Historic Battles Depictions

Artistic representations of famous historical battles with dramatic scenes of conflict, showcasing historical military uniforms and tactics.

BATTLE OF WATERLOO 1815 - the action around Quatre Bras

US Civil War, Battle of Nashville, Dec. 15-16, 1864. Hood began the battle with less than 30,000 troops, against the Union's 55,000. Hood lost 6,000 before he retreated into Mississippi, with only a remnant of an army. This imaginative popular print depicts the second day of the battle, when the Confederates broke in a disorderly retreat, with the loss of many soldiers. African American troops fought on the Union side in the Battle of Nashville (BSLOC_2018_9_83)

BATTLE OF WATERLOO 1815 - the action around Quatre Bras

Taking of Malakoff by the French army, 1855. Crimean War. Print by Yvon

Battle of Fleurus, 16 June 1794. Marshal Jean Baptiste Jourdan victorious against the Austrians. , Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, (1784-1844/French), Galerie des Batailles, Versailles

Battle of Fleurus, 16 June 1794. Marshal Jean Baptiste Jourdan (1762-1833) victorious against the Austrians. This was the first use of a hot air balloon (Montgolfier) in warfare. The balloon is in top right of picture. The French used it for reconnaisance. Galerie des Batailles, Versailles.

Victory of the Prussian army on the Katzbach on August 26, 1813 depicted by Johann Adam Klein in watercolor with white brush over pencil and black edging line, showing figures and battlefield.

Second Battle of Zurich, the French destroying the Russian army, September 25-26, 1799. French Revolutionary Wars, Switzerland, 18th century.

Defence of La Haye Sainte by the Kings German Legion during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, painting by German painter Adolph Northen, Adolf Northern.

ATAQUE A LA BAYONETA-IFTA FRANCESA SEPT 1914. Location: MUSEE DE L'ARMEE. France.

Battle of Williamsburg, Battle of Fort Magruder, was an American Civil War battle fought as part of the Peninsula Campaign on 5 May (1862) at Williamsburg, Virginia, America, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Napoleonic Wars (1796-1815). French invasion of Russia. Battle of Borodino (7 September, 1812). The French army, led by Napoleon, won a narrow victory over the Russian army under General Kutuzov. Engraving. "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VI. 1856.

The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1 to 3, 1863. From a 19th century illustration.

Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815. Wellington with his Staff doffing his hat (to Blucher). Watercolour sketch by Joh Atkinson published in The Sunday Times, 21 July 1888

An Episode at the Battle of Waterloo, William Heath, 1795-1840, British, 1817, Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 7 1/8 × 9 1/4 inches (18.1 × 23.5 cm), battle, fighting, French, military art, Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), war, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, Belgium, Waterloo

Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway - The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota. The siege of New Ulm, Minn. is a painting by Henry August Schwabe. It depicts an attack on New Ulm on August 19, during the Dakota War of 1862. Location: The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota (44.320° N 94.467° W)

The battle of Smolensk on August 1812 by Zhigimont, Pyotr Ivanovich (1914-) / State Borodino War and History Museum, Moscow / Soviet Art / 1956 / Russia / Oil on canvas / History / 110x141

Pen and brush drawing by Johann Lorenz Rugendas depicting the meeting at Ebersberg on 3 May 1809, using brown and gray over pencil with brown edging, showing figures and setting, dated 1811.

Sheridan's Final Charge at Winchester, by Thure de Thulstrup, 1885

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Battle of Sedan (1-2 September 1870). The Prussian army defeated and captured the entire French army, including Emperor Napoleon III who took part in the battle and surrendered his army. Position of the Prussian guard near Givonne, based on a drawing by A. Beck. Illustration by T. Padro. Engraving by Sadurni. ""Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia"" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

The Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 by Norie, Orlando (1832-1901) / Private Collection / 1855 / Great Britain / Colour lithograph / History / 55,4x74,3

History of Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Third Siege of Bilbao (5 November to 25 December 1836). General Espartero harangued the troops next to Mount San Pablo, during the battle of Luchana, 25 December 1836. Illustration by Serra Pausas. Chromolithography. "Historia de la Revolución Española" (desde la Guerra de la Independencia a la Restauración en Sagunto) by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1891. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902). Spanish artist.

