Historic Cavalry Battles

Dramatic paintings of cavalry encounters, featuring battles between Turkish and Austrian troops with horses, smoke, and intense action in varied landscapes.

The Battle of the Nations of Leipzig on October 1813, Moshkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1792-1839)
The Battle of the Nations of Leipzig on October 1813, Moshkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1792-1839)
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The capture of Jerusalem by Jacques de Molay in 1299 by Jacquand, Claude (1803-1878) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1846 / France / Oil on canvas / History / 173,4x315 / History painting
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Battle of Austerlitz or Battle of 3 Emperors. 2 Decembre 1805. Napoleonic Wars. Engraving. 19th century. Later colouration.
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Pedro Velarde (1779-1808). Spanish military. Death of Velarde on the Second of May 1808, 1864. Painting by Manuel Castellano (1826-1880). Detail. History Museum. Madrid. Spain.
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Battle of Zboriv (August 15-17, 1649). Conflict between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Cossack-Crimean force. Painting by Jan Piotr Norblin de la Gourdaine (1745-1830), ca.1780. Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow, Poland.
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Italy - 19th century, Second War of Independence - The Battle of Magenta, 4 June 1859. Painted by Girolamo Indundo (1825-1990), 1861. Oil on canvas. 208cm x 364cm.
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Battle of Tolbiac (496). Confrontation between Franks and Alemanni. Ancient Gaul, near Cologne (Germany). Clovis I, King of the Franks, defeated the Alemanni. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1881.
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'The Battle of Almansa' (detail), 1709, Oil on canvas, P02942. Author: LIGLI BONAVENTURA (1688-1732) VENTURA DE LIRIOS. Location: MINISTERIO DE ASUNTOS EXTERIORES-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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The battle at Calibio hacienda, January 5, 1814, painting by Jose Maria Espinosa (1796-1883). Colombia, 19th century.
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Battle, by Salvator Rosa (1615-1673). Detail.
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The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, 17 June, 1775, Painting by John Trumbull circa 1825, Printed 1913
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Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) and Francisco de Paula Santander (1792-1840) recapture Bogota after Boyaca's victory in August 1819, painting by Francisco de Paula Alvarez. Colombia, 19th century.
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Willem Schellinks (1627-1678). Dutch painter. Attack on Chatham, c. 1668. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland.
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Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War (1409-1411). Conflict between Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania against the Teutonic Knights. Painting depicting the Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg) (15 July, 1410), 1878, by Jan Matejko (1838-1893). Detail, Vytautas the Great (1350-1430) Grand Duke of Lithuania. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.
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Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud (1856-1928). The city, on the Black Sea, was besieged for 11 months. Detail. Museum of Heroic Defense and Liberation of Sevastopol. Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine.
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Napoleon after the Battle of Wagram, by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882).
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'Prince de Condé at the Capture of a Town in Flanders.'. France, 17th century. Dimensions: 78x107 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Adam-Franz van der Meulen.
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Battle of Cerro Gordo, April 18, 1847, by Carl Nebel (1805-1855), engraving by Jean Baptiste Bayot Adolphe (1810-1866). Mexican-American War, Mexico, 19th century.
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Battle of Waterloo 1874 Felix Henri E. Philippoteaux (1815-1884 French)
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Prisoners on road by Valery Ivanovich Jacobi, Oil on canvas, 1861, 1834-1902, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, 98, 6x143, 5
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Battle of the Poles with the Swedes. unknown, painter
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The Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam passes the Sound on October 29, 1658 during the Swedish War of 1657-60, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.
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Italy - Veneto Region - Venice - Doge's Palace - Ballot Room - Venetians defeat Genoeses in Caffa (13th century) by Giulio dal Moro
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The departure of the Spanish garrison from Den Bosch after the surrender to Frederik Hendrik in 1629. Draughtsman: Charles Rochussen. Dating: 1865. Measurements: h 343 mm × w 601 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Victory over the Spanish near Gibraltar by a Fleet Commanded by Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck, 25 April 1607, Adam Willaerts, 1617 painting The victory over the Spaniards at Gibraltar by a fleet under the command of Jacob van Heemskerck, April 25, 1607. In the distance the sea battle rages at the rock of Gibraltar. A division of cavalry and a division of infantry march over the beach in the foreground. canvas. oil paint (paint) battle (+ sailing-ships). sailing-ship, sailing-boat. rocky coast. army 'en route' Street of Gibraltar. Rock of Gibraltar
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The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, John Trumbull, 1789, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America
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French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Pyramids 21 July 1798. Napoleon defeated Mamelukes. Painting by Louis Francois Lejeune (1776-1848/French), Oil on canvas
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Soldiers watering their horses at Versailles in 1862, painting by Jacques Marie Noel Fremy (1782-1868). France, 19th century.
