Ancient and Medieval Battles

Artistic representations of significant battles from medieval history, showcasing knights, armies, and tactical engagements in vibrant illustrations.

BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE Harald Godwinson (Harold, king of England) defeats invading Norwegians under Harald Haardraade

Biterolf on horseback, protagonist of the Middle High German Dietrich epic Biterolf and Dietleib. Biterolf is King of Toledo, hero of a Middle High German Dietrich poem, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original

Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko (1878). The Battle of Grunwald, First Battle of Tannenberg or Battle of éalgiris, was fought on 15 July 1410, during the PolishñLithuanianñTeutonic War. The alliance of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respectively by King Wadysaw Jagieo (Jogaila) and Grand Duke Vytautas (Witold; Vitat), decisively defeated the GermanñPrussian Teutonic Knights, led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen

Crossbowmen and culverin men in 1493. Madrid, MIlitary historical archives. Author: JOSE RUBIO DE VILLEGAS. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO MILITAR. MADRID. SPAIN.

Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891). French painter. 1807, Battle of Fridland, ca. 1861-75. Detail Napoleon saluting. Bonaparte Oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art. NY. USA.

Prince Eugen during the battle of Belgrade, Serbia, 16 August 1717, woodcut, historical engraving, 1899, Europe

A Squire came galloping up to the King and reported that he had seen the enemy

'The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The Battle in the Rosefields at Minden', 1759, (1939). Artist: Unknown.

At Poitiers, Edward (the Black Prince) leads an army of 6000 against the 20500-strong French army headed by Jean II, winning a decisive victory and taking Jean prisoner. Date: 19 September 1356

Caesar's Civil War (49-45 B.C.). Battle of Ilerda (49 B.C.). Gaius Julius Caesar (ca. 100-44 B.C.), politician, general and Roman writer, during his campaign against Pompey in Hispanic lands across the river Segre. Engraving of "History of Spain". XIX century. Colored.

Skirmishers, volunteer review at Brighton, United Kingdom, illustration from the magazine The Illustrated London News, volume LX, April 6, 1872. Digitally colorized image.

Spain. Seville. Royal Alcazars. Tapestry. Conquest of Tunis, 1535. Arab troops.

1st World War, In the battle for the Vosges, Storming a French position near Altkirch (original picture text from 1915, original colouring), Illustration, Reproduction from a 19th century original. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, Historical, Battle in the snow with rifles and falling soldiers

Kurdish Amazon, with sabre on a horse, 19th century woman, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

The heroic death of Colonel Madalena at the Battle of Ettangi in Tripolitania 1913

"Gentlemen", he cried, drawing his sword, I have thrown away the scabbard" - An episode in Scottish History

Capture of John II, at Poitiers, Illustration drawn by A. de Neuville, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

'Back to Back Stood The Dauntless Two', 1932. 'Robin...learned that Will Scarlet had been taken prisoner, and was lodged in a dungeon in Nottingham Castle. It has been proclaimed that on the morrow he would be publicly hanged on the gallows outside the city wall...At the appointed hour the Castle gates were thrown open and Will came out, guarded on every side...Robin Hood sprang out from behind a bush and, pushing forward to the scaffold, cried, "Will, dear Will, take leave of me". Before the sheriff and his varlets could interfere, he cut the prisoner's bonds, and, snatching a swor

Historia de España. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (1048-1099), el Cid Campeador, conquista Valencia en el año 1093 , tras sitiar la fortaleza de Cebolla.

France, Burgundian Wars, The battle of Nancy (1477), miniature, 1524, From the Memoires by Philippe de Commynes (1445-1511)

Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Joan, St Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orleans. French patriot and martyr. Joan at the head of the French army. Early 20th century illustration.

Book of Kings: Knights' battle and the death of a king, miniature from Guyart des Moulins and Peter Comestor's Bible, manuscript folio 166 recto, end 13th Century-beginning 14th Century.

Sledge campaign of the Great Elector across the Curonian Lagoon against the Swedes in 1678, History of the Hohenzollerns, Brandenburg-Prussia

All sense of order and discipline was lost - Scene from the Spanish Conquest of Mexico

Fighting against Asian troops, miniature from Shahnameh or The Persian Book of Kings, by Ferdowsi, Persia 17th Century.

Iberian Peninsula Reconquista. Granada War. Surrender of Granada, 1492. Muhammad XII (Boabdil), Ferdiand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. Engraving published in Spain. Color. 19th century.