The Battle of Gettysburg, a major battle of the American Revolution, was fought July 1-3, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

English Civil Wars: Battle of Naseby 14 June 1645. Decisive victory over Royalists by Parliamentarians under Fairfax and Cromwell.

The death of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Friedrich Ludwig Christian, 1772- 1806, at Saalfeld, historical illustration, Germany, Europe

Spain. Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) in which Alfonso VIII of Castile defeated the Almohad army of Caliph al-Nasir Muhammed. Engraving. Colored.

Battle of the Little Big Horn, June 26, 1876. Gen. George Custer's regiment is surrounded by Cheyenne and Sioux Indians. Custer fires a revolver and raises his sword in a defensive circle of about 25 soldiers. Hundreds of Indians on horses gallop in the background (BSLOC_2019_9_108)

Battle of Gettysburg.

American Revolution, Saratoga Campaign. Second Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Bemis Heights (aka Freeman's Farm) on Oct 7, 1777. Gen. Benedict Arnold, is in center on a disabled horse, with American troops advancing on Hessian mercenaries. Arnold was seriously wounded late in the battle, after he led vigorous attacks, capturing the extreme right of the British line. The American held the field at the end of the day, and prevented the British army's retreat. The volatile Arnold resented the lack of recognition he received for his heroics, and is thought to be one motivation for his later treason (BSLOC_2019_3_144)

Night Attack on the Federal Forces under Major Bowen, occupying Salem, Missouri, by the Confederate forces under Colonel Freeman, December 8th, 1861

A brown pen drawing on brown paper, watercolored with white highlights, depicting Field Marshal Ramberg commanding the reserve near Kanizsa, Hungary in 1849.

Napoleon winning the Battle of Jena, October 15, 1806. Napoleonic Wars, Germany, 19th century.

Battle of Palestrina, May 9, 1849, engraving. First War of Independence, Italy, 19th century.

Rider games to divert the soldiers in the English camp of Sevastopol, Crimean War, 1855 / Reiterspiele zur Ablenkung der Soldaten im englischen Lager von Sewastopol, Krimkrieg, 1855, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Peninsular War (1808-1814). 2 May 1808. Defence of Monteleon Artillery Park. Daoiz kneeling and mortally wounded by a French soldier with his bayonet. Velarde dying in the arms of an officer of the Polish Guard. Oil on canvas, 1930. Copy by Antonio Alvarez after the painting by Manuel Castellano. Army Museum. Toledo, Spain. Author: Antonio Alvarez.

Seen here is the capture of Roanoke Island and the Charge of Zouaves. The illustration depicts Confederate and Union (the 9th New York Voulunteer Infantry, aka Hawkins Zouaves) troops in hand to hand combat during the battle of Roanoke Island, February 8, 1862. The 9th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as the "Hawkins' Zouaves" or the "New York Zouaves."

The Centre of the British Army in action at the Battle of Waterloo - June 18, 1815

Sikh and German soldiers fight Chinese soldiers in June 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion. The Seymour relief expedition of 2000 mostly European soldiers was stopped by fierce force of Chinese Kanus Braves and religiously inspired Boxers. The 1963 movie, 55 DAYS AT PEKING, was based on the war (BSLOC_2017_20_20)

Siebenjähriger Krieg, zwischen 1756 und 1763, Schlacht bei Leuthen, 4. Dezember 1757, preußische Truppen, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Orig...

