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Historic Battles In Europe

Illustrations depicting significant battles including the Battle of Covadonga, Franco-Prussian War, and the evening of Waterloo. The style is vintage engravings in black and white.

GALLIC WARS : Vercingetorix at the siege of Gergovie, defended by the Romans. Date: 55 BCE

events War of the Landshut Succession 1503 - 1505 victory of the Palatinates 1504 after painting by Barth wood engraving 19th century,

After the Battle of Hastings, October 14, 1066, the relatives of the vanquished to carry away their dead. The body of the Saxon King, Harold, is taken to the Waltham by the monks of that monastery.

Elephantry of the Sikh Empire, Battle of Ferozeshah, First Anglo-Sikh War, 1845 Elephantry of the Sikh Empire, Battle of Ferozeshah, First Anglo-Sikh War, 1845 Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21664932

Historical representation. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1867 - 1923. Measurements: h 234 mm × w 340 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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

German Peasant War, 1524-1526, Herzog Ulrich vor Schorndorf/German Peasant War, Duke Ulrich in front of Schorndorf, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colored

Francisco Javier Castaños Aragorri Urioste and Olavide, I Duke of Bailén (Madrid 1758 - 1852). Spanish military and politician, French revolutionary w

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Disarmament of the Tyroleans in Radstatt/German Peasants' War, disarming the Tyroleans at Radstatt, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date not known, subsequently colored

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Ottoman irregular troops, the bashi-bazouk. Engraving. ""La Guerra de Oriente"" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877.

Robert Bruce (1274-1329) king of Scotland, killing Henry de Bohlen at the Battle of Bannockburn 1314

The doctor Gustav Hermann saves a slave from whipping, Chad. Central Africa. Drawing by Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Journey from Borno to Baguirmi 1872 by Dr. Gustav Hermann Nachtigal (1834 - 1885) Le Tour du Monde 1880

Russian illustration showing Cossacks being addressed by an officer during the Crimean War 1853

Warwick the Kingmaker: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (1428-1471). English soldier and statesman. Killed at the Battle of Barnet, 14 April 1471, during Wars of the Roses. Engraving c.1880

Turn Boys Turn - We're Going back - Sheridan's Ride - USA Civil War

The seat of Paris. - The Spahis of the Paris Armee. (IT)

Bretons, Mobile Guard from Brittany. Used by General Trochu (1815-1896) as gendarmerie troops to suppress the revolutionary movement of the Paris Commune in 1871. The Breton Mobile Guard bidding farewell to their families. Engraving by Laporta. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

France revolt of the Paris Commune March/May 1871 battle on cemetery Per-Lachaise wood engraving 19th century,

Lithographs Tantia Topees Soldiery India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Tallien at 9 Thermidor.

Prisoner transport from Metz through the Moselle valley, after the surrender, 30 October 1870, historical illustration, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871 illustrated chronicle of war, German-French campaign

Jacoba van Beieren is the head of the Hoekse troops, around 1430. Draughtsman: Jacobus Buys. Dating: 1785 - 1787. Measurements: h 62 mm × w 89 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Raid of Schladming/German Peasants' War, Raid of Schladming, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colored

TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION OF THE STUDENTS IN BERLIN IN HONOUR OF THE BIRTH OF AN HEIR TO THE THRONE

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Feuerbacher and the mutinous peasants. Matern Feuerbacher (born around 1484/1485, died in front of 1567) was a leader of the peasants in the Peasants' War / German Peasants' War, Feuerbacher and the mutinous peasants. Matern Feuerbacher (born around 1484/1485, died in front of 1567) was a leader of the peasants in the Peasants' War, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently coloured

Richard III is killed at the Battle of Bosworth, and the crown passes to his enemy, Henry, Duke of Richmond (Henry VII) Date: 1485

The Siege of Acre (28 August 1189 to 12 July 1191) was the most important event of the Third Crusade in the Holy Land, Historical, digital reproductio...

