Historic Military Engagements

Depictions of historic battles and military events, showcasing soldiers in action, medical aid, and pivotal moments in warfare throughout history.

Nightmare of the prefect of police .... (registered title) | Caricature boards 1831. (Title of all)

The Great Eastern Weighing Anchor Off the Maplin Sands at the Nore, July 15, 1865 1865-66 Robert Charles Dudley British One of the 19th century's great technological achievements was to lay a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic, allowing messages to speed back and forth between North America and Europe in minutes, rather than ten or twelve days by steamer. An initially successful attempt in 1858, led by Cyrus W. Field and financed by the Atlantic Telegraph Company, failed after three weeks. Two working cables were finally laid in July and September 1866, the result of repeated efforts by the indefatigable Field, a cadre of engineers, technicians, and sailors, two groups of financial backers, and significant help from the British and United States navies.Dudley here shows sailors winching up the Great Eastern's huge anchor as the ship sets out from the English coast in July 1865 to lay a land end of the cable in Ireland then set out for Newfoundland. The image was reproduced as the t

"The Old Corporal" from The Complete Works of Béranger 1836 J. J. Grandville. "The Old Corporal" from The Complete Works of Béranger. Oeuvres complètes de Béranger. 1836. Wood engraving. Fournier & Perrotin (French). Auguste Raffet (French, Paris 1804-1860 Genoa). Prints

Man with turban sitting in tailor seat and 19 soldiers wearing a fez.

. Meeting of the Society for exercise of the arms trade Pro Patria in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on 11 February 1786, where gifts, handed by a woman, receive received. In the front and downside margin of a medal of the society.

The suites of the game of the drug. (Dummy title) | Three boards of military scenes. (Title of all)

The corporal shelter of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq and Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch, known as the 'Night Watch', Johann Wilhelm Kaiser (I), After Rembrandt van Rijn, 1863 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / drypoint land forces (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia). dog. festivities on events of national importance. celebration meal, feast, banquet. proclamation of peace. historical events and situations. picture, painting

Roger Fenton, 1819-1869, British, Hardships in the Camp, 1855, printed 1856. Salted paper print on thin, smooth, cream wove paper.

Cavalcade for departure from a sultan; Ordine Che Tiende Il Gran Turco Quando Cavalca. Part of a parade with soldiers on horseback and musicians on camels, because of the departure of a sultan. Captions in Italian in the undermaster.

The people accompanied a wounded through the city the tailor-made Josef Abeck, After, Anton Ziegler -, drawer

Mr. Mahieu. APLOMB ...! and solid at the thunder post of ...! (registered title)

Etching by Daniel Hopfer from 1500-1536 depicting Landsknechte, showing soldiers, attire, weapons, and posture in a military composition.

Beleg en verovering van Hulst door Frederik Hendrik (linkerhelft van de uittocht van het garnizoen), 1645; Afbeeldinge op wat wyse het Spaens Garnisoen uyt de stadt Hulst is vertrocken. Den 5 November 1645.Siege and conquest by Hulst by the State Army under Frederik Hendrik from 28 September to 5 November 1645. Left half of the exodus of the Spanish garrison on November 5, 2 sheets stuck together. Procession with cars, guns, riders and foot volk. In the caption the legend A-i. Part of an unassembled ensemble consisting of the big map of the toppings in 4 sheets, a text sheet in French (the text sheet in Dutch is missing) and the exodus of the Spanish garrison in 2 sheets.

France Military, Dutch Fishermen of Zuider-Zea, 1853-1858; France Military, View near Rotterdam, 1853-1858. Klederdracht Uit Zuid-Holland

Painting by Georg Philipp Rugendas (1686-1742) depicting an equestrian battle scene, illustrating mounted soldiers in action.

Merchant of old weapons (dummy title)

Second corps de garde of Dutch officers, An interior with various officers. On the right a man is sitting at a writing table, on the left a man is busy with fire from the fireplace, in the middle three men look at a map. Above the chimney a coat of arms and above a portrait with a laurel wreath, a meeting of soldiers and / or officers, studying a map, handwriting, written text, open hearth, fire-place, Jacob Houbraken, 1758 - 1760, paper, etching, h 388 mm × w 467 mm

The allies - par nobile fratrum! , Cannibalism, Indians of North America, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

Macbeth consultant les sorcières (Macbeth Consulting theWitches). Artist: Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798-1863

Arrest of Kale Man by soldiers, Valentin Le Campion, 1953 print A bald man dressed in a robe is led for a group of soldiers. Up and below the show A lady who asks for help from soldiers. paper arrest (of criminal). ranks (in the army, navy, air force)

. Arrival of Prince Willem V and Princess Wilhelmina van Prussen and their children in Middelburg on June 18, 1786. Illustrations of the Prince's visit and Princess to Zeeland June 18 - July 25, 1786.