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Colored cover drawing by Giosafatto Alfieri depicting the Austrian and Russian armies crossing the Adda River near Trezzo Castle on April 27, 1799, showing soldiers, cavalry, artillery, and river landscape.
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Wellington and Blucher after the Battle of Belle-Alliance Program 1857. (Adolph Menzel Breslau 1815-1905 Berlin)
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France, Nantes, French Revolution, Coup of 18th Brumaire (November 9, 1799)
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First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. British army under canvas at Roree on the Indus. From J Atkinson Sketches in Afghanistan London 1842. Hand-coloured lithograph.
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TRATADO DE NAPOLEON Y ALEJANDRO I EN TILSIT - ENTREGA DE CONDECORACION. ALEJANDRO I PAVLOVICH. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769-1821) NAPOLEON I.
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The departure of the Spanish garrison from Den Bosch after the surrender to Frederik Hendrik in 1629 ..
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Bornato castle surrendering to the King of France, Louis XII, 1509. War of the League of Cambrai, Italy, 16th century.
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The Battle of Le Mans was a battle of the War in the Vendée. It resulted in the rout of the Vendéen forces by Republican troops during the Virée de Galerne. 1793
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Seige of Dunkirk' (Dunkerque) - Battle of the Dunes won by Marshal Turenne (centre) 14 June 1658. Charles Philippe Auguste de Lariviere (1798-1876) French , Galerie des Batailles, Versailles.
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Cavalry Skirmish, Abraham van Calraet, 1660 - 1722
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (1813-91) The French Campaign of 1814' Napoleon and his army. Oil on canvas, 1864, Musee d'Orsay
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Retreat from Moscow; Kostrzewski, Franciszek (1826-1911); 1854 (1854-00-00-1854-00-00);Library of the Krasińskich Ordinance (Warsaw - 1844-1944) - collection, great army of Napoleon, Napoleonik, romanticism (style), winter, soldiers
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Jozef Antoni Poniatowski (1763-1813). Polish general and Marshal of French Empire. Prince Jozef Poniatowski entering Krakow on July 15, 1809, 1821. Painting by Michal Stachowicz (1768-1825). 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland.
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Custer's Last Stand, General George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876
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The Death of the English Major Peirson in St. Helier Jersey, on January 6, 1781, John Singleton Copley (1738-1815 American), Tate Gallery, London
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France, Paris, Burning of the Chateau d'Eau at Palais-Royal of Paris on February 24th, 1848
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Students leave to defend Copenhagen in 1658. Date/Period: 1888. Painting. Canvas and oil. Width: 103 cm. Height: 110 cm. Author: KRISTIAN ZAHRTMANN.
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Argentine General Jose de San Martin crossing the Andes with his army, 1817, painting by Ballerini. Argentina, 19th century.
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Fort William, 1840. Miller, Alfred Jacob.
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Soldiers Bivouacking Pieter Snayers Flemish. Soldiers Bivouacking 437697
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The Arrest of Diepo Negoro by Lieutenant-General Baron De Kock. Prince Diepo Negoro was the most important Javanese leader in the Java War (1825-1830). Although the Dutch promised him safe conduct, he was arrested during the peace negotiations. Pieneman highlighted this moment from the Dutch perspective. He did not show the betrayal, but rather Diepo Negoro submitting’ to Dutch authority and taking leave of his defeated followers. The self-assured Dutch commanders stand on the steps. The Dutch flag flutters above.
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Camp of the Cossacks outside the Muiderpoort at Amsterdam, 1813, François Joseph Pfeiffer (II), 1813, Camp of the Cossacks outside the Muiderpoort at Amsterdam, 24 November 1813. Soldiers have gathered around a campfire above which hangs a cooking pan. In the background, the Muiderpoort is visible through the trees., draughtsman: François Joseph Pfeiffer (II), Netherlands, 1813, paper, brush, h 553 mm × w 837 mm
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Encampment at Saint Omer, painting by Jacques Swebach (1769-1823). France, 18th century.
