Historical Military Uniforms

Illustrations of military uniforms from different eras, showcasing the attire of soldiers from various countries and periods.

Shah Allum, Mogul of Hindustan reviewing the East India Company troops, 1781. India.

INFANTERIA DE LA DINASTIA BORBONICA - 1700 A 1718-ALABARDEROS E INFANTERIA DE LINEA-LITOGRAFIA- SIGLO XVIII. Author: VILLEGAS. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO MILITAR, MADRID, SPAIN.

MILITARY COSTUME OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY

The capture of Guy Fawkes

Samoyed archers in clothes made of animal skins. Engraving after an illustration in 'Voyagie van by Noorden omlanges Noorwegen de Noortcaep, Laplant ' by Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (Franeker, 1601).

Hudibras The Knight Submits to Trulla Engraved by F F Walker after Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833

The Revolt of the Comuneros or War of the Communities of Castile, 1520-1521. Uprising by citizens of Castile against the rule of Charles V and his administration. Juan Lopez de Padilla (1490-1521), Juan Bravo (c. 1483-1521) and Francisco Maldonado (1480-1521), leaders of the revolt, executed in Villalar de los Comuneros in 1521. Engraving before a painting of Antonio Gisbert, 1860.

Shah Allum, Mogul of Hindustan reviewing the East India Company troops, 1781. India.

The figures represented here are all English people from the 1600s. They are, from left to right: Charles I, three soldiers, chancellor, a nobleman. Charles I was king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 until his execution in 1649. He was a Stuart and the second son of James VI of Scotland. The illustration dates to 1882.

The figures here represent military men from the lands that today comprise Germany. The costumes date to A.D. 1600. From left to right, they are: a mercenary, a musketeer, an artilleryman, a harquebusier, a captain, a standard bearer, two dragoons, a standard bearer, and a musketeer. This illustration dates to 1882. .

'Bonaparte Under Arrest, August, 1794', (1896) Artist: Unknown.

Assassination attempt by the Earls of Gaurie on Jacob VI, King of Scotland, 1600, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 112 mm × w 153 mm

Departure for the front to the cry of Freedom or death, gouache by Jean-Baptiste Lesueur (1749-1826). French Revolution, France, 18th century.

Manning the Navy, Samuel Collings, active 1784-1795, British, undated, Pen and black ink with gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 1/2 inches (16.8 × 21.6 cm), figure study, hat, men, soldiers, England, Europe, London, Tower of London

The figures represented here are all English people from the 1600s. They are, from left to right: Charles I, three soldiers, chancellor, a nobleman. Charles I was king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 until his execution in 1649. He was a Stuart and the second son of James VI of Scotland. The illustration dates to 1882.

death of Floris V; Count of Holland Reigned 1256ñ1296.

The capture of Andre by John Paulding, David Williams and Isaac Van Wart, at Tarrytown, N.Y., September 23rd, 1780

A fight between the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians and the licentiates of Scotland in 1767. Watercolour.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Pfeiferhänslein preaches, Hans Böhm or Hans Behem, Pauker von Niklashausen (born around 1458, died 19 July 1476) also known as Pfeifer von Niklashausen, Pfeiferhannes, Pfeiferhänslein or Henselins. July 1476) also known as Pfeifer von Niklashausen, Pfeiferhannes, Pfeiferhänslein or Henselins was a cattle herder, musician, preacher and initiator of the Niklashausen pilgrimage of 1476 / German Peasants' War, Pfeiferhänslein preaches, Hans Böhm or Hans Behem, Pauker von Niklashausen (born around 1458, died July 19, 1476) also known as Pfeifer von Niklashausen, Pfeiferhänslein or Henselins was a cattle herder, musician, preacher and initiator of the Niklashäuser pilgrimage of 1476, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown. century, exact original date unknown, subsequently coloured

Northern Netherlands, Fokke, Simon, Surrender of Maastricht, 1632, Almanac print with (probably) the surrender of Maastricht by representatives of the city to stadtholder Frederik Hendrik at his army tent, 21 August 1632. With a verse of 8 lines below the image., print, picture, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 90 mm, width 48 mm, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1722 - 1784, 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings

King George III inspects British volunteers during preparations for the invasion in 1804. In the United Kingdom. there were military and civilian reactions to Napoleon's planned invasion. England. digital reproduction of a historical original

Spanish warriors. Middle Ages. 15th century. Armed retinue's crossbowmen of city and mountains of Leon and armed retinue's lancers of city and the Basque Country. Litography by Villegas.

William Tell's Reply to the Governor.

