Historic Battle Scenes

Dramatic depictions of historical military battles and conflicts in monochrome, showcasing soldiers, weapons, and tumultuous landscapes.

Snow-Shoe Dance of the Apache” after lithograph by George Catlin, 1844-45, Book Illustration from Indian Horrors or Massacres of the Red Men”, by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1891

The Austrians under Radetsky win a decisive victory over the Piedmontese at Novara.

Earthquake in Peru, destruction of the city of Arequipa in 1868, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exa...

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Army of the Vosges (October 1870-March 1871). Volunteer troops under the command of Giuseppe Garibaldi, formed to defend the road to Lyon against the Prussian army during the Franco-Prussian war. Garibaldian bivouac at the Vosges. Engraving by Ribas. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

Germany Cameroon conquest by Germans 1884 encounter near Belltown 20.12.1884 contemporary wood engraving,

Soldiers demolish French batteries on the Mount Abron, Franco-German War 1870/71, woodcut, France, Europe

The Parisians are requisitioned to remove the corpses after the fighting - Engraving by Alfred Darjou, 1871

Soldiers gather around several campfires at night, the scene is lively and energetic, circle celebration in a soldier's bivouac, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: GERMAN SOLDIERS BATTLE OF PARIS 1870

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Imperial Knight Franz von Sickingen dies at his castle Nanstein, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Snow-Shoe Dance of the Apache” after lithograph by George Catlin, 1844-45, Book Illustration from Indian Horrors or Massacres of the Red Men”, by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1891

Sketches from Ireland: cabin on the estate of Lord Castlemaine, in Kilkenny West, 1870. '...we caught sight by the roadside of a heap of stones, with smoke curling around it, and a woman and children nestled, as it were, in a corner. Directing the driver to pull up, we alighted and found that the object which had attracted our attention was a cabin consisting of a single apartment, the internal measurement of which was less than 9 ft. by 7 ft., and which had neither chimney nor even the most trifling article of furniture in it...So far as one could detect in the blinding smoke from the turf fi

Adventures of an heir worldwide, Julien fired his two shots, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Dwelling nomadic Somalis near Cape Guardafui, vintage engraving. Dwelling nomadic Somalis near Cape Guardafui, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657328

Artwork: "Between Assaults: Monterenzio", Italy, wash, 11" X 12-3/8". Artist: William V. Caldwell. Catalog Number: D.15.10.46. US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Rifle fete at Ecclesbourne, near Hastings, 1860. 'The contest was chiefly among the members of the Cinque Ports Corps...The first prize was a Lancaster rifle, value ten guineas, which was won by Mr. Webb, who scored fifteen points in ten shots at 200 and 300 yards. Lieutenant Crake and Messrs. Penh all and Hildred gained fourteen points each; and in shooting off the tie for the second prize (a silver medal) and the third prize (a bronze medal) Mr. Hildred won the second and Mr. Penhall the third prize. A contest then took place between twelve members of the 1st company of Cinque Ports Rifles (

A Shell in the Rebel Trenches, 1863. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Wood engraving;

Scouting party of the Ninth Indiana Volunteers, or as they were called "The Tigers of the Bloody Ninth". USA Civil War

Bandits Pawnee. The old sachem suddenly found the floor, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

Road building by the German army in Russia by Gebhardt-westerbuchberg. Published in 'Die Kunst im deutschen Reich' (Art in the German Reich) was first published in January 1937 by Gauleiter Adolf Wagnerand later issued under the direction Adolf Hitler himself. Franz Sales Gebhardt Westerbuchberg (1895 - 1969) German painter. During the Second World War he worked as a war correspondent in Russia , southern France and Istria.

The escaped refugees from the Libey sic Prison | Library of Congress

The mountains seem to leap, cows down by troops panicked and flow into the ravines, vintage engraving. The mountains seem to leap, cows down by troops panicked and flow into the ravines, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657216

History of Spain. Floods in Lorca (Murcia). Members of the Guardia Civil (Civil Guard), under the command of Lieutenant Manuel Ros, helping people who had taken refuge over the rubble of destroyed houses in the neighbourhood of Santa Quiteria, on the afternoon of 22 May 1884. Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), May 30, 1884.