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'Rest of Cavalrymen'. Holland, Circa 1649. Dimensions: 66,5x101 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: PHILIPS WOUWERMAN.
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The Duke of Cambridge Leaving the Town Hall, Birmingham, 1857 By Samuel Lines Snr, Oil Painting, Animal, Horse, Birmingham history, Royal guard
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Advancing army amid Roman ruins, Jacob van der Ulft, 1671
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Fighting soldiers by Jacques Courtois, Oil on canvas, 1621-1676, Ukraine, Sevastopol, M. Kroshitsky Art Museum, 95x134, 5
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The Victory of the Peasants, Philips Wouwerman, c. 1665 painting The victory of the farmers. Fighting at a village in which the villagers who managed to overpower their vocabulas. In the foreground, the soldiers are undressed and their possessions are searched. Collections are hung on a tree in the background. canvas. oil paint (paint) fight between farmers and soldiers. soldiers and civilians
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Kaiser In Versailles, The, Werner, Anton Alexander von (1843-1915/German)
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The proclamation of the German Empire - Proclamation of Prussian king Wilhelm I as German Emperor at Versailles, by Anton von Werner. 1885
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Officers and other Marksmen of the III District in Amsterdam Led by Captain Jacob Gerritsz Hoyngh and Lieutenant Nanningh Florisz Cloeck (The Company of Captain Jacob Gz. Hoing and of Lieutenant Nanning Florisz. Cloeck in 1616). Dating: 1616. Measurements: h 169 cm × w 333 cm; d 11 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Charles I's execution at Whitehall, January 30, 1649, by Gonzales Coques (ca 1614-1684). First English Revolution, England, 17th century.
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Dnieper Cossacks by Sergei Ivanovich Vasilkovski, Oil on canvas, 1892, 1854-1917, Russia, Arkhangelsk, Regional Art Museum, 27x41
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Battle of the Pyramids. De slag bij de Piramiden, 21 Juli 1798. Draughtsman: Dirk Langendijk. Dating: 1803. Measurements: h 540 mm × w 840 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Arsena took; Zaleski, Marcin (1796-1877); 1831 (1831-00-00-1831-00-00);Królewski Arsenal (Warsaw), Długa (Warsaw - street), Lesser, Daniel (1821-1884) - collections, Oderfeld, Adam (1856-1910) - collection, Warsaw (Masovian Voivodeship), Arsenals, Nocturnes, November Uprising (1830 -1831), insurgents, fires, battle scenes, city views, purchase (provenance)
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Bernardo Bellotto called Canaletto the Younger (1721-1780). Italian painter. Colonel Koenigsfels giving a riding lesson to Prince Jozef Poniatowski, 1773. Detail. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.
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The royal escort. (1906) by Juan Comba. Private collection. Madrid. Spain.
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Charles XII of Sweden and Ivan Mazepa after the Battle of Poltava by Cederstrom, Gustaf (1845-1933)/ Private Collection/ 1879/ Sweden/ Oil on canvas/ History painting/ 68x86/ History
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The Dispatch Bearer - Alphonse Marie Adolphe de Neuville, circa 1880
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Captured Russian soldier, from Napoleon on the battlefield of Eylau, Prussia, 9 February 1807 (detail) (French army under Napoleon narrowly beat Prussian and Russian forces)
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Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull, depicting the British surrendering to French (left) and American (right) troops.
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General Daendels ands Lieutenant-Colonel Krayenhoff, by Adriaan de Lelie and Egbert van Drielst, 1795, Dutch painting, oil on panel (BSLOC_2016_2_210)
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Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the IV District of Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Jan Claesz van Vlooswijck and Lieutenant Gerrit Hudde. Dating: 1642. Measurements: support: h 340 cm × w 527 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy.
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The Battle of Klushino by Boguszowicz, Szymon (after 1575-1648) State Art Gallery, Lviv before 1620 Oil on canvas 550x650 Poland Baroque History Painting
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The victorious French army returns at the end of World War one. The army led by General Mangin passes the arc de Triomphe, by Charles Duvent 1919