Historic Military Engagements

Depictions of key military events, including battles and uprisings, showcasing various historical uniforms and periods, with dramatic scenes of conflict and fervor.

Events of the Thirty Years' War, conquest of Magdeburg by imperial troops led by Count Johann T'Serclaes von Tilly in 1631, school painting, authentic reproduction of a school mural, around 1911, exact date unknown, historical
Events of the Thirty Years' War, conquest of Magdeburg by imperial troops led by Count Johann T'Serclaes von Tilly in 1631, school painting, authentic reproduction of a school mural, around 1911, exact date unknown, historical
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Funeral of General Foy, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.
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By order of Catherine de Medicis and her son Charles IX Coligny and other protestant leaders are murdered, leading to an all-out massacre of the huguenots.
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Three men chasing an amber thief, two are policemen in uniform, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date unknown, Europe
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The Eighth Massachusetts Regiment taking possession of U.S. ship Constitution at Annapolis, Maryland Battle on deck of ship, 1861
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Roman liberals attempt a revolution : fighting in the Piazza Colonna.
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Roman Soldiers Passing over a Bridge of Boats, From the Antonine Column, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857
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PRISION DEL S.I.M. EN EL CONVENTO S ELIAS. Author: ARTURO REQUE MERUVIA-KEMER-. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO MILITAR. MADRID. SPAIN.
1848-78042868
Fire service, fireman rescues people who fled on the roof ledge from the fire, 1896, illustration, reproduction of a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, historical, firefighter rescues woman from a burning roof, dramatic and dangerous scene
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Italy - 19th century, First War of Independence - Daniele Manin demands Austrian surrender of The Venetian Arsenal, 1848. Painted by Vincenzo Giacomelli,(1814-1890)
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German troops occupying the city of Liege in Belgium, First World War, 1914. Artist: Unknown
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Alexander Farnese moves into Antwerp, Belgium, 27 August 1585 Alexander Farnese, Alessandro Farnese, 27 August 1545, 3 December 1592, was an Italian nobleman and condottiero who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592 and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe
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Samuel de Champlain hangs the ring-leaders of a conspiracy of dissatisfied colonists, who had planned to murder him and pillage the stores
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Engraving depicting the fight in AlagÛn, Zaragoza during the first siege of Zaragoza, a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War (1807ñ1814)
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Indian massacre in the Wilkesbarre Valley in Wyoming USA, After a 19th century print by J Roger, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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The colossus of the North; or the striding Boreas. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975, no. 675. North, Frederick,Lord,1732-1792. , Wilkes, John,1725-1797. , Politics & government,England,1770-1780. , Legislative bodies,England,1770-1780. , Giants,1770-1780. , United States,History,Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Historia de Catalunya. Corpus de Sangre. Protestas de un grupo de segadores por los desmanes del ejército castellano de Felipe III. Dibujo de los año 1930.
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Illustration showing the PLAGUE OF 1665, a cart carrying bodies, arriving at the great plague pit in Aldgate, London.
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Sultan Hyder Ali Khan or Hyder Ali Sahib was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in South India. His troops were defeated by Sir Eyre Cootle on August 27. 1783. during the Second Mysore War in South India. India. digital reproduction of a historical original.
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The French revolution: burning the royal carriages at the Chateau d'Eu, February 24, 1848
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Italy - 19th century, First War of Independence - Pasquale Sottocorno during the assault on the Palazzo del Genio during the Five Days of Milan, 21 March, 1848. Painted by Pietro Bouvier ( 1839 - 1927), 1866. Oil on canvas.
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Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of Reichshoffen also called Battle of Worth, 5 August 1870. French Cuirassiers gallping through Reichshoffen. Decisive Prussian victory. Germany France Cavalry
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Medieval war machine. Catapult. Parabolic motion machine, used to launch long-distance projectiles. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration.
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Godfrey enters Jerusalem First crusade 1099
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People from Barcelona revolts against the army because of the bad political, economic and social situtation. Illustration by Paul Trenat for 'Le Petit Journal', March 9th, 1902. Engraving.
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WORLD WAR II (1939-1945). British soldiers imprisoned in a German camp receiving packages of the Red Cross, 1943. Drawing.
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events First Italo-Ethiopian War 1893 - 1896 Battle of Adwa 1.3.1896 contemporary wood engraving the Ethiopian warriors under Menelik II defeat the Italien troops lead by General Oreste Baratieri,
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Review of the York Regiment P. Canon delt. ; T. Parson sct.. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975, no. 740. Markham, William,1719-1807. , Church & state,England,1770-1780. , Britannia (Symbolic character),1770-1780. , Bishops,England,1770-1780. , Soldiers,British,England,1770-1780. , United States,History,Revolution, 1775-1783.
4220-1850
At Tarascon in southern France, a crowd of people opposed to the Revolution storm the prison and murder the Jacobin prisoners.
1899-18711962
The Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937 - September 9, 1945) was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the war merged into the greater conflict of World War II as a major front of what is broadly known as the Pacific War. Although the two countries had fought intermittently since 1931, total war started in earnest in 1937 and ended only with the surrender of Japan in 1945. The war was the result of a decades-long Japanese imperialist policy aiming to dominate China politically and militarily and to secure its vast raw material reserves and other economic resources, particularly food and labour. Before 1937, China and Japan fought in small, localized engagements, so-called 'incidents'. Yet the two sides, for a variety of reasons, refrained from fighting a total war. In 1931, the Japanese invasion of Manchuria by Japan's Kwantung Army followed the Mukden Incident. The last of these inciden
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The European War Dance! Great Turko Muscovite Jig, cartoon from 1914, beginning of World War I