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).

Battle of Fleurus, June 26, 1794, French revolutionary wars. The use of the entreprenant as a reconnaissance balloon, the first use of a balloon in warfare, contributed to the French victory. Prunt, approx. 1883. Aviation, aviation, balloon driving

Italy. Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1813-1814. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

Troops of Sultan Mohammed II laying seige to Constantinople in 1453, miniature, Turkey 15th Century.

A miniature depicting the defeat of Georgian king George I by the Byzantine emperor Basil II, Battle of Shirimni, Skylitzes Chronicle, 12th century, digitally restored A miniature depicting the defeat of Georgian king George I by the Byzantine emperor Basil II, Battle of Shirimni, Skylitzes Chronicle, 12th century, digitally restored Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21911263

Song of the Cossack victors by Brandt, Jozef (1841-1915) / Private Collection / Poland / Oil on canvas / Genre / 155,5x98,4 / Realism

Napoleon and his staff watching the burning of Moscow, 1812. Early 20th century book illustration.

Italy, 19th century, First War of Independence - Battle of Goito, May 30, 1848. Charge of the Nice Cavalry Regiment.

The figures here represent Slavonic warriors in A.D. 1400. They are, from left to right: three Russian warriors. The illustration dates to 1882.

F184 INVASION HERECIANA MV9242-3. Location: BIBLIOTECA REAL ALBERTO I. Brüssel. Belgien.

Russkoe vooruzhenie c XIV do vtoroi poloviny XVII stoletiia. SHAPKI ZHELEZNYIA Russian arms from the fourteenth to second half of the seventeenth century. Iron helmets.. Viskovatov, A. V. (Aleksandr Vasilevich), 1804-1858. text. Prints. 1841. General Research Division. Russia. Armiia , Uniforms , History, Russia. Armiia , Equipment , History, Armor , Russia, Arms & armament , Russia, Russia. Armiia, Russia, Military supplies, Uniforms, Military uniforms

Battle in which Gideon, by God's command, have to liberate the people of Israel from the oppression of Midianites. Book of Judges. Chapter 7. Engraving. Colored.

Two warriors fighting on horseback, 1480, Dervish Muhammad, Tabriz school, Turkey. Turkish Civilisation, 15th century.

After the defeat : the rebels surrender and the Lion continues to reign unopposed. Date: early 20th century

Photographic representation of the Battle of Austerlitz. Artist: Unknown

Ottoman troops moving towards Vienna in 1529, miniature from the History of Suleiman the Magnificent's Conquests in Europe, Ottoman manuscript, Turkey 16th Century.

In this album you see the Dappre cavalry, / employed by the Netherlands for prince and society. / Get to know from her company of the same value, / and how she will always run in the field of honor, 1850 - 1870 print Leaf with 6 performances of soldiers on horseback. A four -line verse under each image. Up to the top left: No. 21. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper letterpress printing the soldier; the soldier's life. warfare; military affairs (+ cavalry, horsemen)

Germans 1300-1350

Translation of the ashes of Napoleon. (IT)

French Revolution soldiers rob and plunder in the Palatinate, historical illustration, 1793, Germany, Europe

Two mounted knights in armor for a joust.. The knight on the left is from a joust with high barde (high saddle armor). He wears yellow hatched tunic with black skirt and breast armor, massive white plumes on his helmet. His horse blanket is yellow with black-hatched borders and two naked women with pink ribbons and a baby. His lance has the three-pronged coronet.. The knight on the right is from an Italian joust. He wears a pale green tunic and helmet feathers, his horse a green blanket decorated with three grenades. His lance has the three-pronged coronet.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).

Peninsular War (1808-1814). Catalonia. Siege and Conquest of Tarragona by French troops under command of Marshal Suchet (June 28, 1811). Combat near the Cathedral. Engraving, 19th century. Colored.

Book of the Tournament. Knight on horseback and armed with spears. Miniature. Fol. 40 v. 15th century Vatican Apostolic Library. Italy.