The Quaker Mary Dyer led to execution on Boston Common, June 1, 1660

'The Drumhead Court Martial', 1865, (c1902). Creator: Unknown.

Council of War with Andreas Hofer in 1809, Tyrolean Uprising, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Giulio Alberoni. an Italian cardinal and statesman in the service of Philip V of Spain. with Colonel Stanhope in 1718. The colonel initiated negotiations for the return of Gibraltar to Spain in exchange for Cuba and Florida. but these negotiations failed. Digital reproduction of a historical original.

Guardia de los archeros de la cuchilla; Guardia española. (1660) 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Spain, Spears, guards , Spain

Captain William Walpole intercepting the Duke of Saldanha's ships, Liberal Wars, 1829 (c1890). Creator: William Heysham Overend.

History of Germany. Middle Ages. 1450-1500. From left to right, 11-12: knights, 13: crossbowman, 14: bowman, 15-16: princes. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VIII, 1881.

Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes. 17th cent.Don Quixote and Sancho fighting with the sword and in the background Don Quixote's is seen riding towards the mills to attack against them. Illustration.

Italian soldiers Date: circa 1375

A couple of German soldiers Date: 1640

Northern Netherlands, Sailor in Joy About the Conquest and Destruction of All the Spanish Galleons and French Warships, Under Mr. de Chateaurenault in the Port of Vigos By the Combined English and Dutch War Fleets. On 22 October 1702, Sailor in Joy, Cartoon on the Victory over the French and Spanish in the Naval Battle of Vigo, 1702, bottom center, Cartoon on the victory of the English and Dutch over the French and Spanish in the naval battle at Vigo, 23 October 1702. The Dutch sailor with a broom over his shoulder stands on a rock by the sea where ships are sinking. At his feet a Frenchman begs for mercy. On the right an Englishman threatens a Spaniard with a hatchet. On the sheet below the plate a text in Dutch in 3 columns., print, engraving, cartoon, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller History plates, MATROOS IN VREUGD, On the conquest and destruction ... in the harbour of, VIGOS, By the combined ... 22 October 1702, mo de prent, Canailje, 't canael uit, Matroos in Vreugd., mo op d

France, 1500-1575. Louis XII, Francis I, Henry II, Charles IX. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

The figures represented here are all Germans in the 1600s. From left to right, they are: four man of rank. The illustration dates to 1882.

Iberian Peninsula. Conferences held in Vitoria in 1476. The kings John II of Aragon (1398-1479) and Ferdinand V of Castile (1452-1516) attended. Doña Leonor (1426-1479), the future Eleanor I of Navarre, took part in them in an attempt to prevent French penetration of Navarre. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902).

Henri de la Tour dAuvergne Turenne(1611-1675) French soldier; Marshal-General of France 1668, killed by a cannon ball while reconnoitring at Sasbach, Germany. War Military Nineteenth century Trade Card Chromolithograph

Hans Waldmann, a hero who commanded the Swiss at the decisive battle of Morat, grows tyrannical in later years and is executed to appease the populace.

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). French army. Light infantry wearing field uniform. Engraving. ""Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia"" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

Pirates boarding a ship and overpower the crew: 18th century.

German foot soldiers Date: 16th century

. With its arrest on September 10, 1567, the Count of Egmond hands its sword to Alva. This print is part of a series of 24 prints with scenes from the life of Prince Willem I, 1568-1584. This print is an illustration with second vocals.

Guerrilla Council of War. Sketched by Sir David Wilkie, engraved by J. C. Armytage.

Richard of Gloucester (King Richard III) (1452-1485), King of England 1483-1485 - ordering the arrest of William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (1430-1483) on the charge of treason.

Soldiers plundering a farm during the thirty years' war - Sebastiaen Vrancx, 1620

Munich picture sheet, costumes, early 17th century, musketeers and pikemen in the 30 Years War, soldiers, rifle, helmet, portrait, coloured historical illustration 1890

Roman forces under the command of Gnaeus Julius Agricola faced strong resistance from the natives of Caledonia (modern day Scotland), as illustrated here, as a Roman Legionary is caught off guard. Date: 1st century A.D.

German knights swear oaths as crusaders 12th Century.

Francia. Uniformes de regimiento franceses. Arcabucero de Grassin en 1744. Grabado de 1945. Author: MAURICE TOUSSAINT.

Norman soldiers, 12th century: Fantassin (infantryman) with hooded cape, surtout, lance and shield 151, froudeur (slingshot man or slinger) in surtout 152, and two arlabatriers (bowmen) with crossbows, one wearing a helmet, cuirass or breastplate 153, one in helmet, chain-mail hauberk, hose 154. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802.

