← Military & Defence

Historic Battles of the 19th Century

Dramatic scenes of 19th-century battlefields depicting intense combat during the Franco-Prussian War and American Civil War, rich in color and historical detail.

1860s UNION SOLDIERS TAKING CONFEDERATE RAMPARTS BATTLE SCENE PAINTING AMERICAN CIVIL WAR - q60368 CPC001 HARS MALES RISK B&W NORTH AMERICA WARS DISASTER ADVENTURE DEATH STRATEGY COURAGE EXCITEMENT LEADERSHIP UNIFORMS CHARGING 1860s WOUNDS LOSING ATTACKING DEFENSE FIREARM FIREARMS MID-ADULT MID-ADULT MAN YOUNG ADULT MAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ASSAULT BATTLES BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY CIVIL WAR CONFLICTS OLD FASHIONED RAMPARTS
1860s UNION SOLDIERS TAKING CONFEDERATE RAMPARTS BATTLE SCENE PAINTING AMERICAN CIVIL WAR - q60368 CPC001 HARS MALES RISK B&W NORTH AMERICA WARS DISASTER ADVENTURE DEATH STRATEGY COURAGE EXCITEMENT LEADERSHIP UNIFORMS CHARGING 1860s WOUNDS LOSING ATTACKING DEFENSE FIREARM FIREARMS MID-ADULT MID-ADULT MAN YOUNG ADULT MAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ASSAULT BATTLES BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY CIVIL WAR CONFLICTS OLD FASHIONED RAMPARTS
281 assets in this story
North Point, Maryland, September 12, 1814On the morning of September 12, 1814, a British force of 9,000 men landed at North Point, Maryland, with the intention of marching inland and capturing Baltimore. Brigadier General John Stricker, commander of the 3d Brigade of the Maryland militia, was ordered to delay the British advance so that the defensive entrenchments around the city could be completed. The 5th Regiment was assigned the task of holding the American right flank. Despite two hours of artillery and rocket fire, the 5th Maryland stood their ground. After inflicting some 300 casualties, the 5th was ordered to fall back to a new position in front of the Baltimore trenches. The British army, exhausted by the fighting and surprised by the stubborn defense of the Maryland militia, withdrew, while the British navy failed to silence the guns of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Thwarted on land and sea the British force sailed away. The successful defense of Baltimore, afterThe Battle of Monmouth, Mary Ludwig Hays (aka Molly Pitcher) loading a cannon, June 28, 1778Independent Company Organizations, U.S. ArmyCuban War of Independence (1895-1898) against Spain. Command post in Santa Clara. Insurgents led by Maximo Gomez. Colored engraving.BATALLA DE MAIPU (CHILE) EL 5 DE ABRIL DE 1818 - SAN MARTIN DERROTA A LOS REALISTAS CHILENOS - LITOGRAFIA - SIGLO XIX. Author: AUGUSTE RAFFET (1804-1860). Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France. ORDOÑEZ JOSE. GENERAL JOSE SAN MARTIN (1778-1850).Battle of the Piave, 15 June 1918Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. The French, English and Prussian armies were defeated, which implied the fall of the emperor. Drawing.The Royal Saxon Rifle Regiment No.108 in the battle near Villiers on 2 December, France, Franco-German War 1870/71 / Das Königlich Sächsische Gewehrregiment Nr.108 in der Schlacht bei Villiers am 2. Dezember, Frankreich, Deutsch-Französischer Krieg 1870/71, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.The Battle of Antietam during the USA Civil WarThe sailors at Bourget. / (Defense of Paris 1870--71.) (IT)No. 23. / The lost Jahne of the 61st Regiment. (TI)The Zunyi Conference (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zunyì huìyì) was a meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in January 1935 during the Long March. This meeting involved a power struggle between the leadership of Bo Gu and Otto Braun and the opposition led by Mao Zedong. The result was that Mao left the meeting in position to take over military command and become the leader of the Communist Party. The conference was completely unacknowledged until the 1950s and still no detailed descriptions were available until the fiftieth anniversary in 1985.The Prussian cavalry charge at Vionville-Mars-La-Tour.Peninsular War. General Lacy in the Battle of Ocaña (November 19, 1809) between French and Spanish forces. 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 I. