Historical Military Encounters

A collection of illustrations depicting various military battles and soldiers from different eras, highlighting bravery, struggle, and the harsh realities of war.

1st World War, night attack by German troops on a fortified British position near Langemarche (original text from 1915, original colouring), illustration, reproduction from a 19th century original. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, historical, soldiers fighting under moonlight in a chaotic night attack scene

Jacob and Laban, by Jan Victors, (1619-1676)

Georges Boulanger, appointed student of Saint-Cyr

Hannibal (247 - 181 BC); Punic Carthaginian military commander; generally considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. at the outbreak of the Second Punic War; when he marched an army which included elephants from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into Italy.

War Sketch - Four Soldiers SEM. "War sketch, 2nd album: four soldiers".

The Naval Brigade at Sebastopol. From the picture by R. Caton Woodville. From the book ""V.R.I. Her Life and Empire"" by The Marquis of Lorne, K.T. now his grace The Duke of Argyll.

The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre happened in 1572 in Paris, France (Charles IX was king). It marked the turning point in the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) involved the assassinations of the leading Huguemots (Portestants) by Roman Catholics - and is an example of mob violence. As a result, the Huguenot political movement was severely curtailed. This illustration dates to 1916 and shows Catholics on the march against Huguenots in Paris.

On 15th September 1916, Guards including the Coldstreamers, Grenadiers and the Irish, captured Martinpuich, formerly in German hands and Courcelette and over 2300 prisoners. 15th September 1916

Volunteer guardsmen, soldiers, in 1813, advancing soldier is shot, Napoleonic Wars, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date not known

'The New French Police Auxiliaries', 1907. Artist: Anon

General George Washington during the Winter at Valley Forge, 1777 - 1778

War of Libya or Italo-Turkish War (1911-1912). Conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Italy. The bodies of the lieutenants Solaroli and Granafei, who fell on October 26, 1911. Engraving of La Domenica del Corriere, Italy.

Engraving depicts Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832 1914) attending church during his command at Pretoria. Dated 1901

An abandoned French battery on Mont Abron, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

'VOYAGE AU CENTRE DE LA TERRE' The descent commences Date: 1864

For the triumph, subscribe to the national loan, subscriptions are received in Paris and the provinces at the National Credit Bank SEM. "For triumph, subscribe to the national loan, subscriptions are received in Paris and the province at the National Credit Bank". Color lithography. 1918.

GUERRA RUSO-JAPONESA (1904-1905). Japón entró en guerra con Rusia con la finalidad de asegurarse intereses capitales en Corea y sur de Manchuria. OCUPACION RUSA DE MANCHURIA. Soldados rusos bailando sus danzas tradicionales. Grabado de "L'Illustration" (s. XIX) .

French naval and marine forces look at heads of executed Boxer rebels on the walls of Chaozhou, a city in the eastern Guangdong province of the China. The Boxer Rebellion 1900 or Uprising or Yihequan Movement 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.

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Last days of Port Arthur resistance. The Russian General Anatoly Stessel (1848-1915) visits the survivors of a combat of five days and five nights. Engraving by L. Sabattier. "La Ilustracio_n Artistica", 1905.

The Battle of Arsuf was a battle at the time of the Third Crusade, in which the forces under Richard the Lionheart defeated those under Saladin near the village of Arsuf, Crusades were strategically, religiously and economically motivated wars sanctioned by the Latin Church between 1095-99 and the 13th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

The Burning Of Jamestown, 1676 1901 Pyle, Howard(1853-1911 American) Lithograph Private Collection

Seven Years' War, global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763, King Frederick the Great, Frederick II., Friedrich der Große, Friedrich II. 1712-1786, making his plan for the Battle of Liegnitz on 15 August 1760, historical illustration, 1880, Germany, Europe

MUERTE DE UN BOMBERO - GRABADO COLOREADO - SIGLO XX. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, FRANCE.

Philippines. Capture of the Philippine leader Emilio Aguinaldo for the American troops. 'Le Petit Journal' (April 14th, 1901). Engraving.

Italian alpine troops during World War One 1917

Retreat of the Prussian in the face of the Cossacks, 1914, Lubok. Detail. World War I, Russia, 20th century.

Farrier in fogging the horses, in front of his forge, village in England, original print from the year 1899, Hufschmied beschlägt die Pferde, vor seiner Schmiede, Dorf in England, historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, koloriert, handcoloriert, Koloration, digital verbessert.

France, 1795 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Loading large cannons, by Burkmair. 16th cent. GERMANY.

In February 1917, the workers together with the soldiers - then there was a war - drove out the tsar, and then, on November 7, 1917, they drove out both the landlords and capitalists. They took away their land, and then factories, and began to establish their own order.

Battle of Shipka, Bulgarian volunteers using rocks to keep the Turks at bay, 1877-1878. Russo-Turkish War, Bulgaria, 19th century.

