Historic Military Meetings

Engravings depicting significant historical military moments, including dedications and negotiations between leaders during pivotal events.

William Franklin (son of Benjamin), governor of New Jersey, supports the British so is arrested by the rebels. He will be exchanged and end his days in England. Date: 15 June 1776

Washington parting from his officers at Fraunces Tavern, New York City, USA, on December 4th, 1783. George Washington, 1732 - 1799, first President of the United States. After a painting by Alonzo C

Fagel and Perponcher at the Prince in London, 1813; Hearing of the Lorden Jacob Fagel and Hendrik de Perponcher at the Lord Prince of Orange, in London, at the 21.Ten of slaughtermand 1813. Jacob Fagel and Hendrik George Perponcher visiting the Prince Willem I Frederik in London, November 21, 1813.

Reinado de Carlos IV de España. Cesión de los territorios de la Luisiana del reino de España a la Francia de Napoleón Bonaparte, a consecuencia del Tratado de San Ildefonso en 1803. La Luisiana fué devuelta a Francia por la presión ejercida por Napoleón. Grabado. Historia del Levantamiento, Guerra y Revolución de España, por el Conde de Toreno,1851.

In September 1492, Columbus and his crew, uneasy about reaching land, saw birds and knew land was not far away.

Reign of Charles IV of Spain. Cession of the territories of Louisiana from the Kingdom of Spain to Napoleon Bonaparte's France, as a result of the Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1803. Louisiana was returned to France because of Napoleon's influence. Engraving. Historia del Levantamiento, guerra y revolucion de Espana by the Conde de Toreno. Madrid, 1851.

Meeting of General George Washington and General Comte Donatien de Rochambeau, Newport, Rhode Island, May 1781

Captain Johnny Newcome on duty as Aide de Camp to the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsula Campaign. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Thomas Rowlandson from Colonel David Roberts' The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, Martin, London, 1815.

Friedrich II ('der Grosse') is received into the Order of Freemasons Date: circa 1750

William Franklin (son of Benjamin), governor of New Jersey, supports the British so is arrested by the rebels. He will be exchanged and end his days in England. Date: 15 June 1776

The meeting in Erfurt from 27 September to 14 October 1808, Napoleon receives the extraordinary ambassador of the Emperor of Austria, Baron de Vincent, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). Joachim Murat (1767-1815) presents to the Directory the flags conquered by the French revolutionary army during Napoleon's Italian campaign (1796-1797). Drawing by Philippoteaux. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

The sergeant of the military escort is portrayed by an illustrator, 1880, France, soldiers in uniforms guarding a prisoner in a courtyard next to a historic building, historical, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century model, record date not stated

French Revolution. Chouannerie. Battle of Quiberon (23 June to 21 July 1795). Troops of the First French Republic faced a counter-revolutionary army (Armée des Émigrés), composed of noble refugees after the Revolution and former soldiers of the army of King Louis XVI, who were transported on British ships in support of the revolt of the Chouannerie and the Vendée. On 17 July, on the eastern shore of the Quiberon peninsula, forces of the Republican General Lazare Hoche (1768-1797), after taking the fort of Penthièvre, repelled the Royalists who were forced to flee by sea or surrender. Disembark and defeat of the Royalists at Quiberon. Drawing by H. Rousseau after Raffet. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Oliver Cromwell suppressing the Burford Mutiny, 1649, during the English Civil War. Also known as the Levellers' Mutiny and the Banbury Mutiny. After a print by E.W. Thompson from a work by Robert

Congress of Erfurt. Meeting bewteen Emperor Napoleon of France and Emperor of Russia Alexander I. 27 Sep-14 Oct. 1808. Engraving.

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). George Washington's farewell to his officers on December 4th, 1783 to the resign as a Commander-in Chief of the Continental Army after the US victory. Engraving. Colored.

