Historical Military Figures

Engravings depicting soldiers and leaders from various eras, showcasing traditional attire and weaponry, highlighting military history and cultural heritage.

'New Imperial Guard; The French Imperial Guard', 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854".

THE MAHARAJAH SCINDIAH OF GWALIOR AND HIS COUNCILLORS: THE LATE RAJAH SIR GUNPUT RAO KHUDKAY, K.C.S.I., President of the Council of Regency, THE MAHARAJAH, GENERAL BAPU SAHIB AVAR, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces of the Gwalior State, 1889.

Soldiers, 16th century costumes, England, United Kingdom, engraving by Lemaitre from Angleterre, volume III, by Leon Galibert and Clement Pelle, L'Univers pittoresque, published by Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, 1842.

LANCEROS DE LA EDAD MEDIA S XIV L20. Author: JOSE RUBIO DE VILLEGAS. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO MILITAR. MADRID. SPAIN.

ANCIENT KNIGHT

Tiempos primitivos. Guerreros Cántabros, Lusitano y Turdetano. Dibujo de Villegas. Lámina número 2 del ALBUM DE LA INFANTERIA ESPAÑOLA del Teniente General Conde de Clonard. Litografía Militar, Madrid, año 1861.

'New Imperial Guard; The French Imperial Guard', 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854".

France, 1575-1650. Henry III, Henry IV, Louis XIII. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

THE WAR IN THE EAST

Members of the Army of Abyssinia, Guard of the Negus, in 1868, Ethiopia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date unknown, Africa

Mode, Kleidung, burgundische Ritter im 14. Jahrhundert, zwei burgundische Ritter, ein Ritter aus Neuchatel, ein Ritterbanner um 1300, eine Ritterrüstu...

Military uniforms from the reign of Charles I, vintage engraving. Military uniforms from the reign of Charles I, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656275

Taikuns general and officers, Japan, Edo Period. Old war costumes, 1867. Engraving by Neuville. La tierra y sus habitantes magazine, Barcelona. Author: ALPHONSE DE NEUVILLE.

Warriors from Abyssinia, Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopia/Warriors from Abyssinia, Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopia, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colored

Engraving showing officers of the 8th Hussars, 17th Lancers, Royal Horse Artillery, 5th Dragoon Guards, 4th Dragoon Guards, 1st Royal Dragoons and 11th Hussars in their dress uniforms, with plumed helmets, 1854. At the time, these units were heading, as reinforcements, for the Crimea. Date: 1855

PRESENTATION OF NEW COLOURS TO THE 42ND HIGHLANDERS, 1871

Landsknecht, arquebusier der schweizer banden. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

- So hell are you going like that [... / 25 (title registered) | Zouaves and Croats. (Title of all)

Mamluk Albanian Mercenaries, Egypt, North Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

The New Uniforms of the Officers of the Cavalry of the Army of Austria in 1869, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, exact original date unknown

William Dampier (1651 - 1715) first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. He has also been described as Australia's first natural historian

UNIFORMES AUSTRIAS S XVII (PIQUERO TAMBOR). Author: JOSE RUBIO DE VILLEGAS. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO MILITAR. MADRID. SPAIN.

Inhabitants of Warsaw and its surrounding area, Poland 19th century.

Männer der deutschen und englischen Fremdenlegion in Uniform, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhund...

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

Xerxes watching the destruction of his fleet at Salamis. Xerxes I (c.518 - August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, ruling from 486 to 465 BC. He ruled from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC at the hands of Artabanus, the commander of the royal bodyguard. Xerxes I is notable in Western history for his invasion of Greece in 480 BC. His forces temporarily overran mainland Greece north of the Isthmus of Corinth until losses at Salamis and Plataea a year later reversed these gains and ended the second invasion decisively

Louis II de la Tremoille (1460-1525). French General. Mad War (1485-1488). La Tremoille deciding to kill the accomplices of the Duke of Orleans. Engraving by E. Deschamps. Universal Library. Popular Publications, 1851.

