Historical Battle Illustrations

Dramatic depictions of various historical battles featuring soldiers in combat, showcasing intense conflict, weaponry, and varying landscapes from different eras.

'Camp Before Sebastopol - Effects of the Frightful Storm on the 14th Nov', 1854, (1850s). Creator: Unknown.

Fierce encounter with bloodhounds.. Photographs. 1902. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865 , African Americans, Confederate States of America, Bloodhound

War of the Spanish Succession (1705-1714). Catalonia campaign. Siege of Barcelona (1713-1714). On 12 August 1714, the Bourbon army set out to attack the city of Barcelona. On the 12th, 13th and 14th they carried out several artillery bombardments on the Santa Clara Bastion, although the Duke of Berwick was finally defeated by the Catalans. The Barcelonians come out in force. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

UNIFICACION ALEMANA. "GUERRA DE LOS DUCADOS". Iniciada en 1863 tras la invasión de las tropas del ejército austro-prusiano en territorio de los Ducados de Schleswig, Holstein y Lavenburgo. "COMBATE ENTRE DANESES Y PRUSIANOS EL 23 DE ABRIL DE 1849". Grabado del s. XIX.

Combat Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.

B&W Illustration; Jean Lannes, 1st Duke of Montebello and Marshal of the Empire at the Battle of Ratisbon or Regensburg

Historia de España. Batalla de Roncesvalles. Derrota de los francos de Carlomagno por Abderrahman I el 15 de agosto del año 778. Grabado de 1872.

'Camp Before Sebastopol - Effects of the Frightful Storm on the 14th Nov', 1854, (1850s). Creator: Unknown.

THE WAR IN EGYPT, THE STORMING OF TEL-EL-KEBIR, SEPTEMBER 13

Death of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1905). Artist: Unknown.

Major McCulloch - Indian Fighter, Texas Ranger, Confederate General

British troops in gas masks charge German trenches at Loos France September 25 1915 From The War Illustrated Album deLuxe published London 1916

Battle of Thermopylae

General George Armstrong Custer attacking an Indian camp, Washita massacre, United States of America, illustration by Janet Lange from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1354, Volume LIII, February 6, 1869.

THE INVASION OF BRITAIN BY JULIUS CAESAR.

First Crusade. Siege of Jerusalem, 1099. Godfrey of Bouillon enters Jerusalem. Engraving by Dore, 19th century. Author: GUSTAVE DORÉ.

Divers looking at the corpses on the deck of the Schiller ship, sunk on May 7, 1875, near the Scilly islands, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1694, Volume LXVI, August 14, 1875.

The 1906 caption reads: FINDING THE BODY OF FREDERICK BARBAROSSA.This celebrated German Emperor was the leader of the most formidable of the crusades. He led his army through Asia Minor with superb generalship; but as they approached the Holy Land, he was drowned while crossing a little river. His death really marks the downfall of the crusades. There was no one fit to take his place. His devoted followers found his body after long search, and having buried him in Antioch, retreated to Germany in despair. Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa died in 1190. He was the German Holy Roman Emperor and

Tables trips. Funeral at sea, after the table of Mr. Bacon, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

An engraving depicting a wrecker who would intentionally trick ships on to coasts using tricks (in particular false lights), so that they run ashore to be plundered. Dated 19th century

French riflemen tireurs in the trenches at the Citadel of Antwerp, November-December 1832 Part of a series of twenty sheets from 1833 depicting the French Northern Army's military intervention in Belgium in 1832, French Riflemen, 1832 Tireurs de la Compagnie Infernale Souvenirs de L'Arm, print maker: Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, (mentioned on object), printer: Gihaut frères, (mentioned on object), publisher: Gihaut frères, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1832 - 1833, paper, h 340 mm × w 245 mm

The early 1900s caption reads: GODFREY OF BOUILLON'S FIRST ENTRANCE INTO JERUSALEM.Godfrey was the leader and chief hero of the first crusade. When the crusaders finally reached their goal, they found Jerusalem stubbornly defended by an army larger than their own. Finally the crusaders pushed huge wooden towers against the walls, let down drawbridges from these, and with Godfrey at their head, stormed the city, and massacred all who came in their way. Godfrey de Bouillon (c. 1058-1100) was the duke of Lower Lorraine, leader of the First Crusade, and elected king of Jerusalem, which he helpe

People were able to escort them out, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Mistress Branican, 1891.

The Wreck of the Grosvenor, an East Indiaman, occurred on 4 August 1782 on the Pondoland coast of South Africa, north of the mouth of the Umzimvubu River

Engraving showing several poor Irish farmers preparing to attack an eviction party with boulders, Ireland, 1887. Absentee landlords evicted tenant farmers who could not pay their rent during the agricultural depression in Ireland. The farmers who could afford to emigrated, those who couldn't died or resorted to violence to try and keep the land. Date: 1887

'The Fourteenth of the Line at Eylau', February 1807, (1896). Artist: Unknown.

