19th Century Military Engagements

Historical illustrations of important military meetings and ceremonies, showcasing uniforms, ranks, and interactions among notable figures in the 1800s.

Officers of the 1st Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps., 1864. Portrait of British soldiers '...in full uniform. This is one of the oldest of the metropolitan ie London corps, having been formed in 1839...The establishment of the 1st Surrey consists of eight compares, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Macdonald, formerly Lieutenant-Colonel in the Bengal Artillery; its hon. Colonel being that distinguished Indian veteran General Sir George Pollock, G.C.B., K.S.I. The Adjutant of the corps is Captain Freeman, formerly Captain in the 16th Foot; while its drill instructors have all served in that
Officers of the 1st Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps., 1864. Portrait of British soldiers '...in full uniform. This is one of the oldest of the metropolitan ie London corps, having been formed in 1839...The establishment of the 1st Surrey consists of eight compares, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Macdonald, formerly Lieutenant-Colonel in the Bengal Artillery; its hon. Colonel being that distinguished Indian veteran General Sir George Pollock, G.C.B., K.S.I. The Adjutant of the corps is Captain Freeman, formerly Captain in the 16th Foot; while its drill instructors have all served in that
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Zachary Taylor. President Taylor standing in front of his cabinet officers, (l to r), Reverdy Johnson, William M. Meredith, B. Preston, George W. Crawford, Jacob Collamer, Thomas Ewing, and John M. Clayton. 1849
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Picture series Orders, Order of Leopold, founded on 11 July 1832 by Leopold I. King of Belgium, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900, exact date unknown
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Sheridan and his generals / photographed by Gardner, and published by Philip & Solomons, Washington, D.C.. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 June 24, p. 389. Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.
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History of Germany. Berlin. Imperial Palace. The Russian Military Deputation congratulating Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany (1797-1888) on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Bar-sur-Aube (27 February 1814), with victory of the Russo-Bavarian coalition against Napoleon I during the 1814 campaigns. The ceremony was held on 27 February 1884. The German Emperor was accompanied by all the princes of the Imperial family and the Prussian field marshal Helmuth von Moltke (1800-1891). The Russian delegation was headed by the Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (1878-1918), youngest brother of the last Tsar Nicholas II, as well as Generals Iosif Gurko (1828-1901), Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky (1853-1910), and Count Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov (1827-1889). Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), March 22, 1884.
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Deputies of the Seine, members of the national defense Deputies of the Seine, members of National Defense (September 4, 1870). Photograph of Ernest Charles Eugene Appert (1830-1890).
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This late 1800s illustrations shows the portraits of several well-known Federal (also known as Union) Generals. They are from top to bottom, left to right: Halleck, Casey, Franklin, Scott, Shields, Buell, and Dix.
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Ernest Constans and the French Republic, Toulouse, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
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Group portrait of General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) with his Generals. Dated 1907
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Execution of Cesare Battisti in Trento. Illustrator Achille Beltrame (1871-1945), from La Domenica del Corriere, July 1916.
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The champions of the Union. Print is a group portrait of Union Army generals and Navy commanders; caption identifies each man: Genl. Heintzelman, Genl. Pope, Genl. Sherman Thomas W., Genl. McClernand, Genl. Grant, Genl. Curtis, , Genl. Buell, Genl. Sumner, Genl. Shields, Com. Foote, Genl. Lander, Capt. Wilkes, Genl. Sigel, Genl. Burnside, Genl. Sprague, Genl. Mansfield, Genl. Hunter, Genl. Fremont, Genl. Kelly, Com. Stringham, Genl. Prentiss, Genl. Cox, Genl. Rosecrans, Genl. Butler, Genl. Banks, Genl. Anderson, Genl. Dix, Genl. Halleck, Genl. McDowell, Act. Genl. T. F. Meagher, Com. Dupont
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Haussmann présente í l'Empereur le plan d'annexion des Communes. In an attempt to improve the economic conditions of the Parisian suburbs, Napoléon III presented the decree for the annexation of 11 Parisian communes on January 1, 1860. Adolphe Yvon, circa 1865
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Alexander I Obrenovic (1876-1903). King of Serbia (1889-1903). The king and his wife Draga, Princess Helena and his staff, victims of the Revolution of June 11, 1903. Engraving from 'L'Illustration' (1903).
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Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Wilhelm I (1797-1788) king of Prussia and first Emperor of Germany, visiting wounded German troops being nursed in the Palace of Versailles. Wood engraving.
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Council of War Onboard; Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909); Korea; May 19, 1871; Albumen silver print
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The meeting of Zag And Bohuna in Babice, illustration to Henryk Sienkiewicz's "Fire and Sword"; Piotrowski, Antoni (1853-1924); 1901 (1901-00-00-1901-00-00);Bohun (lit.), Cossacks, Sienkiewicz, Henryk (1846-1916). With Fire and Sword, Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944)-collection, Wołodyjowski, Michał (lit.), 17th century (history), 17th century (costume), Zagłoba, Jan Onufry (lit.), Poland (culture), illustration projects, Polish drawings, nobility, purchase (provenance)
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An engraving depicting a soiree by the Royal Society: the President, General Sabine (centre left), greeting Colonel Lefroy. Dated 19th century
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Ahmed Urabi (1841-1911). Nationalist officer in the Egyptian Army. He was charged of rebellion for the events in Cairo in September 1881, which ended with the devastation and looting in Alexandria (June-August 1882). Cairo, Egypt. Urabi and the Honourable Mark Napier on their way from the prison to the Court, crossing the quadrangle of the Daira Sanieh, on 3 December, 1882. He was sentenced to death, although his sentence was commuted to exile in Ceylon. Sketch by Frederic Villiers (1851-1922). Engraving by Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 8 January 1883. Author: Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). Spanish engraver.