Germany, Bremen, 1813-1866; Cologne, 1275-1774. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Germany

French. ... / 14. (title registered) | Cossacks for laughter (title of all)

Two Soldiers and Child Holding a Helmet July 19, 1779 Etched and published by Robert Blyth British. Two Soldiers and Child Holding a Helmet 407868

Japanese civilian, colporters and pilgrims, Japan. Old 19th century engraved illustration Travel to Japan by Aime Humbert from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

La Masa, leader of a guerilla force in Sicily, with supporters in the streets of Palermo. Date: 28 May 1860

Two young boys stare at an old soldier with a large moustache. Lithograph.

German knights Date: circa 1370

Soldiers with a young girl. On top of a reinforcement of a city a young girl is surrounded by three soldiers. One of the soldiers is sitting on a basket and smokes pipe. The soldier behind her steals an apple from her basket. A cannon in the background.

Anglo Saxon King of the Eighth Century and his Armour Bearer Equipped for Battle, 750, Etching by I.A. Atkinson, 1813

Four Cossack Imperial Guardsmen to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Date: circa 1905

France, 1854-1870 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Antoine François Sergent, General Francois Severin Desgraviers Marceau General Francois Severin Desgraviers Marceau

The figures here represent three Russian warriors in A.D. 1400. The illustration dates to 1882.

Roman Empire. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Rome

Three Norman cavalry in chainmail armor and nasal helmets. Soldier with lance and shield with heraldic blason 122, soldier in chainmail tunic and leggings with lance and sword 123, and soldier in chainmail hauberk and scarlet skirts 124. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802.

The figures pictured here are Slavs in 1500. They represent, from left to right: Russian warrior, King of Poland, Polish chief, Hungarian chief, Hungarian warrior, Hungarian prince, and Hungarian warrior. The illustration dates to 1882.

Three Turkish soldiers gathered round a fire in the dark, smoking pipes. Lithograph by T. Allom, ca. 1839.

Native African indigenous warriors of the Hehe tribe, Iringa Region, Tanzania, East Africa. Drawing by Edouard Riou (1833 - 1900) The lakes of equatorial Africa, exploration voyage 1883-1885 by Victor Giraud (1858-1898) Le Tour du Monde 1886

Mountain people at the north western border, fighting the English, India, Asia. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Trip to Punjab and Kashmir by Guillaume Lejean, Le Tour du Monde 1870

An Afghan soldier holding the severed head of his enemy, from Travels in central Asia 1863 by Armin Vambery. Old engraving El Mundo en la Mano 1878

Des Sénégalais passent , Soldiers, Marching, War, World War, 1914-1918, France. Armée. Tirailleurs sénégalais. Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923). Lithographs

The figures here represent Slavonic warriors in A.D. 1400. They are, from left to right: three Russian warriors and one Bohemian warrior. Bohemia is an historic province in western Czechoslovakia with its capital at Prague. The illustration dates to 1882.

military Russia infantry grenadier and two musketeers Russian Corps of the Rhine German engraving 1735 War of the Polish Succession Russians soldiers 18th century,

'After The Battle Of Crecy, 1346', (c1850). Artist: Unknown

KSI Józef Poniatowski standing against the background of the scene showing a jump to Elster; unknown, esbrard (couples; publisher; Fl. Ca 1800-1830); around 1820 (1815-00-00-1825-00-00);Biała Elster (Czech Republic, Germany-river), Germany (state), Poniatowski, Józef (1763-1813), Poniatowski, Józef (1763-1813)-iconography, Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944), Witke-Jeżewski,, Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944)-collection, battle of Leipzig (1813), battles, gift (provenance), Napoleonic era (1799-1815), French graphics, riders, marshals of France, Poland (culture), portraits, portraits of EN Pied, portraits, portraits, portraits, portraits of Horse portraits, men's portraits, Napoleonic wars (1803-1815), death of Prince Józef Poniatowski (iconogr.)

