Historic Battle Illustrations

A collection of engravings depicting significant battles from history, showcasing military action, cavalry, and dramatic scenes of conflict from various eras.

Scene at the Battle of Morat
Scene at the Battle of Morat
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The death of Wolfe. James Wolfe, 1727 -1759. British Army officer fatally wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. From The History of England, from the earliest records to the year 1802, pub
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The Rebel Raid into Pennsylvania - Jeb Stuart's Cavalry on their way to the Potomac - American Civil War, 1862
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Washington passing the Delaware on the evening of December 25, 1776, the day before the Battle of Trenton. He is looking back to his troops crossing the river. From an etching by William Humphrys af
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Historia de España. Pérdida de Menorca a manos de los ingleses en 1708 durante la Guerra de Sucesión. Grabado de 1880.
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Struggle to Hold the Levee - New Orleans Flood, 1882
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War. reproduction of a work of art; W.B. Prince (British, active Skinner Street, Snow Hill, London, England 1860s); 1860s; Albumen silver print
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Jean Pierre Norblin drawing of an equestrian battle, executed with black pen and gouache, highlighted with white on blue paper.
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The Fight at Concord Bridge
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Charles Maurand after Godefroy Durand, Les troupes Austro Prussiennes entrant a Hambourg (top half), published 1864 Les troupes Austro-Prussiennes entrant a Hambourg ... top half
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Roger Williams, 1603 - 1683, founder of the Colony of Rhode Island, USA
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Louis XIV (King of France), Parrocel, Joseph, France, Battle of the Hill of Bagnols, verso lower left - stamped, Battle of the Hill of Bagnols on July 4, 1677. In the foreground a number of horsemen are fighting with swords, on the ground lie fallen soldiers and horses. Behind them, in the valley, a large battle is taking place. Below the image a two-line text in French., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 200 mm, width 290 mm, French, 1646-10-03 - 1703-03-01, print maker, prentmaker, 1677 - 1703, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege
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THE ASHANTEE WAR
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THE INDIAN TOUR OF H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES
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Engravings include: The Volunteer Artillery at Shoeburyness, Shifting a Gun, The East Battery, The Range Party. Dated 1870
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Turkish troops embarking to fight in the Russo-Turkish war 1877-1878. From a 19th century illustration.
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Reproduction of drawing: Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), War. Third Zouave regiment at Sedan, pushing through the Prussian army; excerpt from a magazine. Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), draughtsman, cartoonist, Szymborski, Franciszek (-1872), engraver, Kłosy (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1865-1890), publisher
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Spanish Civil War: 19th July 1936, Republican soldiers defend the mountain headquarters near Madrid, by J. Valverde
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The Battle at Bunker's Hill.. Trumbull, John (1756-1843). Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775, Massachusetts , History , Revolution, 1775-1783 , Campaigns & battles
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The battle of Constantine Romano, Giulio, 1499-1546. still image. Reproductive prints. 1882. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Bridges, Rivers, Angels, Christianity, Armies , Roman , To 499, Soldiers , Roman , To 499, Campaigns & battles , To 499, Saxa Rubra, Battle of, Italy, 312, Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, d. 337, Murals
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Spanish Civil War: 'Aim better! You are killing our comrades . 'illustration of C. Saenz de Tejada
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Three infantrymen., print maker: Gerardus Emaus de Micault, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1813 - 1863, `, :, etching, h 83 mm - w 96 mm
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The English forces await the attack of the French
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Spanish civil war: hand to hand fighting at the Shrine of Our Lady of Cabeza, 1937.
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Italian unification (1859-1924). The Expedition of the Thousand. The Battle of Volturnus or Volturno (1860) between Giuseppe Garibaldi's volunteers (Red shirts) and Hungarian veterans and the troops of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, ruled by the Bourbons."L'Illustration" (1860). Engraving. Colored.
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Wallenstein .