1800s DUEL BETWEEN ALEXANDER HAMILTON AARON BURR JULY 11 1804 IN WEEHAWKEN NJ USA

Commander De Galiffet presenting Mexican flags to the non-commissioned officers of the Third Grenades, French intervention in Mexico, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1066, Volume XLI, August 1, 1863.

Contraband of War from the Civil War in America, circa 1861

Napoleon abandons his army; Franco-Russian War, 1812: Black and White Illustration

Französische Revolution, Ein Kommisar des Konvents, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Paul I, emperor of all the Russias, condescending to visit Kosciusko in the prison, circa 1796

French Revolution, A commissioner of the Convention, Representant du peuple / Franzoesische Revolution, Ein Kommisar des Konvents, Representant du peuple, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Illustration of the blowing up of the Kashmir Gate in Delhi, India. Dated 1857

JOSEPH-MARIE JACQUARD French inventor of the Jacquard loom, explains to Napoleon the principles of his invention Date: 1752 - 1834

Trial of of MAXIMILIAN, 1832-67 Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico, at Queretaro, Mexico, 18th June 1862, 19th century engraving

Interview of General Howe's messenger with General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War

Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). British Vice-admiral. Death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Engraving.

An Allied representative signs the Treaty of Paris of 1815 on 20 November 1815 after the defeat and second abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte. digital reproduction of a historical original

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, Braddock's funeral after the Battle of the Monongahela, Great Meadows, Pennsylvania, Edward Braddock, circa 1695 - 1755, a British soldier and commander in chief for North America at the beginning of the French and Indian War

Charles II landing in Dover after his exile in the Netherlands, 1660. Charles II, 1630 - 1685. King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. From The History of England, from the earliest records to the y

French Revolution. Flight to Varennes (20-21 June 1791). Arrest of King Louis XVI (1754-1793) and his family at Varennes on 21 June 1791, as he tried to reach the Royalist stronghold of Montmedy. He returned under custody to Paris, swearing allegiance to the constitution, which recognised him as a monarch with limited powers. Chromolithography by Vicente Gine. ""Los Girondinos"" (Revolucion Francesa) (The Girondins, French Revolution), by A. de Lamartine. Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1904.

On the eve of war in the Crimea, a delegation of Quakers travel to St Petersburg to beg tsar Nicolas I to modify his belligerence : he won't, and war follows. Date: 1854

The Goettinger Hainbund was a German literary group in the late 18th century, close to nature and belonging to the Sturm und Drang, founded on 12 September 1772, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Napoleon, Oath of Alleg.by Leg.o.Honour

Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794), político francés, ante el Palacio Real incitando al pueblo a rebelarse el 12 de julio de 1789.

Friedrich Wilhelm I von Prussia near Francke and Elers in Halle, 1896, Germany, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated 1f-4898407

Interview between Marlborough, right, and Charles XII of Sweden, centre, in Altranstädt, 1707. General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prin

CELEBRACION DE LA INDEPENDENCIA DE VERMONT EN 1779 - GRABADO.

Engraving depicting Manuel Godoy y Álvarez de Faria (1767-1851) Prime Minister of Spain, delivering the French troops during the Peninsular War. Dated 1808

Washington taking leave of his officers at Fraunces Tavern, New York City USA, 4 December 1783, George Washington, 1732-1799, First President of the United States, From a nineteenth century print, engraved by Rogers after Chapin, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a nineteenth century original, Record date not stated

The students revolt at the University of Turin, 1821. Unification era, Italy, 19th century.

Interrogation of Louvel, Assassin of S.A.R. The Duke of Berry. (IT)

Washington Taking Leave of the Officers of his Army.

Ferdinand II receives Albrecht van Wallenstein's document, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1800 print In the margin, a hunting figure is etched in a sketchy way. Berlin paper etching History. (military) camp with tents. ruler, sovereign. letter, envelope

England, London. The Stock Exchange on receiving the news of the attempt on the life of Britain's Queen Victoria, who escaped unharmed (2nd March, 1882). Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Española y Americana, 1882.