ATTILA AT THE BATTLE OF CHALONS.

But Sir John shouldered his gun and a bullet struck the animal n But Sir John shouldered his gun and a bullet struck the animal near the ear, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne 3 Russian and 3 English, 1872 Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647497

The Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 AD. A large force of Basques ambushed Charlemagne's army; while crossing the Roncevaux Pass; that took place during Charlemagne's invasion of Spain

JULIUS CAESAR AND ROMAN ARMY LANDING INVADING BRITAIN 55 BC ROMAN EMPIRE

Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled 'They Forged the last link with their lives'. This engraving was taken from a painting by W. Thomas Smith, exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1896. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS 'Erebus' and HMS 'Terror', to look for the Northwest passage round the northern coast of Canada. The expedition, commanded by Sir John Franklin, disappeared from view late in 1845 and n

Death of Charles II. Born 1630 - died 1685 at the Palace of Whitehall, London.

Crossing the Ice Belt at Coffee Gorge from Arctic Explorations in the Years 1853,54,55 by American explorer Doctor Elisha Kent Kane 1820 to 1857 Volume 1 published in Philadelphia by Childs and Peterson 1856 Engraved by R. Hinshlewood after a work by J. Hamilton from a sketch by Doctor Kane

With the Chindwin force in Upper Burma-an attack on a fortified position at Toung-ta-long, near Kindat, 1887. On this occasion, Lance-Naik(Lance-Corporal)Bhagat Bir, 18th Bengal Infantry, gained a Third Class of the Order of Merit for 'conspicuous gallantry in leading the way up an almost inaccessable path'. Date: 1887

Hungary. Siege of Eger (1552). Ottoman troops under the command of Kara Ahmed Pasha laid siege to the castle of Eger in the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The defenders, led by István Dobó, repelled the attacks and defended the castle. Heroic defence by the inhabitants of Eger. Engraving by Trichon and Janet Lange. "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VI. 1856.

''les premieres operations Italiennes; les "Alpini" renversent le poteau frontiere sur une route du Trentin', 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1926.

Smugglers on the Baltic Sea shore, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Baltic Sea, shore, willow trees, men, law, sacks, secretly, smuggling, Germany, historical illustration 1880, Europe

Spain. First Carlist War. Night of Luchana (December 24, 1836). Victory of liberal troops under general Espartero. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Museo Nacional del Romanticismo.

Captain Dalgetty at Ardenvohr Engraving by George Cruikshank dated 1843 of a scene from Sir Walter Scott's novel A Legend of Montrose

Territorial Heroism on the Krithia Lines, August 8-9, 1915: how Lieutenant Forshaw of the 9th Battalion Manchester Regiment, won the Victoria Cross, and saved his corner of the Vineyard. Lieutenant Forshaw smoked incessantly during this ordeal, in order to ignite the fuses of his bombs, which he threw continuously, says the Gazette, for forty-one hours.

Guerra de sucesión (1714). Sitio de Barcelona. El general Bellver y Balaguer se niega a capitular ante las tropas felipistas en 1714. Grabado de 1840. José Bellver y Balaguer.

They were free then, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne 3 Russian and 3 English, 1872.

Africa, 19th century. Naval battle between the Waganda and the Wavuma. Over the years, the kings of Uganda tried in vain to subdue the Wavuma, who refused to accept Christianity. King Mutesa resolved to subjugate the islands in 1875, causing a deterioration in relations between Buganda and Buvuma. At this time, Henry Morton Stanley was staying in Uganda during his expedition to the Congo River (1874-1877), describing the fighting force with which Mutesa attempted to conquer the Wavuma. Photogravure after an illustration by William Heysham Overend (1851-1898). Colorised. Author: William Heysham Overend (1851-1898). British marine artist and book illustrator.

Battle between Romans and Germanic tribes, Germanic tribes, The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Hermann's Battle or Varus Battle, Year 9 AD the History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Death of Frederich I of Germany. Frederich of Germany. Third Crusade (1189-1192) . Engraving by Gustave Dore, 19th century.

Die tapfere Rettung durch Mrs. Wright und Miss Jessie Ace von den Männern des Mumbles-Rettungsbootes in Mumbles Head, in der Nähe von Swansea, 1880, Wales, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated 1f-4903331

1609, King Philip III of Spain decreed the Expulsion of the Moriscos Expulsion de los Moriscos). The Moriscos were the descendants of Spanish Muslim population that converted to Christianity under threat of exile or death from Ferdinand and Isabella in 1502

Bandits Pawnee. The old sachem suddenly found the floor, vintage engraving. Bandits Pawnee. The old sachem suddenly found the floor, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656854

The Maygars are said to have originated in Russia. Around A.D. 800, Maygar soldiers joined with Turkish forces. Some 36 years later, other Maygars joined with the Bulgars. In the decades that followed, Maygar troops took control of large areas of southern Russia, raiding settlements and taking slaves and booty wherever they went. This late 1800s illustration shows Maygars on one of their raids.