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902). Spanish artist.Brave Attack of the 54th Regiment from Massachusetts Currier & Ives (1834-1907 American)Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, 13 September 1882 (1887). Artist: UnknownThe capture of Fort Fisher by the Union Army, January 15, 1865, lithograph by Kurz & Allison, 1890Battle of Shiloh took place on 6 and 7 April (1862) in the US state of Tennessee, about 22 miles northeast of the small town of Corinth in the US state of Mississippi during the American Civil War, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period, Battle of Shiloh took place on 6 and 7 April 1862 in the US state of Tennessee, about 22 miles northeast of the small town of Corinth in the US state of Mississippi during the American Civil War, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the periodOn the Southern Plains', 1907. Artist: Frederic Remington. Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861-1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor and writer who specialized in depictions of the American Old West.Battle of Nashville, Civil War - USALancers resting, ca 1885, by Giovanni Fattori (1825-1908), oil on canvas, 39x28 cm.The Bowmen of Mons come to the aid of the British and cause havoc among their enemiesHurrying the wounded away from a shell swept hospital during World War IHoisting of American Colors over Louisiana 1804 Painting depicting first raising of the USA flag with the Louisiana Purchase, in main plaza (now Jackson Square), New Orleans. Ceremony was March 10, 1804.First World War (1914-1918). The German Retreat from the Marne, 1915. German troops surprised by the English (Allies) at dawn on September 7, 1915 on a farm, near Petit Morin. For several hours they defended heroically. Illustration. La Esfera (The Sphere), 1915.Engraving depicting the Battle of Magenta, fought during the Second Italian War of Independence, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians under Marshal Ferencz Gyulai. Dated 19th CenturyAndrew Jackson at The Battle of New Orleans, 1814-1815 during the War of 1812Washington takes command of the army in Cambridge Massachusetts USA 1775, George Washington, 1732-1799, First President of the United States, After a 19th century print by J Rogers after Wageman, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedThe Battle of Aboukir, Egypt, 1801. Artist: UnknownUS Civil War. Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864. Cavalry General Philip Henry Sheridan made his famous ride from Winchester to rally his retreating army to victory in the Battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864 (BSLOC_2018_9_185)Boyac battle, Bol’var's soldiers defeating JosŽ M.Barreiro's royalist soldiers, making sure Nueva Granada was independent. Painting.Battle of Fredericksburg, laying the pontoon bridge , Rivers, Soldiers, Pontoon bridges, Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862. Louis Prang & Company CollectionNelson boarding the San Josef at the battle off Cape VincentCavalry charge protesters during riots in Paris on May Day. Illustration for Le Petit Journal, 13 May 1906.The Battle of Ramillies, 1706. Artist: UnknownBattle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee during the USA Civil War 1863Alas ! what links of love that morn has Wars rude hand asunder torn! Here piled in common slaughter sleep those whom affection long shall weep;Marià Fortuny i Marsal / 'La batalla de Tetuán', 1863-1865, Óleo sobre lienzo, 300 x 972 cm.Party tobogganing, snow scene, photo-composite, Canada, c.1880'sScotland for Ever'. The charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo, 18 June 1815. After the painting by Lady Butler.GUERRA DE AFRICA 1859-1860. REINADO DE ISABEL II. " BATALLA DE TETUAN " COMBATE LIBRADO ENTRE ESPAÑOLES Y MARROQUIES EL 4 DE FEBRERO DE 1860. OLEO DE VICENTE PALMAROLI. MUSEO DEL EJERCITO. MADRID.GUERRA DE AFRICA 1859-1860. REINADO DE ISABEL II. " ACCION VICTORIOSA DE LAS TROPAS ESPAÑOLAS EL 23 DE MARZO DE 1860 ". LITOGRAFIA.The attack upon the French camp on the hills of Famars near Valenciennes, 23 May 1793 (c1857).Artist: J RogersRussian soldiers struggle through marshy swamps on their way to the battle front in the summer of 1915, during World War OneMexican-American War 18461848: Battle of Chapultepec, 12.13. September 1847. American troops overwhelmed the Mexicans in Chapultepec Castle, which protected Mexico City from the west. Mexico City fell on September 14th.First Italian War of Independence. War between the Piamontese and Austrian army. Charge of the carabinieri in Pastrengo (30 April 1848), oleo by V. Giacomeli, 1855. Author: Vicenzo Giacomeli.Historia. Siglo XIX. El Duque de Wellington entra en Badajoz. Años 1940. Dibujo de Mestre. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) - Japan troops attack Trans-Siberian railroad in Manchuria. PrintFrancis II of the Two Sicilies( 1836-1894). King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies. The invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia brought an end to his rule, as part of Italian unification. The king Francis II visits a battery of cannons in Gaeta. Engraving by Janet-Lange. L'Illustration, Journal Universel. París, 1860. Colored.General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815 - War of 1812 American History Artist Unknown Utrechtse Masquerade of 1876 (first album); XLVIII. Lustrum der Utrechtsche Hoogeschool. Entry from Hertog Karel Den Stouten to Zutfen, IV August MCCCCLXXIII. Costumed procession of Lord students, held in Utrecht den 27 June 1876.First Part of the procession. Part of A Series of Seven Plates Plus Title Print and Explanation of the Coated Procession Organized by the Students of the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences for the Celebration of the 48th Lustrum on 27 June 1876. The Procession Suggests Karel in Zutphen in Zutphen on 4 August 1473.The last order we heard given was Fix bayonets, men, and die like English soldiers do', and so they did'. Extract from a letter from a survivor. Depiction of the carnage at the Battle of Isandhlwana, the great Zulu victory of the war against the British. Date: 1879BATTLE OF MANS-CHAMPAGNE The battle taking place on a snow-covered plain.'The Connaught Rangers. The Capture of The Citadel at Badajoz', 1812, (1939). Artist: Unknown.General Custer communicationg his conditions to the Native Americans, painting by Charles Schreyvogel (1861-1912). Native American Wars, United States, 19th century.Storming Fort Wagner charge of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment, July 18, 1863, 1890, Kurz & Allison. Color lithography, 49 x 66 cm. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Flags, American, Battlefields, United States Army, Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th, Morris Island, Battle of, S.C., Fort Wagner, Participation, African American troops, 1860-1869The execution of the Walachian rebel leaders Horja Hora and Kloska Gloska, Klocka on February , in Karlsburg, Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing houseBlowing up of the Bridge at ElsterHistorical drawing, Wilhelm I or William I, 1797-1888, from the House of Hohenzollern, king of Prussia and first German emperor, on horseback with Bismarck, Moltke and Roon in the Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870/71Prussian rapid fire on french cavalry at the battle of Sedan, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, EuropeCampaña de África. Año 1913. Combate en las alturas de El Mogote.Africa. Colonialism. Charging of the English cavalry. Engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1898. Colored.ILUSTRACION DE LA ESFERA BOMBAS DE MANO - PRIMERA GUERRA MUNDIAL. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.At Cowpens, South Carolina, general Daniel Morgan defeats a British force under Colonel Tarleton. Date: 17 January 1781Norway and Sweden, 1866-87. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Norway, SwedenRoumania, 1881-95 part 2. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, RomaniaBattle of First Manassas (or First Bull Run) in USA Civil WarForm Up, No. 2! Form Up!' Rallying cry of Sergeant-Major Veysey after the harge of 21st Lancers at Omdurman, 2 September 1898. British under Kitchener defeated 'Abd Allah (al-Kalifah). Sudan. Chromolithograph.Bavaria, Bavarian Army, Guard, Battle in the Forest, Germany, ca 1900, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact...'Their Ordeal of Fire: The Grenadier Guards at the Battle of Biddulph's Berg', 1901. