Historic Battles and Warfare

Engravings depict various battles and skirmishes from different historical periods, showcasing knights, soldiers in conflict, and dramatic action scenes.

Napoleon III surveys the battlefield of Palestro, where French troops helped the Piedmontese to defeat the Austrians. Date: May 1859

España. Guerra de la independencia. Batalla del Bruc. Grabado de 1880.

Deer hunt. Germania, 1882. Engraving.

Knights fighting against attack dogs in armour, Grenada, Spain, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Central America

events Austro-Prussian War 1866 Battle of Koeniggraetz 3.7.1866 King William I of Prussia pursuing the fleing enemy wood engraving 1866,

middle ages knights robber barons attack wood engraving 19th century,

Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours or Poitiers, 10 October 732

Africa Sudan revolt of Mahdi Omdurman battle 2.9.1898 brigade of general MacDonald fending attack drawing by H.M.Paget,

Battle of Trocadero on August 31, 1823, the French army captured the fortress on the island of Trocadero in front of the Spanish city of Cadiz and ended the Spanish revolution, woodcut, Spain, Europe

Battle of Königgrätz, here the troops of Prussia met the armies of Austria and Saxony near the Czech village of Sadowa on 3 July 1866 during the Germa...

Napoleon III surveys the battlefield of Palestro, where French troops helped the Piedmontese to defeat the Austrians. Date: May 1859

Montgomery's Assault on the Lower Town, Battle of Quebec 1775; Illustration from Cassell's History of England, King's Edition Part 33

Robert taken prisoner at Tinchbrai, 1106

Die Erstürmung von St. Privat durch die Garde und die Sachsen am Abend des 18. August 1870 im Deutsch-Französischen Krieg, Historisch, digital restaur...

España. Batalla de Simancas. Conquista de Simancas por el rey de León, Ramiro II, frente a los musulmanes en el año 939. Grabado de 1854.

Unionist soldiers storm the battery at Fort St Charles, Arkansas. Date: 1862

Guerra de Crimea. Soldados franceses tomando al asalto una batería rusa. Grabado de 1855.

Judas in front of the Lord of Nicanor, 2nd book of Maccabees, chapter 15, verse 21, Judas prays in front of battle, God gives victory, order of battle, war elephants, weapons, two cavalry, lances, sword to heaven, mountain landscape, superiority, faith, Christian religion, Bible, Old Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

the city of Cadiz in Spain; fell to the Romans under Scipio Africanus in 206 BC.

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Germans leaving Paris. Wood engraving c1880

Scene from the Russian-Circassian War, The Caucasian War from 1817 to 1864 was an invasion of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire that led to the annex...

Massacre of the Huguenots by Melendez (Menendez), Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Battle of Eckmuhl, vintage engraving. Battle of Eckmuhl, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656435

Battle of Marathon, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894

Huida hacia Francia de José Bonaparte "Pepe Botella" (1768-1844), hermano de Napoleón. Grabado de 1892.

The storming of St. Privat by the Guard and the Saxons on the evening of 18 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

'The Battle of El Teb', c1881-85. Artist: Unknown.

Scanian War 1675 - 1679 march of the Brandenburg people over the Curonian Lagoon under Frederick William ""the great Prince Elector"" January 1679 after tapestry wood engraving 19th century,

Convoys of wounded surprised and massacres by the guerrillas, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Aurelian, Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus, 214, 275, Roman Emperor, Fighting Septimia Zenobia, . 240, 272, Queen of the Palmyrene Empire, The History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Bible. Old Testament. Judas Maccabeus before the army of Nicamor. Macc II, 15. Drawing by Dore. Engraving by Bapbant, 19th century.

'Battle of Ferozeshah', c1880. Artist: Unknown.

Prussian ambulance, woodcut from 1864

events Great Turkish War 1683 - 1699 Battle of Vienna 12.9.1683 copper engraving by Romeyn de Hooghe (1645 - 1708),

gustave Dore crusades crusade against the moors of granada

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: A GUN AT WORTH IN THE EVENING OF August 6 1870

Sherman's march to the sea / F.O.C. Darley fecit.. Title devised by Library staff, Engraving after F.O.C. Darley, Copyright 1868 by L. Stebbins, This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles.