Paris is defended against the Norsemen by bishop Joscelin and Eudes, comte de Paris : the attack in November 885 is repulsed, but Charles le Gros will agree to pay tribute. Date: 885 - 888

'Both French and Allies Bivouacked in Mud and Water', 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy.

World War I (1914-1918). Night attack of an English position near Aisne, France. The Germans used to protect the bodies of the dead Highlanders. Drawing by Philip Dadd (1880-1916). The Sphere, London, 20th century.

The end of Prince Louis Napoleon on the English report from new illustrated newspaper, Unknown

The Penitent, or Fireman. This was the miner who, swathed in damp sacking, undertook the task of igniting pockets of which, the inflammable gas Methane, called Fire-damp which, if allowed to build up, could cause disastrous explosions in coal mines. From 'Le Voleur' (Paris, 30 March 1877). Engraving.

The Defeat at Hattin, in 1187 the Battle of Hittin took place, in which the Crusaders were decisively defeated by Saladin, Historical, digital reprodu...

Members of the North Polar Expedition, caught in a snowstorm. Old 19th century engraved illustration. Second German North Polar Expedition in 1869 from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Propaganda illustration depicting Republican sailors in a mutiny aboard a naval vessel during the Spanish Civil War. Dated 1936

THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

'Night sortie and attack on baggage waggons', 1857, (c1860). Artist: Unknown

The charge (the Russian charge) , Campaigns & battles, War casualties, Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918. George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings

The breaching of a dyke in March 1651 by a storm tide which led to the flooding of Amsterdam. After a print by Pieter Nolpe.

Engraving depicting shipwrecked sailors hoping for rescue. Dated 19th century

fishing fishing at night near Sardinia wood engraving 1861,

'The Shell Burst Among Her Bow Guns', 1902. Artist: William Heysham Overend.

The Gold Rush, gold-washing in California, 1849

SHIPWRECK OF PRINCE WILLIAM

''The Black Mountain Expedition, Western Himalayas; Ghazi Fanatics Charging the 18th Royal Irish at Kotkai', 1888. From, 'The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888'.

History of the United States. 19th century. Cincinnati riots of 1884. Protests that took place in the city between 28 and 30 March 1884, on the occasion of the sentencing of a murderer named William Berner to 20 years' hard labour, which was considered insufficient by citizens. Attack of the troops on the barricade at Market Square. Engraving. Detail. La ilustración. Revista hispano-americana, 1884.

The zeppelin raids: the vow of vengeance. Drawn for 'The Daily Chronicle' 'Daily Chronicle' readers are covered against the risks of bombardment by zeppelin or aeroplane.Poster showing a soldier shaking his fist at a zeppelin following bombing. Designed by Frank Brangwyn, 1867-1956. Published 1915

'Sir George Colley at Majuba Hill', c1881. Artist: Unknown.

Soldiers standing on moutain crags watching naked people being driven into their shelters in the mountains in the valley. Etching.

Hungarian invasion of Europe. 9th-10th century. Engraving of Germani, 1882.

Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828). Barbarians! (Bárbaros!), 1810-1815, printed 1863. From The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra). Etching and aquatint.

Lieutenant J H Raymond capturing the Confederate Flag from the burning Confederate Steamer Fanny at the action off Elizabeth City, North Carolina, February 11, 1862. USA Civil War

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military and political leader. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of France (1804-1815). "Napoleon crosses the Saint Bernard Pass". Napoleon is depicted leading the heroic artillery transport along the snowy Alpine paths of the Great St Bernard Pass, in very difficult conditions for the soldiers, who had to drag the heavy cannons exhausted and very cold. Bonaparte's army crossed the Alps by surprise in 1800, heading for Italy to confront the Austrians. Drawing by Karl Girardet. Engraving by Outhwaite. "Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire" (History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon), by A. Thiers. Volume I. Published in Paris, 1845. Author: Jean Outhwaite (1810-1878). French engraver. Karl Girardet (1813-1871). Swiss artist.

BATTLE OF OTTERBOURNE (CHEVY CHASE).

Bernard of Carinthia surprised by Turkish raids during second crusade

Peninsular War (1808-1814). Guerrilla fighters in the Aragonese Iberian Mountain ranges. Assault of a French convoy on its way to Teruel, 1810. "...the people of Cella came and threw themselves upon them..." Los guerrilleros de 1808. Historia popular de la Guerra de la Independencia, by Enrique Rodríguez-Solís. Volume I. Published in Madrid, 1930.