Syria/Palestine/Israel: Saladin capturing the True Cross at the Battle of Hattin, 1187. Matthew Paris, Chronica Majora, St Albans, c. 1240-1553

France, 1896 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

The capture of Joan of Arc , Saints, Confiscations, Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431

Battle of Huns and Franks. massacre of Nibelungs, neuschwanstein, 19th c. Germany.

EPISODIO HISTORICO EL 14 ABRIL 1622 ALEMANIA Y ESPAÑA.

Battle painting with ships, interior view, Doge's Palace, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

The Battle of Neville's Cross; a diversionary action for the French which resulted in David II's capture. Coloured illustration

The Imperial Princess at the head of her regiment of Hussars, Germany, historical illustration, 1884, Europe

Painting of the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453, in the Panorama 1453 History Museum, Istanbul, European side, Istanbul Province, Turkey, European side, Europe

The Battles of the Spaniards in Mexico. From an Aztec drawing showing a leader of the Spaniards with his native allies defeating the Mexicans. 1500

GUERRA DE MELILLA O GUERRA DEL RIF 1890-1909. REGENCIA DE MARIA CRISTINA DE HABSBURGO. REINADO DE ALFONSO XIII. " ACLAMACIONES A LA BANDERA ESPAÑOLA IZADA EN EL MONTE GURUGU , AÑO 1909 ". GRABADO DE L ¿ILLUSTRATION.

1500s SPANISH CONQUISTADORS ON HORSEBACK BATTLING NEW WORLD NATIVE AMERICANS

Vasco Nunez de Balboa's expedition across the Isthmus of Panama resulted in his discovery of the Pacific Ocean in 1513 (BSLOC_2020_1_91)

''A Dispatch-Bearer Egyptian Camel Corps', 1888. From, 'The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888'.

The Turkish War by Weyer, Jacob Matthias (1620-1670) Private Collection Germany Oil on wood Painting History

Otto Albert Koch (1866-1920), German graphic artist. 1909 the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest or the Battle of Varus In 9 AD, Varus had stationed his armies near the Weser River with his three legions, the Seventeenth, the Eighteenth and the Nineteenth, when news arrived of a growing revolt in the Rhine area to the west.

military, Middle Ages, Flandres, the militia of the city of Ghent, confraternity of Saint Sebastian, wood engraving, 19th century, after a wall painting,

Clash between armies, miniature from manuscript, Veneto, Italy 14th Century.

North Thailand, Chiang Mai, Narritive Battle Scene Designed By Silversmith

Europe. Modern Age. 1550-1600. French soldiers. Engraving. Later colouration.

Knight on horseback in decorative armour at a jousting tournament, Album of tournaments and parades in Nuremberg, 1650, Bavaria, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

The English were not convinced the Armada had been beaten so thousands of volunteers massed at Tilbury near London to repel an invasion. Elizabeth is shown riding to Tilbury.

Mode, Kleidung in Europa, Kriegskostüme des Dreißigjährigen Krieges, um 1600-1650, von links, zwei Musketiere um 1609, zwei Pikeniere oder Joker und e...

Fashion, clothing in Italy, Rome, armies and fencing of the imperial period, from left, a legionary soldier with leather armour, a legionary soldier, an ensign and an eagle bearer, aquilifer, with the field sign of the legion, digitally restored reproduction of an original template from the 19th century, exact original date unknown

Illustration, Trois Cents Soldats (Three Hundred Soldiers returning from the wars). One of the soldiers asks the king's daughter for her rose. Date: 1917

History of Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). On 6 and 7 August 1835, General Cabrera ordered attacks in different places in order to mislead the Liberal army. The Carlist ringleaders Quilez and Jose Miralles de Benasal, known as ""el Serrador"", entered the town of Albocacer (province of Castellon) on 6 August with more than 1,500 soldiers. The scarce local garrison, formed by a total of twenty-eight men belonging to the first battalion of volunteers of Valencia, led by sub-lieutenant Liborio Lassantas, retreated into the church from where they fought a difficult resistance. Heroic defence of Albocacer. Illustration by J. Alaminos. Chromolithography. ""Historia de la guerra civil y de los partidos liberal y carlista"" (History of the Civil War and the Liberal and Carlist parties), by Antonio Pirala. Volume I. Madrid, 1889.

The Poles surrender the Moscow Kremlin to Prince Pozharsky (in 1612). Ernst Lissner, 1938

Peter The Great's Poteshny Regiment K. Lebedev (19th C./Russian)

Battle Between Romans And Gauls-From 'La Vite Di Dodici Cesari' By Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus... 14th C. Italian School (14th C.)(- ) Vellum Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy

BATTLE OF HASTINGS The English army is cut to pieces Date: 14 October 1066

Street fight in a medieval town, Cologne, 1499, from the Cronica von der hilligen Stadt Coellen, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th...