The War in Denmark: Repulse of the Prussians on March 28, viewed from the Danish Redoubts, 1864. 'We have engraved this week a sketch by one of our own countrymen..., taken from one of the Danish redoubts. The foreground is filled up with a breastwork, a group of soldiers, and a mounted field-piece. The prospect is towards the Avnbierg or Ruhenberg hill on the left, the villages of West and East Düppel in the centre, and the Büffel Koppel wood farther off on the right...the masses of Prussian infantry...were broken and dispersed by the fire of Danish guns at once from the redoubts be

Rearing the Fire Crosses for the Assembly of the Highland Clans before the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh Scotland 10 September 1547

Ejectment of Irish Tenantry, From The Illustrated London News, December 1848, Ebenezer Landells, (1808-1860 British), Wood engraving

Swedish expedition to Arctic Pole. Professor Nordenskild and Doctor Lundstrom, eminent botanist, visiting an altar of sacrifices of the Samoyed Indians. Coast of Siberia. Nordenskild led the expedition. In 1875, aboard the "Proven" sailing yacht, Adolf Erik Nordenskild (1832-1901) sailed across the Kara Sea to the mouth of the river Yenisei, from where he returned to Sweden through St. Petersburg, while Kjellmann, one of his companions, arrived at the Norwegian port of Hammerfest aboard the "Proven" . Engraving. La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, March 8, 1876.

Returning field labourers with the inspector, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, after work, rider, horses, harrow, overseer, historical illustration 1880, Europe

events Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 1871 refugees population of Forbach fleeing after the Battle of Spichern 6.8.1870 contemporary wood engraving,

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Scene from the battle at Weingarten, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

The Tour de France a small Parisian, The storm, vintage engraving. The Tour de France a small Parisian, The storm, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659888

Elizabeth Gaunt is burned for harbouring rebels after their defeat at Sedgemoor.

'A Really Welcome Economy' "One shell-less day a week wouldn't be a bad idea, would it Bert" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1917

THE WAR IN EGYPT

The Finnish Guard sharpshooter battalion on the march to the Battle of Gorni Dubnik which took place on the 24 October 1877 during the Russo-Turkish War (1877- 1878). From Russes et Turcs: La Guerre

Discovery of the mound where the message left by Crozier and Fitzjames explaining the end of the Franklin expedition was found, in May 1859, Back Bay, King William Island, Canada. Story of Franklin's lost expedition in the Arctic (1786-1847) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

British medical officers attending wounded Tibetans after a fight. Ink drawing by D. Macpherson, 1904.

On the highway of Santa fe. One of desperados emptied the pockets carefully, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Encounter on an old trade route in the Alps in the Middle Ages, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

'The Crusaders Feud', 1909. Artist: Unknown

THE WAR IN EGYPT

The country of snakes. Encampment, vintage engraving. The country of snakes. Encampment, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656970

Soldiers coming home from a patrol, village in the mountains, Montenegro, 1889, historical woodcut, Montenegro, Europe

The official narrative for this drawing reads: 'When he saw the enemy had practically surrounded his command, he collected his platoon and prepared to fight his way back to the supporting line. At this point the enemy, who had crept round his right flank, rushed towards him, shouting out 'Surrender!' 'To hell with surrender!' he replied, and, shooting the foremost of the enemy, he finally repelled this advance with his platoon. He then fought his way back to the supporting line of the forward po

Charlemagne campaign in the Iberian Peninsula. The Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. Death of Frankish military leader Roland and his men, killed by rebellious Basques in August 15, 778. Engraving. "Historia de Espan_a", 19th century.

On the artillery firing range, night firing with 15-cm cannons, twenty-four-pounder, from a siege battery, manoeuvre around 1898, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe

Mahdist War (1881-1899). It faced the followers of Sudanese religious leader Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Fahal, the self-proclaimed Mahdi, against Egyptian Khedivate troops, who were later joined by British forces. Suakin, Sudan. Egyptian troops carrying out a reconnaissance on the landward side of Suakin. At the time it was Sudan's main port on the Red Sea, which was threatened by the Sudanese warlord Osman Digna (1836-1926). Suakin housed the headquarters of the Anglo-Egyptian troops that were fighting against the Mahdi. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), February 29, 1884.

REFUGIADOS FRANCESES HUYEN A LAS MONTANAS - GUERRA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA ESPAÑOLA - GRABADO XIX. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

'The Graphic, Front Cover January 2nd 1886',1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886".