THE PHOENIX PARK MURDERS The Fenians assassinate Cavendish and Burke, English officials, in Phoenix Park, Dublin

Siege from La Rochelle, September 1627-October 1628 (edge, part bottom left) (copy); Chasteau Dargencourt / Monsieur Le Mareschal De Schomberg Les Anglois Captifs a SA Mayeste.Great Print of the siege of the Huguenot Bolwerk La Rochelle in the years 1627 and 1628, which was conducted commissioned by the French king by the French army under the leadership of Cardinal Richelieu. Randware, part bottom left (copy). On this magazine on the left a representation of a wooden tower in the sea and in the middle; On the right a show (surrounded by military attributes) of English prisoners of war that are led to King Louis XIII.

Bivouac of the National Guard in XBR 1830 (IT)

Military Affairs Committee, 1795, James Gillray (Possible), After David Hess, 1795 Cartoon on the Military Affairs Committee, 1795. Four men standing by a monument for 'The new organization. 1795 '. On the monument there is a frame in uniform. On the right possible Colonel Rogier Sulyard de Leefdael, left possible Herman Willem Daendels. London paper etching Cartoon on the Military Affairs Committee, 1795. Four men standing by a monument for 'The new organization. 1795 '. On the monument there is a frame in uniform. On the right possible Colonel Rogier Sulyard de Leefdael, left possible Herman Willem Daendels. London paper etching

The war--Making havelocks for the volunteers , Sewing, Military uniforms, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865

Skeleton of Death about to spear a Swiss soldier on a battlefield, as another skeletal drummer advances behind them. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein, Coxhead, London, 1816.

The General Chassé stay on the Citadel of Antwerp / (December 18, 1832.), 1832 - 1833 print General Chassé In his bunker in the Citadel, Lieutenant-Colonel van der Wijck ordered the French to keep the French under Artillerieveruur, December 18, 1832. Part of a series of four records of the Dutch defense during the siege of the Citadel of Antwerp by the French army , December 1832. print maker: Netherlandsafter design by: Netherlandsprinter: Amsterdam paper fortifications, military engineering Citadel of Antwerp (19th century)

Karel de Stoute's defeat at Grandson, 1476, 1844 - 1846 print Karel de Bold defeat against the Swiss near Grandson, 1476. The Hertog flight on horseback. Netherlands paper steel engraving the defeated (after the battle) Grandson

WILLEM IV, 1752, plate 31, 1754 print Members of the staff of the States of Holland. In the margin the caption in Dutch, French and English. Part of a series of 41 plates of the funeral procession of Stadholder William IV in Delft on February 4, 1752. Numbered at the top right: 31. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving cortege, funeral procession. Lower House, Parliament, Chamber Delft

The Bostonians in distress, plate II. , Prisoners, Soldiers, Liberty tree, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783

The Buzenval wall. (IT)

Battle of the Geuzen, 1566; De Geuzen, 1566 .. Geuzen in the fight against suppression, 1566. Men gathered around the body of a man fallen in battle. A preacher raises standing on Bible and cannon to battle.

Portrait of the Fridericvs Christianvs Leopoldvs

Barricade at the old toll building on the Haarmarkt today part of the Rotenturmstraße on May , Motto, Brothers, We want to build a tower that extends to the sky, but the old dear Lord Götter should not language this meal confuse, Carl formes, lieutenant in the acad, legion, Commandant of the barricade , Josef Heiche, Lithographer, Johann Rauh -, printer

Mayieux to defend barricades .... (registered title)

The sweep of September 4, 1870! ... (IT)

Les Forçats (ThePrisoners). Printer: François-Séraphin Delpech, French, 1778-1825 After: Horace Vernet, French, 1789-1863

PortraT van Leopold Joseph von Daun, Johann Esaias Nilson, After Martin Mytens (II), 1731 - 1788 print Augsburg paper engraving / etching historical persons. baton of general. war

The death of General Foy (IT)

Cartoon on General Chassé during the bombing of Antwerp, 1830, 1830 - 1831 print Cartoon on General David Hendrik Baron Chassé During the bombing of Antwerp, October 27, 1830. In the foreground, the general, the cross of the Military William Order is pinned, quietly smoking a pipe on the city wall at two guns, in the background the burning city Antwerp. With two -way caption. Part of a series of nineteen records from the fighting in Antwerp, 26-27 October 1830. paper Bombardment ~ victory Antwerp

Napoleons Invasion in England

Cavalry resting sheltered by ruins, 1775 - 1781 print Print is part of an album. paper engraving / etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. landscape with ruins (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). resting

The Royal Swiss Guard (IT)

Child is hit by bar at playing at construction site; Le Fort d'un enfant deletant; The fate of an inaccessible child.

