Historic Military Confrontations

Engravings illustrating various battles and military moments throughout history, depicting soldiers in conflict and strategic maneuvers.

'The Heavy Cavalry Charge at Balaclava', c1880. Artist: C.R..

The Bulgarian cavalry entering the town of Pirot, print. Serbian-Bulgarian War, Serbia, 19th century.

Maurits kneels after the victory at the Battle of Nieuwpoort, 1600, 1880 - 1882 print Prince Maurits kneels on the battlefield and thanks God after the victory at the Battle of Nieuwpoort, July 2, 1600. Netherlands paper steel engraving victory ~ armed conflict (+ land forces). victor (after the battle) Nieuwpoort (Belgium)

Battle of Bouvines, 27 July 1214, ending the War of Bouvines 1213-1214. Philip II Augustus (1165-1223) King of France from 1180 unhorsed and in danger. Nineteenth century Trade Card Chromolithograph

Riders with lances, Simon Frisius, 1595 - 1628

Havelocks column attacking the mutineers before Cawnpore 1857 Major General Henry Havelock 1795 to 1857 Britsh General From The History of the Indian Mutiny published 1858

Battle of Jimaguaya, (1873), 1920s. Artist: Unknown

Wuerttemberg and Saxon forces under shell fire near Villiers, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871, Illustrated War Chronicle 1870 - 1871, German-French Campaign

Sir George Pomeroy Colley, 1835 to 1881, British general, at the Battle of Majuba Hill during the First Boer War. From Afrika, dets Opdagelse, Erobring og Kolonisation, published in Copenhagen, 1901.

Battle of Acre 1191-Richard I and Saladin in Battle Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French)

The Battle of 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. The Battle of 373742

Historia de España. Batalla de Muret el 12 de septiembre de 1213; la contienda enfrentó a Pedro II de Aragón contra las tropas de la cruzada albigense y las de Felipe II de Francia lideradas por Simón IV de Montfort. Grabado de 1872.

'Moors and Spaniards Mixed Inextricably', 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy.

Gustav Adolfs death at the Battle of Lützen, The Battle of Lützen was one of the main battles of the Thirty Years War. It took place on 1632 at Lützen...

The Storming of St. Privat by the Guards and Saxons on the evening of 18 August 1870 in the German-French War, woodcut, France, Europe

Historia de España. Primera guerra carlista. Batalla de Zubiri y Urdaniz en mayo de 1834 que enfrentó a las tropas del general carlista Tomás de Zumalacárregui y las del general isabelino Marcelino Oráa. Grabado de 1880.

The cavalry charge of colonel S A A Delort is one of the turning-points in this battle in which Napoleon defeated two other emperors, of Russia and Austria.

España. Guerra de África. El general Prim en la batalla de Castillejos. Grabado de 1860. Author: Eusebi Planas Franquesa. Joan Prim Prats.

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). General von Budritzki (1812-1876) leading the Prussian army in the attack on Le Bourget, October 1870. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

Preventing of the Russian General Hermann during the Battle of Bergen, 1799..

The Battle of Actium : off the west coast of Greece ; the Romans are victorious when the Egyptian fleet withdraws

Engraving depicting the surrender of Zaragoza during the Peninsular War (1807ñ1814) was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. Dated 1810

The Battle of Issus, also Issos, southern Anatolia, November 5, 333 BC. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888.

Repelling a sortie before Delhi From The History of the Indian Mutiny published 1858

A Journey into the Herzegovina: Fate of a Turkish Spy, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. '...the death of a spy who had ventured in disguise to get information for the Turkish Pasha among the insurgent troops of that wild highland country...The insurgents are resolved...to prevent the revictualling of the Turkish fortress of Niksics, a place of great military importance near the frontier of Montenegro. Prince Nikita, of Montenegro, seems resolved at length to enter openly into the war against Turkey, and his troops were ordered to prepare this week for a march into the Herzegovina...t

Duke Robert Curthose is captured by Baudri after attempting to break the siege at Tinchebrai, started by the rival claimant to Normandy, his brother Henry.

Christian knights fight Saracens

Service in the German Army in the 19th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

geography/travel France revolution 1789 - 1799 revolt in the Vendee cavarly driving livestock away History painting engraving 19th century French repulican army,

'Capture of a gun at Banda', 1858, (c1860). Artist: Unknown

George Washington (1732-1799). Militar and american politician. First President of the United States (1789-1797). Washington returns victorious. Engraving.

The Egyptians Follow the Israelites to the Red Sea

Painting depicting King Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040-1109) entry into Toledo. Dated 11th Century

In the battle of Illkirch near Strasbourg, the Baden infantry captured French artillery, on 16 August, France, German-French campaign of 1870 / In der Schlacht von Illkirch bei Straßburg erbeutet die badische Infanterie französische Artillerie, am 16. August, Frankreich, deutsch-französischer Feldzug von 1870, 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.

Numantine War. Siege of Numantia by Roman troops, 133 BC. Destruction of the city. Engraving. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume II, 1854.

