Historical Military Conflicts

A collection of black-and-white illustrations depicting various historical battles, showcasing soldiers in intense combat, artillery, and dramatic landscapes from different eras.

British troops withdrawing from Metemmeh Korti, March 1885, print taken from The Illustrated London News. Colonial wars, Sudan, 19th century.
British troops withdrawing from Metemmeh Korti, March 1885, print taken from The Illustrated London News. Colonial wars, Sudan, 19th century.
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The Battle of Sedan, 1 September 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown.
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Spanish Civil War: victory parade by republicans in Madrid 1936
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Discovery of the bodies of Captain De Long and his companions. The Jeannette expedition of 1879-1881, Journal of Captain George Washington De Long 1879-1881. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906
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Illustration by Francois Flameng of Ruins of the Village of Dompierre in North of France, with Soldiers in tranches and resting under debris . Vintage First World War illustration from L'Illustration journal universel, 1916
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Lagernde Touristen beim Walpurgisfest in der Fränkische Schweiz auf dem Walberla, Ehrenbürg, um 1890, Landkreis Forchheim, Bayern, Deutschland, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch, Menschen entspannen sich mit Sonnenschirmen und picknicken auf einer grünen Wiese
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Boxer rebels with flag in action during a battle in the Boxer Uprising or Yihequan Movement. This was a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty. It was initiated by the Militia United in Righteousness (Yihetuan), known in English as the 'Boxers', and was motivated by proto-nationalist sentiments and opposition to imperialist expansion and associated Christian missionary activity.
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American Radio Operator in Battle.
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'Quelques Falsifications; Double page publiee par "The Sphere", le 16 janvier 1915, avec cette legende: "Invasion russe de la Hongrie: cavalerie russe repoussant les Autrichiens a travers la passe d'Uszok"', 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.
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Kaiser Wilhelm (William) II, German emperor, inspects Austro-Hungarian troops on the East Galician front, New Year's Day, 1916. At the Kaiser's left is General Count von Bothmer.
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Fighting in Teruel during the Spanish Civil War. Achille Beltrame (1871-1945) from La Domenica del Corriere, 1938.
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Crimean War 1855, English soldiers on their way back from a reconnaissance, exploring military reconnaissance near Balaklava / Krimkrieg 1855, englische Soldaten auf dem Rückweg von einer Erkundung, Erkundung der militärischen Aufklärung bei Balaklawa, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.
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Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). The Russian General in chief Europatkin decorating the soldiers injured while fighting. Illustration by Achille Beltrame for 'La Domenica del Corriere' (1904). Etching.
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German world War Two postcard showing an attack by German forces on a town in Russia
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American Forces Capture a Japanese Bunker in the Pacific. This image depicts artwork of American soldiers capturing a Japanese bunker in the Pacific theater of war.
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1. Ulana Regiment No. 17 at DouzyDouzy. 1. Ulanen - Regiment Nr. 17 bei Douzy
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German world War Two postcard showing the German army in Poland in the autumn of 1939
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A stormy march--(Artillery)--Spotsylvania Court House. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Troop movements, Union, 1860-1870, Military personnel, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Virginia, Spotsylvania
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Boer War: Boer leader De Wet attempting to lead a party across a railway in face of fire from an armoured train and blockhouse (1899-1902).
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LEGIONARIOS EN LA CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA. Author: POQUE MORUBIA. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO MILITAR.
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The last salute to the corpse of Liutenant Vittorio Vivaldi Pasqua (1885-1910), in the wreckage of his aircraft, Magliana, October 20, 1910, Italy, drawing by Luigi Bompard (1879-1953), from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVII, No 35, August 28, 1910.
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Excerpt from the Leipziger Illustrirten Zeitung No, of September , page , Exploration of an Austrian-Hungarian patrol near Neuchnee , After, Carl von Dombrowski -, Water-Colourist
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1860S 1866 On The Plains Indians Attacking Butterfield'S Overland Dispatch Coach Illustration By Theodore Davis
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Cuban Libertadores Leaving for Jamaica, (1987), 1920s. Artist: Unknown.
