Medieval and Renaissance Military Life

Depictions of soldiers and battles from the 14th to the 17th century, showcasing armor, weaponry, and group formations in historic contexts.

BATTLE OF MUEHLDORF Louis of Bavaria defeats and captures Frederick, Duke of Austria Date: 1322

Sebald Beham's woodcut 'Heerestross' (c. 1530) depicts a detailed military camp scene, showcasing soldiers, wagons, and weaponry typical of the period. The composition reflects Beham's mastery in capturing intricate details of 16th-century military life.

BATTLE OF MUEHLDORF Louis of Bavaria defeats and captures Frederick, Duke of Austria Date: 1322

A group of Roman cavalrymen Date: circa 100

History of England. 1400-1450. From left to right, 1: knight (1417), 2: lady, 3: King Henry V of England (1386-1422), 4: earl, 5-6-7: soldiers, 8: knight, 9: King Henry VI of England (1421-1471), 10: Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482), wife of King Henry VI. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885.

Soldiers, 17th century costumes, England, United Kingdom, engraving by Lemaitre from Angleterre, volume III, by Leon Galibert and Clement Pelle, L'Univers pittoresque, published by Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, 1842.

Clashing of armed foreces in front of fortress,miniature from De universo by Rabano Mauro, manuscript, Italy 11th Century.

The Battle of Montaperti, September 4, 1260: The Guelphs from Florence are defeated by the Ghibellines from Siena under the command of Farinata degli Uberti, miniature from a manuscript, Italy 15th Century.

Battle of Crecy 1346, Froissart, Jean, .

Wild boar hunters, group of Maximilian I on the hunt, facsimile by Hans Burgkmair Woodcut: Maximilian's triumphal procession is a monumental work from...

Dress fashion in Babylon and Assyria, 700-600 BC Assyrian warriors, armoured archer, warrior with helmet and horseman with pointed helmet, digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th century illustration

Willem II, Duke van Gelre, subject to the authority of Charles V, 1543; Victories of Charles V; Divi Caroli. V. Imp. opt. max. Victoriae, ex multis praecipuae.During the VENLO PEACE (1543) kneels the Duke of Gelre, Willem II, for the throne of Emperor Charles V and subject to his power. He hands him the coat of arms of Gelre. The print is part of a twelve-part series about the victories of Karel V.

The Conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortés, González, Miguel and Juan (active End of 17th cen.)

Henry V and his troops pray for victory over the French before the battle of Agincourt Date: 25 October 1415

Historia de Catalunya. Batalla de Muret durante la llamada cruzada albigense que enfrentó en 1213 a Pedro II de Aragón, sus vasallos y aliados, contra las tropas cruzadas y las de Felipe II de Francia. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

History of Germany. 1300-1350. From left to right, 3-4: noblemen, 5: armed citizen, 6-7: menestrals, 8: knight, 9: Landgrave of Thuringia. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

Italy. Genoa, 878-1684 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

Abyssinian infantry with spear and shield, and Abyssinian cavalry with lance. In victory they were known to cut off the manhood of their vanquished enemies. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.

ancient world Roman Empire border Roman soldiers constructing the limes wood engraving 19th century,

A woodcut engraving depicting an Irish Chief's last fight. Dated 16th century

Illustration depicting a battle between the Mongols and the Turks

History of Spain. Battle of river Salado (30 october 1340). The King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile against sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of the Marinid dynasty of Morocco and the Nasrid ruler Yusuf I of the Kingdom of Granada. Nineteenth-century colored engraving.

Painting depicting the Spanish fleet of ships during the Armada. Dated 16th Century

Ghenghis Khan in combat. Miniature from Jami' al-tawarikh (Universal History), Anonymous

Historia de Catalunya. Embarque de tropas de Jaime I de Aragón (1208-1276), el Conquistador, desde los puertos de Tarragona hacia Mallorca. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Inspection of the helmets, 1488-1489. Artist: Unknown

Erik (The Red) lands on the coast of Finland, 1157.

George V as Colonel-in-Chief, Isle of Wight Rifles, 1897. Right: Royal son of Queen Elizabeth to visit the Right Hon. Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon. Elizabeth I being carried through the streets of London on one of her "Royal Progresses". June 02, 1953.