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Boadicea's Attack upon Camulodunum, AD 60
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The Battle of Eutaw Springs. Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay) (1875-1933). Conjectural works. 1903. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. United States , History , Revolution, 1775-1783, United States , 1700-1799, Campaigns & battles , South Carolina , 1780-1789, Soldiers , South Carolina , 1780-1789, Eutaw Springs, Battle of, S.C., 1781, War casualties , South Carolina , 1780-1789
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Apparition of Saint George on the Mount of Olives. After Gustave Dore. One of Dore's crusade series. Here the crusade army is inspired by their vision of Saint George.
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Spanish literature. "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha", written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616). Sancho Panza assists to Don Quixote after the attack on the Windmills (Book I). Gustave Dore engraving.
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THE VALIANT CHARGE, BY GUSTAVE DORE
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rainy day for the celebrations of the first Federation Day. now known as Bastille Day. which took place on the Champ de Mars. a park between the Eiffel Tower in the northwest and the École Militaire in the southeast; exactly one year after the storming of the prison on 14 July 1790. France. digital reproduction of a historical original
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DEATH OF GARIBALDI BY THE PAPAL AND FRENCH TROOPS
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Surrender of Lord Cornwallis in York Town, Virginia, USA. 19 October 1781. Lord Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis 1738, 1805. British general and statesman, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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The days of 22, 23 and 24 February period forever memorable !! / of freedom reconquise (IT)
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Clovis and his Rebellious Soldier, 487 AD, (1875). Artist: G Greatbach
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Two huntsmen with their hound hiding behind a bush trying to approach prey unnoticed. Etching.
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Settlers migrating to the west are attacked by Native Americans : the wagons are formed into a tight cluster round which the predators circle. Date: 1876
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At A Horse Dealer According to the Drawing of Apoloniusz Kędzierski. Cleastle from Tygodnik Ilustrowany 1882 (2) 296 Jarmu Ski, J. (Fl. Ca 1875, 1892), Krąski, Apolonius (1861 1939)
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Comte Andreossi surveys antique sites for Napoleon. Date: 1788
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Transportation of deceased persons on horseback to Karbala, Iraq. Middle East. Drawing by Oswaldo Tofani (1849 - 1915) Persia, Chaldea and Susiana 1881-1882 by Jane Dieulafoy (1851 - 1916) Le Tour du Monde 1886
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Historia Antigua. Cartago. Aníbal y su ejército pasando los Alpes hacia Italia. Grabado alemán de 1866.
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Union troops attacking a Confederate battalion
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Spare cartridges, 1864, drawing on cream paper black ink, 18.9 x 20.8 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US
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La Justice Eternelle', Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. France's defeat in the war was a national humiliation and resulted in the downfall of the French Second Empire. On the other side it served as a catalyst for the unification of Germany. From a private collection.
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Death of the general KariOverda, 16, 1838 - 1840 print In a fight in the year 16 between Germanic tribes, the general KariOverda fell. Netherlands paper steel engraving extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME) Netherlands
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Napoleon visiting the wounded after the Battle of Eylau. Coloured etching.
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Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) fights a duel with Branecki. Date: 1725-1798
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Heavy Brand van Hilversum, 25 June 1766, Jacobus Buys, 1766 - 1801 drawing paper. ink pen / brush historical events and situations. on fire, ablaze Hilversum
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British naval brigade of about 200 under Captain Gamble of HMS Raleigh in retreat from ambush by slave raider Fodi Silah. 18 English killed, 55 injured 24 February 1894, Gambia, Africa. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 12 March 1894.
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This painting by English painter J.C. Dollman (1851-1934) is titled A Viking Foray. The Vikings were Norse and Scandinavian in origin. Their explorations and raids along the coasts of Europe and the British Isles gave the period from the 8th to the 10th centuries the name Viking Age. They were, at the time, among the best sailors and shipbuilders in the world.
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The French Attacking the Vaudois, 1686, Illustration from the Book, Historical Cabinet, L.H. Young Publisher, New Haven, 1834
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This painting by English painter J.C. Dollman (1851-1934) is titled A Viking Foray.