The Siege of Vicksburg - General Ulysses Grant meeting the Confederate General Pemberton at the stone house, inside the Confederate works, on the morning of July 4th, 1863. USA Civil War

English Civil War. Engraving. Parliamentary generals of the Civil War.

Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 - September 22, 1776) was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and hanged. Engraving.

Engraving depicts men leaving central Aranjuez on horseback, Madrid. Dated 1807

Memories of the Union - Execution of Nathan Hale on the site of East Broadway, corner of Market Street, New York, September 21, 1776

Spanish school. Amedee of Savoy (Amedeo di Savoia) before the dead body of general Juan Prim. Amedeo I de Saboya ante el cadaver del General Prim. Lithograph. Madrid, municipal museum. Author: ANTONIO GISBERT (1834-1902). Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-GRABADOS COLOREADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. CONDE DE REUS. GENERAL PRIM. Amadeo I of Spain. DUQUE DE AOSTA. GENERAL JUAN PRIM Y PRATS (1814-1870).

The Fayette came out of France in the night of 19 to 20 August 1792 The Fayette went out of France on the night of 19 to 20 August 1792, arrested by the Prussians and immediately delivered to the Emperor, locked in the prisons of Olmatz and released on August 27, 1797 . Smith / Morland print .

Meeting between Napoleon and Lord Whitworth, 18 February, 1803. Napoleon lambasted the British ambassador.France.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Jos Friz speaking to the conspirators on the Hartmatte. Joss Fritz (born around 1470) (died around 1525) was the init...

First meeting of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton during the American Revolution, took place at the Battle of New York in 1776. Washington recognized Hamilton's organization skills as he commanded soldiers building an earthwork at Harlem Heights. Soon Hamilton came under Washington's direct command. 1859 engraving after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (BSLOC_2019_4_95)

The landing at Mallicolo, one of the New Hebrides, circa 1777, London, by James Basire the Elder, William Hodges. Bequest of Charles Rooking Carter, 1896.

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): Yakub (Yakoob) Khan, Afghan ruler, and Major Louis Cavagnari, the British negotiator, signing the Treaty of Gundamuk, 26 May 1879. Wood engraving 1879

Painting depicting Edmond-Charles Genêt (1764-1834) the French ambassador to the United States, presenting himself to President George Washington (1732-1799). Dated 18th Century

Manuel de Godoy y Alvarez de Faria (1767-1851). Spanish politician. First Secretary of State. Godoy named Prince of Peace. Spanish noble title created by Charles IV in 1795 as a reward for the success of the Treaty of Peace of Basel. Engraving. Historia del Levantamiento, guerra y revolucion de Espana by the Conde de Toreno. Madrid, 1851.

Illustration depicting Oliver Cromwell (1599 - 1658), English military and political leader. He served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Cromwell was one of the signatories of King Charles I's death warrant in 1649, and he dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England as a member of the Rump Parliament (1649-1653). On 20 April 1653, he dismissed the Rump Parliament by force, setting up a short-lived nominated assembly known as Barebones Parliament

American Revolution. British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after the defeat at York Town in Virginia, October 19, 1781. American and French officers are on left; Surrendering British are on right. Lithograph after a painting by John Francis Renault. At far left is James Armistead, an enlisted African American slave, who served as a valet for La Fayette (BSLOC_2019_3_190)

The Insubordination', 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Japanese diplomatic delegation, led by Iwakura Tomomi, presents their documents to President Grant and his cabinet, April 1872. Iwakura Mission of high officials and scholars, was traveling to study the political and social systems of the West. They also sought to renegotiate the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty), between the United States and Japan, which was signed on the deck of the USS Powhatan in Tokyo Bay, on July 29, 1858 (BSLOC_2018_10_109)

Masquerade by students from Leiden Hogeschool, 1840 (plate 6); De Intogt van Hertog Jan van Beijeren inside Leijden, on the 18th August 1420, in Masquerade suggested by H.H. Students of the Leydsche Hoogeschool, on the 8th of February 1840.Historic costumed procession of the students at Leiden Hogeschool on 8 February 1840. The procession depicts the arrival of Duke Jan van Bavaria on 18 August 1420. Sixth plate in a series of Nineteen unnumbered plates, with the groups numbered 29-42.

