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Illustrations of historical sieges and battles, including troops in combat, military encampments, and scenes of victory and devastation.

Siege and Conquest of Naarden by the Prince of Orange, 1673, The Netherlands
Siege and Conquest of Naarden by the Prince of Orange, 1673, The Netherlands
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King Charles VII, upon quitting Rouen, sets out to besiege the town of Harfleur. After a miniature from the 15th century manuscript Chroniques de Monstrelet. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878
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France, French Crown, Paris, Henriet, Israel, Bella, Stefano della, Divers desseins tant pour la paix que pour la guerre, Various designs for peace and for war, Title print with soldiers at a fort in a landscape, verso - stamped, A fort in a landscape. Soldiers resting in front of the fort. Title and coat of arms in the lower margin., print, title print, prints, height 110 mm, width 251 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1590 - 1661, publisher, uitgever van privilege
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Looting of Mechelen, 1572, 1619 - 1621 print Looting of Mechelen by the army of Alva, under the command of his son Don Frederik, October 1, 1572. Goods are loaded on pack animals and in a barge on the quay. Spanish soldiers shoot an inn and fire from the bridge on the city. A mother is pierced in the foreground. Printed on the back with text in Dutch. Northern Netherlands paper etching plundering ~ soldiers Mechelen
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Peace of Breda, 1667; D'Eternal-Gedenck teecken of the English and Neederlandse War and Vreede; Vreede-Actingh to Breda, shocked at the XXXI July, by the proxies of Hare Kon: May.tn from Great Britain, Vranckyck, Danewarcken, and Der Hoogm. Lord States Genere Vande Veenichde Nederlanden, Ende ratifies in the Conference Chamber, on 26 Augusti Anno 1667; The Treaty of Peace Concluded, at Breda on the 31.Th July, by the Authoriset of Ther Ma.Ties of Great Brittanie, France, Denmarck, and the high and mighty Lords, The States Generall, of the United Netherlands, and Ratified The Chamber of Conferrance, on the 24.Th August 1667. SN. Peace of Breda, July 31, 1667, which ended the second English war. Central representation of the swinging of the peace treaty, nine smaller representations of strokes and events from the war, the great fire of London and the announcement and celebration of peace in Breda on 24 Augusts 1667. At the bottom of the titles in Dutch and English with Legend AK in Engli
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Vintage print of the battle of fleurus, war of the first coalition, 1794
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Camping of the army of Willem III at Lembeek, 1675. Camping of the army of Willem III at the village of Lembeek in Hainaut, August 2, 1675. Soldiers and tents.
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Battle of the Amalekites (Bataille des Amalecites), Amalekites on horseback gallop towards the left, pursued by the Israelites, a dead man to right, a dead horse to left ca. 1645-52 Stefano della Bella Italian. Battle of the Amalekites (Bataille des Amalecites), Amalekites on horseback gallop towards the left, pursued by the Israelites, a dead man to right, a dead horse to left 410393
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Carl Fugger and Fronsberger captured for Bergen op Zoom, 1577, 1613 - 1615 print The German army commanders Carl Fugger (Focker) and Fronsberger are extradited by the magistrate of Bergen op Zoom to the State army under Champagney, September 13, 1577. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 83. Unprinted on the back. Northern Netherlands paper etching Bergen op Zoom
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The Capture of Briel (also called Brielle or Den Briel) by the Sea Beggars (in Dutch: Watergeuzen) on 1 April 1572 marked a turning point in the uprising of the Dutch against Spain. They were led by William van der Marck, Lord of Lumey. After they were expelled from England, they needed a place to shelter their ships.
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Hogenberg, Frans, Noordelijke Nederlanden, Ontdekking van sodomie in een klooster te Brugge, 1578, Northern Netherlands, Arrest of the Franciscan monks in a monastery in Bruges on charges of sodomy, 18 May 1578. Escorted by soldiers, the monks are taken away from the monastery. Among them the notorious Brother Cornelis van Dordrecht. The margin with caption and number cut off. Printed on the back with text in Dutch., print, engraving, historical print, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 130 mm, width 172 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1613 - 1615, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590
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Yirmisekiz Celebi Mehmet Efendi was a military inspector in the Ottoman armies who rose to be a diplomat and was selected by Sultan Ahmed III to be the empire's first ambassador to Loius XV's France. He was also a poet writing under the pen name 'Faizi'. He wrote a compelling record of his experiences in France in the Turkish book of diplomatic travels, 'Sefaretname'.