Historia de Catalunya. Batalla de Pavía entre el ejército francés al mando del rey Francisco I (1494-1547) y las tropas germano-españolas del rey Carlos I (1500-1558), con victoria de estas últimas, en las proximidades de la ciudad italiana de Pavía en 1525. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas. FRANCIS I OF FRANCE. CARLOS I DE ESPAÑA.

War of the Roses: capture of Ridobane, miniature, England, 15th Century.

Siege operations in the 15th century. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

The crusaders - Illustration shows a large group of politicians and journalists as knights on a crusade against graft and corruption. Many carry large pens like a lance; periodical mentioned are "Colliers, Harper's Weekly, Life, Puck, and McClure's" Magazine. 1906

The oriflammes of Saint Dionysius and the House of Harcourt, battle standards of the King of France, and other standards carried by medieval knights on a battlefield. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844.

Italy. Genoa, 878-1684 1909. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Turkish troops from 1540-1580. Historia de Turquia, 1840. Engraving by Lemaitre and Masson. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840.

Kleidung, Mode der Landsknechte in Deutschland um 1500-1540, die Schlitzuniform der Landsknechte, die Schlitztracht, sog. mi-parti, mit Schlitzen an d...

Italians from the A.D. 1300s: three knights, soldier, Bernabo Visconti, Venetian warrior, Roman senator, doge of Venice.

Arthur and Mordred engage in a bitter battle at Camblan, or Kemelene, in the West Country. Both are killed, and Arthur is buried at Glastonbury.

History of the Crusades. Crusaders departing for an expedition to the Holy Land. Miniature. 14th century. Castle of Chantilly. France.

Quintus Sertorius (c. 123-72 BC). Roman statesman and general. Quintus Sertorius besieges the Lusones in Contrebia Belaisca Colored engraving.

Mediaeval battle scene depicts knights in chain-mail and helmets. Their arms include heavy sword for hacking, mace, battle-axe, arrows and a catapult for hurling rocks. Dated 13th Century

THE CONQUEST OF TENOCHTITLAN, by unknown 17th century European artists. Hernan Cortes (lower right) leads his Spanish armies on horseback across one of the causeways and lays siege to Tenochtitlan. In addition to the 600 Spanish invaders, the army was reinforced by indigenous peoples seeking to end oppression by their Aztec overlords (BSLOC_2020_1_107)

Costumed procession of 1841: Knights and soldiers (magazine VI); Coated optimized. Listing the receipt of Willem II Count of Holland Roman King within Utrecht in January 1249 Given by HH Students at the celebration of the 25th year of the Repair of the Utrecht School De 2nd Junij 1841.Four Knights in Armor Armor, Between Them in a Group of Foot Soldiers. Leaf Numbered VI in the Series of Eighteen Plates of the Historic Costumed Procession, The Receipt of Count Willem II from Holland in Utrecht in 1249. The Procession Hero by the Students of the University of Utrecht on 2 June 1841 on the occasion of the Celebration of The Celebration of the Celebration of the Twenty-Five-Year Recovery From The College.

Copper engraving from 1465-1490 by Meister WA depicting a cavalry unit of twenty-eight men on horseback with armor and weapons.

Two Jousting Knights 1445.

BATALLA DE HIGUERUELA - VICTORIA DE JUAN II DE CASTILLA SOBRE LOS NAZARIES EN GRANADA EL 1 DE JULIO DE 1431-DETALLE DE LOS BALLESTEROS - 1591. Author: GRANELLO-TAVARON-CASTELLO Y CAMBIASSO. Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. JOHN II OF CASTILE. ISABEL LA CATOLICA PADRE DE.

Conquest of Mexico: the Spaniards retreating, 1st July 1520 - 1689 - oil on panel. Author: JUAN y MIGUEL GONZALEZ PINTORES siglo XVII. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Battle of Tarento. Second Punic War (213 BC-212 BC). Troops of Hannibal fighting against roman troops commandeb by Marco Livio. Carthaginian soldiers conquered the city of Tarento. Miniature set in medieval times from a codex of the 15th century. Prince's Library, France. .