Military vehicles crossing on the frozen waters of Lake Baikal, March 1904. Russo-Japanese War, Russia, 20th century.

Basilica of St. Denis. Tomb of Francis 1 king of France and Claude of France. Foundation's low relief. Depiction of the battle of Cérisoles, here the French cavalry facing the Imperial troops. Saint-Denis. France.

DESERTORES ALEMANES EN LA FRONTERA FRANCESA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

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

Digitally restored, Die Entwicklung der verschiedenen Schutzwaffen und Trutzwaffen im Mittelalter, publication from the year 1882, Digitally improved:, The development of the various protective weapons and trutz weapons in the Middle Ages, publication from the year 1882

An Indian military procession with camels, elephants and horses. Gouache drawing.

SNOWBOUND ON CHRISTMAS EVE - the guard of a stagecoach stuck in the snow fires his blunderbuss to call for help. Date: circa 1820

Failing to take Africa, the European knights return home. Date: 1390

View of a Military Review Parade at Aoyama Feb. 1889 (Meiji 22) Utagawa Kunisada II Japanese. View of a Military Review Parade at Aoyama 55203

Munchausen, surprising artillerymen by arriving in their midst mounted on a cannon ball., From The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolph Erich Raspe, first published 1785., Chromolithograph from a French edition c1850

Militaria, Italy. Scarf of the Lancers Regiment. Detail: the lancer of Novara.

Streltsy (Tsar's armed guard). Artist S. Ivanov.

The French revolution: burning the royal carriages at the Chateau d'Eu, 1848. The French Second Republic was the republican government of France between the 1848 Revolution and the 1851 coup by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte which initiated the Second Empire.

Preparations for the Zurich troops' military expedition to Strasbourg in 1482, taken from the Lucerne Chronicle by Diebold Schilling the Younger, 1513. Switzerland, 15th century.

France, 1852 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Hernando Cortez or Cortes (1485-1547) with Spanish conquistadors who conquered Mexico, in 1519

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519-1521). Battle of Otumba, 1520. Engraving, 1875. Colored.

A procession to war with a band and cavalry. Gouache drawing.

Introduction to the Fortress of Chief Jews, a scene from the war of the Chief-Japo-Japo 1894-1895; Order, Toshiaki (1864-1921); 1895 (1895-00-00-1895-00-00);

William and his men advance to meet Harold's army ; the messenger Vitalis tells him that the English are close Date: 14 October 1066

The Battle of Liegnitz; The Beheading of Heinrich and His Soul Carried by Angels to Heaven. Unknown maker

ANIBAL. GENERAL CARTAGINES. GUERRA PUNICA. " BATALLA DE ZAMA " TAPIZ. PALACIO REAL. MADRID. PATRIMONIO NACIONAL.

Standard bearers, drummers and trumpeters of a Saracen army mounted on camels and horses. 13th century Arab manuscript

After the defeat at Adwa, an Ethiopian general surrenders to the Italians

The French assault on Hung Hoa citadel (1884), also entitled 'Vietnamese perspective on on French Invasion of Indochina, 1884

The Boxer Rebellion, also known as Boxer Uprising or Yihetuan Movement, was a proto-nationalist movement by the Righteous Harmony Society in China between 1898 and 1901, opposing foreign imperialism and Christianity. The uprising took place in response to foreign spheres of influence in China, with grievances ranging from opium traders, political invasion, economic manipulation, to missionary evangelism. In China, popular sentiment remained resistant to foreign influences, and anger rose over the 'unequal treaties', which the weak Qing state could not resist. Concerns grew that missionaries and Chinese Christians could use this decline to their advantage, appropriating lands and property of unwilling Chinese peasants to give to the church. This sentiment resulted in violent revolts against foreign interests.