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. A Brandenburg Prussian and a Danish army conquer the island of Rügen, 23 September 1678 at the invasion.
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Allegory satirising the end of the truce between Austria/ Spain and the Netherlands : the two sides have had time to recuperate, now they can start killing one another again. Date: 9 April 1609
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Rising army; Military performances from the life of Louis XIV, king of France. A procession of riders, horses and cars pulls a city on the horizon.
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La Motte-Gondrin hung in Valenciennes, 1562; La Prinse de Valence and Dauphiné, Ou M. de la Motte-Godrin Gouverneur d'icelle Fut Tué Le 25. D'Avril 1562. La Motte-Gondrin hung in Valenciennes, 25 April 1562. Upstairs he is robbed in his house by soldiers , the house is plundered and fired, his body is hung out of the window. In the caption the legend A-H in French. Numbered: 13.
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German army units on the battlefield, Albert Schut, 1708 - 1713.
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Print at the top right labeled: FOLI 532.
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Spanish soldiers slaughtering and drowning men and women in the streets of Maastricht. Etching.
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Soldiers at a haystack; Landscapes with camps.
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Persians on horseback practicing with bow and arrow, Pieter Jansz, 1651
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Het Fort Oranje en Nassou opt Eiland Goeree. The Fort Nassau and Orange upon ye Island Goeree.. Ogilby, John (1600-1676). Illustrations, Prints. 1670. General Research Division. South Africa, Islands of the Indian Ocean, Islands of the Atlantic, Africa , Description and travel, Forts & fortifications, Sailing ships
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military landsknechts German landsknechts fighting against swiss soldiers scene from the Battle of Cerisole 15.4.1544 woodcut by Hans Schaeufelin the Younger 1582,
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Fire in the line lanes on the shine on the narrow padsgracht, 1680; Fire, emerging to Amsterdam, den 24 June 1680, in three Lynbanen heads and housing (...) / Grand Feu, Qui Prit A Amsterdam Le 24 Juin 1680, A L'Entrée de Trois Corderies, et aux Batiments Qui Les JoignWent (... ). Fire in three line lanes on the shine at the SmallePadsgracht in Amsterdam, on 24 June 1680. With five-line caption in Dutch and French. Plate 9 in the fire spa book by Jan van der Heyden.
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You are happy if you suffer from insults and defamations for the name of J.C / Jean Joseph Grillot Canon de Chablies & Antoine Patron put to the CARCAN in place of strikes in Paris on March 15, 1731. (IT)
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Entry of the Monseigneur the Prince of Phalsbourg, Defender in the Combat, from The Combat at the Barrier Made 1627 France. Etching on paper . Jacques Callot
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Intake and loss of hoes, 1595; The Stadt Huy, with Krygslist conquers through Heraugiere, and again lost in the year 1595. The city of Huy at Liège on the Maas by a list conquered by the state army among Charles de Haugières on February 5, 1595 and recaptured by the army of the army The bishop of Liège on March 21, 1595. View of the city and castle on the river, in the foreground draw riders on jar the city.
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Soldiers fall fortress with a battering ram, to defend the walls of soldiers against the attack, Cornelis van Dalen (I), Joannes Maire, 1645
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Balance of War and Peace, 1709, 1710 print Allegorical representation about the situation in Europe during the Spanish War of Succession in the year 1709 with a large scale in which the war and peace are weighed against each other. The English parties of the Whigs and the Tories are also opposite each other. In the foreground innocent victims of the war. Marked at the bottom right: A. On the magazine under the plate 5 columns Explanation in Dutch and French. In the title, Utrecht may be referred to in the title to the Peace of Utrecht between Spain and the Republic in 1713. Part of the Vorstelyke Staat-Balans, a series of 7 numbered cartoons on the French in 1709 of the Spanish Succession War. Part of the print work published under the collection title 't Lust-Hof of Momus with the bundled series of cartoons during the years 1701-1713 of the Spanish War of Succession. print maker: Amsterdamprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / letterpress pri
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Albrecht Dürer's 1515 woodcut depicts the Battle of Pavia as part of the honorary gate of Emperor Maximilian I, emphasizing soldiers, combat, and composition.
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Battle of Rimini, March 25, 1831. Unification era, Italy, 19th century.