Germany, Prussia, 1740-1745 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Germany

Friedrich der Große, Friedrich II. 1712-1786 als junger Prinz auf dem Ackerbau bei Küstrin, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage au...

Officer and soldiers of Guy I, Count of Ponthieu, 11th century. Officer 90 and cavalry 91-94. Common soldiers were dressed in shirt, short pants (culottes) and shoes. They had a sword hanging from the belt, and wore hats 91, 92, 93, 94. The shields were painted with various heraldic figures. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802.

Soldiers of the Oribe Army in Montevideo, 1844, watercolour. Civil War, Uruguay, 19th century.

The figures represent ancient Roman military personnel, from left to right: four soldiers, standard bearer, horn-blower, chieftain, soldier, and slinger.

Andreas HOFER, 1767-1810 Tirolese patriot, military leader and popular hero, with companions, 19th century engraving

PRECAUCIONES CONTRA EL COLERA-DESINFECCION EN LA FRONTERA SERBIA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

French Revolution soldiers in the Palatinate robbing and looting, Germany, 1793, historical painting by C. Röchling, Publishing house Paul Kittel, 1896

György Dózsa (1470-1514). Székely man-at-arms from Transylvania (Kingdom of Hungary), who led a peasant revolt against the landed gentry. Dorza captured and tortured before being executed. Engraving by J. Facnion. "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VI. 1856.

Military Orders. 12th century. Order of Alcantara or the Knights of St. Julian. 19th Century Engraving. Colored.

Utrecht masquerade of 1881 (second plate); Triumphelijcke Incomst Vanden Speeligheghen and the Hooghgheboren Aerts-Hertoge Matthias, inside that Princelijcke Stadt van Brussele in T'iaer us Heeren M.D.LxXVIII. Den Xviij Dach January. Held by Lord members of the Utrecht student corps on 28 June 1881 on the occasion of the 245th anniversary of the Hoogeschool.Second Plate with a Part of the procession. Part of the Series of Seven Plates Plus Title Process and Explanation of the Costumed Procession by the Students of the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences on 28 June 1881 in The Celebration of the 245th Anniversary of the University. Proposed is The Arrival of Archduke Matthias in Brussels on January 18, 1578.

Gentleman fencer in the second position of the Disarm on the Carte or Second Thrust, after the Prime Parade parry. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelo's The School of Fencing, London, 1787.

Militia Company of District VIII under the Command of Captain Roelof Bicker Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613-1670) oil on canvas, 1643. This civic guard painting is a substantial 7.5 metres wide and almost filled an entire wall in the large hall of the Kloveniersdoelen. Van der Helst did not line up the thirty militiamen in a static row, but positioned the ones with the lightest coloured clothing in the front at regular intervals. The painter included himself in the group, at the far left.

Baron Munchausen finds a wonderful marksman in California Illustration by Alphonse Adolf Bichard from the book The Adventures of Baron Munchausen published c1886

The Last Defenders of Mesolóngion, 22 April 1826, episode from the Greek War of Independence, Joseph Denis Odevaere, 1826

Third magazine of the Maskerade of the students of the Utrechtsch Studenten Corps on 22 June 1886, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary, representing the Union of Utrecht (1579), the foundation of the Hogeschool (1636) and the Peace of Utrecht (1713) .

Willem Cornelisz Duyster(1599-1635) was aDutch Golden AgepainterfromAmsterdam, best known for his "guardroom scenes" (cortegaarddje),genre paintingsshowing the military life. In this painting by Duyster, soldiers fight over booty in a barn.

War costume of the French military of 1581, woodcut, France, Europe

King Gustav Vasa of Sweden Addressing Men from Dalarna in Mora, Sandberg, Johan Gustaf (1782-1854)

The Last Defenders of Missolonghi, 22 April 1826: an episode from the Greek War of Independence, Joseph-Denis Odevaere, 1826 painting The last defenders of Missolonghi (Mesolongi), April 22, 1826: episode from the Greek War of freedom. The remaining residents of the city are about to blow themselves up with barrels of gunpowder. A few men hug each other, a high priest aim a gun on a barrel of gunpowder, on the right a dog. At the top right of the stairs the approaching Turkish soldiers. panel. oil paint (paint) painting seeking death, suicide. the defeated (after the battle) Mesolongi

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, inclusion in the Bundschuh, Bundschuh movement, the insurgent farmers in the years 1493 to 1517 in Southwest Germany were called/German Peasants' War, inclusion in the Bundschuh. Bundschuh movement was the name given to the rebellious peasants in Southwestern Germany in the years 1493 to 1517, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colored

Soldiers of Rosas army, 1852, painting by Juan Camana. Argentina, 19th century.