A group of visitors from the North American colonies at the court of George III in London. 1777. England. digital reproduction of a historical original

PRISION DE GODOY - SIGLO XIX GRABADO. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-GRABADOS ByN. MADRID. SPAIN. MANUEL GODOY Y ALVAREZ DE FARIA (1767-1851). FERNANDO VII (1784-1833). MANUEL GODOY (1767-1851) PRINCIPE DE LA PAZ.

Photo production of painting by Paul Delaroche: Charles Irish Insult Par les Soldats de Cromwell.

CARL VON LINNE, ka LINNAEUS Swedish naturalist, visited by Gustav III, 1790

events First Opium War 1839 - 1842 British officiers negotiate with Chinese mandarin contemporary engraving 19th century China Great Britain imperialism colonialism conference officials Asia,

The officers of the French army are received by Queen Victoria of England in Osborne, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, illustration from the magazine L'Illustration, year 49, no 2531, August 29, 1891.

Washington, Steuben, De Kalb, Pulaski, Kosciuszko, Lafayette, Muhlenberg. 1750 - 1880. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799, Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834, De Kalb, Johann, 1721-1780, Pulaski, Kazimierz, 1747-1779, Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807, Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794, Kósciuszko, Tadeusz, 1746-1817

This illustration shows the arrest of General Prescott, Lieutenant-Colonel William Barton and a force of 40 men captured Prescott at his quarters on Prescott Farm in Rhode Island on 10 July 1777 (seen here) and took him to Providence. Prescott was eventually moved and imprisoned in Connecticut, splitting time between East Windsor and Enfield. Lieutenant General Richard Prescott (1725-1788) was a British officer born in England.

A debtor enters in Fleet prison, London, England, 18th century. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published c.1890.

Horatio Nelson receiving the surrender of the captain of the San Nicolas after the Battle of St Vincent, February 14, 1797, by Richard Westall (1765-1836), 1806. French Revolutionary Wars, England, 18th century.

Frederick the Great addresses his generals before the Battle of Leuthen

Crown Prince Frederick William at the Royal Court in Madrid in November 1884, Spain, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century ori...

The Declaration of Independence July 1776, USA, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..

Officers and soldiers from the Austro-Mexican brigade going to Fort-de-France, with a Creole volunteer from Martinique on the right, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1146, Volume XLV, February 11, 1865.

U.S. Capitol paintings. George Washington with British soldiers at Yorktown - painting in U.S. Capitol II

French prisoners on board an English ship , Prisoners of war. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

American War of Independence: Defeat of British at Yorktown, Virginia 1781. Charles, Marquis of Cornwallis (1738-1805) O'Hara and Chewton surrendering their swords to Washington. Engraving.

Crimean War leaders group portrait by Scholz, Joseph (active 19th century) / Private Collection / 1855-1856 / Germany / Lithograph, watercolour / History / 34,7x42,6

The 1896 caption reads: Napoleon and Alexander at Tilsit studying map of Europe drawn by Grolleron. Napoleon I,was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. TheTreaties of Tilsitwere two agreements signed byNapoleon IofFrancein the town ofTilsitin July 1807 in the aftermath of hisvictory at Friedland. The first was signed on July 7, betweenEmperorAlexander I of RussiaandNapoleon Iof France, when they met on a raft in the middle of theNeman River. The second was signed withPrussiaon July 9. The treaties were made at the expense of thePrussian king, who h

Cartoon on the military exercises in the Belgian militia, 1827-1828, Williaume Frères, 1827 - 1828 print Cartoon on the unfamiliarity with protocol during military exercises within the Belgian militia companies, 1827-1828. Different groups of soldiers engaged in exercises in the inner area of a barracks. Two -way caption. Brussels paper drill ~ military training Belgium

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). American revolutionary soldiers. Engraving by Julian Scott in Harper's Weekly, 1876.