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Event of Lyon November 1831. The insurrección of Lyon of 1831 represented for the French labor movement one of its first steps towards its constitutio
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Planet ballet. Picture of Mars, storming a fortress
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Attack on Amsterdam, 1577; The Haarlemmer gate occupied, in the year 1577. Attempt by the State Army under the order of Helling and Ruychaver to take Amsterdam, November 23, 1577. Soldiers emerged from ships and overpower the wait at the Haarlemmerpoort. Legal education labeled: bl. 31.
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Heavy fire at the window port at Amsterdam on the Lijnbaan Het Speeljagt, 1761. Heavy fire at the window port in Amsterdam on the Lijnbaan Het Speeljagt on November 13, 1761. Multiple buildings are on fire, the fire brigade tries to extinguish the fire with fire spraying, on the fire Background a mill.
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Soldaat met speer leunend tegen een kar; Militaire taferelen; Varii capricii militarii (kopie).A soldier with spear leans against a cart and overlooks a plain where soldiers are loading a gun. A mill in the background on the right.
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Battle of the Boyne, 1690, Jan Luyken, 1691 print Print at the top right marked: Fig. 32. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: The Hague paper etching battle (+ land forces) Boyne
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Entry of Matthias in Brussels, 1578, 1588 print Entry of Archhertog Matthias van Austria in Brussels, January 18, 1578. Matthias on horseback accompanied by Prince of Orange, the count of Schwarzburg, Graaf van Egmond and citizens of Antwerp and Mechelen moves in the direction of the Stadspoort. Printed with a cache over the caption. paper etching Triummphal Entry and Public Reception, pageant, 'solemn entrance', 'Joyeuse entrance' Brussels
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Engraving depicting soldiers battering the side of a fort or castle with battering rams. The illustration is set within an ornate frame.
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Troops Karel van Gelre Buiten Amsterdam, 1507, 1782 - 1784 print Gelderse troops by Karel van Gelre stationed outside Amsterdam, 1507. In the distance. Northern Netherlands paper etching battle, fighting in general Guilders. Amsterdam
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Northern Netherlands, Image of the occupation with Military in Hattem, by General Major Spengler on 6 Sept: 1786. and the Flight of the Modern-day Heroes, Capture of Hattem, 1786, verso - stamped, Capture of the city of Hattem by the stadholder's troops under Major General JC Spengler on 6 September 1786, on the left the patriots flee from the city to boats in the IJssel., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 169 mm, width 238 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1786 - 1786, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process)
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This 1515 woodcut by Dürers workshop depicts multiple historical events: the first and second Flemish rebellions (1484-85, 1488-89), the Liège campaign (1482-83), and Philipps alliance with Henry VII of England (1506), all on the Honorary Gate of Emperor Maximilian I.
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Siege of Zutphen, 1625 - 1699 print Siege of the city of Zutphen, military event of an unknown date. Northern Netherlands paper etching Victory, position was Zutphen
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A Calvinist demonstration leads to riots in the streets of Antwerp. Date: 14 March 1567
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Festival of bodyguards, Flanders regiments, Montmorency dragons and Versailles National Guards. Touling the national cocade, they sport the black cockade, sign of the aristocratic confederation. September 31, 1789. Opera room of the Palace of Versailles. (Title Title)
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Fireworks of the French refugees on the Herengracht at the coronation of Willem III, 1689; Nr. 5. Vuirwerk der Françe Refugées, on the Lord Graft to Amsteldam. D: 21. AP: 1689. Fireworks in honor of the coronation of Willem III and Maria II to King and Queen of Great Britain, April 21, 1689. Fireworks of the fled French Huguenots in Amsterdam, lit from a barge on the water, On the left a frame with pectoons. Signature at the top right: N. 5. Part of the large plate with ten numbered scenes of the fireworks lit in honor of the coronation.
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Taking the Bastille: Arrest of Monsieur de Launay, July 14, 1789 ". Paris, Carnavalet museum. 27022-19 Arrest, arrondissement IV, arrondissement XI, arrondissement XII, Bastille, Francais, Governor, 4th 4th 4, Marquis, prison, French revolution, XIEM 11th 11, 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12
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Spanish Furie: residents flights in the Scheldt, 1576; Series 7: Dutch events, 1576-1577. Spanish Furie in Antwerp, 4-7 November 1576. In an attempt to escape the violence, people jump in the Scheldt and try to flee into boats. With caption of 12 rules in German. Numbered: 8.