Harold II (c1022-1066) Nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor, Harold killed by Norman arrow at Battle of Hastings 1066, Colour-printed wood engraving 1864, Artist James Doyle

Haarlem, Emrik & Binger, Netherlands, Michielsen, Matthijs Willem Gerardus, Bulgersteyn (The Norwegians), Bulgersteyn besieged by the Norsemen, ca. 810, Bulgersteyn Castle besieged by the Norsemen, around 810. Fighting outside the walls of the castle., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History Plates, height 133 mm, width 211 mm, 1824-11-20 - 1876-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1800 - 1899, 19th century, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis in York Town Virginia USA, October 19, 1781, Lord Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis 1738-1805 British general and statesman, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..

Samuel Baker's expedition in 1871, Masindi square. Anglo-Egyptian, Sudan 19th century.

evsnts Second Italian War of Independence 1859 Battle of Solferino 24.6.1859 French Emperor Napoleon III and his staff wood engraving 19th century,

General Custer's death struggle. The battle of the Little Big Horn

Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley at the Battle of Majuba Hill During the First Boer War 27 February 1881 Illustration

The army left Boulogne, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Pursuit of French balloon post by Bavarian soldiers, illustrated war history, 1870-1871, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

Ferdinand II (c.1137-1188). King of Leon. Fernando II on horseback. Engraving in Spain Illustrated History, 19th century.

Entry of the victorious troops into the fortress of Buda, 1686, historic wood engraving, about 1897

Illustration of a military pantomime depicting the taking of Laghoaut. Dated 1870

GUERRA CARLISTA. TERCERA GUERRA CARLISTA. ( 1872 - 1876 ). REINADO DE ALFONSO XII. " ENTRADA DE MARTINEZ CAMPOS EN EL CASTILLO DE MIRAVET EN TARRAGONA , AÑO 1874 ". GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

Guerra de África. Año 1860. Soldados españoles en combate. Dibujo de Ortego. Grabado de 1860.

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Battle of Sedan (1-2 September 1870). The Prussian army defeated and captured the entire French army, including Emperor Napoleon III who took part in the battle and surrendered his army. Burial of the bodies of Prussian soldiers after the battle. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

German cavalry of the 16th century. Germania, 1882. Juan Scherr.

Frederick II was King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786, here on a visit to the city of Krefeld in 1763, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Mutiny - Assault of Delhi - Capture of the Cashmere Gate.

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). General von Budritzki (1812-1876) leading the Prussian army in the attack on Le Bourget, October 1870. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

LOS CIEN MIL HIJOS DE SAN LUIS BOMBARDEAN LAS LINEAS DE DEFENSA ESPAÑOLAS, ESPECIALMENTE LA LINEA DEL TROCADERO Y EL MOLINO DE GUERRA, 31 AGOSTO 1823.

Guerra de la Independencia Española. Batalla de Bailén (19 de julio de 1808). Fué la primera derrota del ejército de Napoleón, enfrentando a un ejército francés al mando del general Dupont contra tropas españolas dirigidas por el general Castaños, comandante en jefe del ejército español de Andalucía. El 22 de julio de 1808, tras firmar capitulaciones, los franceses rindieron sus armas. Ilustración por F. Pérez. Historia del Levantamiento, Guerra y Revolución de España, por el Conde de Toreno. Madrid,1852.

events War of Bouvines 1202 - 1214 Battle of Bouvines 27.7.1214 wood engraving after painting by Marold 19th century,

William I, The Conqueror, (1027-1087) king of England from 1066. Here William's eldest son Robert ot Normandy called Curthose (c1054-1134) unhorsing and wounding his father in battle during Robert's rebellion, January 1079. From 'The Imperial History of England' by Theophilus Camden (London, 1832). Engraving.

'The Meeting of Napoleon and Alexander I at Erfurt'. Circa 1808-1810. Dimensions: 28x43,7 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: LOUIS LAFITTE.

Eeckhout, Jakob Josef: Consulting mounted officers in the village. 1832. Oil on canvas; 99 x 1.18 cm. Dresden-Pillnitz: Gemäldegalerie Old Master 3215

French Revolution 13th Vendemiaire 1765 (5 October). Napoleon helping to defeat counter-revolutionaries in Paris. Engraving.

Batalla de Trafalgar. Muerte del almirante Cosme Damián Churruca (1761-1805). Grabado de 1854.

The Indians of Colorado attacking the transcontinental stagecoach in the desert, July 1867, United States of America. Journey to the American far west

The 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry, led by Jemadar Ram-Karan, charge and scatter a Turkish force.

Historia de España. Asalto de Mérida por los árabes en el año 712. Grabado de 1872.

events War of the Seventh Coalition 1815 Battle of Waterloo 18.6.1815 Prussian 5th Brigade storming the Planchenoit cemetary wood engraving 19th century,

Mutinous Sepoys dividing spoils From The History of the Indian Mutiny published 1858

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia watching Cossack manoevers at Livadia. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris, 29 September 1901.

Five men beating three women with sticks in Ethiopia. Wood engraving by É. Bayard after G. Lejean, 1867.

A foggy night in a London street Date: 1867

Historia de España. Rendición del castillo de San Fernando en Figueres ante los franceses en 1794. Grabado de 1880.

