Historic Cavalry and Soldiers

A collection of historical scenes depicting cavalry, soldiers in armor, and significant figures from military history, showcasing battles, processions, and the spirit of warfare.

King Arthur is spared by Sir Bors at the intervention of Sir Lancelot.

Cavalry March

Soldiers Carrying Trophies. Mantegna, Andrea (Italy, Isola di Cartura, 1431-1506). Italy, 1470-1500. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible 1530-1584) Tsar of Russia from 1533, leading his army at the Siege of Kazan, August 1552. Ivan, sword in hand, mounted on white charger. Popular coloured Russian print, 1850.

Warrior from Switzerland, armour shirt and armour, ca 1390, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Masquerade by students from Leiden Hogeschool, 1840 (plate 1); De Intogt van Hertog Jan van Beijeren inside Leijden, on the 18th August 1420, in Masquerade suggested by H.H. Students of Leydsche Hoogeschool, on the 8pm February 1840.Historic costumed procession of the students of the Hogeschool van Leiden on 8 February 1840. The procession depicts the arrival of Duke Jan van Bavaria on 18 August 1420. First album in a series of Nineteen unnumbered plates, with the groups numbered 1-2.

King Arthur fighting the giant, under the protection of the Virgin. 19th-century facsimile after an engraving in "Chroniques de Bretagne", 1514. "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et à l'Epoque de la Renaissance". Paris, 1877.

'Bruce kills Sir Henry Bohun', 1314 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

These figures represent four English warriors in the dress around A.D. 1200. The illustration dates to 1882.

King Arthur is spared by Sir Bors at the intervention of Sir Lancelot.

Jacques Callot, The Troops on the March, c 1614 The Troops on the March

Medieval Infantry Soldiers. Madrid, Military Historical Archives. Author: JOSE RUBIO DE VILLEGAS. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO MILITAR. MADRID. SPAIN.

Normans between 1000 and 1100; from left to right:herdsman, man of rank, pilgrim, five warriors, man of rank, lady of rank.

Militaria, Ottoman Empire, 18th century. Turkish armed men on foot and on horseback. Watercolored print, Newport, 1712.

Ferdinand of Austria leading his troops over the Alps in July 1634. Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, 1608 - 1657.

Byzantine soldiers of the 9th Century

Hundred Years War between England and France (1337-1453) Battle of Crecy, August 1346. Edward III and his son Edward, the Black Prince, led 36,800 men to victory over Philip of France and his army of 130,000. Colour-printed wood engraving, 1864

Knights in full armour, late fifteenth century. Single Combat, from The Triumph of Maximilian by Burgmayer. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874

Roderic. Last Visigoth king of Iberia (710-711). Death of Roderic by Tariq ibn Ziyad at the Battle of Guadalete. Nineteenth-century engraving. Colored.

Matériel d'artillerie de siège du XV siècle. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Knights in full armour, late fifteenth century. Single Combat, from The Triumph of Maximilian by Burgmayer. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874

William I of Scotland, 'The Lion' (1143-1214) taken prisoner by the English at Alnwick, Northumberland 1174. Colour-printed wood engraving 1864

Moritz von Sachsen, protestant leader, is mortally wounded at Sievershausen.

A Roman Legion. Marco Dente (Italy, Ravenna, died 1527). Italy, 1515-1527. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Infanterie. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

War of the League of Cognac (1526-1530). Sack of Rome on 6 May, 1527. Military event carried out by the troops of Holy Roman emperor Charles V (1500-1558). Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490-1527) and Constable of France, was in command of the imperial soldiers. His troops took the city and sacked it. Death of the Constable in the assault to Rome. Engraving. Colored.

Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337-1410), called the Good. Louis II in Genoa, to lead the expedition against the barbarians in North Africa, 1390. Mahdian Crusade. Engraving of 1881 after the Chronicles of Jean Froissart, manuscript of the 15th century. Colored.

Willem II, Duke van Gelre, subject to the authority of Charles V, 1543; Victories of Charles V; Divi Caroli. V. Imp. opt. Max victoriae, ex multis praecipuae. During the VENLO PEACE (1543) kneels the Duke of Gelre, Willem II, for the throne of Emperor Charles V and subject to his power. He hands him the coat of arms of Gelre. The print has a Latin, Spanish and French caption and is part of a twellable series about the victories of Karel V.

EL REY DE ARMAS PRESENTA ESCUDOS AL DUQUE DE BOURBON - MINIATURA SIGLO XV.

Roman cavalry with javelin (verutum) and a Roman soldier on the march with his pack, sword (gladius) and shield (scutum). Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1798).

Roman cavalry with javelin (verutum) and a Roman soldier on the march with his pack, sword (gladius) and shield (scutum). Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1798).

