Historical Military Illustrations

Depictions of various historical military scenes including Polish troops, French parades, and engagements from 18th to early 20th centuries, with colorful artwork and uniforms.

French troops parading past the monument to the battle of Waterloo, 1904. Artist: Unknown

The European War Dance! Lithograph.

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

I World War (1914-1918). Exemplary withdrawal of Italian troops. Illustration by Achille Beltrame (1871-1945). La Domenica del Corriere, 1917.

Fall of the Paris Commune, 1871. Artist: Anon

Cartoon dedicated to the National Guard, Paris Commune, 1871. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed members of the National Guard formed to defend Paris during the siege by the Prussians, rebelled against the policies of the conservative government formed after the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The left-wing regime of the Commune held sway in Paris for two months until government troops retook the city in bloody fighting in May 1871. The events of the Commune were an inspiration to Karl Marx as well as later communist leaders including Lenin, Trotsky and Mao. From a private collection.

The Chinese Army led by Marshal Ma on the Manchurian border, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. Artist: Unknown

LA GUERRA CIVIL EN COLOMBIA 1877- ENFRENTAMIENTO DE LOS EJERCITOS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Illustration showing a French boy shot in the night on the France-Germany border, by a Prussian police officer 1900

France, 1815 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

William Gladstone, dressed as a warrior, is fighting with a younger man (A.J. Balfour). Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 14 August 1886.

Cartoon on the defeats of France in 1870-1871, Anonymous, 1870 - 1871 print Cartoon on the defeats of France in the Franco-German war of 1870-1871. The various German states put the French generals on their bare backside, the far right emperor Napoleon III. In the caption a German verse in six couplets. Germany (possibly) paper spanking, drubbing (of naughty children)

A Short History: General William T. Sherman, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Histories of Generals" series (N114), issued in 1888 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. A Short History: General William T. Sherman, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Bandera de Wurtemberg, república alemana, y soldado de infantería. Colección de cromos Banderas del Universo. Años 1920. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

A Short History of General Leonidas Polk, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Histories of Generals" series (N114), issued in 1888 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. A Short History of General Leonidas Polk, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

The title refers to World War I. The figures are the British commander General Douglas Haig and the French commander General Ferdinand Foch. Haig commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western front from 1915 to the end of the war. Foch served as the Supreme Allied Commander during the war. Behind them in this illustration is the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

A Short History of General G. T. Beauregard, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Histories of Generals" series (N114), issued in 1888 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. A Short History of General G. T. Beauregard, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Poster, 'Exposition Des Allies', 1915-1917, Peru, by Litografía y Tipografía Carlos Fabbri, Robert de Coninck. Gift of Department of Defence, 1919.

The Baggage Guard, 1888. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Wood engraving;

Belgian and English soldiers in the ruined city of Nieuwpoort after bombardment in Flanders during the First World War, Belgium, Europe

A propaganda postcard depicting the flags of the allies of the First World War Date: circa 1915

Great Britain, modern (2) 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain

Netherlands Lombok. Advertising for Blooker's cocoa. An injured Dutch soldier gets a cup of chocolate milk. Rear of the cover of a leaf spent as a reminder of the Lombok expedition of August 1894 and the soldiers who are doing. Conversion to a leaf consisting of twelve sheets with texts and illustrations, with a preface from vice-admiral JHR. The Casembroot.

Portada del semanario La Doménica del Corriere, editado en Milán (Italia). Primer Giro de Italia. Llegada a la meta en la última etapa de la carrera ganada por Luigi Ganna. Junio de 1909.

French Alsace & Lorraine region patriotic poster created in the months prior to the start of World war two 1939

Bloody oppression by Tsar Nicolaas II of the 1905 Revolution, Anonymous, After Albert Hahn (I), 1905 print Political cartoon on the bloody oppression by Tsar Nicolaas II of the 1905 revolution. From his throne, the tsar reaches a letter 'concessions' about a burning battlefield full of dead bodies. paper massacre ~ war. political demonstration. emperor Russia

When one is alone, lonely soldier on guard, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collective picture from ca 1900, Liebig picture series Alone and in Society (1892)

Uniformes des troupes origines du territoire de la Belgique sous la domination espagnole, austrichienne, francaise et hollondiase sour leur propre région comunal, 1380-1782. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Belgium, Cannon balls, cannons , Belgium, Flags , Belgian

Civil War envelope showing Columbia atop cannons surrounded by American flags and bayoneted rifles with message "Union" | Library of Congress

A French submariner descends into a submarine.

Illustration, La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland), Battle of Roncevaux (778). Charlemagne hears Roland's horn, calling for help, but they will arrive too late to save the hero. Date: 778

'Arms of Precision', 1878. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene

3. Field artillery regiment no. 32 - telephone stationRiesa. 3.feldart.-reg.nr.32-TelephoneStation

Napoleon's Grande Armee retreating from Russia across the Beresina, 26-28 November 1812. 19th French popular hand-coloured woodcut.

Music of the Union ,

An attack in Tokyo, 1932. Creator: Unknown.