The Battle of Grunwald (1st Battle of Tannenberg) July 15, 1410. king Jogaila (Wladyslaw II Jagiello) led Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in alliance against the knights of the Teutonic Order who were led by the Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen. Death of Ulrich von Jungingen in battle of Grunwald. deatail from the Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko (1838 1893)

A troop of Norse horsemen and their dogs gallop through the night sky in pursuit of their prey... Date: medieval

Iberian Peninsula. Castilian Soldiers. Medieval period. Engraving after a devotional book of the 14th century. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration.

Marching soldiers by Athanasius, tempera on panel, 1550s, active Mid of 16th century, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery,

French troops during the rest on the march, by Christopher Nevinson (1889-1946). World War I, France, 20th century.

Delft procession of 1873 (third plate), 1873 print Third album with the numbers 36-47, the names of the students in pencil underneath. Part of the series of ten consecutive plates of the historic costumed procession by the students of the Polytechnische Hogeschool van Delft on July 8, 1873. The parade depicts the entry of Karel van Egmond in Arnhem in 1492. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Amsterdampublisher: Delft paper students' pageant. costumes used in pageants Delft

Madame de Saint-Baslemont de Neuville in Military Uniform on Horseback ca.1638/40 Claude Deruet (1588-1660 French) Oil on canvas

Colonial troops join the Spanish Army uprising in Morocco, marking the beginning of the Spanish Civil War 1936. By Carlos Saenz de Tejada (1897 - 1958 ) Spanish painter and illustrator;identified with the Nationalist (Fascist) side in the Spanish Civil War.

Nicolaus Beatrizet, Roman Soldiers Fighting the Dacians, 1553 Roman Soldiers Fighting the Dacians

China: Qing forces regain control of Jinling (Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864). Hanging scroll painting by Wu Youru (c. 1840 - 1894), 1886.

Men in armour, shields, helmets, banners, spurs &c Date: Middle Ages

The Rani of Jhansi leads dressed as a man fights the British cavalry. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, 18--.

The Battle of Dorylaeum took place during the First Crusade on July 1, 1097, between the crusaders and the Seljuk Turks, near the city of Dorylaeum in Anatolia, First crusade / Die Schlacht von Doryläum fand während des Ersten Kreuzzugs am 1. Juli 1097 zwischen den Kreuzfahrern und den seldschukischen Türken in der Nähe der Stadt Doryläum in Anatolien statt. Erster Kreuzzug, historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, koloriert, handcoloriert, Koloration.

Scenes from the Battle of Zama 17th century possibly French. Scenes from the Battle of Zama. possibly French. 17th century. Iron. Medals and Plaquettes

Siege of town with cannon & tents. Assembling cannons. , By Schaufelein. 16th cent. Germany.

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Huế originally rose to prominence as the capital of the Nguyễn Lords, a feudal dynasty which dominated much of southern Vietnam from the 17th to the 19th century. In 1775 when Trịnh Sm captured it, it was known as Phú Xun. In 1802, Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (later Emperor Gia Long) succeeded in establishing his control over the whole of Vietnam, thereby making Huế the national capital. Huế was the national capital until 1945, when Emperor Bảo Đại abdicated and a communist government was established in Hà Nội (Hanoi), in the north. While Bảo Đại was briefly proclaimed 'Head of State' with the help of the returning French colonialists in 1949 (although without recognition from the communists and the full acceptance of the Vietnamese people), his new capital was Sài Gòn (Saigon), in the south.

According to Norse mythology, the Valkyries(also called Valkyrjor) were the daughters or attendants of Odin, the chief god (also called Wotan). The Norse believed the Valkyries came to battlefield, chose those who would die, and carried them back to Valhalla (a fallen warrior can be seen here in front of a Valkyrie). Their leader was Brynhild (also spelled Brunhild, Brunhilde, Brynhildr). This illustration dates to 1913.

Infographic about the Assyrian Empire and its army (900-612 BC), first military power of history and one of the best organised armies until the emergence of the Roman. Adobe InDesign (.indd); 4960x3188.

Christian knights fight against Saracens, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

The Army of Shah Ramin Attacking the Iron Fortress, Page from a Manuscript of Tuhfat al-Lata'if (The Best of Subtleties). Turkey, 1593-1594/1002 A.H.. Manuscripts; folios. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Rustam captures Garsîva, the brother of Afrâsiyâb, and Jahn at the fortress of Gang-dizh., 1616 - 1620 (Inferred), Istanbul, Manuscripts, Turkish, 22 x 18.3 cm

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