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) British naval officer and arctic explorer commanded the 1845 expedition of the ships 'Erebus' and 'Terror' to search for the North West Passage. All members of the expedition perished. Here the remains of two of them have been found by members of the Franklin Search Expedition of 1857, led by Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907) in command of the 'Fox'. Engraving from 'Le Voleur' (Paris, 4 May 1877).

'Second Battle of Kassassin (September 9): Capture of Two Krup Guns by the Royyal Marines', c1882. Artist: Unknown.

St. Clair's Defeat - latter stages of the Battle with Indians killing American Soldiers, 1791

US Civil War. The Overland Campaign, The Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864. Union soldiers bring out wounded from burning woods during the Wilderness battle. The fires were caused by musket flashes, and trap many seriously wounded men in the burning woods (BSLOC_2018_9_113)

A slip towards the edge. A close call for a member of the Alpine Club in Switzerland. The men are climbing using ropes for safety. Illustration published London 1882.

A hunting group losing its way in ditches and hedges. Chromolithograph after G. F. Mason.

No man was safe, no life was sure

1st World War, the clash at Lavarone (original pictorial text from 1915), first military conflict that took place during the First World War between Italy and Austria-Hungary just west of the then state and today's provincial border between Trentino and Vicenza in Trentino, which at that time still belonged to Tyrol and thus to Austria, illustration, reproduction from a 19th century original. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of the original unknown, Historical, Fierce battle in mountainous terrain with artillery and soldiers in the snow

Zulu warriors in full battle dress with plumes around their necks and elaborate head dresses launching themselves into battle, carrying shields and rifles. Date: 1879

Excerpt from the Leipziger Illustrated Zeitung No, of August , page , Austrian-Hungarian gun and ammunition transport, After, Paul Leuteritz -, drawer

Third Carlist War (1872-1876). Basque Country. Alava. Pass of Herrera. General Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis od Miravalles (1818-1889) and his Staff Officers up to San Leon fort, occupied on November 5, 1875. Engraving by Rico. "La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana", 1876.

Banks of the River Liffey, old docks, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Europe. Three Months In Ireland By Miss Marie Anne De Bovet (1855 - 1935) Limerick and the Clare Coast 1889, Le Tour du Monde 1890

Battle of Alexander. unknown c. 1460-1470 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: France, Paris, Paris, Musée du Petit Palais. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field identifying figures: ALEXANDER, NICOLAS Inscriptions: Illegible inscriptions in central field on lower banderoles Alexander, in full armor & mounted on Bucephalus, slaying with lance Nicholas, King of Caesarea (L, middle ground), Alexander, mounted on Bucephalus, trampling Nicholas' dead body (center, foreground), Alexander riding towards Caesarea, accompanied by trumpeters & standard-bearers on horseback, inhabitants of Caesarea giving keys of city (R, foreground), walled city (R, background) Asselberghs, Tapisserie tournaisienne (1967), 23,24, no.9c

ENGRAVING 1600s 1609 FRENCH TROOPS UNDER CHAMPLAIN ASSISTING INDIAN ALLIES IN ATTACK ON AN IROQUOIS FORT

BATTLE OF TETTENHALL Edward the Elder, king of the West Saxons, defeats an army of invading Danes : their ally Ethelwald is killed in the battle

Engraving depicting the crew of the Caister lifeboat rescuing a survivor from a fishing smack wrecked on the Barber Sand. Dated 19th Century

The Relief of Ladysmith, February 1900, the last rush at Hlangwane Hill. From the book South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke, published 1900.

World War I 1914-1918. French soldiers on a cold, starry night behind a bank with barbed wire entanglements above. Ghostly figure of General Joffre as Grandfather Christmas watches over them. 'Le Pays de France, 23 December 1915.

The Death of General Montgomery at Quebec, 1775. Copy of engraving by James Mitan after John Trumbull, published 1808.. 1931 - 1932.

SHOOTING IN THE SALT RANGE, PUNJAUB, INDIA

THE VOLUNTEER MANOEUVRES AT DOVER, UK, 1886: NO. I PICQUET OF THE LONDON SCOTTISH AT THE SHAM FIGHT ON EASTER MONDAY

French Revolution. Thermidorian Reaction (1794-1795). First White Terror. Episodes of repression carried out by royalists and anti-Jacobins. Jacobins killed at Tarascon, southern France. A crowd of people opposed to the Revolution stormed the prison and murdered the jailed Jacobins, 25 May 1795. Slaughter of prisoners at Tarascon Castle. Drawing by A. Ferdinandus. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, part 2, 1879. Author: Alexandre Ferdinandus (ca. 1850-1888). French artist.

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Mixt brigades. Drawing by Carlos Senz de Tejada. Drawing.

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