Italy, 1859 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

Η φυγη των Τουρκων μετα την μαχην Σαρανταπορου Πολεμος 1912 , Soldiers, Military retreats, Balkan Peninsula, History, War of 1912-1913. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

ALEGORIA DE LA BATALLA DE BOYACA - 7 DE AGOSTO DE 1819 - BATALLA DECISIVA PARA LA LIBERACION DE NUEVA GRANADA ACTUAL COLOMBIA - 1919. Author: CAÑARETE J. W. Location: NATIONAL MUSEUM. BOGOTA. SIMON BOLIVAR. SANTANDER FRANCISCO DE PAULA. SANTANDER GENERAL. BARREIRO JOSE MARIA. MARTINEZ PEDRO. ANZOATEGUI GENERAL.

At the Battle of Bull Run during the USA Civil War

Crimean War 1853-1856: Siege of Sebastopol 1854-1855; British artillery battery of mortars and cannon bombarding Russian-held Sebastopol. From Illustrations of the War in the East, 1856. Russia France Turkey Britain Ottoman

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on nearby Breed's Hill on June 17, 1775. General Warren was killed.

Seven Years' War, between 1756 and 1763, Battle of Leuthen, 4 December 1757, Prussian troops, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century master copy

Second Italian War of Independence. Battle of Solferino (24th June 1859). Attack of the French over Solferino. Litography.

France, Versailles, The Battle of Fleurus

EL GENERAL CHARLES LEE RETIRANDOSE EN NUEVA JERSEY - 1778.

Independence or Death - Pedro Americo, 1888

Battle of Solferino, 24 June 1859, Second War of Italian Independence : Death of Colonel de Malleville. Sufferings of wounded inspired Henri Dunant to found the Red Cross, 1863. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1891.

Recognoscirung near Altenburg U, Wieselburg on December , From the series Memory , to the , Croatian Slavonian Army , and the , First Army Corps , in and , Under the commands of the BAN, From transition to the drau to the move -in into oven, Joseph Count Jelačić von Bužim, Franz de Paula Joachim Fürst Liechtenstein, Karl Ritter von Zeisberg, Franz Xaver Zalder * , Lithographer, Mathias Bäcker, Printer

A scene from the Crimean War (1853-1856) by Zichy, Mihaly (1827-1906)/ State History Museum, Moscow/ 1850s/ Hungary/ Oil on canvas/ Russian Painting of 19th cen./ History

Sheridan's ride , Soldiers, Horses, Horseback riding, Campaigns & battles, Generals, Cedar Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864, Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888. Louis Prang & Company Collection

General Prim at the Battle of Tetouan - Francesc Sans Cabot, 1865

Russian-French War by Franz Roubaud, oil on canvas, 1856-1928, Russia, Saint Petersburg, State Central Artillery Museum, 230x350

Napoleon's escape from Leipzig on 19 October 1813 after the defeat in the Battle of Leipzig, liberation wars from 1813 to 1815, color print by Richard Knoetel

GUERRA RUSO JAPONESA-AMAZONAS SIBERIANAS EN LA LLANURA DE NIKOLSK-OUSSOURISK. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Cromwell prepares to fight the Scots at DUNBAR Date: 3 September 1650

The Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3rd, 1863 Currier & Ives (Active 1857-1907 American) Color Lithograph Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Defence of Sevastopol by William Simpson, watercolor on paper, 1854-1855, 1832-1898, Russia, Sevastopol, State Museum of the Defence of Sevastopol

Attack on the railway station of Nuits, France, Situation from the time of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Italian unification (1859-1924). The Expedition of the Thousand. Conquest of Sicily. The Battle of Milazzo (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.

Germany, Bavaria, 1885-96. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Germany

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Battle of Mukden (February-March 1905). Illustration of 'Le Petit Journal'. Litography. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

The Battle of the Nations of Leipzig on October 1813 by Sauerweid, Alexander Ivanovich (1783-1844)/ State Open-air Museum Tsarskoye Selo, St. Petersburg/ Germany/ Oil on canvas/ German Painting of 19th cen./ History

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Battle by Viktor Viketyevich Masurovsky, Oil on canvas, 19th century, 1859-after 1923, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Central Artillery Museum, 134x211

Attack on Port Arthur (Russo-Japanese War) Artist Unknown Print Collection of Archiv for Kunst & Geschichte, Berlin, Germany

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Battle of Gravelotte, 18 August 1870: Prussian light cavalry charging a French field gun. Prussians victorious. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 7 May 1894. France, German

'The Gloucestershire Regiment. Back-to-Back at Alexandria', 1801, (1939). Artist: Unknown.

