Historic Military Battles

Colorful illustrations representing significant battles, featuring soldiers, weapons, and dramatic scenes from various historical conflicts.

The Battle of Palestro was fought on 30/31 May 1859 between the Austrian Empire and the combined forces of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and France

The Piedmontese defeat the Austrians at Goito.

British troops charge at the battle of hooge; in Belgium 1917

Second Boer War. Shooting exercise by the Boer troops with 115 mm cannons. 'L'Illustration.' October 28th, 1899.æ. Engraving.

Prussian Guards storming the village of Le Bourget, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871, Illustrated War Chronicle 1870 - 1871, German-French Campaign

Italy - 19th century, Second War of Independence - The Italian Field at the Battle of Magenta, 4 June 1859. Painted by Giovanni Fattori (1825-1908), 1861-1862, oil on canvas, 240x348 cm.

General Joseph Wheeler led a cavalry charge on June 27, 1863, to help rescue Confederate forces from being cut off by Union forces at Duck River, Tennessee. Wheeler's charge was part of an effort to hold back a combined force of Union infantry and cavalry. On June 27, Wheeler experienced a near disaster trying to rescue Nathan Bedford Forrest and his 3000 men from being cut-off by Union forces at Duck River, near Shelbyville, Tennessee. Wheeler personally led 600 men in a cavalry charge to drive Union forces back across the bridge at Duck River. He and about 50 men, however, found themselves c

Anglo-Zulu War, 1879. Capture of Cetshwayo. The detachment of the Major Marter sighting the Kraal, last refuge of ex-king of the Zulus. Engraving by Ovejero. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879. Colored.

Battle at Noissebille on 31 August 1870, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871, Illustrated War Chronicle 1870 - 1871, German-French Campaign

Battle of Fredericksburg.. Thulstrup, Thure de (1848-1930). Proofs, Cards. 1886. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Campaigns & battles, Rivers, United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Before the Offensive. Near Pleven by Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilyevich (1842-1904) / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow / Russian Painting of 19th cen. / 1877-1878 / Russia / Oil on canvas / History / 179x401

Dragoons in Champagne, April 1917, by Francois Flameng (1856-1923), watercolour. World War I, France, 20th century.

BATALLA DE BORODINO. LOS FRANCESES SE APODERAN DE BORODINO EL 7/9/1812 DEJANDO ABIERTA A NAPOLEON LA MARCHA HACIA MOSCU.. BATERIA DE 80 CAÑONES AL MANDO DELGENERAL SORBIER DETENIENDO UN ATAQUE RUSO. CUADRO DE LANGOIS ( DETALLE ).

Illustration showing the 24th Prussian Regiment returning from battle during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1. As can be seen in this image, the ranks of Prussian troops were well armed and highly disciplined. Date: 1870

TERCERA GUERRA CARLISTA (1872-1876). ACCION DE CASTELLFULLIT ENTRE LA COLUMNA NOUVILAS Y LA FACCION DE FRANCESC SAVALLS (AÑO 1874). Las tropas carlistas de Savalls vencieron a las del jefe liberal Nouvilas, dominando así los carlistas gran parte de Cataluña. "MUERTE DEL CAPITAN TEMPRADO EN CASTELLFULLIT". Grabado de 'La Ilustración Española y Americana' (1874). S. XIX.

Anglo-Zulu War, 1879. Capture of Cetshwayo. The detachment of the Major Marter sighting the Kraal, last refuge of ex-king of the Zulus. Engraving by Ovejero. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879. Colored.

ITALIAN CAMPAIGN Napoleon with his staff Date: circa May 1796

WORLD WAR (1914-1918). Battle between German and French troops. Drawing.

Memories of the Union - Sergeant Jasper Raising the South Carolina Flag on Spring Hill Redoubt, Savannah, October 9, 1779. Prints. 1850 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

The Paris battalion of hunters, during the Battle of Jemappes, November 6, 1792, watercolour. French Revolution, France and Belgium, 18th century.

Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac fought March 9th 1862 at Hampton Roads, near Norfolk, Va

Battle of Miraflores, Peruvian soldiers defending Lima from the advance of the Chilean army, January 15, 1881, by Juan Lepiani, 1894, oil on canvas. Detail. War of the Pacific, Peru, 19th century.

The crossing of the Russian army across the Neman in December 1812. P. Demidov.