James I the Conqueror (1208-1276). Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon (1213-1276), Valencia (1239-1276) and Majorca (1229-1276). Conquest of Valencia. James I before the walls of Valencia. On 9 October 1238, the troops of the King of Aragon entered the city of Valencia. Engraving. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). A French soldier on guard duty in a trench. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1870. The city held out despite famine, disease and cold until a bombardment with heavy siege guns led to its surrender on 28 January 1871. From a private collection.

Granada War (1482-1492). Taking of Loja by King Ferdinand the Catholic (1452-1516) in 1486. Chromolithography. Historia General de España (General History of Spain), by Miguel Morayta. Volume III. Madrid, 1890.

France, Colonies, 1896 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, vote on Luibas. Leubas is a church village in the north of the city of Kempten and had a bone mill in the Middle Ages. In 1525, farmers gathered in January and decided to appoint the Swabian League/German Peasants' War, vote on Luibas. Leubas is a church village in the North of the City of Kempten and in the Middle Ages had a bone mill. In 1525 Peasants Gathered in January and Made the Decision to Call the Swabian League, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date not known, subsequently colored

NAPOLEON I. EMPERADOR FRANCES 1769-1821. CAMPAÑA DE EGIPTO. BONAPARTE EN EGIPTO 1798 - 1801. OLEO DE M.H.ORANGE.

Peder Thordenskjold (a Norwegian naval warrior in Danish service) captures the town of Marstand & the Karlsten fortress by tricking the Swedish commander.

Soldiers, Japan, late 19th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

'Piper, 93rd Sutherland Highlanders', c19th century (1909). Artist: Unknown.

Anonymous: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) in Egypt, 1798-99. Engraving. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Max Mahons captured tent camp near Reichshofen as a hospital for the wounded, illustrated war chronicle 1870-1871, Franco-Prussian campaign, Germany, France, Europe

Soldiers of different origins in Uniform, Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1842 print Paris paper. the soldier; the soldier's life. (military) uniforms Voznesen

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

Afghanistan. Riders of the Indian contingent, vintage engraving. Afghanistan. Riders of the Indian contingent, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656564

Espingarderos y Cetrato 1495 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Spain, Daggers & swords, Armor, Helmets, Rifles, Shields

SIBERIA

Soldiers, 1833 - 1900 print Leaf with 2 performances of soldiers. A four -line verse under each image. Numbered below: N. 208. publisher: Turnhoutpublisher: Turnhoutprint maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing the soldier; the soldier's life

Procession nrs 99-108, 1840 print Procession nrs 99-108: Chamber of rooms, army surgeons and cod-minded people from Leiden. Part of the press series of the Maskerade of the entry of Hertog Jan van Beieren in Leiden on August 18, 1420 by the Leiden students on February 8, 1840. Netherlands paper Triummphal Entry and Public Reception, pageant, 'solemn entrance', 'Joyeuse entrance'. Students' Pageant To lead. university of Leiden

France, Colonies, 1896 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Época Restauración. Cetrato, Insigniario y Lanceros. Dibujo de Villegas. Lámina número 8 del ALBUM DE LA INFANTERIA ESPAÑOLA del Teniente General Conde de Clonard. Litografía Militar, Madrid, año 1861.

Infanterie legère française, Carabinier. Dated: 1822. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicolas-TousSaint Charlet.

Reinado de Carlos V (1517 a 1556). Guardia, Alférez y Músicos en el año 1534. Dibujo de Villegas. Lámina número 28 del ALBUM DE LA INFANTERIA ESPAÑOLA del Teniente General Conde de Clonard. Litografía Militar, Madrid, año 1861.

Turkey, 1815-20 part 2. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Turkey

France, Colonies, 1896 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Historia de España. Expulsión de los moriscos de España en 1620 por el rey Felipe III.

