Historic Military Conflicts

Engravings depicting historical military events including the Serbian-Ottoman Wars, Mahdist War, and Afghan War, showcasing various soldiers and tactical scenarios.

The relief camp at Monegar Choultry: serving out boiled rice Date: 1877
The relief camp at Monegar Choultry: serving out boiled rice Date: 1877
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'The McClure Arctic Expedition of 1850, one of the numerous search efforts to determine the fate of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. Memebrs of the crew of HMS'' Resolute'' in camp in their Arctic clothing and sleeing bags. Engraving.'
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Vietnamese soldier with musket. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844.
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Historia. Siglo XIII. Batalla de las Navas de Tolosa; paso del desfiladero. Años 1940. Dibujo de Mestre. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.
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1913. text. 1911 - 1913. General Research Division. Art , Poland
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Mahdist War (1881-1899). Insurrection of Sudan. It faced the followers of Sudanese religious leader Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Fahal, the self-proclaimed Mahdi, against Egyptian Khedivate troops, who were later joined by British forces. Exterior of the Dongola Mudir's house, where General Wolseley received hospitality on his journey of exploration and was honoured by the Arab warlord. The Egyptian Government empowered Wolseley to appoint the Mudir of Dongola as temporary governor of the new province of Sudan, as a reward for his allegiance. Drawing by Juan Comba. Engraving by Capuz. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.
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Portrait of eight Magar fighters from Nepal, c. 1858 - in or before 1868 photograph Nepal photographic support albumen print human races; peoples; nationalities. the soldier; the soldier's life. weapons
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Wierciak Zygmunt Na Patrols, Meal Pilolski, St.
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Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894). British traveler and explorer. Cameron's Expedition to Central Africa (July 15, 1875).
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Great Britain, colonies (5, part 2) 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain
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Boer War: a wounded man addresses a superior officer seated at his bedside. Wash drawing by H.H. Piffard.
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Construction of a bridge during French army maneuvers, 1886. France, 19th century.
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The First Anglo-Afghan War was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United Kingdom and Russia, and also marked one of the worst setbacks inflicted on British power in the region after the consolidation of British Raj by the East India Company.
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(French - Quweira , Arabie ( actuelle Jordanie ) L' émir Fayçal , commandant des forces arabes du royaume du Hedjaz et ses esclaves).
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Turkey, 1830-49. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Turkey
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The forced ones
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Apache War Party, Lithograph, Charles Craig, 1903
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Army intendant with some women, children and men in Tibet; Commisariat Agent and Wives, Traitor and Spy. The object is provided with a second handwritten caption in which the army intendant is referred to as 'Draader and Spy'. Part of photo album with 24 photos of the Journey of Legertelegrafist D.t. Dalton by Tibet.
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'Veterans of the Mutiny on the Great Day', 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes.
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1. Royal Saxon Hussar Regiment King Albert No. 18 - RegimentingSmiedeGroßenhain. 1.K.S.Hus.-Regim. Kings. Albert No.18 RegimentingSmiede
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Types from the Zulu kingdom in South Africa, around 1875, an unmarried warrior / Typen aus dem Reich der Zulus in Südafrika, um 1875, ein unverheirateter Krieger, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.
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The Aceh War, also known as the Dutch War or the Infidel War (1873-1914), was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Netherlands which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh and the United Kingdom in Singapore during early 1873. The war was part of a series of conflicts in the late 19th century that consolidated Dutch rule over modern-day Indonesia.
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Tartar soldiers going to mount guard at the palace gates, Qing Dynasty China. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin and Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's China, Its Costumes, Arts, Manufactures, etc., Howlett and Brimmer, London, 1824.
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Dutch colonial soldier with a black man. From an early 19th century print by Joannes Bemme after a work by Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn. Location unspecified but possibly the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Mexican revolutionary Guerillas fighter Pancho Villa (Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula - 1878-1923) pictured with his his staff - Mexico. Villa is in the centre with beard and red shirt. Date: 1910
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Tuscan Artillery in Montechiaro, 1860, by Telemaco Signorini (1835-1901).
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Bedouins with donkeys, group in front of the Bab Aleona, Tunis, Tunisia, around 1895, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated 1f-4795527
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Different types of Arabs, Tunis, Tunisia, around 1895, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated 1f-4795525
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Knights of the Dead Sea, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).
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The Second Anglo-Afghan War was waged between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880. A consequence of the Great Game between Britain and Russia, the conflict was instigated by the latter sending an uninvited diplomatic mission to Kabul, despite the wishes and protestations of Sher Ali Khan, the Amir of Afghanistan. When a British demand for their own diplomatic mission was refused, the Second Anglo-Afghan War commenced.