Military uniforms from the reign of Henry VIII, vintage engraving. Military uniforms from the reign of Henry VIII, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656057

Death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 (c19th century). Artist: Unknown

Copper engraving from the 18th Century, 1775, the death of Gernal Warren in the Battle of Bunker Hill, battle in the American Revolutionary War during the siege of Boston

'Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes', 9th Century (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

Hertog Arnold van Gelre forced to renounce his rights, 1465, 1853 - 1861 print Arnold van Egmond, Duke van Gelre is lifted from his bed at the castle in Grave by soldiers of his son Adolf and forced to give up his rights, 1465. Netherlands paper Grave

The great Elector with General Derfflinger, Friedrich Wilhelm, 16 February 1620 - 9 May 1688 from the House of Hohenzollern was Elector of Brandenburg since 1640, Georg von Derfflinger, 20 March 1606 - 14 February 1695 was Electoral Brandenburg Field Marshal / Der große Kurfürst mit General Derfflinger, Friedrich Wilhelm, 16. Februar 1620 - 9. Mai 1688 aus dem Haus Hohenzollern war seit 1640 Kurfürst von Brandenburg, Georg von Derfflinger, 20. März 1606 - 14. Februar 1695 war Kurfürstlich-Brandenburgischer Feldmarschall, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Historia. El emperador Graciano el Joven (359-383) coronando a Teodosio I el Grande (347-395) el año 379. Grabado de 1871.

Conspirators involved in the abduction of Prince Alexander are made prisoner and escorted from Beckovazy to Tirnova. Date: September 1886

Disbanding the Continental Army, at New Windsor, New York, November 3, 1783 / drawn by H.A. Ogden. | Library of Congress

James III of Majorca (1315-1349), known as "the Rash" or "the Unfortunate". King of Majorca (1324-1343). James III in the Battle of Llucmajor, on 25 October 1349. In this battle he was defeated by the troops of King Peter IV of Aragon, dying in the course of the combat. The Kingdom of Majorca was incorporated into the Crown of Aragon. Engraving. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

This detailed illustration depicts a French captain and his archers from the time period of the Hundred Years' War between the French and English (1337-1453). The engraving is from the Chronicles of Hainaut. Hainaut was the name of an area that is now in Belgium. .

Hundred Years War between France and England. English troops attacking the walls of a French town with early cannon and both longbows and crossbows (1375-1425) Hand-coloured lithograph c1830

THE REVIEW OF THE TROOPS BEFORE KING ALEXANDER I. AT ZAITCHA, SERBIA 1889, THE MARCH PAST OF THE INFANTRY.

Gebhard Leberecht von Bluecher, Prince of Wahlstatt, 16 December 1742, 12 September 1819, Count, later elevated to Prince of Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Field Marshal General. Here his fall from his horse at the Battle of Ligny, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604). Battle of Gembloux (1578) between Spanish forces led by John of Austria (1547-1578) and a rebel army under Antoine de Goignies with victory of the Spanish forces. Engraving.

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Siege of Plevna (20 July to 10 December 1877). Combats that took place between the joint army of Russia and the Kingdom of Romania against that of the Ottoman Empire. Surrender of the Turkish army at Plevna. The Turkish army was being defeated by the Russians. Call to the Turkish officers prisoners, interned on the other side of the Vid River. Engraving by Daudenarde. "La Guerra de Oriente" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume III. 1878.

Caesar Landing in Britain. Julius Caesar carried Roman arms into wild regions where they had never penetrated before. The first historical notice we have of Britain is that in which Caesar himself tells of his invasion there in 55 B.C. The savage tribes rushed down to the shore to meet his soldiers, and charged even out into the water with spears and clubs, or coming barehanded, seized rocks and hurled them at the invaders. The desperate though unorganized resistance which he everywhere met prevented Caesar from making any lasting conquest of the brave islanders.

Franco-Prussian War: women carrying wounded soldiers to hospital at Ivanitza. Coloured wood engraving by A.H.