Bandera de Portugal y soldado de infantería. Colección de cromos Banderas del Universo. Años 1920. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

After a long period of isolation, Japan agrees to negotiate a trade agreement. The U.S. Navy's Commander Perry leads a delegation to conclude the treaty. Date: 1854

Certificate of participation by Sergeant N. Molenaar to the demonstrations and exercises, 8-11 August 1917. Disclosure certificate by 'divestment and relaxation' of the 'General headquarters' of the participation by Sergeant N. Molenaar on demonstrations and exercises for The mobilized troops between 8 and 11 August 1917, in The Hague. Central the text, on both sides, soldiers in uniform with the inscriptions 'vigilant' and 'waiting'.

France, 1764, 1 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

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

Liebig Picture Series From Japan, Miramoto Tokugawa in the camp at Sekigahara in front of the battle on 16 October 1600, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c. 1900

La lidia. El novillo del cencerro arremetiendo contra los espontáneos. Año 1888. Author: Daniel Perea y Rojas.

French Military Costumes, 1520-1555, Medieval Costume

The dream of General Boulanger

Northern puffs, frotters, military fantasy Anonymous. "Northern puffs, the frotters, military fantasy". Lithography. 1880-1900.

Keeping an armed vigil over Paris, February 24, during the 1848 Revolution, engraving. France, 19th century.

Napoleon III addressing members of the National assembly 1855

The Prussians in Alsace. (IT)

Poster shows a wounded German pilot standing in the cockpit()of an airplane. Text: And you Subscribe to the War Loan. By Fritz Erler.

Soldat, La Patrie Compte Sur Toi 1916 World War One French Public health poster to raise awareness of Tuberculosis

Horse Guards returning to barracks. Unknown maker, French

Meunier, Georges Henri Jean Isidore (known as Marc Henry Meunier) (N.1873-07-25-D.1922-09-08), Fetes/ de la Presse Parisienne/ Pour/ les soldiers/ de Madagascar (registered title (letter) ), 1895. Color lithography. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

Picture series German Navy, Officiers de la marine allemande et du bataillon de marine, Officers of the German Navy and the Sea Battalion, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from ca 1900

Photos Series National musical instruments, bagpipe from Scotland / Bilderserie Nationale Musikinstrumente, Dudelsack aus Schottland, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Propaganda poster issued by the Vichy French government to commemorate war dead. February 1944

France, 1764, 2 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Print (poster) lithograph, colour, shows a wounded German pilot standing in the cockpit of an aeroplane. TEXT: And you Subscribe to the War Loan. Artist, Fritz Erler (1868-1940).

Picture series from prehistoric times in Flanders, John I Duke of Brabant at the Battle of Wöringen, 1288, digitally restored reproduction of a collec...

Garibaldi and shipment of a thousand, 50th anniversary, passage of the Strait of Messina, 1860 liebig figurine, 1910

Lambert & Butler, Pirates & Highwaymen, cigarette card showing: Anne Bonny (c. 1700 c. 1782); an Irish woman who became a famous pirate, operating in the Caribbean

A Short History of General Philip Sheridan, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Histories of Generals" series (N114), issued in 1888 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. A Short History of General Philip Sheridan, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Picture series from prehistoric times in Flanders, John I Duke of Brabant at the Battle of Woeringen, 1288, digitally restored reproduction of a collective picture from c. 1900, in the public domain, exact date unknown

France, 1764, 1 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

A Short History: General George E. Pickett, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Histories of Generals" series (N114), issued in 1888 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. A Short History: General George E. Pickett, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Battle of Wissembourg; Battle of Weissenburg; War plates. In the middle, the battle is depicted at Wissembourg where soldiers are tackling each other with bayonets. There around it scenes that have to do with the stroke like the battle at Saarbruck, an explosion at the bridge in Kehl and fleeing villagers. Top left: 10 cents. Numbered at the top right: No. 1.

Japanese take Mandalay, Burma

Siege & Bombardment De Belfort. (Ti)

France, 1764, 2 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

A Short History: General Robert E. Lee, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Histories of Generals" series (N114), issued in 1888 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. A Short History: General Robert E. Lee, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

The Clothing of the Prisoner of War 1910-1920 France. Color lithograph on cream wove paper laid down on linen . Jean Louis Forain

A Short History: General Joseph E. Johnston, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Histories of Generals" series (N114), issued in 1888 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. A Short History: General Joseph E. Johnston, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

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

Camp at Zeist, 1818; The camp by Zeist and new meeting of the Hooge Regel People in the month of September, 1818. The camp of the Dutch army at Zeist, in September 1818. Soldiers exercise on a site at a army camp. In the air two angels with trumpets that hold a laurel wreath above the head of a military commander, according to the text of the song it must go to the Prince of Orange. The subtitle refers to the meeting of princes at the congress of Vienna. On the leaf under the show a song in sixteen couplets in four columns.

Remember Your First Thrill of American Liberty.

A Short History of General J. B. Gordon, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Histories of Generals" series (N114), issued in 1888 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. A Short History of General J. B. Gordon, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

General Prim

The first weapons of Louis XV

A Short History: General George E. Pickett, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Histories of Generals" series (N114), issued in 1888 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. A Short History: General George E. Pickett, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

German world war two illustration of the Japanese occupation of Singapore

Pret d'Honneur aux Aveugles de la Guerre, Steinlein

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