Medieval and Historical Warfare

Colorful illustrations of medieval battles, iconic figures, and significant historical conflicts in Europe from the 11th to 19th centuries.

China. The Boxer Rebellion. Battle of Tientsin (June 1900). Etching. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe 'Achille Bertarelli' (Achille Bertarelli collection of prints).

Soldados medievales durante una batalla, gritando "Montjoie Saint Denis!!. Grito de batalla y lema del reino de Francia. Existe la creencia de que hacía referencia a la legendaria bandera de Carlomagno, la Oriflamme, conocida por "Montjoie". Ilustración a color de la "Armeé Française, Nos Soldats" (Ejército Francés, Nuestros Soldados). Autor, Eugene Hennebert (1826-1896). París, h. 1890. Ilustraciones firmadas por Hussenot y Pallandre. Biblioteca Histórico Militar de Barcelona, Cataluña, España.

Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours (1489-1512) French military commander, engraving, 1655

China. The Boxer Rebellion. Battle of Tientsin (June 1900). Etching. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe 'Achille Bertarelli' (Achille Bertarelli collection of prints).

'William the Lion taken prisoner', 1174 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

Italy, 1896-1898 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

Edad Media. Reinado de los Reyes Católicos. Caballo ligero y Guardia vieja de Castilla. Dibujo de Villegas. Lámina número 12 del ALBUM DE LA CABALLERIA ESPAÑOLA del Teniente General Conde de Clonard. Litografía Militar, Madrid, año 1861.

Historia. Segunda guerra de la Indepenencia Italiana. Batalla de Solferino enmarcada dentro del proceso de Unificación Italiana. Carga de la caballería francesa contra la infantería austríaca. Junio de 1859. Grabado de 1886. Author: JOSEPH BEUZON.

Russian irregular light horse. Officer 1 and cavalryman of the Don Cossacks, Kalmyk 3, Ural Cossack 4, Black Sea Cossack lancers 5, and Albanian infantryman with musket and pistols 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1810. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

Prussian Army, Cavalry Charge of the Uhlans of the 3rd Uhlan Regiment, Germany, ca 1900, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original,...

HispanoMoroccan War (18591860). It confronted Spain with Morocco during the reign of Isabel II and the government of Leopoldo O'Donnell. "Battle of Castillejos" (1 January 1860). First Spanish victory during the First Moroccan War, opening the way to the conquest of Tetouan. Heroism of General Prim at Castillejos. Chromolithography. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Expulsion of the Byzantines established in Hispania for Visigoth king Suintila, 624.

Italian War of 1521-1526. Surrender and imprisonment of Francis I of France (1494-1527) at the Battle of Pavia (February 24, 1525), in which he was defeated by Emperor Charles V. Illustration by J. Llopart. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume VII. Published in Barcelona, 1886.

Richard II, mounted on a horse, meets the rebels Date: 1381

Historia de España. El rey Jaime I el Conquistador en la toma de Valencia en 1233. Grabado de 1872. el Conquistador Jaime I de Aragón (1208-1276).

Kinights Templars riding into battle. From Histoire de France, published 1855.

Eudes 860 to 898 King of the Franks in battle against the Normans from Histoire de France by Colart published circa 1840

BATALLA DE MARIGNANO EN LA ABADIA DE SIENA - GRABADO RENACENTISTA - SIGLO XVI. Author: MAERTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK (1498-1574). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

1st World War, Attack of the 9th French Cuirassier Regiment, which was almost completely destroyed by German machine gun fire (original picture text from 1915, original colouring), Illustration, Reproduction from a 19th century original. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, historical, cavalry officer leading his troop to attack on enemy terrain

Utrechtse Masquerade of 1881 (fifth 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.Fifth 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.

Richard the Lionheart and Tancredi during the Crusades.

Three Mameluks on horseback, Jan Swart van Groningen, 1526 print From series of five prints with a procession of Turks. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper Asiatic races and peoples: Turks. private soldier. slavery; serfs and the enslaved

The Brigade Commander Crown Prince Wilhelm Comes Home from Military Exercises, Historical, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Original

Victorious Sally by the Turkish garrison of Silistria on June 14th, 1854 by Scholz, Joseph (active 19th century) / Private Collection / 1854 / Germany / Lithograph, watercolour / History / 30,5x38,5

Historia de España. Entrada de Muza (640-716), caudillo militar musulmán yemení, acompañado de Tarik ibn Ziyad (-722), general musulmán, en Toledo en el año 711.

