincoln - The Rail Splitter. President Lincoln as a young man

Baron Franz Ensch von Badenfeld (16, 1778 in Luxembourg, died March 15, 1861 in Baden near Vienna) was an Austrian major general, knight of the Military Maria Theresa Order and member of the Elisabeth Theresa Military Foundation. Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century.

Dan the fisherman overhauled by British cruisers | Library of Congress

Grabado popular que muestra una escena de la Inquisicion con diversos aparatos de tortura, grabado de 1850.

Our Republic is based on purely humanitarian principles. Spanish Civil war, anti-republican propaganda illustration by Carlos Sáenz de Tejada

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