Battle of Vittoria - June 21, 1813

España. Catalunya. Guerra de Sucesión. El general Josep Bellver, desde lo alto de la muralla de Barcelona, negándose a capitular ante las tropas del ejército de Felipe V el 6 de septiembre de 1714.

Fourth Crusade. Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople, 1204. Engraving by Gustave Dore, 19th c. Color.

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Troops of the Prussian Guard. Engraving. "La Ilustracion", 1870. Colored.

Historic drawing, Battle at Gravelotte or Bataille de Saint-Privat, Third Battle of Metzbei on 6 August 1870, Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870-1871, between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia

Crimean War 1853-1856: Siege of Sebastopol - Unsuccessful British assault on the Redan, 8 September 1855.

The Battle of Austerlitz on December 2, 1805 by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon (1770-1837) / Private Collection /France / Colour lithograph / History / 45x77,8

Italy. Modena, 1860-1906. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Battle of Ping-Yang (September 15, 1894). The Japanese take a Chinese position. Engraving. Colored.

Olszynka Grochowska; Kossak, Wojciech (1856-1942); around 1931 (1925-00-00-1935-00-00);Warsaw (Masovian Voivodeship), Battle of Olszynka Grochowska (1831), Battle, weapons, forests, uniforms, November Uprising (1830-1831), message (provenance), battle scenes, Polish army, winter, snow

The Battle of Novi, August, 1799. An Alexander Kotzebue painting.

US Civil War, Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, Feb. 14-16, 1862. A imaginative scene of Union troops at the climax of the battle on Feb. 15th, 1862, including equestrian portrait Union commander, Ulysses Grant (BSLOC_2018_7_29)

Entry of General Werder in Strasbourg after the capitulation on 30 September 1870, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

World War I (1914-1918). Austrian troops land on Palagruza island. July 1915.

Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi 1863. Battle in a crater created by a mine explosion among the Confederate works, USA, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, North America

NAPOLEON EN LA BATALLA DE PARIS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769-1821) NAPOLEON I.

Marschall Mikhail Kutuzov before the Battle of Borodino, Samokish, Nikolai Semyonovich (1860-1944)

France, 19th century, Franco-Prussian War - Battle of Soufflenheim, 1815, watercolor. Detail: the cavalry.

Giuseppe garibaldi, sessa battle by carlo bossoli

events War of the Second Coalition 1798 - 1800 Battle of Hohenlinden 3.12.1800 painting by Johann Lorenz Rugendas (1775 - 1826) Municipal Collection Augsburg,

'The Glorious Charge of the Ninth Lancers During the Great Retreat from Mons to Cambrai', 1915. British Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front during the First World War. From "The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I. The First Phase", edited by J. A. Hammerton. The Amalgamated Press, Limited, London, 1915

Totille taken on May 25, 1871. (IT)

The Rescue of Smolensk by Władysław IV in 1634. Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), painter

Battle of Churubusco in the Mexican War

The Battle of Dettingen, 16 June 1743, (1910). Artist: Unknown

The Great Elector, Fehrbellin 1675, History of the Hohenzollerns, Brandenbrug-Prussia

Print depicting a British army encampment after the Battle of Firozshah, 1845, during the Sikhs Revolt (1845-1849). Colonial Wars, India, 19th century.

GUERRA RUSO JAPONESA-BATALLA DE YALU-VICTORIA JAPONESA 1904. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Seven Years' War, between 1756 and 1763, Kurt Christoph, Count of Schwerin dies in the Battle of Prague, 1757, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork

events Franco-Prussian War 1870/1871 Battle of Sedan 1.9.1870 Bavarian soldiers fighting in the streets chromolithograph after Anton Hoffmann 19th century,

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