The Brigade Commander Crown Prince Wilhelm Comes Home from Military Exercises, Historical, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Original

Aniello Falcone (1607-1626), Assault on a Fortress (Crusaders' siege of Jerusalem), circ 1630, oil on canvas, 89.5x126.5 cm.

Knights riding to tournament, by Hans Burgkmair, (1473-1531)

Illustration of the 1889, Fête des Vignerons (Winegrowers Festival); is a traditional celebration held five times a century in Vevey, Switzerland. It has been organized by the Brotherhood of Winegrowers of Vevey since 1797. The committee is free to choose the time intervals between parties, the maximum being five times per century. Until now, the interval between two parties has varied between 14 and 28 years. The next edition will take place in 2019, 20 years after the previous one (1999); . Th

Siege of Vienna by Turks, and their defeat, 1683 unknown artist 17th century detail

Masquerade by students from Leiden Hogeschool, 1840 (plate 2); De Intogt van Hertog Jan van Beijeren inside Leijden, on the 18th August 1420, in Masquerade suggested by H.H. Students of the Leydsche Hoogeschool, on the 8th February 1840.Historic costumed procession of the students of the University of Applied Sciences on February 8, 1840. The procession depicts the arrival of Duke Jan van Bavaria on 18 August 1420. Second record in a series of Nineteen unnumbered plates, numbered with the groups 2-4.

The battle of Pavia. Held on February 24, 1525 between the French army under King Francis I and German-Spanish troops of Emperor Charles V, who were the winner. Francis I of France was taken prisoner after his defeat. Colored engraving.

Aubin codex: Hernán Cortés fighting the Indians. 16th century. Madrid, National Library. Author: DIEGO DURAN DIEGO (1537-1588). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Battle of Orsz 8 September 1514; painter from Kr Gu Lukas Cranach Elder (Fl. CA 1525-1535); 1525-1535 (1525-00-00-1535-00-00);Belarus, Dnieper (river), Orsha (Belarus), Ostrogski (family), Ostrogski, Konstanty (Prince - 1460-1530), Smoleńsk (Russia), artillery, battle, battle, battles, helmets, hussars, horses, bridges (architect.) , knights, battle scenes, battle scenes, historical scenes, multi-stone scenes, weapons, Lithuanian-Moscow war (1512-1522), Military Victory

Leiden, Arnz & Co., August, Utrecht, Houtman, Johannes Paulus, Netherlands, Costumed Procession. Representing the reception of William II, Count of Holland, King of the Roman Catholic Church in Utrecht in January 1249 given by His Students to celebrate the 25th Year of the Restoration of the Utrecht University on 2 June 1841, Costumed procession of 1841: knights and soldiers (sheet VII), verso - stamped, Three knights in armor on horseback, the one in front with the coat of arms of Holland, preceded by a group of foot soldiers. Sheet numbered VII in the series of eighteen plates of the historical costumed procession representing the reception of Count Willem II of Holland in Utrecht in 1249. The procession held by the students of the University of Utrecht on 2 June 1841 on the occasion of the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the restoration of the University., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 300 mm, width 480 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1841

Graafschap Holland, Weven 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands, Military uniforms , Netherlands

Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, 25th October 1415 - Sir John Gilbert, 1884

Louis VI (1081-1137). King of the Franks. Louis VI the Fat in the Battle of Brenneville, 1119. Engraving. Colored.

Guerra de los Cien Años. Sitio de Orleans (12 de octubre de 1428 al 8 de mayo de 1429) en el que participó Santa Juana de Arcos (1412-1431) "la Doncella de Orleans", con victoria francesa. Ilustración a color de la "Armeé Française, Nos Soldats" (Ejército Francés, Nuestros Soldados). Autor, Eugene Hennebert (1826-1896). París, h. 1890. llustraciones firmadas por Hussenot y Palladre. Biblioteca Histórico Militar de Barcelona, Cataluña, España.

Illustration depicting the crown of Richard III found at Bosworth Field and taken by Henry VII during the War of the Roses. The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians.

Kleidung, im 15. Jahrhundert, von lks, e französischer Plattenrüstung um 1405, französische Lakaien um 1430, e Armbrustschütze, e französischer Platte...

The brilliant charge of Captain May--At the Battle of Resaca de la Palma (Palm Ravine) 9th of May 1846

Campaña de África. Año 1913. Concesión de medallas y cruces en Arcila.