The Custer fight, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, showing Sioux on horseback in foreground, photomechanical print by Charles M. Russell, 1903

Campaign Uniforms: Field, Line and Non-Com. Officers by Henry Alexander Ogden, (1856-1936)

Battle of the Arcole Bridge, November 15-17, 1796. Detail. French Revolutionary Wars, Italy, 18th century.

Napoleon Bonaparte I at the Battle of Waterloo, or Battle of Belle-Alliance 18th June 1815, German wars of liberation, after Georg Bleibtreu, woodcut

Giuseppe garibaldi, battle of calatafimi, 15 maggio 1860

Battle of Waterloo, 1815. Artist: Unknown

General Burgoynes surrender at Saratoga, during the American Revolution

Soldiers on battlefield by Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin, oil on canvas, 1877-1878, 1842-1904, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, 179x401

Attack of the Seventh Cavalry commanded by General Custer at the Cheyenne camp on the Washita River at dawn, November 27, 1868, painting by Charles Schreyvogel (1861-1912). Native American Wars, United States, 19th century.

Medieval Field Battle, Museo del Louvre, museo nacional de Francia, Paris, France, Western Europe, Europe

General George H. Thomas at the Battle of Chickamauga on 20 September 1863, USA, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, North America

'Epsom Races', 19th century. Artist: Smart & Hunt.

Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Austrian troops around 1855, Horse artillery, Grenadier, Pioneer, Hunter, Cuirassier, Dragoon, Uhlan, Hussar, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Austrian troops around 1855, Horse artillery, Grenadier, Pioneer, Hunter, Cuirassier, Dragoon, Uhlan, Hussar.

Germany, Prussia, 1756-1759 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Germany

The Siege of Mont St Michel, 1091

General Custer's death struggle. The battle of the Little Big Horn June 25-26, 1876.

The death of Curt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, 1684 - 1757, at the Battle of Prague on 6 May 1757 during the Seven Years' War, Prussian Field Marshal, historical painting from the 19th Century

Capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina after a massive Federal amphibious assault on January 15, 1865 during USA Civil War

Battle Scene (Waterloo). Artist: Hippolyte Bellangé (French, 1800-1866). Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 22 1/8 in. (28.5 x 56.2cm). Date: 1815-66. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Battle of New Orleans by Percy Moran. Andrew Jackson standing in front of an American flag with his sword raised.

Prussian Army, Guardsmen in the Line of Fire, Riding Feldjäger, Line Hunters, Germany, ca 1900, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century or...

Custer's Last Fight, General George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876, Lithograph circa 1896

Battle of Soufflenheim, 1815, watercolour. Napoleonic Wars, France, 19th century.

Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War - USA

Candido Lopez, march of the Argentine army to take positions for the attack on Curupayati on September 22, 1866, 1902, oil on canvas, National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA), Buenos Aires, Argentine republic, southern cone, South America

Battle of the Bidassoa - October 9, 1813

St. Patrick's Day in the army--The steeple chase / EF.. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. United States, Army of the Potomac, Irish Brigade, Sports, 1860-1870, Saint Patrick's Day, 1860-1870, Irish Americans, Military service, 1860-1870, Steeplechases, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Union, United States

War of 1812, Battle of Chippewa, July 5, 1814. 20th century painting by H. Charles McBarron. US regular army soldiers, led by Brig. Gen. Winfield Scott, advance under grapeshot fire. They were part of the new professional US army, and drove the British from the battlefield (BSLOC_2019_6_75)

The marksmen from the Pustertal, South Tyrol, on their way with a travelling carriage to the third federal marksmen's festival, Schützenfest 1868, Vie...

TOMA DEL PUENTE DE LUCHANA DURANTE LA 1™ GUERRA CARLISTA 1836-ASEDIO DE BILBAO - GRABADO - SIGLO XIX. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, MADRID.

The Baden brigade of Degenfeld on the advance through the place Frahier to attack Echevanne on January 17, 1871, France , Franco-German War 1870/71 / Die badische Brigade von Degenfeld auf dem Vormarsch durch den Ort Frahier zum Angriff auf Echevanne am 17. Januar 1871, 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.

Allied monarchs with their commanders in 1st World War by Koch, Oil on cardboard, 1866-1934, Private Collection, 58x90

Boer War: first aid to the wounded on the battlefield at Colenso. Process print after J.J. Waugh.