Trek with soldiers and refugees, Johann Theodor de Bry, after Hans Sebald Beham, 1588 - 1623 print An army rice under the supply of a sergeant major on horseback. Soldiers armed with lances and all kinds of foot people follow him. At the back, cars with luggage and provisions drive. paper engraving camp followers. army 'en route'

Fashion, clothing, Burgundian knights in the 14th century, two Burgundian knights, a knight from Neuchatel, a knight's banner around 1300, a knight's armour around 1370, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough reconnoitring before the Battle of Blenheim; Black and White Illustration;

Germans 1500 to 1550: a bishop, a knight, a fool (seated), Georg Frundsberg, man of rank, huntsman.

History by Polybius. Volume II. French edition translated from Greek by Dom Vincent Thuillier. Comments of Military Science enriched with critical and historical notes by M. De Folard. Paris, chez Pierre Gandouin, Julien-Michel Gandouin, Pierre-Francois Giffart and Nicolas-Pierre Armand, 1727. Printing by Jean-Baptiste Lamesle. Trajan's Dacian Wars. 2nd century AD. Engraving depicting reliefs of the Trajan Column. Siege scene. Dacians attacking the Roman trenches.

Russia, 1740-57. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Russia

Siege of Antioch by unknown painter, watercolour on parchment, circa 1200, France, Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Ottoman Turkish Cartoon of 1910 Turkey taking on the European and Russian superpowers while China and japan look on

Insurgent farmer in the Peasants War, 1525, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

France, 1575-1650. Henry III, Henry IV, Louis XIII. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

MILITARY COSTUME OF EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE, Edward of Woodstock , IN 1376.

Costumed procession of 1841: Knights and soldiers (page VI), 1841 print Four knights in armor on horseback, between them in a group of foot soldiers. Leaf numbered VI in the series of eighteen records of the historic costumed procession representing the reception of Count William II of Holland in Utrecht in 1249. The parade held by the students of the University of Utrecht on 2 June 1841 on the occasion of the celebration of the Twenty -five -year -old recovery from the university. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Utrechtpublisher: Leiden paper students' pageant. costumes used in pageants Utrecht

Jousting. Renaissance. Knight with lance. Engravinb by Jost Amman, 16th century.

Knighthood 1674 1696 Lithography: Salb M. (edition) & Jan Matejko

Siege of a town by a feudal army. Order to open the gates and lay down arms. Engraving from Kriegsbuch (war book) by Leonhardt Fronsperger, Frankfort, 1575. "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance". Paris, 1877.

Henry VI. Act IV, Scene VI - 'Thou art worthy of the sway, to whom the heavens adjudged an olive branch and laurel crown, as likely to be blest in peace and war.' This applies to Libby's meats. , Soldiers, Meat, Canned foods, 19th Century American Trade Cards

At The Battle of Agincourt, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson.

Clothing, fashion, knights in the Middle Ages, knights in various armours, from left, knight in chain mail in the 12th century, Saracen with two lances and round shield, a knight with iron hat and knight with high helmet in the shape of a mitre in the 13th century, knight in ring armour with hood and vest in the 13th century, digitally improved reproduction of an illustration from the 19th century

The Battle of Najera from a 15th-century manuscript of Froissart's Chronicles. The Battle of Najera, also known as the Battle of Navarrete, was fought on 3 April 1367 near Najera, in the province of La Rioja, Castile.

Three Trumpeters on Horseback. Unknown

Rubric and miniature showing army.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

The bombardment of a rock fortress in the 15th century, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Europe

Irish rebels heads on spikes over Dublin Castle, 16th Century

State Prison or we lock everyone working, do ninth wine pits. Canons bottle fillers, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842.

Battle in the Greek camp, miniature from Trojan history, manuscript, Spain 15th Century.

Historia de Catalunya. Conquista de Mallorca por Ramón Berenguer III el Grande a los sarracenos en 1115. Cromo editado en 1905.

Infantrymen, Swiss Military Costume, 15th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Ancient Greek Warriors

History of Gaul. The troops of Caesar and the Germanic hordes fighting over the Rhine. Medieval miniature. 15th century. Chateau de Chantilly. France.

Siege of Gibraltar. Archers. 1350. Colored engraving, 1852.

French knight, horseman from the second half of the 13th century, France, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

The winner of a medieval jousting tournament, knight with horse and lance, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

An engraving depicting King Henry VIII (1491-1547) mounted in full armour. Dated 19th century

Illumination of the Joust of St Ingilbert, made famous by Froissart, in which three French knights vied with 36 foreign challengers. Dated 15th Century

BATTLE OF HASTINGS Battle rages: William raises his helmet to show he is still alive Date: 14 October 1066

MINIATURA DE LA BATALLA DE ALJUBARROTA (1385) ENTRE JUAN I DE PORTUGAL Y JUAN I DE CASTILLA. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France. JOHN I OF PORTUGAL. JUAN I DE AVIS MAESTRE DE AVIS. ALVARES PEREIRA NUNO. JUAN I DE CASTILLA TRASTAMARA.

middle ages knights duel ordeal after miniature 14th century fencng swords gates,

'Soldiers of the Tudor Period', c16th century, (1903). Artist: Unknown.