WORLD WAR I (1914-1918).British troops advancing on enemy positions, protected by gas masks. 1915.

Medieval tournament. Engraving. 19th century.

THE WAR IN EGYPT

Johan van Galen defends himself against 20 robbers, 1649. Draughtsman: Jacobus Buys. Dating: 1783 - 1799. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 149 mm × w 89 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

RICHARD LANDING AT JAFFA

Bazeilles 1870 Franco-Prussian War battle, in front of church, in Bazeilles, France.

Repression at Brazzaville, August 1896. Scene during a trade mission in Africa in the period of European colonisation. A European is chased by Africans at Brazzaville which was under French rule from 1882 until 1960. It then became the capital of the newly independent Republic of the Congo. Card produced by the Monastery of Aiguebelle.

Iberian Peninsula. Ramon Berenguer IV (1113-1162). Count of Barcelona (1131-1162). Ermengol VI (1096-1154). Count of Urgel (1102-1154). On 24 October 1149, the governor of the Islamic city of Lérida, capital of the Taifa kingdom of Lérida, surrendered to the two counts. Ramon Berenguer IV and Ermengol receiving the parliamentarians from Lerida. Engraving by Serra Pausas. Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902).

The Battle of Kadesh was one of the most significant batttles in the reign of Ramesses II of Egypt. It took place in the 5th year of his rule, around 1285 B.C. Ramesses was fighting the Hittites. The battle ended as a draw, but led to a lasting time of peace and stability in the Middle East.

Sheridan's final charge at Winchester / Thulstrup ; fac-simile print by L. Prang & Co.. Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888, Military service, Campaigns & battles, Virginia, Winchester, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles.

France, 1810 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations, Prints. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Photomechanical print depicting the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Created by Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926). Dated 1905

Historia de Catalunya. Batalla de las Navas de Tolosa en 1212. Cromo editado en 1905.

US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, Pickets Charge, July 3, 1863. THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, by Charles Stanley Reinhart, 1896. Confederate soldiers plant their flags at the center of the Union battle line, overwhelming its defenders during Picket's Charge. The breech at 'the angle' was soon filled with Union reinforcements, repulsing the assault, and ending Confederate hopes of a war winning strategic victory. The soldiers were from one of Gen. George Pickett's division, commanded by General Lewis Addison Armistead, who was killed in the battle (BSLOC_2018_9_28)

Fighting between the insurgents and the Russians at Krasnobrod, which will also be the scene of a major battle in World War Two.

The Trojan hero Aeneas escaped his burning homeland of Troy after it was taken by the Greeks in the Trojan War and sailed west, landing eventually in Italy. With him was his father Anchises, who died on the way and was buried in Sicily. Aeneas held the traditional funeral games for him (shown here in this 1907 illsutration). Aeneas was honored by Romans as their great ancestor.The text that accompanied this illustration reads: He rose to his feet just at the moment that Salius was coming up and contrived to stand in his way so as to overturn him. Euryalus, who had still kept the third place, now sprang forward and was easily victorious amid the applause of the crowd. Elymus came in next and close behind him Diores, but Salius loudly demanded that the first prize of right belonged to him.

A phalanx of Alexander the Great's Macedonian troops in combat with the Persian forces of the Achaemenid Empire.

THE BLACK MOUNTAIN EXPEDITION

France, French Crown, Paris, Henriet, Israel, Bella, Stefano della, Various designs both for peace and for war, Various designs for peace and for war, Soldiers moving cannons, verso - stamped, A procession of soldiers and horses moving cannons in a landscape., print, prints, drawings, height 108 mm, width 251 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1590 - 1661, publisher, uitgever van privilege

SANS CABOT, Francisco (1834-1881). Spain. War of Africa. Juan Prim in the battle of Tetouan (4th February 1860). Oil on canvas. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Montjuic Castle Military Museum.

Conquest of French guns by the Badenian infantry in the battles of Allkirch near Strasbourg, illustrated war history, 1870-1871, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

A Turkish spy is captured by Herzegovinian guerillas, and summarily despatched to the Muslim paradise. Date: 1876

Władysław III Warneńczyk (1424 1444) King of Poland and Hungary. The death of Władysław Warneńczyk. Sharpening from an unknown magazine. unknown

Episode from the Algerian War. Dated: 1831. Dimensions: stone: 31.4 x 44 cm (12 3/8 x 17 5/16 in.) sheet: 36.4 x 51.7 cm (14 5/16 x 20 3/8 in.). Medium: lithograph on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Auguste Raffet.

anarchy and mayhem carried out by republicans during the Spanish Civil war. Propaganda illustration by Carlos Sáenz de Tejada

The Attack of the Turks. Pawliszak, Wacław (1866-1905), draughtsman, cartoonist

Der Blumenkorso in Berlin, um 1897, Deutschland, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch

The army of Priest Volkmar and Count Emicio aka Count Emich of Leisingen attack Merseburg

Deduction of the Strasbourg occupying from fortress after the capitulation, 28th September, 1870, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

Abyssinian Expedition of 1868, March of European British Troops, Prisoners from Headquarters on the Dalanta Plain, after the Battle of Magdala, Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date unknown

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