Landsknechte, soldiers, celebrating in an inn with a large wine barrel, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date not known

Andreas Hofer captured by the French. Tyrolean uprising, Italy, 19th century.

Photo production of the painting 'Schuttersfeest in closing the Peace of Munster, Amsterdam, 1648' by Govert Flinck; Musée d'Amsterdam. Govert Flinck. - Fête de la Garde Civique..part of Leporellolatbum with Photo Productions from paintings from the Rijksmuseum.

Engraving depicting the news about the defeat at the Battle of Flodden being received. Dated 16th Century

Iberian Peninsula. Castilian Soldiers. Medieval period. Engraving after a devotional book of the 14th century. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Bermeter plunders a rectory in Würzburg. Georg Bermeter zu Rothenburg ob der Tauber/German Peasants' War, Bermeter Plunders a Vicarage at Würzburg. Georg Bermeter at Rothenburg ob der Tauber, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, colored later

Pirates. Henry Morgan, Welsh Buccaneer. 1636- 1688 WALES.

Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, Known as The Meagre Company - Frans Hals and Pieter Codde

France, 1860 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Gentlemen fencers in the Italian Guard position fighting with sword and dagger. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelo's The School of Fencing, London, 1787.

Historia de Catalunya. Salida de las tropas francesas del mariscal La Motte de Barcelona antes de la entrada de Juan de Austria (1629-1679) al frente de las tropas realistas en 1652. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Army of France (reign of Louis XIV). Regiment of the French Guard, 17th c.

Italy. Papal States, 1840-1859 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

Dogberry's Charge To The Watch Marks, Henry Stacy(1829-1898 British) Roy Miles Gallery, 29 Bruton St., London W1 *ADDRESS MUST BE INCLUDED IN CREDIT!

William the Conqueror invested the Duke of Brittany, William the Conqueror, William the Conqueror, William the Bastard, 1027/28 -9. September 1087, from 1035 when William II. Duke of Normandy and ruled from 1066 to 1087 when William I. and the Kingdom of England / Wilhelm der Eroberer belehnt den Herzog von Bretagne, Wilhelm der Eroberer, William the Conqueror, Wilhelm der Bastard, 1027/28 -9. September 1087, ab 1035 als Wilhelm II. Herzog der Normandie und regierte von 1066 bis 1087 als Wilhelm I. auch das Koenigreich England, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Germany. Saxony. Knights 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Germany

Group of piece shooting in Nuremberg, Germany, 1592, popular entertainment in the 16th and 17th centuries, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Major George Washington and frontiersman Christopher Gist cross the icy Allegheny River in Dec. 1763. They were returning from a failed diplomatic mission to the French Fort LeBoeuf, when Gist saved Washington's life after he fell off their crude raft into the river (BSLOC_2019_3_5)

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Militiaman departures toward the battle of Lexington (April 1775), the first armed clashes of the war, under the dismay of his family. A horseman gives him the signal for the battle. Engraving by A. Bobbett. 19th century. Colored.

Militia Company of District XI Under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, 1637, Dutch oil painting. By Frans Hals and Pieter Codde, oil on canvas. After Hals had conflicts with the guardsmen, Pieter Codde was hired to finish the seven figures on the right, which he did in the style of Hals (BSLOC_2016_3_126)

'The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators', 1605, (1904). Artist: Crispijn de Passe I.

Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, Known as 'The Meagre Company'. Officers and otger Guardsmen of the XIth District of Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Reijnier Reael and lieutenant Cornelis Michielsz Blaeuw, known as the 'The Meagre Company'. Dating: 1637. Measurements: support: h 209 cm × w 429 cm; h 233 cm × w 452 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: FRANS HALS. PIETER CODDE.

General Wool saves a Mexican family from the Indians, John Ellis Wool, 1784-1869, Officer in the United States Army, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

France, Paris, Guards

Knight & Horse 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands, Military uniforms , Netherlands

Soldiers in a guardroom. Dating: 1647. Measurements: support: h 38 cm × w 51.7 cm; d 5.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Anthonie Palamedesz. (mentioned on object).

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Negres de St. Domingue se Battant au Bton'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paper

Chinese gunners, drawing by Ferdinand Bassot (1843-1900) from a photograph by Thomson, from Beijing and North China, by T Choutze pseudonym of Gabriel Deveria (1844-1899), from Il Giro del mondo (World Tour), Journal of geography, travel and costumes, Volume V, Issue 1, December 7, 1876.

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