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

The Fall of Warsaw, August 1915. The triumphant entry of Prince Leopold of Bavaria. World War I

Attack on Bastion de l'Etendard of the Citadel, Bonifacio, Corsica, Bonifacio, Corsica, France, Europe

China. The repatriated French Zouaves leave Tien-Tsin. 'Le Petit Journal'. July 14th, 1901. Engraving.

Balkan Wars: Flight of Turkish peasants towards Constantinople. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris, 24 November 1912.

Who do not see the war, / believes that people shoot with white bread / qui this: La Guerre Est Douce, ou Qui Lepense, / s'abuse et n and a Jamais eu l'Apérience, Franciscus Antonius Beersmans, 1866 - 1902 print Leaf with 11 performances of soldiers on horseback. Under each performance a two -way verse in Dutch and French. Numbered in the middle: n. 51. publisher: Turnhoutprint maker: Europe paper letterpress printing warfare; military affairs (+ cavalry, horsemen)

Military scene from a fourteenth-century Armenian manuscript (source: La Storia di Alessandro il Macedone. Codice armeno miniato del XIV secolo.

Naval Combat Between Two Ships-Illustration From Illustration From The Halieutica By Oppian 11th C. Italian School (11th C.)(- ) Vellum Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy

Japón. Guerrero samurai vestido para la guerra. Grabado de 1890.

Picture series German Army IV, foot fight, Brandenburg Hussar Regiment, Ziethen Hussars, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from ca 1900

Unrest in Russia: Revolutionary uprisings in 1905. The arrest of a strike leader in St Petersburg at the end of the 1905 uprisings. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris, 24 December 1905.

Bretschneider, Daniel d. Ä.: Train of the defensions (army) under Colonel Heinrich von Günderode (Günterodt) accompanied by the Landstörzer, followed by landwatches with light phrases, hook bushes, swords and shields, in between drummer and piper. 43. Part, Sheet 122 Off: Abstract and Directory of all the Inventions and elevators, which at Fastnachten Anno 1609 in the Kurfürstl. Castle to Dresden were listed. Cover; approx. 289 x 527 mm. Dresden: Slub mscr.dresd.j.18

The Siege of Tsingtao was the attack on the German-controlled port of Tsingtao (now Qingdao) in China during World War I by Imperial Japan and the United Kingdom. It took place between 31 October and 7 November 1914 and was fought by Imperial Japan and the United Kingdom against Germany. It was the first encounter between Japanese and German forces, and also the first Anglo-Japanese operation during the war.

On 13 March, 1785, two sisters, Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn (also known as Chan and Muk), led local residents in resisting a Burmese military force bent on the capture Phuket Island. They held out long enough to allow a Siamese force to eventually relieve the island.

Knight The knight Kagesue with a bow in his teeth sitting on a black horse

Vladimir Kholuyev (Soviet Russian Socialist realist artist); Soldiers of the Revolution 1964

SECOND WORLD WAR. Entry of Italian troops in Cassalla (1940).

Chinese mandarins in military uniform with scimitar and bow, arrow, quiver. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.

The Siege of Ulsan (Korean: ; Hanja: ; RR: Ulsanseong Jeontu) was a series of two Ming-Joseon attempts to capture Ulsan from the Japanese. The first attack from december 1597 to January 1598 was unsuccessful but the second attack that lasted 3 days in September 1598 led to the retreat of the Japanese.

Battle between Alexander and the Persian king Darius III, 4th century BC. Artist: Unknown

The caption reads: "Pack up your troubles in your old sea bag. All work and no play was not permitted to make the American sailor a dull boy." The image dates to 1922 and shows American military on a carrier at sea in World War I. In the foreground a band with a conductor. In the middle is a boxing matched watched by a number of sailors. The others are more sailors and crew watching the events.

Mongol soldiers on horseback laying seige to a fortress, miniature from History of the Turkish tribes and the Dynasty of Genghis Khan by Rashid al-Din, Persian manuscript, Turkey 14th Century.

The Prussians after the attack

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