The landscape of Isadhlwana, a rocky point terminating in a huge precipice about 1,000 feet high, with Zulu forces suurounding the British troops on every side. The Zulus numbered somewhere in the region of 6,000. The battle represented a catastrophic loss for the British army. Date: 1879

Two horsemen draw their swords to fight for a maiden. Date: 18th Century

The klephtes. The two kidnappers fired on the poor father, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

1840s 1847 AMERICAN GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT ON HORSEBACK ENTERING MEXICO CITY AS COMMANDANT GOVERNOR MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, The Bishop Marshal Negotiates with the Farmers/German Peasants' War, The Bishop's Marshal Negotiates with the Peasants, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date not known, subsequently colored

Morocco - 20th century - Colonial Wars. General Lyautey drives back Moroccan rebel offensive, October 1907. Engraving from French illustrated magazine Le Petit Journal

The Siege of Antioch during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, burial of the dead soldiers after the battle, historical illustration, 1880, Germany, Europe

Second Boer War. Concentration camp in Transvaal. 'Le Petit Journal'. October 13th, 1901. Engraving.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Storming Ingolstadt Castle, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, e...

King Ahab fights the Assyrians at the Battle of Qarqar. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

General Blücher in Laon, während des Winterfeldzugs (1814) der Befreiungskriege in Frankreich

ENTRY OF THE PRINCE OF WALES INTO JAMMU WITH THE MAHARAJAH OF KASHMIR, INDIA, 1876

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid Campeador (c. 1043-1099). Castilian nobleman, knighted by the Infante Sancho. He took part in the battles of Llantada and Golpejera against Alfonso VI, and in the Siege of Zamora. Death of El Cid Campeador (July 10, 1099). Engraving by Antonio Roca. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

Historia de Catalunya. Episodio del sitio de Barcelona por las tropas de Felipe V el 4 de septiembre de 1714. Cromo editado en 1905.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, The Donkey Gate in Marbach, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact orig...

Polish Winged Cavalry, Knesing, Theodor (1840-)

Members of the Army of Abyssinia, Guard of the Negus, in 1868, Ethiopia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date unknown, Africa

Before the Battle of White Mountain on November 8, 1620, Maximilian I of Bavaria acted as a central political and military force of the Catholic League, school picture, authentic reproduction of a school mural, around 1911, exact date unknown, historical

PROCESSION OF KNIGHTS TEMPLARS.

Madrid. Misa de campaña en Carabanchel en memoria de Alfonso XII de Borbón (1857-1885), rey de España. Grabado de 1886.

King Ahab fights the Assyrians at the Battle of Qarqar. Old Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Historia de España. Muerte del arzobispo de Toledo don Sancho de Aragón (1250-1275), hijo de Jaime I el Conquistador, a manos del emir Aben-Nasar en Torredonjimeno, Jaén. Grabado de 1872.

TURKO SERVIA WAR, ARNAUTS AND CIRCASSIANS AND BURNING WITH PETROLEUM THE VILLAGE OF TESICA, ENGRAVING 1876

Pacification of the Vendee, 1793. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

The disturbances at the Paris Hotel de Ville : red Republicans in the wine-cellars(TI)

Military and munity mutiny views disarming 11th Irregular Cavalry Berhampore Berthampore West Bengal India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Balboa claiming possession of the South Sea, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, 1475-1519, a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador, Illustration aus 1880

Richard I, Coeur de Lion, (1157-1199) landing at Jaffa (Joppa), September 1191. Richard, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and second Angevin (Plantagenet) king of England, (1189-1199). During the Third Crusade (1189-1192) Richard led the crusaders against the great Muslim leader, Saladin. Richard is reported to have jumped into the water crying 'Cursed for ever be he who follows me not!' Richard held Jaffa until July 1192 when it fell to Saladin. Richard recaptured it on 31 July, and in September Richard and Saladin signed the Treaty of Jaffa guaranteeing a three-year truce. Wood engraving c1880.

Guards Charging the Guns at Kassassin 28th August 1882 19th Century Illustration

Samuel Collings, active 1784-1795, British, Manning the Navy, undated. Pen and black ink with gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, After the Storming of Maichau Castle/German Peasants' War, After the Storming of Maichau Castle, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date not known, subsequently colored

Coat of arms in front of a tournament in the early Middle Ages, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

death of Floris V; Count of Holland Reigned 12561296.