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V", by Louis Creswicke. T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901Street battle in Bazeilles, the battle was an important battle of the Battle of Sedan during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, 1871, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalBattle of Lexington, 19 April 1775, Painted by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887), Engraving Printed 1913Philip Henry Sheridan making his famous ride from Winchester, 1864, during USA Civil WarAmerican Civil War 1861-1865: Sheridans Ride. Battle of Opequon also called Third Battle of Winchester, 19 September 1864. Union forces under Sheridan defeated Confederates under Early. Print c1886.US Civil War. Battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863. Confederate line advances from right toward Union troops. During the battle, half of the Union line was routed, but the remainder held, defended by troops under Maj. General George Thomas, who continued fighting until nightfall (BSLOC_2018_9_46)Wolfe's Army scaling the Cliff at Quebec, 1759 from the ROMANCE OF EMPIRE : CANADA BY BECKLES WILLSON WITH TWELVE REPRODUCTIONS FROM ORIGINAL COLOURED DRAWINGS BY HENRY SANDHAM Series Edited by John Lang Publisher London and Edinburgh : T.C. & E.C. Jack in 1907Clash between Russian troops and murderous, rebelling Tartars in the oilfields at Baku, Caucasus. From 'Le Petit Journal, 24 September 1905.Francia. Guerras coloniales. Acción militar. Grabado de 1884.Emile Bayard (1837-1891). "The last square of Waterloo - Cambronne (Les Misérables)". Oil on canvas. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 29194-7 French army, battle of Waterloo, Napoleonian campaign, battlefield, last crossroads, general francais, the miserables, officer, first empire, novel, oil on canvasPull French troops over a frozen river.Pull French Troops about a Frozen River: Probably Means The Invasion of Holland in 1795.Europe, 19th century. Napoleonic Wars (1807). Battle of Eylau, a battle between Napol_on's Grande Arm_e and a Russian Empire army under Levin August, Count von Bennigsen near the town of Preu¤isch Eylau in East Prussia. Watercolour.Marines from the Spanish Gunboats Vigilia and Alcedo falling into a Cuban ambush near the mouth of the San Juan River during the Cuban War of IndependenceThe Battle of Mars-La-Tour took place on 16 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War near the town of Mars-La-Tour in north-eastern France. General Moltke Waiting for the Prussian Troops, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century originalMilitia from Massachusetts passing through Baltimore Pennsylvania 1861, USA, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, North AmericaPropaganda illustration by Carlos Saenz De Tejada depicting republican sailors seizing armaments from a ship during the Spanish Civil War. Dated 1936Part of the American Civil War - The Battle of Pea Ridge, Northwest Arkansas 1862.1814 PAINTING BY MEISSONIER SHOWING NAPOLEON & TROOPS RETURN FROM SAISSONS AFTER BATTLE OF LAONPrimera guerra mundial (1914-1918). Los famosos bersaglieri italianos atacando a la bayoneta. Author: Francisco Navarrete Sierra.1st Uhlans Regiment, Emperor Alexander III of Russia (West Prussian), Chromolithograph, 1899This illustration from early World War I has the caption: Germans, wearing gas masks, storming a British trench near Ypres in Belgium. Ypres was the site of several battles during the War. Its location placed it right on the route the Germans planned to take as they made their way into France from the north. At the start of the second battlel of Ypres, the Germans used poison gashence, the use of gas masks by the Germans.World War Two: German army postcard showing the advance of German land forces into Russia. 1942Spanish civil war republicans and communists march trough the streetBurial of the French General Donaine by Prussian troops in Saargemuend, Sarreguemines, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, French General Donaine buried by Prussian troops in Saargemuend, Sarreguemines, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, EuropeIllustration Second Boer War Mafeking 1899-1900 British Fighting Against South African Boers Commandant Eloff Taken Prisoner By Mafeking GarrisonBattle of Corinth - October 3-4, 1862 USA Civil WarGuerra Ruso-Japonesa (1904-1905). Carga a la bayoneta de la infantería japonesa. Cromo de Chocolates Amatller. Año 1905. Author: Apel·les Mestres Oñós.Guerra Franco-Prusiana (1870-1871). Un corneta de Cazadores a pie (Chasseurs a pied). Grabado. Original de 1878 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.Italy. Modena, 1835-1849. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, ItalyRussian Cossacks attacking a baggage train by George Hand Wright, 1872-1951, artist. Published: between 1900 and 1934. painting : watercolour.Major Dix at the Battle of Buena Vista 1847, John Adams Dix 1798-1879 American politician and important Civil War general, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..