Care of the wounded Prince of Orange, 1815, Anonymous, 1815 print Care of the wounded Prince of Orange by a doctor. Interior of bedroom with the prince sitting on a chair in front of a bed. A doctor kneels on the floor to remove the bullet from the wound. Officers are looking around him, in the foreground are on the right and left -wound soldiers on the floor. A four -line verse in the caption. See also Pendant. Netherlands paper etching medical examination, medical treatment Waterloo

Group picture Emperor Franz II./i. Takes farewell on the dead bed from his family.

History of Spain. King Ferdinand VII swore in the Constitution of 1812, following Riego's pronouncement at Cabezas de San Juan in 1820. The news reached the Royalist Army in America. Baldomero Espartero (1793-1879), volunteer in this army between 1815 and 1825, held a banquet with all his officers and Baron Nordenflicht, who was conspiring along with some officers. Nordenflicht and some of those officers who were involved sought to leave. Those who remained protested loudly of their loyalty to the Spanish cause and their worthy leader. Engraving. ""Espartero: su vida militar, politica, descriptiva y anecdotica"" (Espartero: his military, political, descriptive and anecdotal life). Volume I, 1879.

Risorgimento. Roman question. "Roma or Death". Lithography by A. Matarelli, 1862.

'Blowing up of the Cashmere Gate at Delhi', 1857, (c1860). Artist: Unknown

History of Spain. Protest of King Charles IV of Spain. 'I protest and declare that my decree of the 19th of March 1808, in which I have abdicated the crown in favour of my son Ferdinand, is an act to which I have been compelled in order to avoid greater misfortunes and the shedding of the blood of my beloved vassals; and must therefore be considered as null and void'. Carlos. Aranjuez, 21 March 1808. A letter which King Charles IV, after his abdication, addressed to Napoleon Bonaparte protesting against the Mutiny of Aranjuez and his abdication, placing himself in his hands and treating him as a superior. Engraving. Historia del Levantamiento, guerra y revolucion de Espana by the Conde de Toreno. Madrid, 1851.

Wallenstein's Camp, Army Camp near Nuremberg, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Currier & Ives Illustration 19th Century. Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga N.Y. Oct 17th 1777

Soldiers Playing at Cards, from "Illustrated London News". Artist: After Luis Ruipérez (Spanish, Murcia 1832-1867 Murcia). Dimensions: Image: 9 1/8 × 12 3/16 in. (23.2 × 30.9 cm)Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (24.7 × 31.8 cm). Draftsman: Drawn on the block by Matthew Somerville Morgan (American, London, England 1839-1890). Engraver: William Luson Thomas (British, London 1830-1900 Chertsey, Surrey). Date: May 4, 1861.In a country tavern, a group of French soldiers wearing 18th century uniforms play cards with a local, who seems likely to lose. Through an open door at back, a woman talks to another soldier.w. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

GARIBALDI, GIUSEPPE. MILITAR Y POLITICO ITALIANO. 1807-1882. PRIMER ENCUENTRO DE MAZZINI CON GARIBALDI EN MARSELLA , AÑO 1833. GRABADO.

Frederick William III of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm III, commission for reorganization to improve the military, at Königsberg, 1808, together with von Boyen, Gneisenau, von Scharnhorst, von Stein and von Grolman, historical illustration, Germany, Europe

Engraving showing a Chelsea Pensioner, of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, playing 'The British Grenadier' on his flute, to his two comrades, 1888. Date: 2 December 1882

A group of Royal Naval officers : the one nearest us is Nelson. Date: 1787 - 1812

The Deputies Offering the Lieutenancy of France to the Duke of Orleans during a meeting at the Bourbon Palace in 1830.

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