History of Germany. 14th century. From left to right, 1: Count of Thuringia, 2-5-8: knights in battle dress, 3-4: ordinary people armed, 6-7: noble dames. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

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

Mock Joust of War with Fixed Shields, c.1512-1515, Freydal, The Book of Jousts and Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I: Combats on Horseback (Volume I), pen and brown ink with watercolor over black chalk and leadpoint on laid paper, sheet: 33.7 × 26.2 cm (13 1/4 × 10 5/16 in.), German 16th Century (artist)

FOURTEENTH CENTURY CHIVALRY, BREAKING A LANCE IN THE LISTS.

Duke of Buckingham on his way to fight Richard, find the Severn impassable

Utrechtse Maskerade from 1876 (sixth plate), Anonymous, After Jozef Hoevenaar, 1876 print Sixth part of the parade. Part of a series of seven records Plus title print and statement of the costumed parade organized by the students of the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences to celebrate the 48th anniversary on 27 June 1876. The parade proposes the entry of Karel in Stoute in Zutphen on August 4, 1473 . print maker: Netherlandsafter drawing by: Netherlandsprinter: Amsterdampublisher: Utrechtpublisher: Utrecht paper commemoration of the founding of a university. students' pageant. costumes used in pageants Utrecht

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

DETALLE DEL TAPIZ DE BAYEUX - CONQUISTA DE INGLATERRA POR PARTE DE LOS NORMANDOS - SIGLO XI - GUILLERMO EL CONQUISTADOR ES RECONOCIDO POR SUS TROPAS. Location: CENTRO GUILLERMO EL CONQUISTADOR. BAYEUX. France. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. NORMANDIA DUQUE DE.

Cortez and his soldiers enter Teotihuacan City, Mexico.

Louis XII's Campaign Against Genoa: Attack on Genoese Fort ca. 1510 Jean Bourdichon (ca.1457-1521 French) Illuminated manuscript Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

The 1st Duke of Marlborough narrowly escapes the War of the Spanish Succession in 1706. Spain. digital reproduction of a historical original

Gas masks, by Jules Emile Zingg (1882-1942), pastel. World War I, France, 20th century.

Around 1500, German peasant revolt had peasant's shoe with a shoestring on its flag.

Maximilian on horseback in besieged town

Fight between the Russians and Turks / Combat Entre Les Russes et les Turcs / Fight of the Russians and Poland / Combat Entre Les Russes et Les Polonais, Franciscus Antonius Beersmans, 1866 - 1902 print Leaf with 4 performances about the siege of the Bulgarian city of Varna by the Russians on 11 October 1828, the conquest of Turnal by the Russians on 11 February 1929 and Russian soldiers in fight with Polish soldiers. Under each image a caption in Dutch and in French. Numbered in the middle: n. 46. publisher: Turnhoutprint maker: Europe paper letterpress printing the soldier; the soldier's life. land forces. warfare; military affairs (+ cavalry, horsemen). battle Varna

Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), march, march of Dąbrowski ...; Salon Painters Publishing House (Kraków; 1895-1949); around 1920 (1915-00-00-1925-00-00);

Guerra de la Independencia (1808-1814). Catalunya. Entrada de las tropas francesas al mando del general Lechi en Mataró en junio de 1808. Grabado de 1861. Author: Joan Serra Pausas.

'Napoleon and His Staff Surprised By Cossacks', 1812, (1896). Artist: Unknown.

Chivalry in the Middle Ages. Soldier, having won his spurs, being created a knight. Cavalier War Military Europe Nineteenth century Trade Card Chromolithograph

The handing over of Bergedorf, 1420, (1936). Creator: Unknown.

The French Foreign Legion in in action in Morocco

Spanish Netherlands. Execution of Counts Egmont and Hoorn in Brussels, 5 June 1568. Engraving by Franz Hogenberg (c. 1540-1590). Copy. Author: Frans Hogenberg.

Slavonic Warriors

España. Guerra de la Independencia. Escenas en la batalla de la Albuera. Grabado de 1897.

Retreat of the Prussian in the face of the Cossacks, 1914, Lubok. Detail. World War I, Russia, 20th century.

Venezuelan vessels sunk by the Anglo-German fleet, 1902. Artist: Unknown

Mongol attack. Medieval battle illustration. Acrylic painting.

Les Aigles; 1812 Rerto / Figaro-Salon / 59 / Le Berceau Videos; Aprstement Verso (you)

Szigetvar campaign 1566

William the Conqueror (1087-1087) at the Battle of Hastings, 1066.

A badly wounded soldier being carried off the battlefield on a makeshift stretcher made of bayonets. Coloured aquatint.