GUERRA RUSO-JAPONESA (1904-1905). Japón entró en guerra con Rusia con la finalidad de asegurarse intereses capitales en Corea y sur de Manchuria. "CUARTEL GENERAL RUSO EN PORT-ARTHUR". Grabado del siglo XIX.

Italy (1902). Carabiniers arrest a bandit and his gang in Trapani. Illustration of Achille Beltrame from 'Domenica del Corriere' (February 23, 1902). Engraving.

Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia (1740-1786), visiting farmers as they work their land. Colored engraving of 1887 by Herve and Kirmse.

A Tragic Accident, Two s Caught in an Avalanche by unknown artist

Morocco (1901). Murder of Monsieur Pouzet on the Rif coast by pirates. Illustration from 'Le Petit Journal' (April 28, 1901). Engraving.

Cavalry tank in action , Tanks Military science, Military personnel, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Japanese general Sasaki forced against wall for execution by band of Chinese soldiers, before a safeconduct signed by Chiang Kai Shek frees him, China, engraving in Italian newspaper La Domenica del Corriere, March 1928

The Austro-Hungarian army withdrawing from the Serbian front, December 3, 1915, by Almery Lobel-Riche (1880-1950), watercolour. World War I, Serbia, 20th century.

A group of British soldiers share the contents of a hamper which has been delivered to them at the Front. A Christmas pudding is held aloft and the scene is of general jollity. 1918

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Battle of Hericourt near Belfort, 16, 17 and 18 January 1871. The French under General Charles Denis Bourbaki (1816-1897) were soundly defeated by the Prussian forces. French trade card issued c1885. Chromolithograph.

Customs officer searching a local fisherman for jewellery under his clothes, customs border, smuggler, Germany, historical engraving from 1883, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Samsonov, Marat Ivanovich (*1925) State Central Military Museum, Moscow 1954 Oil on canvas Soviet Art Russia History

'The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry...at Brandywine', 1777, (1939). Artist: Unknown.

Alphonse de Neuville, Bugler of the Light Infantry, 1876, oil on panel.

A parade: "Mazas Prison Gautier, Armunden Pésiré. A défilé: Prison Mazas . Aquarrel. en1871-1871. Paris, carnavalet Musée.

''Nos chasseurs en Haute-Alsace (Saint-Amarin)', 1915 From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Sworn brothers. Painting by P.I. Zhigimont. Czechoslovak and soviet solders unite against the common enemy.

German world war two illustration of the Japanese occupation of Singapore

Pro-Franco illustration depicting patriotic Falange and Carlist youth during the Spanish Civil War

Sir Henry discovers his brother George, who has been living in the wilderness for two years & faints at the sight of him. Date: First published: 1885

Picture series German Army IV, on outpost, Queen Olga Grenadier Regiment, Wuerttemberg, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from ca 1900

L'Automobile Pendant la Guerre'. French motorised ambulances and walking wounded towards the end of WWI. After watercolour French war artist Georges Scott (1880-1947). CLEAR COPYRIGHT.

Japanese Entry into Seoul, 1904 (Russo-Japanese War) Artist Unknown Print Collection of Archiv for Kunst & Geschichte, Berlin, Germany

Turkish outposts in war, The Russo-Turkish War of 1877, 1878, reproduction of an image, woodcut from the year 1881, digitally restored, historical, Turkish outposts in war, The Russo-Turkish War of 1877, reproduction of an image, woodcut from the year 1881, digitally improved, historical

The Huns sweeping everything before them as they invade Europe. American Beginings in Europe, 1912. Engraving. Later colouration.

World War I (1914-1916). Italian troops occupying an Austrian locality. Colored engraving. La Domenica del Corriere, Italy. 19th century.

Postcard showing the German army crossing the West-bank of the Rhine (France) near Breisach as captured French soldiers look on

War scene by Wojciech Kossak, Oil on canvas, 1907, 1856-1942, Private Collection, 79, 5x95, 5

La Barricade, Rue De La Mortellerie 1848 CA. 19TH C. Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest(1815-1891 French) Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France

Preparing to Fire the Cannon. Dated: 1634/1635. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Picture series German Army IV, cooking, Royal Bavarian Infantry Leib Regiment, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from ca 1900

General Voyron reviewing French troops, Shanghai, 1900. Artist: Unknown

Scene from the Battle of Woerth, 6 August 1870, also known as the Battle of Reichshoffen or as the Battle of Froeschwiller, captured Zouaves, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Spanish Civil war illustration of communist republicans celebrating. 1936

Russia, 1897. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Russia

First World War (1914-1918). Tombs of war mates. Picture by Jean Lefort published in 'L'Illustration' (25th November 1916). Drawing.

The Departure of the 1866 conscripts, 1878, by Gerolamo Induno (1825-1890), oil on canvas, 134.5 x 200 cm.

The Shooting, Russian Revolution of 1905

Artwork: "Yanqui Go Home - Pancho Villa Guerillas See Their First Airplane"- Artist: Ren Wicks. Country: Unknown

Science Fiction Quarterly: Spaceship Attack on Medieval Fortress, Pulp Magazine Covers

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