1770s 1778 ILLUSTRATION MOLLY PITCHER FIRING ARTILLERY SHE TOOK OVER CANNON WHEN HUSBAND FELL BATTLE OF MONMOUTH NEW JERSEY USA

Colonel Burnaby at the Second Battle of teb, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Strasbourg (15 August-28 September 1870). On 27 September General Uhrich, commanding the French garrison in the city, began negotiations with the Prussian General August von Werder. The next day Strasbourg surrendered. The Strasbourg garrison throwing their arms after the capitulation. Engraving. ""Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia"" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

The Raging of the French in Holland, 1672, The Dutch War, also called the Dutch-French War, was a pan-European military conflict that lasted from 1672 to 1678, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Hero of Sir William Russell during the siege of Zutphen, 1586; Stanley's hero factory. Heroic darge of Sir William Russell During the siege of Zutphen through the troops of the count of Leicester, September and October 1586. Russell climbs an enemy shine along the skewer of a defender.

Crusades. Charles II of Anjou fighting. Engraving.

Native troopers are recruited to suppress dissident aborigines Date: circa 1860

Moroccan soldiers on horseback in front of the governor's palace in Meknes, Morocco, Maghreb. North Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Heroic defense of Girona, vintage engraving. Heroic defense of Girona, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656543

Russian General Kouropatkine giving order to retreat, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. Artist: Unknown

Illustration showing the Communards burning a guillotine in the Place Voltaire, during the Paris Commune of 1871. The Communards burned or destroyed a number of symbols of power in Paris, including the Vendome Column, the Tuileries, Palais de Justice, Palais Royale and the Hotel de Ville. Date: 1871

Tsarist soldiers arrest peasants demonstrating during the first month of 1917.

A woodcut by Hans Schäufelin from 1551-1556 showing riders, soldiers, and a dog on Emperor Karl V's triumphal car, featuring detailed figures, horses, and ceremonial decoration.

The Ismailov Guard taking the oath to Catherine II at St Petersburg, Russia, Catherine II called Catherine the Great, 2 May 1729, 17 November 1796, wa...

Carthaginian Iberia. Battle of Helike (228 B.C.). The Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca(275-228 B.C.) and his army of Numidians and mercenaries, led an expedition to Iberia in 236 B.C. In eight years he secured an extensive territory in Hispania but the Celtiberians, assisted by Orissus, chieftain of the Oretani tribe, defeated to the Carthaginian troops of Hamilcar and he died in the battle. Engraving by Rafael del Castillo. "Historia de Espana Ilustrada", 1871.

Roman legionary soldiers with pilum, short sword and shield, depicted at the foot of the Antonius (Pinus) Column, Rome, Italy, digital enhanced file of an original 19th century print, Europe

Pieneman, Jan Willem, Netherlands, Vinkeles, Abraham, Bivouac of the Cossacks outside the Muiderpoort in Amsterdam on the 24th of November 1813, Cossack bivouac near Amsterdam, 1813, verso - stamped, Bivouac of the Cossacks outside the Muiderpoort near Amsterdam, November 24, 1813. Soldiers gathered around a cooking pot on a campfire., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 180 mm, width 120 mm, Dutch, 1790-09-26 - 1864, print maker, printmaker, 1814 - 1816, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1779-11-04 - 1853-04-08, intermediary draughtsman

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, in the Tilbury camp, 1588. Anglo-Spanish War, England, 16th century.

Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, 16 August 1819. 15th Hussars charging unarmed crowd gathered near St Peter's Church to hear speeches supporting Reform of Parliament and repeal of Corn Laws. 6 killed, about 70 wounded treated in local infirmaries. Wood engraving.

Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, 16 August 1819. Artist: Unknown

A Street in Harper's Ferry, Virginia during the passage of the Potomac by the Federal Troops from Maryland, October 24, 1862. USA Civil War

'Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, led to execution', 1322 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

Charles II 823 to 877 also Charles the Bald and his brother Louis the German make treaty at Strasbourg in 842 from Histoire de France by Colart published circa 1840

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