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Historical Military Uniforms

Illustrations depicting historical military uniforms from France spanning several centuries, reflecting different periods and styles.

France, 1845 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Francisco Pizarro y Gonzalez, 1st Marquess of los Atabillos ( c.1471 or 1476-1541). Spanish conqueror of the Incan Empire and founder of Lima. Peru.

An Arab. L.T.C. Dardanelles. Dr. William Robertson (Scottish, 1818 - 1882)

Allen C. Hinckley. Hagen in Gotterdammerung

A Soldier From The Old Rock, Very Much to Have Been Called A Fool by The Emperor Nicolas. French press clipped on the album's card. unknown

Portrait of Major Wigram Battye (1842-1879) a British soldier who served in the Corps of Guides in the 2nd China War, the Ambela Campaign and the Jowaki Expedition. In the 2nd Afghan War at the Battle of Futtehabad he was killed leading the Guides in a cavalry charge. There is a memorial tablet in St Pauls Cathedral crypt. Dated 19th Century

Poster, 'Your King & Country Need You', late 1914, United Kingdom, by Lawson Wood, Dobson, Molle and Co. Ltd., Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Gift of Department of Defence, 1919.

`Naprzód!` (`Strzelcy w marszu`) Onward!; Infantrymen marching - Sculpture by Olga Niewska en face view of sculpture.. unknown, photographer

Boys in various tartans: Fife, Black Watch, Royal Stewart Date: circa 1895

Japan: 'A General of the Fujiwara Epoch'. Chemigraph from series 'Military Costumes in Old Japan' by Kazumasa Ogawa (1860-1929), 1893, Tokyo. Ogawa Kazumasa, also known as Ogawa Kazuma or Ogawa Isshin, was a Japanese photographer, chemigrapher, printer and publisher of the Meiji era. He was a pioneer in photomechanical printing and photography, and was born into the Matsudaira samurai clan, where he studied English and photography at the age of 15.

Turkey, 1827. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Turkey

Kleber , Boys, Daggers & swords, Generals, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Juan Ponce De Leon (1460-1521) Spanish soldier and official who sailed with Columbus on his second voyage, commissioned by the Spanish government to colonise Puerto Rico, discovered Florida in April 1513, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Qing Imperial court portraits of senior Manchu military officers, known as Bannermen, mid-18th century. From the time China was brought under the rule of the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1683), the banner soldiers became more professional and bureaucratised. Once the Manchus took over governing, they could no longer satisfy the material needs of soldiers by garnishing and distributing booty; instead, a salary system was instituted, ranks standardised, and the Bannermen became a sort of hereditary military caste, though with a strong ethnic inflection. Banner soldiers took up permanent positions, either as defenders of the capital, Beijing, where roughly half of them lived with their families, or in the provinces, where 18 garrisons were established. The largest banner garrisons throughout most of the Qing dynasty were at Beijing, followed by Xi'an and Hangzhou. Sizable banner populations were also placed in Manchuria and at strategic points along the Great Wall, the Yangtze River and Grand Can

Samourai or Two Sworded Class. Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)

Hayreddin Barbarossa (c. 1478-1546). Ottoman admiral. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration.

Bayezid I (d1403) Sultan of Ottoman empire from1389; defeated by Tamerlane, 1402. Wood engraving

France, 1840 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Taira no Tomomori (1152-1185) was the son of Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira Clan's chief commanders in the Genpei War at the end of the Heian period of Japanese history. He was the victor at the Battle of Uji in 1180, and also at the Battle of Yahagigawa in 1181, where, after forcing the enemy Minamoto forces to retreat, Tomomori fell ill, and so the pursuit was ended. Tomomori was again victorious over the Minamoto in a naval battle at Mizushima two years later. The Taira forces tied their ships together, to create a larger stable surface to fire arrows from, and to engage in hand-to-hand combat. At the Battle of Dan-no-ura, when the Taira were decisively beaten by their rivals, Tomomori joined many of his fellow clan members in committing suicide. He tied an anchor to his feet and leapt into the sea.

Qing Imperial court portraits of senior Manchu military officers, known as Bannermen, mid-18th century. From the time China was brought under the rule of the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1683), the banner soldiers became more professional and bureaucratised. Once the Manchus took over governing, they could no longer satisfy the material needs of soldiers by garnishing and distributing booty; instead, a salary system was instituted, ranks standardised, and the Bannermen became a sort of hereditary military caste, though with a strong ethnic inflection. Banner soldiers took up permanent positions, either as defenders of the capital, Beijing, where roughly half of them lived with their families, or in the provinces, where 18 garrisons were established. The largest banner garrisons throughout most of the Qing dynasty were at Beijing, followed by Xi'an and Hangzhou. Sizable banner populations were also placed in Manchuria and at strategic points along the Great Wall, the Yangtze River and Grand Can

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