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Spaniards surprise lock but are being driven again, 1606. The Spaniards surprise lock but are being driven again, 12 June 1606. The Spanish army advances in a long procession towards the city. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 270. Printed on the back with text in Latin.
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Aartshertog Leopold relieves Breitenbend, 1610. Aartshertog Leopold relieved Breitenbend, March 12, 1610. In the foreground the Archduke on horseback sees his army through the River Ruhr on the way to the city Breitenbend that is besieged by the state army. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 281. Printed on the back with text in Latin.
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BARCELONA. SANS. SUBLEVACION CONTRA LAS QUINTAS. BARRICADAS AL PIE DE " LA ESPAÑA INDUSTRIAL ". GRABADO DE LA CAMPANA DE GRACIA.
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Columna Miliaria in Foro Romano, The image describes a military procession in which the leading horseman or aquilifer carries an eagle (Aquila), which was the most important standard for the Roman legion, historical Rome, Italy, digital reproduction of an original 17th century original, original date not known, Europe
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Engraving depicting Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (1382-1439) an English Medieval nobleman and military commander. Dated 18th Century
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The Massacres of Tours, July 1562 during the Wars of Religion against the Huguenots, engraving by Franz Hogenberg (1535-1590). France, 16th century.
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Conquest the castle in Broek and the murder of Wirich von Daun, Count of Falkenstein, 1598. Conquest the castle in Broek to the Ruhr and the murder of Wirich von Daun, Count of Falkenstein, through the Spaniards under Francisco de Mendoza 11 October 1598. With caption of four rules in Latin. Numbered 236. Printed on the back with text in Latin.
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Portrait of Balthas Away, 1670 print Portrait of Balthasar Bort and a sea battle. In connection with the expeditions of the VOC of 1662-1665 under the leadership of Balthasar Bort against the Chinese warlord Coxinga. With a verse of 6 lines. Marked at the top right: 9. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving battle (+ naval force)
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Siege from Grave by Parma, 1586. Siege from Grave by the troops of Parma, April 1586. Fighting outside the walls of city. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered 180. Printed on the back with text in Latin.
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Siege of Zaltbommel by Mendoza, 1599, 1621 - 1622 The siege of the city of Zaltbommel by the Spanish army under Mendoza and defended by the Staatse Army under Maurits, May-Juni 1599. View of the city from the other side of the Waal, in the foreground a few officers on horseback and a ship bridge across the river . With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered 239. Printed on the back with text in Latin. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching Bommel The siege of the city of Zaltbommel by the Spanish army under Mendoza and defended by the Staatse Army under Maurits, May-Juni 1599. View of the city from the other side of the Waal, in the foreground a few officers on horseback and a ship bridge across the river . With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered 239. Printed on the back with text in Latin. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching Bommel
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Siege Van Bommel, 1599, 1625 - 1699 print In vain siege of the city of Bommel defended by Maurits in 1599. Northern Netherlands paper etching Victory, position was Bommel
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The Battle of Lobositz Lovosice in Bohemia on October , with legend,
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Massacre at Vassy, French Religious Wars, 1 March 1562 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
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Siege van Bommel, 1599; Bommel. In vain siege of the Maurits Defended city of Bommel in 1599.
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Battle of Lunden, Justus van Huysum (II), 1694 - 1707 print The Battle of Lunden on December 4, 1676 between the Swedish and the Danish army. In the middle, General Arentsdorph dissolves a shot with his gun on a Swedish superior. Soldiers killed in the foreground. At the top of the show a banderole with a three -litigal text in Dutch. At the bottom of the margin two columns text in book print. Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing battle (+ cavalry, horsemen) The grove
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Willem Barents, 1550-97, Dutch navigator, narrative of last voyage, by Gerrit de Veer, 1598. Shows Barents' men building a cabin while the ships are trapped in sea ice off Nova Zemlya
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Fighting at Walcourt, 1689, Anonymous, 1689 print Battles at the town of Walcourt in the Charleroi area among the Allies under Georg Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck-Eisenberg and the French army under Marshal Louis de Crévant, Duke of Humières, 25 August 1689. Under the record in 3 columns a description and the Legend 1-12. paper etching / letterpress printing battle (+ land forces) Walcourt