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Nindemann and Noros leave to look for help. The Jeannette expedition of 1879-1881, Journal of Captain George Washington De Long 1879-1881. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906
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Italian legionnaires fighting with the nationalists during the Spanish Civil War
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French Alpine Chasseurs recovering the body of Lieutenant Bujon. From Le Petit Journal 12 September 1891. France, Military, Army, Moutaineering, Climbing, Accident
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The Zunyi Conference (simplified Chinese: 义会议; traditional Chinese: 義會議; pinyin: Zūnyì huìyì) was a meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in January 1935 during the Long March. This meeting involved a power struggle between the leadership of Bo Gu and Otto Braun and the opposition led by Mao Zedong. The result was that Mao left the meeting in position to take over military command and become the leader of the Communist Party. The conference was completely unacknowledged until the 1950s and still no detailed descriptions were available until the fiftieth anniversary in 1985.
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Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German, The fall of the 2nd Battalion of the 61st Regiment at Dijon in January 1871, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact date unknown
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Dawn at Magersfonten - Boer War
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Il balilla, italian illustrated weekly for kids
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France, 1870 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France
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Battle of Guadalajara: Nationalist forces included the Italian Corps of Volunteer Troops (Corpo Truppe Volontarie, or CTV). The Battle of Guadalajara (March 8ñ23, 1937) saw the People's Republican Army (EjÈrcito Popular Republicano, or EPR) defeat Italian and Nationalist forces attempting to encircle Madrid during the Spanish Civil War.
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a flag is carried by Austrian Nazi at a rally circa 1930
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Scene from the Battle of Wörth, 6 August 1870, also known as the Battle of Reichshoffen or the Battle of Fröschwiller, captured Zouaven, Historical, d...
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Switzerland, 1875-1909 part 2. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Switzerland
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GUERRA DE CUBA (HISPANO AMERICANA). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.
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Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Construction of a railroad across the ice on Lake Baikal. Engraving. Colored.
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Francisco Franco 1892 ñ 1975, dictator of Spain reviews Moroccan troops in North Africa at the start of the Spanish Civil War.
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North Korea, Pyongyang. Paintings within the Sino-Korean Friendship Tower depicting Korean and Chinese soldiers working together to help reconstruct North Korea after the War.
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Cartoon, Soldiers approach their new billet, hoping for good cooking and good wine. Date: 1918
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DF-SC-88-02344. Country: Unknown
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A tragic scene of the Mexican Revolution: The assassination of President Madero and General Suarez. 1913
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World War Two: Patriotic Russian war postcard depicting forced march of slave workers (labour) captured by German soldiers
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Reproduction of a painting: Stanisław Bagieński, Liberation march. In memory of the 20th anniversary of Independence ; excerpt from an album. Wierzbicki, B. i S-ka (Warszawa ; zakład graficzny ; 1897-1944), printing house, unknown, publisher
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Reproduction of the fragment of "Panorama Bereza" Julian Fa ATA and Wojciech Kossak ("Smoking banners"); around 1900 (1897-00-00-1910-00-00);
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Jubilant peace celebrations in Piccadilly Circus, London, after the end of World War One.
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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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Asia. Japan. 13th century scene of officer and soldiers. Colored engraving. 19th century.
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jinetes y montura, oil on canvas, Juan Carrio Martinez, soldiers of the Spanish Franco era, Monastery Church of Santa Margarita, Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
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Search for the Andree expedition of 1897 which attempted to reach the North Pole by balloon. All members of expedition perished. Salomon August Andree's body found in 1930. Here the captain of the whaler 'Thistle' is being shown the body of one of the carrier pigeons Andree had taken with him. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris, 4 September 1898.
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North Korean propaganda oil painting showing resistance fighters planning attacks against the Japanese. Meeting of Men and Women in Langgang-hyeon, 1938.
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Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). March of the prisoners of Port-Arthur on the road of Dalny. Engraving by L. Sabattier. Colored.
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Parade of the Red Army in Moscow. By Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky (1884 - 1939); Soviet-Jewish painter whose work provided a blueprint for the art movement of socialist realism.
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Unter dem Joch, Verbrennung des Reisig, Lohnsklaven, Brandschatzung, 1893, Gemälde von Eero Järnefelt, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus der damaligen Zeit.
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Benediction of the Cherepovets Infantry regiment No 434 at the Front in 1916 by Russian master / Museum of History and Art, Cherepovets/ Early 20th cen./ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Russian Painting, End of 19th - Early 20th cen./ 71x125/ Genre,History
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Tent instruction , Tents, Military personnel, Military training, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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DF-ST-88-02334. Country: Unknown
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'En Alsace; Arrivee de blesses, en traineau, au poste de secours', 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916". (In Alsace; Arrival of wounded, by sled, at the aid station)
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The Normandy Landings - 6th June 1944 - WW2 Date: 1944
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Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Patriotic demonstration in front of the Winter Palace. Saint Petersburg. Russia. Engraving. Colored.