Versailles Historical Gallery / 44 / Battle of Taillebourg / July 21, 1242. (IT)

A soldier's wife at Fort Niagara / engd. by T. Walker. | Library of Congress

Murder in a church in Naarden, 1572, 1782 - 1784 print Murder by the Spanish troops under Don Frederik in a church in Naarden, December 1, 1572. On the right, soldiers held off drawn heads. Northern Netherlands paper etching massacre ~ war Naarden

View of a murderer of the citadel / spandau skating.

Soldier with rifle in hand, Joannes Bemme, 1800 - 1841 print paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life

Mobile guard wearing a flag. (IT)

100 yr before chr. Bare / Arrival of the Batavieren in the Netherlands, first century V.C .. Arrival of the Batava in the Netherlands, in 100 BC. Family in a wooden boat on the shore of a river. On the state a warrior armed with spear and shield.

Charles Fox, 1749-1809, British, Village Recruits, 1838. Engraving.

Prince Willem III reconciles Michiel de Ruyter and Cornelis Tromp, 1673, 1830 - 1840 print Prince Willem III reconciles the Admirals Michiel de Ruyter and Cornelis Tromp with each other, April 1673. marked at the top right: pl. 2. Netherlands paper etching audition; ruler giving audience. reconciliation

Battlefield of Bourget (21 December 1870) (IT)

Patriotic history; Prints to useful. Leaf with 6 performances of Philip II, the death of the tombs of Hoorne and Egmond, the Duke of Alva, the arrival of Brederode in Amsterdam, Willem I Frederik and the capture of the Graaf van Hoorne. Under every performance a title and a verse. Numbered at the top right: No. 9. At the top left: awarded by society to the usefulness of the general.

Staff of the National Guard (IT)

STONNESS CHROUBER 18070 (Nitel Inform) | The Troisove Invasion. Wars of 1870-1871. (title of the ensemble)

Victories and conquests of the French. / The Revolt of the Kaire./ The 30 Vendemiaire, October 21, An VII 1798. (IT)

Soldier kneels for a woman, Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, 1666 print In a large room, a soldier kneels for a woman who seems to faint. Other women look at fast. Behind the kneeling soldier is an army. At the top right: 4. B. print maker: NetherlandsAmsterdam paper etching private soldier. adult woman. fainting, swooning. kneeling figure

4 / LATE EVENTS IN FRANCE: A PARISIAN INTERIOR DURING THE FIGHTING: COMMUNISTS PREPARING TO RESIST.(TI)

Transition via the pass from Jósafö, On February , No, of the series, Winter campaign of Gf, Schliksche Army Corps, Hungary campaign , Franz Joseph Heinrich Graf Schlick zu Bassano and Weißkirchen, Bachmann-Hohmann, Lithographer, Mathias Bäcker, Printer, Leopold Theodor Neumann -, publisher

Battle of Oosterweel, 1567; Battle at Oosterweel. Two soldiers fight each other during the Battle of Oosterweel, March 13, 1567.

The Dutch come ashore in America, Johan George Lodewijk Rieke, 1846 print The Dutchman Sybrand Westbroek and a second man come ashore with their sailboat in America. On the banks are four original inhabitants of America dressed in feather skirts. Amsterdam paper imperialism. Native peoples of the Americas North and Central America

Winter and various outfits. / 12 (title registered (letter)) | military sketch. (Title of all)

Zeegevecht for Lowestoft between the English and the Dutch under Wassenaar of Obdam, 1665, 1665 print Zeegevecht for Lowestoft (LESTOFFE) between the English under the Duke of York and the Dutch under Wassenaer of Obdam, whose ship with 500 men flies in the air. The survivors flees and the English win the victory. (13-15 June 1665). At the top left the English fleet, on the right in the distance Texel. Under the plate on the leaf printed a description of the sea battle in 3 columns. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing battle (+ naval force). Battle of Lowestoft

Cartoon on the defeats of France in 1870-1871; Das Ganze Deutschland Soll Es Sein. Haut Sie auf den Chassepot!. Cartoon on the defeats of France in the French-German war of 1870-1871. The different German states hit the French generals on their bare deck, extremely right Emperor Napoleon III. In the caption a German verse in six couplets.

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