Insurgents from 1831 - representatives of all social groups, a spray from color lithography in: "Polish Army. A collection of all species of the Polish Army in 1831"; Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911), Simon, Karol Antoni (Poznań; Litographic Plant; 1819-1841), Mielcarzewicz, Teofil (1807-1879); after 1870 (1871-00-00-1877-00-00);

Stone Castle of the Middle Ages Artist Unknown

Fifth magazine of the Maskerade of the students of the Utrechtsch Student Corps on 27 June 1876, on the occasion of the 48th anniversary, representing the entry of Duke Karel de Stoute in Zutphen on August 4, 1473.

Two knights in armor on horseback fighting a duel with swords in a medieval tourney. Both knights fight with long sword and targe or shield, cuirass or breastplate but no helmets, the most dangerous combat in a tournament. Copied from a woodcut by Jost Amman in Ritterliche Reutter Kunst, 1584. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802.

Napoleonic Wars. War of the First Coalition (1792-1797). Battle of Lodi (10 May 1796). It faced the army led by Napoleon Bonaparte against the coalition troops commanded by General Sebottendorf. Napoleon won a victory that allowed him to conquer the bridge of Lodi, on the banks of the Adda River. Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Lodi. The scene depicts the Austrian retreat towards Mantua after General Beaulieu's attempt to block the French at Lodi. Tempera on paper applied to canvas (136,5 x 47 cm), by Andrea Appiani (1754-1817), ca. 1800-1801. Detail. Modern Art Gallery. Milan. Italy. Author: Andrea Appiani (1754-1817). Italian painter.

Ejército francés. Zuavos. Regimientos de infantería franceses que se organizaron a partir de la década de 1830 hasta 1962. Originarios de Argelia. Reconocibles por sus vistosos uniformes. "En Columna en el sur, ejército de Africa". Ilustración a color de la "Armeé Française, Nos Soldats" (Ejército Francés, Nuestros Soldados). Autor, Eugene Hennebert (1826-1896). París, h. 1890. Ilustraciones firmadas por Hussenot y Pallandre. Biblioteca Histórico Militar de Barcelona, Cataluña, España.

Guerra de la Independencia (1808-1814). Entrada en Madrid de los héroes de Bailén, Zaragoza y Valencia en agosto de 1808. Grabado de 1895.

Large Audience watch Knights Combat 1350.

Military parade in the city of Moscow circa 1896 .

CARLOS MARTEL EN LA BATALLA DE VINCY EN EL AÑO 717 - SIGLO XV. Author: ANTOINE VERARD (1450/1519) IMPRESOR. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France. MARTEL CARLOS / MARTELL KARL.

Great Britain. England, 1799. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Genoese navigator, faced with mutiny on his voyage to America 1492. Early 20th century colour-printed lithograph.

'History of the Zouaves in Africa, in the Crimea and in Italy', (19th century). Artist: Anon

Between 1550 and 1600 in Germany: a soldier, an armed citizen, an ensign, a provost marshal, a sapper, a trumpeter, a captain.

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

German troops crossing the Loire in Orleans on 5 December 1870, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

Guerra de Marruecos (1911-1927). Asalto a las trincheras enemigas por los legionarios en la toma de Zeruan. Dibujo de A. Mestres.

BALLESTEROS Y ARQUEROS DE LA EDAD MEDIA. Author: JOSE RUBIO DE VILLEGAS. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO MILITAR. MADRID. SPAIN.

A Distinguished Native Regiment - India, circa 1902

Fashion, historical clothing in Italy, Rome, armies and fencing of the imperial era, illustration, Italy, Europe

Turkey, 1600-1805. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Turkey

Battle of Stralsund on 31 May 1809, War of the Fifth Coalition, Ferdinand Baptista von Schill, 1776-1809, Prussian Major is shot in the streetfight, historical illustration, Germany, Europe

Illustration of a 15th Century French tournament depicted in the Livre des Tournois di Roi Renè, the knights' banners and helms were exhibited before the fight. The knights on the left with their squires holding up the pennants inside the counter; the four men in the foreground are constables, and ladies of the court are to the right. Dated 15th Century

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

Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer, a standard bearer, gladiators (a murmillo, a thraex, a hoplomachus, a retiarius), personifications of Roma, and Horus. Date: 147-30 BCE

Ogier of Denmark's army, miniature from Bertrand du Guesclin's Chronicle, manuscript, France 15th Century.

Henry IV of France (1553-1610). Entrance of Henry Iv in Paris, 22 March 1594, with 1500 cuirassiers. Engraving by Jean le Clerc, 1596. Facsimile, 1884. Color.

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