Grenadiers. Casanova, Francesco (Italian, 1727-1802) (author of design) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver 1787-1790 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais 2 grenadiers walking together, 1 carrying a drum on his back & the other carrying a rolled up flag over his shoulder, folowed by a dog; 2 soldiers on horseback behind colunm of marching soldiers in R background; rock formation beyond Borders missing. Weigert, French Tapestry (1962), 133 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241778-0241779

Three German tribesmen armed with a variety of weapons - a club, sword and daggers, spear Date: 1st century

DA-SC-86-06469. Country: Unknown

The figures represent three ancient Roman military soldiers. The illustration dates to 1882.

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. From left to right: Vice Admiral, Captain, Navy Officer and Sailor (ca. 1780). Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Monnin. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840.

Chines Manchu Dynasty soldiers on guard in Beijing 1908

Fashion, clothes, knights armor, German tournament costumes around 1500-1515, knights ride to a rider combat in magnificent tournament costumes, illustration, Germany, Europe

Cotes de la Mer Noire. Debarquement d'un chef a Redout-Kale.. Gagarin, Grigorii Grigorevich, kniaz (1810-1893). Prints, Illustrations. 1847. General Research Division. Caucasus

Sikh troops dividing the spoil taken from mutineers, India, Asia Copyright: xKenxGraham/DinodiaxPhotox

Soldiers with Spokes, Jan Mulder (1786-1817), After Johannes Steyn, 1829 print A group of soldiers with spears and a shovel threaten a man whose beret has lost weight. They are at a dug pit. Top right: pl. Iv. Amsterdam paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life. threatening behaviour, challenging. digging (industrial process). agricultural implements: spade

Netherlands, 1856-62. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands

- Dummaet, you are covered with glory .... (Registered title) | News. (Title of the whole)

Historia. Siglo XVI. Fundación de la ciudad de San Salvador por el conquistador Jorge de Alvarado. Años 1940. Dibujo de Mestre. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Clothing, circa 19th century, costumes, from lks, e officer, then e soldier, then e soldier from Kuldscha East Turkestan, e general of cavalry of old costume and two high-ranking mandars, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century fashion in China.

William II, Count of Hainault, Count of Ostrevant, (William IV of Holland), on his unsuccessful expedition against Friesland, 1345. He rides a horse with armorial caparison accompanied by knights with standards. Woodcut after an illuminated manuscript from Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries, from the Latter Part of the Reign of Edward II to the Coronation of Henry IV, George Routledge, London, 1868.

Sueleiman Pasha, 1838 to 1892, an Ottoman officer who took an active part in the Serbian-Turkish War in 1876 and in the Russo-Turkish War in 1877-1878, historical wood engraving, ca. 1880, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, coloured

George Francis Lyon (1795-1832) was a rare combination of Arctic and African explorer. By all accounts a fun loving extrovert, he also managed to be a competent British Naval Officer, Commander, explorer, artist and socialite. While not having a particularly distinguished career, he is remembered for the entertaining journals he kept and for the watercolour paintings he completed in the Sahara and the Arctic. In 1818 he was sent with Joseph Ritchie by Sir John Barrow to find the course of the Niger River and the location of Timbuktu. The expedition was underfunded, lacked support and because of the ideas of John Barrow departed from Tripoli and thus had to cross the Sahara as a preliminary part of their journey. A year later, due to much officialdom they had only got as far as Murzuq where they both fell ill. Ritchie never recovered and died there, but Lyon survived and travelled further around the region. Exactly a year to the day he left, he arrived back in Tripoli, the expedition be

Italy. Papal States, 1870-1900 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN, DON CARLOS AND HIS STAFF, SEPTEMBER 26, 1874, 1874 engraving

Kingdom of Italy. Colonialism in Africa. Italians and Englishmen in Africa. Lithografie by Dalsani, end 19th century.

People who took the Prussians to Saxony Border, Germany, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original, original date not known, Europe

Uniform of the Infantry of Austria, c. 1710, Chief Constable and Musketeer of the Regiment of High and German Masters, Historic, digitally restored re...

Russia, 960-1694 part 1. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Russia

William, Prince of Orange, lands at Torbay and is greeted as the future king William III Date: 5 November 1688

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