Great Britain, modern (2) 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain

Represented in this 1882 illustration are three French knights around A.D. 1100.

Renaissance. Cavalryman (soldier in the cavalry). Engravinb by Jost Amman, 16th century. Later colouration.

Edad Media. Cetrato, Alabardero y Lanceros en el año 1493. Dibujo de Villegas. Lámina número 24 del ALBUM DE LA INFANTERIA ESPAÑOLA del Teniente General Conde de Clonard. Litografía Militar, Madrid, año 1861.

Battle Near Laupen, 1339 (Victory of Bern over Austrian Freiburg and the Allied West-Swiss Nobility) ca. 1450 Diebold Schilling the Elder (d.1486 Swiss) Illuminated manuscript

Pictured here are three Germans around 1700. They are, from left to right: a knight and two Jewish men. This illustration dates to 1882.

Cod. 11093, fol. 32r: Book on Swordsmanship and Wrestling Full page: fencing scene; pen and brush drawing, Southwestern Germany, mid-15th c.

Italy. Sardinia, 1852-1859 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

Conradino de Hohenstauten, duque de Suabia (o Conrado IV de Suabia) (1252-1268). Rey de Sicilia como Conrado II de 1254 a 1268. Luchó por recuperar el control de su familia sobre el Reino de Sicilia pero fué derrotado en 1268 en Taglicozzo por Carlos de Anjou, que ordenó su decapitación en la Plaza del Mercado de Nápoles, con solo 16 años de edad. La leyenda explica que Conradino, en el cadalso, lanzó el guante al gentío como demanda de un vengador o como gesto que transmitía sus derechos a Pedro de Aragón, esposo de Constanza. "El Guante de Conradino", en el cadalso en octubre de 1268". Ilustración por Urrabieta. Grabado por Furnó. Historia de Cataluña y de la Corona de Aragón, por Victor Balaguer. Tomo II. Barcelona,1861.

Roman auxiliary military, cavalry, mid 1st century, drawing

A thousand Normans under Robert de Comines plunder Durham and carouse at night, unaware that they are about to be attacked and annihilated by the Northumbrians.

Edad Media. Fortaleza de la fe. Representación de las fuerzas defensoras de la fe cristiana. Miniatura del siglo XV. Facsímil de 1877.

Street fight in a medieval town, Cologne, 1499, from the Cronica von der hilligen Stadt Coellen, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown

James I the Conqueror (1208-1276). Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon (1213-1276), Valencia (1239-1276) and Majorca (1229-1276). Conquest of Valencia. King James I at the siege of the city of Valencia, 1238. Chromolithography. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Hernando Cortes (Cortez - 1485-1547) Spanish conquistador attacking natives in Mexico

Soldiers under Charlemagne from Grass after, vintage engraving. Soldiers under Charlemagne from Grass after, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660258

Medieval tournament. Great Chronicles of France. Miniature. Chateau of Chantilly. France.

Henry VI (1421 - 1471) on horseback in full armour.

France, 1500-1575. Louis XII, Francis I, Henry II, Charles IX. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Landsknechte, Fußsoldaten mit Schwert, Pfeife, Trommel und Fahnenträger, etching by Daniel Hopfer, c. 1530, Germany, digitally restored reproduction o...

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Götz von Berlichingen im Kloster zu Amorbach/German Peasants' War, Götz von Berlichingen in the monastery at Amorbach, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colored

Byzantine cavalrymen overwhelming enemy cavalry and footsoldiers. Illustrated manuscript.

The Siege of Jerusalem, 1099. Miniature from the 'Historia' by William of Tyre by Anonymous / Bibliotheque de Geneve/ 1460s/ France/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ History

Battle scene at the end of the 13th century, knights, England, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

The Venetians reconquer the Fortress of Lemnos which had fallen into Turkish hands, miniature from Turkish Memories, Arabic manuscript, Cicogna Codex, Turkey 17th Century.

The Battle of Legnica on 9 April 1241. Codex of Lubin (Vita beatae Hedwigis), Anonymous

Montage of the siege on the French Castle, Gironde, near Bordeaux, held by the English. Owen of Wales, a soldier in the French service led the siege, depicted in the illumination with a dart in his breast, killed through the treachery of a countryman, John Lambe. Dated 14th Century

Prince, Princess, and Crossbowman, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Germany. Saxony. Knights 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Germany

Sergeant, Mounted Soldier, Rifleman, Swiss Military Costume, 15th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Single combat, 15th century (1849). Artist: Unknown.

Line drawing of a Knight receiving the accolade on the field of battle, taken from a romance of Sir Lancelot. Dated 14th Century

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