Garibaldi cuts down the captain of the Neapolitan guard at the bridge of Milazzo (also spelt Melazzo). 20 July 1860

'Wellington's March from Quatre Bras to Waterloo', 1815, (c1878), (c1902). Creator: Unknown.

History of Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). The Carlist general Ramón Cabrera (1806-1877) and his army entering France. Illustration by J. Alaminos. Detail. Chromolithography. "Historia de la Guerra Civil y de los Partidos Liberal y Carlista" (History of the Civil War and the Liberal and Carlist parties). Volume III. 1891. Author: Juan Alaminos. Spanish artist of the second half of the 19th century.

Vive L'Empereur (Charge of the 4th Hussars at the battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807) by Detaille, Edouard (1848-1912) / Art Gallery of New South Wales / 1891 / France / Oil on canvas / Genre,History / 445x512,5 / History painting

Battle of Bull Run.

After the Battle. Frederic Remington (1861-1909). Ink and wash on paper laid on board. 44.5 x 69.7cm

Battle of Winchester, decisive charge upon the rebels at the stone wall. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Kernstown, 1st Battle of, Winchester, Va, 1862, Troop movements, Union, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, United States, Virginia, Winchester

Battle of Chattanooga, was a battle of the American Civil War that took place from November 23rd to 25th, 1863 between the Union troops under Ulysses S. Grant and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg near Chattanooga, Tennessee, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a template from that time.

Mexico. Civil War. Battle of QuerŽtaro (June 1867). Oil on canvas. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. Chapultepec Castle.

Battle between the 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions and the Russian troops in Urzedow in July 1915, Belina drives the Russians out of Urzedow, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the time.

Bombardment of Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, New York, United States of America, American Civil War, illustration from the magazine The Illustrated London News, volume XLVI, March 18, 1865. Digitally colorized image.

'Royal Field Artillery (Action Front)', 1900. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. III", by Louis Creswicke. T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900

Italian War of 1521-1526. Surrender and imprisonment of Francis I of France (1494-1527) at the Battle of Pavia (February 24, 1525), in which he was defeated by Emperor Charles V. Illustration by J. Llopart. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume VII. Published in Barcelona, 1886. Author: J. Llopart (19th century). 19th century Spanish artist.

Battle of Buena Vista, Fought February 23rd, 1847, The American Army under Genl. Taylor were Completely Victorious, Lithograph by J. Bailie

World War 1 - French soldiers march through a trench next to the village of Souchez. Painting by Francoise Flameng 1915.

Italy. Monza. The Emperor William II of Germany (1859-1941) and the King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947) hunt in the park of the Royal Palace. Engraved by Rico. "The Spanish and American Illustration", 1889.

USA. Pioneer caravan resting. Engraving by Theodore R. Davis. Harper's Weekly. 1869.

Bombardment of Alexandria, Egypt, on 11 July 1882, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork, Africa

Primera guerra mundial (1914-1918). Honores y saludo militar a un oficial herido en el frente. Dibujo de 1914. Grabado de 1923. Author: Georges Bertin Scott.

1800S 1860S June 1862 Confederate Troops Cavalry General J. E. B. Jeb Stuart Raid Around Mcclellan Civil War American

DEATH : THE ONLY VICTOR OF WAR Death rides near his pale flag, his dead chaps lined with steel, the swords of soldiers his teeth. Date: 1911

South Africa. General Christiaan Frederick Beyers troops surrender at the Vaal River and the Maritz Rebellion is finished December 8 1914 In drawing Beyers 1869 to 1914 has attempted to escape and he and companion are drowning From The War Illustrated Album deLuxe published London 1916

Francisco Espoz y Mina (1781-1836). Spanish military. Leader of the guerrillas of Navarre during the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814). He fought on the Isabeline army in the First Carlist War (1833-1840), being the most responsible for the fight in the north of Spain against the Carlists. The French Revolution of 1830, with liberal and anti-Bourbon leanings, led Espoz y Mina to organise a revolutionary front in France to act in Spain. For several months he trained a large number of Spanish exiles who had taken refuge in England. On 18 October 1830, he attempted to penetrate Basque territory against the regime of Ferdinand VII and re-establish the liberal Constitution, but he returned to France after his failure. General Mina haranguing the liberal emigrants before entering Spain. 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.

