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19th Century Military Scenarios

Vivid illustrations showcasing military actions and events from the 19th century, capturing historical significance and drama.

Engineer, Foot-rifles. Dragoon (Musician), Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936/American)
Engineer, Foot-rifles. Dragoon (Musician), Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936/American)
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Attempt on the life of the Tsarevich (Russian Crown Prince) later Nicholas II, by a junior police officer at Otsu Japan. Attack blocked by Prince George of Greece, a cousin of the Tsarevich. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 30 May 1891.
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Prussian Army, Guard, on the riding arena, officers of various Hussar regiments, Germany, ca 1900, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe
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Bulgaria : Germans, with theapproval of the Bulgariangovernment, enter Sofia. Date: 1941
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Inspections of King William 1. of the army on 31 July 1870 1871. (Adolph Menzel Breslau 1815-1905 Berlin)
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Ball at the Arsenal during the visit of the Russian Mediterranean Fleet to the French naval port of Toulon. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 21 October 1893. France, Russia, Friendship, Alliance, Diplomacy, Dancing
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Citizens Volunteer Hospital, corner of Broad St. & Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, with interior view of mess as soldiers eat
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VICENTE CUTANDA Y TORAYA/ A workers' strike in Vizcaya 1892. Oil on canvas, 275 x 550 cm. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.
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Field artillery, Army of Saxony, Windmills in Saxony, 1913 postcards, 1913, Sächsische Artillerie in Feuerstellung, Germany
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Municipal canteen during siege of Paris (Franco-Prussian War 1870-71)
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The Battle of Lipzia .. between police officers and lions, of which many were killed , escaped from a menagerie in the city 1913
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The Pathfinders, Early Engineers in the Cheat River Valley, Herbert D. Stitt
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US Civil War. Memorial poster, 'Grant from West Point to Appomattox', by Thure de Thulstrup, 1885. A profile portrait of Ulysses Grant is surrounded by nine scenes of his military career (BSLOC_2018_10_41)
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A Virginia plantation wharf , Piers & wharves, Sailing ships, Military officers, Horseback riding. Howard Pyle (1853-1911). Prints and Paintings
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H.H. Hadji Abbas Helmi II. Kedive of Egypt at Madina - Band, group of men with rifles and railroad train., circa 1910
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The Japanese Army Occupying Vragaeschensk, Japanese Prints
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Serbians (both military and civilian personnel) crossing the River Drina into Albania or what is now Yugoslavia. June 25, 1916
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Our winegrowers harvested under fire, the harvest in the Champagne region in 1914, World War I, France, 20th century.
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Italy - 19th century, Expedition of the Thousand - Garibaldi landing at Marsala, 11 May 1860.
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French World War One Propaganda postcard, circa 1916, showing North African Zouaves soldiers marching in Paris. The Zouaves were a class of light infantry regiments of the French Army serving between 1830 and 1962 and linked to French North Africa
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The Captain Lorenzo Foscarini receives from his predecessor the keys that give him the command (Il Capitano Lorenzo Foscarini riceve dal suo predecessore le chiavi del comando), 1619-1621, 17th Century
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CONTRERAS MUíOZ, Jos_ Marcelo (1827-1890). Shooting of Patriots in Buen Suceso (on dawn of 3rd May). 1866. Peninsular War (1808). Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Museo de Historia.
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Painting attributed to Joaquin Siguenza Chavarrieta (1825-1902). Spanish painter. Welcoming of the African Army in the Puerta del Sol, ca.1860. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain.
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2. Königlich Sächsisches Husaren-Regiment Königin Carola Nr. 19, Use of weapons, 1903, Landkreis Leipzig, Grimma, Abteilung des Königlich Sächsischen Husaren, Regiment Königin Carola Nr. 19 beim Lanzenfechten, Germany
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Modern men-at-arms : French infantry on furlough passing Notre Dame, Paris.
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Armistice Night. Date/Period: 1918. Painting. Oil on canvas. Width: 68.375 in. Height: 37 in (Overall). Author: George Luks.
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The Bolsheviks, derived from bol'shinstvo, 'majority', were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903. The Bolsheviks were the majority faction in a crucial vote, hence their name. They ultimately became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Bolsheviks came to power in Russia during the October Revolution phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, and founded the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic which would later become the chief constituent of the Soviet Union in 1922. The Bolsheviks, founded by Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov, were by 1905 a major organization consisting primarily of workers under a democratic internal hierarchy governed by the principle of democratic centralism, who considered themselves the leaders of the revolutionary working class of Russia. Their beliefs and practices were often referred to as Bolshevism.
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Blackwell, Oklahoma -- September 23, 1940As the urgent need for preparedness swept over the nation in the fall of 1940, the members of Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 189th Field Artillery were preparing to leave their armory for Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Several days earlier, on September 16, 1940, the president had ordered the initial callup of the National Guard for one year of training. The greatest peacetime mobilization in the nation's history was getting under way with National Guardsmen in hundreds of units in 27 different states answering the first call to the colors. By mid-1941, months before Pearl Harbor, the entire National Guard would be on active duty--nearly all would serve for five years or more. The mobilization of the 18 National Guard Divisions, 82 separate regiments and 29 observations squadrons doubled the size of the U.S. Army. The National Guard played a vital role in World War II combat operations. The Oklahoma National Guardsmen of the 45th Infantry Division had
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Image reproduction: Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), Pie Legions; from: "Pie legions. With illustrations of Juliusz Kossak and the text, he included Dr. Ludwik Finkl"; Paulussen, Richard (Vienna; Graphic Zak after 1893 (1889-00-00-1914-00-00);