These fugitive slaves are fleeing from Maryland to Delaware by way of the Underground Railroad. 1850.

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Battle of Oriskany (August 6, 1777). Fight between Loyalists and allied Indians against Patriots and allied Oneida in the absence of British soldiers. Death of Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer (1728-1777). Engraving by Damoreau.

The storming of St. Privat by the Guard and the Saxons on the evening of 18 August 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century

'An Incident In The Battle of Villersexel', 1902. Artist: Unknown.

HISTORIA DE LA INDIA. REBELION DE LOS CIPAYOS (1857). Revolución india que estalló como reacción contra la política colonial británica. En 1857 se sublevaron los cipayos, soldados indígenas al servicio inglés, lo que privó de toda autoridad a la Compañía de las Indias Orientales (1858). Grabado.

'La Campagne Macedonienne; Sur le front de la 11e armee Serbe; un poste d'observation devant le mont Vetrenik.', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".

THE WAR IN THE EAST, WITH THE COSSACKS

So you will not go, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890.

The death of the abbot Debaize. This self-defense was not without bloodshed, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Russian camp. Field military workshop of the 9th Corps. Engraving by Smeeton Tilly. "La Guerra de Oriente" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877. Author: Smeeton Tilly (1840-1898). French printmaker.

Spitten man, a woman with a basket and soldiers on horseback; Study pictures / Etudes Gravées. A spitten man, a woman with a baskets two soldiers on horseback on a country road. There is a draftsman in the roadside.

Spanish troops fighting the people of Santo Domingo, in the pass of Monte Christi, 1864. Artist: Unknown

City and fortress of Montmedy on the day after the surrender, December 15, street scene, Franco-German War 1870/71, woodcut, France, Europe

The Tour de France a small Parisian, We will shoot you! said the lieutenant, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Engraving showing dog sledges for use in Arctic conditions, circa 1875. As can be seen in the picture, many Arctic explorers favoured the use of sledges drawn by dogs, with sails used as well when possible. Date: 1875

Franco-Prussian War

The Single combat. Reference copy in LOT 4416-J (1862), Illus. in: Harper's new monthly magazine, June 1865, p. 30. White Oak Swamp, Battle of, Va, 1862, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, Fighting, United States, 1860-1870.

Japanese Manoeuvres. Guessing compatriots between two skirmishes, 1886, Japan, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, Asia

Illustration showing a German soldier using a 'Flammenwerfer', used to take British trenches at Hooge in August 1915. The ILN describes this as a 'diabolical instrument'; the flame-thrower had a range of thirty yards and was used to devastating effect. Date: August 21st 1915

Japanische Manöver. zwischen zwei Scharmützeln Landsleute erraten, 1886, Japan, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Ja...

Fire brigade parade in 1889, here in Herrnskretschen, today Hrensko, Czech Republic, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, exact original date unknown, Europe

Winter-Quarters in Camp--The Inside of a Hut Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). , 1863. Wood engraving, Image: 9 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (23.2 x 34.9 cm). When this image was published, Homer was in New York having spent two months at the front during the previous spring. Thus this is an imaginary image of winter life in camp, described in the accompanying text: Mr. Homer shows us the interior of a hut, in which a glowing fire is blazing, shedding light and warmth around. Stretched on the floor, bunks, and seats, are soldiers in every imaginable position—smoking, chatting, reading, card-playing, and sleeping. Almost in every company there is one sharp-witted fellow who can tell a good story.” American Art 1863

South Africa. First Boer War or Transvaal War (1880-1881). Conflict between Boer settlers who successfully resisted the British Empire's attempt to annex the Transvaal. Difficulties in transporting British army equipment. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881.

Our Troops take Steinbach, Alsace', World War I, 1915. French infantry capturing a village. A print from Le Pays de France, 28 January 1915. By the French artist Leven and Lemonier.