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William Battier and two officers of the Tenth Hussars having their heads examined by six phrenological practitioners. Coloured etching by L. Marks, 1824.
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Provisional Government of Spain 1869. Left to right: Figuerola, Ruiz Zorrilla, Sagasta, Prim, Serrano, Topete, López de Ayala, Lorenzana y Romero Ortiz. The Glorious Revolution (Spanish: La Gloriosa) took place in Spain in 1868
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Surrender of General Lee, at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865 Currier and Ives (a. 1857-1907/American) Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Les Accusés Du 15 May 1848 (you
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American Revolution, Second Continential Congress, Philadelphia, 1775-1776. Four leading delegates at the Congress, L to R: John Adams, Gouverneur Morris, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson (BSLOC_2019_4_46)
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Shown here are portraits of Prominent Federal Generals during the US Civil War. They are, from top to bottom, left to right: General McPherson, General Wadsworth, General Kearney, General Sedgewick, General Sumner, General Lyon, General Reynolds, General Birney, General C W Mitchell, General Reno
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England, London, engraving of Duel between George William Finch-Hatton, Earl of Winchilsea and Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington at Battersea Fields, on 21 March 1829
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Thomson, the Clerk of Congress, announcing to Washington, at Mount Vernon, his election to the presidency , Presidents, Presidential elections, Announcements, Washington, George, 1732-1799, Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824. Howard Pyle (1853-1911). Prints and Paintings
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The members of George Washington's first government cabinet, February 1789, by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887), engraving. The United States, 18th century.
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DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT American naval commander standing in the main-rigging of his flagship. Date: 1801 - 1870
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The Political "Siamese" Twins, the offspring of Chicago miscegenation 1864 Currier & Ives. The Political "Siamese" Twins, the offspring of Chicago miscegenation. 1864. Lithograph. Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857-1907). General George B. McClellan (American, Phildadelphia, Pennsylvania 1826-1885 Orange, New Jersey). Prints
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Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) (1808-1873). President of France (1848-1852) and Emperor of the French (1852-1870). Coup d'état of 1851. Executed by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte in order to perpetuate himself in power. The night of 2 December 1851. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume X, 1881.
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General Thomas Swearing in the Volunteers Called into the Service of the United States at Washington, D.C., 1861. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Wood engraving;
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Engraving showing the officers of Sir Edward Belcher's Arctic Searching Squadron, 1852. From left to right: Lt. Osborn, HMS 'Pioneer'; Mr. Allard, Master of HMS 'Pioneer'; Commander McClintock, HMS 'Intrepid'; Mr. Pullen, Master of HMS 'North Star'; Commander Richards, HMS 'Assistance'. Belcher's squadron went to the Arctic in search of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS 'Erebus' and HMS 'Terror', to
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Hospital dining hall during the American Civil war, showing nurses, doctors and patients. 1862
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Commanding Officers, Watertown Arsenal, 1816 through World War I , Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Ye conference. "Not any we thank you Mr. Davis". American cartoon print filing series , Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1861-32. Napoleon, III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901, Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889, Fishery law and legislation, United States, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Confederate States of America, Foreign relations, Great Britain, 1860-1870, France, 1860-1870.
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Mexican General Santa Anna surrenders to Texan Sam Houston at The Battle of San Jacinto - 21 April 1836
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Baldomero Espartero, statesman and general who brought the Carlist wars to a successful finale, presents the 12-year old Isabela to the Cortes. Date: 1842
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The True Peace Commissioners 1865 Currier & Ives Currier & Ives, premier publishers of inexpensive popular prints in the nineteenth century, distributed several political cartoons related to the Civil War. In this pro-Union image, Confederate leaders General Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis stand back-to-back in the center of the composition, attempting to ward off attacks by Union officers Philip H. Sheridan, Ulysses S. Grant, David G. Farragut, and William T. Sherman. The illustration represents the opinion of the War Democrats, supporters of the war, in response to what many considered to be false peace overtures from the South. It also criticizes the partys other leading faction, the Peace Democrats, who pushed for a reconciliation between the North and South.. The True Peace Commissioners. 1865. Lithograph. Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857-1907). Abraham Lincoln (American, Hardin County, Kentucky 1809-1865 Washington, D.C.). Prints
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Diver being assisted into a Siebe and Gorman diving suit preparatory to diving down to a sunken wreck to recover treasure. Illustration published 1870.
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Siam: Prints Shira so svitoi Siamese Prince Chira. Prints, Illustrations. 1896. General Research Division. Royal visitors, Thailand , Foreign relations
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Vaillant soldier!