Field Marshal Sir John Forster FitzGerald, siege of San Sebastián, Peninsular War Field Marshal Sir John Forster FitzGerald, siege of San Sebastián, Peninsular War Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21664963

Friedrich der Freidige or Friedrich der Gebissene, holding up enemies with bitten cheek, on of the margraves of Meissen and landgrave of Thuringia, 1257-1323, woodcut, 1888, historic engraving

Atrocities committed against the population of Lower Austria by Polish Cossacks in the service of the Emperor, 1620, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Engraving by British artist & engraver, William Hogarth 1697ñ1764: frontispiece to Samuel Butler's 'Hudibras', a satirical polemic upon Roundheads, Puritans, Presbyterians and many of the other factions involved in the English Civil War

USA American Civil War 1861 - 1865 Battle of Fort Donelson Tennessee 11.- 16.2.1862 attack of the Union troops wood engraving after drawing by Fritz Meyer 1862,

The Battle of New Orleans, the death of British General Pakenham, 1815

Madrid. Revolución de julio de 1854. El general Espartero recorriendo las barricadas. Grabado de 1854.

events German Peasants' War 1524 - 1526 the peasant leaders Paessler and Gaismair discussing the military situation wood engraving 19th century,

Middle Ages crusades the Syrian army in a sandstorm wood engraving after Gustave Dore 19th century,

Henry IV of England (1367-1413). King of England. Engraving depicting the monarch during a battle. 19th century.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Duke Ulrich in front of Schorndorf, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

'Return of the Abyssinian Captives', c1880. Artist: Unknown.

Battle between Turks and Cossacks, 1855, Crimean War, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Emigrants on a ship on the Rhine, Germany, woodcut from 1864

The fall of Antiochus, 2nd book of Maccabees, chapter 9, verse 7, God punishes King Antiochus, war elephants, warriors, weapons, combat, horsemen, chariot, hate, Jews, power of God, Christian religion, Bible, Old Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Juan II, el Bueno (1319-1364), Rey de Francia. En la guerra contra los ingleses, fue vencido y hecho prisionero en Poitiers el 19 de septiembre de 1356. Grabado de 1866.

Saxon artillery at Saint Privat in the Battle of Gravelotte, France on 18 August in the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, France, The Battle of Gravelotte, was the largest battle in the Franco-Prussian War, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date unknown, Europe

The Sabine women intervene between the warring sides in the Battle of the Lacus Curtius. An incident in Roman mythology. After a 19th century work by Bartolomeo Pinelli.

events War of the Fifth Coalition Battle of Abensberg 19./20.4.1809 the 1st Bavarian Division under the command of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria wood engraving by E. Hofmann 19th century,

events revolutions 1848 - 1849 Germany Prussia March Revolution Berlin barricade at Alexanderplatz 18./.19.3.1848 wood engraving 19th century,

Modern age. Army. 15th- 16th century. Engraving. Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Author: HENRY WINKLES. Johan George Heck.

The Battle of Vienna (11 and 12 of September, 1683) after Vienna had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. Engraving, 1882.

King William with his staff on the evening after the Battle of Sedan on the heights of Floing, 2 September 1870, France, Historical, digitally restore...

Engraving depicting The Red Crescent tending to the wounded Turkish during the Russo/Turkish War. Dated 19th Century

Battle of Michmash, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): Attack on the British Residency, Cabul (Kabul) and the massacre of its occupants including the Resident, Sir Louis Cavagnari, 3 September 1879. Wood engraving c.1885

1800S 1860S August 10 1861 Battle Of Wilson'S Creek Missouri Fall Death Of General Nathaniel Lyon

The massacre of the Crevaux mission, Bolivia, South America. Journey in search of the remains of the Crevaux mission by Émile-Arthur Thouar 1884. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906

The bombardment of Brussels, 1695, (19th century). Artist: Unknown

The Crown Prince in the Battle of Woerth on 6 August 1870, also known as the Battle of Reichshoffen or Battle of Froschwiller, troops from Germany commanded by Crown Prince Frederick near the village of Woerth, reproduction of a woodcut publication from the year 1888, Woerth, Alsace, France, Europe

The Conquest of Szczecin, Siege of Szczecin during the Northern War from 1674 to 1679 a Brandenburg-Danish-Lueneburg army besieged and conquered the Swedish-Pomeranian city of Szczecin from 25 June 1677 to 15 December 1677, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Battle of Austerlitz, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Gideon raids the Midianites, raid, battle, crowd, warriors, soldiers, death, suffering, weapons, swords, trumpets, horn, Bible, Old Testament, Book of Judges, chapter 7, historical illustration circa 1850, Middle East

The Chartist Riot in Newport, Wales, 4th November 1839. The Chartists were a working-class movement in Britain whose demands included democracy and the right to vote with a secret ballot. Here they are seen attacking the Westgate Hotel in an attempt to free fellow chartists who had been arrested and held there by the police. Illustration from Cassell's History of England, Vol VII. New Edition published Circa 1873-5.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, After the storming of Maichau Castle, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original...