THE NEW RAILWAY TUNNEL UNDER THE RIVER MERSEY, CONNECTING BIRKENHEAD WITH LIVERPOOL, BREAKING DOWN THE LAST PARTITION

The Fall of the Army of Frederick of Swabia, Third Crusade, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Seeking for the wounded, by torch-light, after the battle | Library of Congress

Engraving showing Lieutenant Parr setting off from the Northern Sledging party, in order to fetch help, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Several of the sledging parties on this trip suffered from scurvy, making progress slow or impossible. 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

The Afghan War: a block in the Jugdulluk Pass, 1880. 'Our Illustrations of the military movements that have been proceeding to strengthen the British force in the occupation of Cabul were mostly taken from scenes in the Jugdulluk Pass...The force,...commanded by Brigadier-General Charles Gough, which set out from Gundamuk on the 14th December 1879, to reinforce General Sir Frederick Roberts at Cabul, had to take the Jugdulluk road, as the other was, for the time, impeded by hostile tribes...On the 17th a party-consisting of a hundred of the 9th, a hundred of the 4th Goorkhas, and a troop of

Illustration depicting Admiral Sir John Ross (1777-1856) a British naval officer and Arctic explorer, abandoning his ship 'Victory'. Dated 19th century

AN IRISH OBSTRUCTIONIST

Marching by Torchlight - Sherman's Army marching through Georgia during the American Civil War

Napoleon's soldiers defending a telegraph post shortly before his defeat by Wellington. This would have been fitted with the Chappe optical/aerial telegraph (semaphore) system. From Louis Figuier 'Les Merveilles de la Science', Paris, c1870. Engraving.

Against the road to Beaumont, 30 August 1870, 3 hours in the evening Auguste Lan�on (1836-1885). Against the road to Beaumont, August 30, 1870, 3 hours in the evening. Engraving.

How the Chateau was Taken', World War I, France, 1915. A German soldier falls through a ceiling, as French troops fire into the room above them. A print from Le Pays de France, 19 August 1915. The artist is unknown.

Ludwig Kossuths farewell to the border of the fatherland, on August , Heinrich Gerhart, publisher

A colliery explosion : the rush to the pit's mouth Date: 1880

Hungarian warriors, the warriors have large set shields and maces, Hungary, ca 1460, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century origi...

Guerra Franco-Prusiana (1870-1871). Una trinchera frente a París. Grabado. Original por Alphonse Marie de Neuville (1835-1885). En Campagne, por Jules Richard. Obra editada en París en 1885. Biblioteca Histórico Militar de Barcelona. Cataluña. España.

The railway disaster at Thorpe near Norwich. Railway workers pulling out the dead and injured from the burning wreckage. Date: 19th Sep 1874

Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of the Northeast Passage. Barents' expedition in winter quarters off Novaya Zemlya butchering a Polar Bear. Engraving.

An engraving depicting the collecting of botanical specimens, during a field trip in the Forest of Fontainebleau: adult students from the Sorbonne. 1887.

Russian field hospital at the fortress Kars, Turkey, The Russo-Turkish War of 1877, 1878, reproduction of an image, woodcut from the year 1881, digitally restored, historical, Russian field hospital at the fortress Kars, Turkey, The Russo-Turkish War of 1877, reproduction of an image, woodcut from the year 1881, digitally improved, historical, Asia

Newly dug make shift graves for 5 french soldiers with one rudimentary cross, the soldiers' feet are barely covered by the earth. Date: 1870

The Nuremberg field serpent, a culverin, was a relatively simple precursor of the musket and later a medieval cannon adapted by the French in the 15th...

The Defeat at Hattin, in 1187 the Battle of Hittin took place, in which the Crusaders were decisively defeated by Saladin, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork

Spanish civil war: The Siege of Gijón, one of the first actions in the Spanish Civil War, saw the anarchist militia crushing a small Nationalist garrison in Gijón, between July 19 and August 16, 1936. There a propaganda illustration depicts atrocities towards prisoners

Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of 'Robinson Crusoe' a novel by Daniel Defoe. The book was first published on 25 April 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on a desert Island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival.

Montigny mitrailleuse, rapid fire gun introduced by French during the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. 37 barrels, operated by 5 men could deliver 482 rounds per minute. From 'The Graphic', London, 1870.

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Between August and October 1870, the French suffered in Metz a siege which ended with the capitulation of General Bazaine and his troops. The prisoner army. Engraving. "Historia Universal", 1881.

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Valley Forge. Pennsylvania. Continental Army's camp in winter, 1777-1778. Engraving.

España. Tercera guerra carlista (1872-1876). Detención de una diligencia por los carlistas. Grabado de 1885.

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