Advance of the Baden Brigade from Degenfeld on Echevannes on 17th January 1871, historical illustration, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871 illustrated chronicle of war, German-French campaign

General von Werder and his staff in the Battle of Lisaine, near Belfort, France, January 1871 in the German-French War. The Battle of the Lisaine, also known as the Battle of Hericourt was fought from 15 January to 17 January 1871 between German and French forces / General von Werder und sein Stab in der Schlacht an der Lisaine, bei Belfort, Frankreich, Januar 1871 im Deutsch-Französischen Krieg. Die Schlacht an der Lisaine, auch bekannt als Schlacht von Hericourt, wurde vom 15. Januar bis 17. Januar 1871 zwischen deutschen und französischen Truppen ausgetragen, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, Kolorierung, koloriert, handkoloriert, Hand-colouring, hand coloured, colored.

entry of the French into Vitoria, Bianchi and Martinez, Álava Armory Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain.

Defence of Fort Sullivan S.C - Heroism of Sergeant Jasper, June 28, 1776, from a Painting by J.A. Oertel, Engraved by G.R. Hall, Printed by Henry J. Johnson Publisher, NY, 1879

Japanese attack in Manchuria against the Chinese Empire, whose triangular flags ere flying on a hill. First Sino-Japanese War, China, 19th century.

Engraving depicting the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west. Dated 1860

Continental Army (1776-1779) by Henry Alexander Ogden (1856-1936), (1856-1936)

US Civil War. The Fall of Petersburg and Richmond, March 26-April 2. Union 9th Army Corps charge on Fort Mahone, at the Petersburg frontline, April 2, 1865. 14,000 Federal soldiers battled 1,500 Rebel defenders for 8 hours, to a stalemate. On the night of April 2nd to morning of April 3rd, Union attacks along Confederate line forced a general evacuation, ending the siege, as well as the Confederate defense of Richmond. Wood engraving from a documentary drawing by A. R. Waud for 'Harper's Weekly'. (BSLOC_2018_9_163)

Federal defences at Hiltonhead, Port Royal, South Carolina during the American Civil War Date: 1862

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.

Battle of Lexington - Line of Minute Men being fired upon by British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts - USA Revolutionary War

Mexican-American War 1846-1848: Battle of Buena Vista, 23 February 1847, also known as Battle of Angostura. Mexicans under Santa Anna in green, defeated by Americans under General Zachary Taylor. Currier & Ives print, 1847.

Arizona, August 1916On March 9, 1916, Mexican rebels led by Pancho Villa attacked the U. S. Army garrison at Columbus, New Mexico. All available troops were rushed to the U. S. - Mexican border, but there were not enough regulars to patrol such a vast area. On May 9, the National Guard of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas was called into Federal service; on June 18, the entire National Guard, except for coast artillery units, was called. Within days the first of 158,664 National Guardsmen were on their way to camps in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. National Guard units began patrolling the border immediately and columns of Guardsmen soon dotted the desolate landscape from Arizona to Texas. Among the many units on the border was the 2nd Connecticut Infantry. On June 20, 1916, the regiment assembled and began preparations for the long rail journey to the border. Within a week they were on a troop train headed for Nogales, Arizona. Although their patrols along the border were import

Storming of the railway embankment at Nuits by the Badeners, 18 December 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown.

Norway and Sweden, 1862-63. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Norway, Sweden

TEJANOS DEFENDIENDOSE DE LOS SOLDADOS MEXICANOS.

British troops encampment, by Garnet Wolseley, 1884. Colonial wars, Sudan, 19th century.

The US-Mexican War (1846). Attack over Chapultepec. Litography. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

Fighting on the Yser, Belgian naval infantry and riflemen holding back the Germans, 1914. World War I, Belgium, 20th century.

French Alpine Chasseurs on a mountain track with mules as pack animals. From Le Petit Journal. Paris, 21 March 1891. France, Military, Army, Weapon, Rifle

The Battle of Solferino by Cassioli, Amos (1832-1891) / Palazzo Pubblico, Torre del Mangia, Siena / 1886 / Italy / Fresco / History /

Genl. Humphreys charging at the head of his division after sunset of the 13th Dec, 1862 December 13, drawing on tan paper pencil, Chinese white, and black ink wash; 36.6 x 53.3 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

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