Charge ofThe Highlanders at the Battle of Tel-El Kebir, 1882. This was the decisive battle in the Anglo-Egyptian War

Battle Scene Jacques Courtois, called Il Bourgognone or Le Bourguignon (French, 1621-1676). , ca. 1660-1670. Oil on canvas, 22 7/8 x 39 in. (58.1 x 99.1 cm). European Art ca. 1660-1670

Spotted Tail assassinating Big Mouth, A Rival Chief - October 1869

'Group of Norman Soldiers (A.D. 1066)', c1880. Artist: Unknown.

Convoy of sick and wounded crossing a river on the road from Kumasi (Coomassie) the capital of the Ashanti. Natives carry medical stores while two British officers direct the procession. The second Ashanti War fought between,1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British. Both were trying to secure the coastal town of Elmina on the West Coast of Africa also known as the Gold Coast. Date: 28 March 1874

Tournament of knights in the park of the castle in Marseille on the occasion of a charity event, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproducti...

1860s AMERICAN CIVIL WAR GENERAL PHILIP SHERIDAN LEADING TROOPS OCTOBER 19 1864 CEDAR CREEK VIRGINIA USA

Engraving depicting the Battle of San Quintin. Dated 16th Century

The Conquest of Szczecin, Siege of Szczecin during the Northern War from 1674 to 1679 a Brandenburg-Danish-Lüneburg army besieged and conquered the Sw...

Sioux Indians armed with rifles and arrows, stealthily approaching a farm. Engraving in "Harper's Weekly", 1868.

Historical illustration of Bismarck's visit to Berlin, Germany. Here his arrival in the Lustgarten, together with Price Heinrich. Otto von Bismarck, 1...

The French general, le chevalier Bayard, is wounded during the attack on Brescia. Date: 1512

Illustration depicting double assassination attempt of King George III (1738-1820) King of Great Britain and Ireland. Dated 19th Century

Battle of Dornach, the Swiss refusing surrender of fallen knight, Switzerland, woodcut, historical engraving, 1899, Europe

'Landing of Roger Guiscard in Sicily', (1057), 1890. Creator: Unknown.

Roman troops under Julius Caesar landing on the shores of Britain and meeting resistance from the natives during invasion of 55 or 54 BC. Copperplate engraving c1820

Lord Gifford and advance scouts. using guns, storm a village during their advance on the Ashanti. The second Ashanti War fought between,1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British. Both were trying to secure the coastal town of Elmina on the West Coast of Africa also known as the Gold Coast. Date: 14 March 1874

After a naval battle during the Revolution, vintage engraving. After a naval battle during the Revolution, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657004

Hundred Years' War (1415-1429). Battle of Jargeau (11-12 June 1429). The French, led by Joan of Arc, took the initiative and defeated the English troops. How Gergeau was taken. Engraving from a miniature of the French manuscript "Vigiles du Roi Charles VII", ca. 1484. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.

Der Zug von Wallenstein nach Eger, heute Cheb, im Februar 1634, Oberst Buttler, Wallenstein, Seni, Tschechien, Historisch, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage mit einer Szene aus dem 19. Jahrhundert 1f-4999478

Claude Louis Hector de Villars (1653-1734). Marshal General of France. War of Spanish Succession. Battle of Denain, July 24, 1712. Clash between the French troops (Villars) and the United Provinces and Austria (Commander Arnold van Keppel). Engraving by Dupre. Universal Gallery, 1868.

LION SHOOTING IN THE GHEER, KATTIA WAR, WESTERN INDIA, ENGRAVING 1873

A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). , 1861. Wood engraving, Image: 13 7/8 x 20 1/4 in. (35.2 x 51.4 cm). American Art 1861

Picket of 13th Hussars surprised near the Tugela River (Hussar Hill). 2nd Boer War 1899 -1902.

JOAN OF ARC heads French army against English Date: 1429

'The Caffre War: Natives attacking a convoy', 19th century. Artist: Unknown

The massacre in Makrinitsa, 1878, during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), the Greeks of Pelion declared their opposition to the Ottoman occupation and were slaughtered by Turkish forces. From Russe

Illustration titled 'Industry and Idleness'. The illustration depicts an execution at Tyburn for the execution of the idle apprentice. Illustrated William Hogarth (1697-1764) an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, and social critic. Dated 18th Century

Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated, the drying of the stockfish in Fiskernas, 1855, Greenland

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