The battle of Nus, on the Rhine, between Spanish and Italian troops, by an unknown artist from the 17th century Spanish school. Detail.

Harold is taken prisoner to Beaurain by comte Guy de Ponthieu who hopes to hold him for ransom

"A battle between Russian and German regiments. " K. Malevich. World War I, 1917.

Battle of the Herrings, circa 1484

Illustration of a princely parade and knightly games, after a true story, copperplate engraving, Tübingen, Germany, 1618, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown, Europe

AUSTRIA, Vienna, Heeresgischichtliches, Military Historical Museum, Turkish Soldier Mural

Beefeater, band captain, gunsmith, climbing course and musketeer, vintage engraving. Beefeater, band captain, gunsmith, climbing course and musketeer, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673639

Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantines (400-600). From left to right: 14 and 15- general's clothing, 16-warrior, 17-worker (officer), 18- general's clothing, 19- warrior. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume III, 1882.

16th century - Henry VI of Hohenstaufen, son of Frederick Barbarossa, captured by Venetians. Illumination from manuscript

Turkey military ""Fight between Turks"" woodcut to Guillaume Caoursin ""Descriptio Obsidionis Rhodiae urbis"" 1490,

Insurgent farmer in the Peasants War, 1525, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Medieval tournament. The two sides of the contest with the Knight of Honor at the center. Miniature in the "Livre des tournois of Rene d'Anjou" (1465). National Library in Paris. France.

Military habits of the 14th century. Soldiers in chainmail hauberks and surcoats with shields and shoulder armor with coats of arms from f.153v, Scholastic Bible, Douce MS 211. Knight in chainmail hauberk and surcoat from Les Grandes chroniques de France, Royal MS 16 G vi, and knight with helmet, shield and sword in armorial surcoat from Chansons, Royal MS 20 D xi. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842.

Germans, 1300-1350

The Norman cavalry preceded by archers on foot attack the English army at the Battle of Hastings. Chromolithograph by William Mossman after an illustration by Charles Stothard made for the Society of Antiquaries in Rev. John Collingwood Bruces The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated, John Russell Smith, London, 1856.

Fifth part of the parade. Part of a series of seven slides plus title print and explanation of the costumed parade organized by the students of the Utrecht College to celebrate the 48th anniversary on June 27, 1876. The procession represents the entry of Charles the Bold into Zutphen on August 4, 1473, Utrecht masquerade of 1876 (fifth plate) XLVIII. Lustrum der Utrechtsche Hoogeschool. Entry of Duke Charles the Bold into Zutphen, August IV, MCCCCLXXIII. Costumed parade of gentlemen students, held in Utrecht on June 27, 1876 , intermediary draughtsman: Cornelis Willem Hoevenaar (II), (mentioned on object), print maker: anonymous, printer: Tresling & Comp., intermediary draughtsman: Netherlands, print maker: Netherlands, printer: Amsterdam, publisher: Utrecht, publisher: Utrecht, 1876, paper, h 300 mm × w 780 mm

Georgios Malaxos. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Byzantium

During the Anglo-French siege of Northern Africa (near Tunis) a general assault is ordered on "the town of Africa". Date: 1390

Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars. Fourth War. Battle of Orsha (September 8, 1514). Confrontation between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland against the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Painting depicting a battle scene, ca.1530. Attributed to the Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), probably by Hans Krell (ca.1490-1565). Detail. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.

Soldiers (1300). Military retinue presided by the king. Gothic art. Fresco. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Palau Reial. The SalÑ del Tinell.

AUSTRIA, Vienna, Heeresgischichtliches, Military Historical Museum, Turkish Soldier Mural

Die vier Schwerthiebe auf dem Kroenungshuegel in Ofen, Koenigskroenung, Ungarn, ca. 1885, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, The four sword strokes on the coronation hill in Ofen, royal coronation, Hungary, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Assyrian Soldier with Standing Shield, Soldier with Small Shield, Archer, Ancient Near East, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Italy. Modena, 1625-1765. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

Siege of Antioch, c1097, (14th century). Illustration of a scene during the first crusade, from the Chronicle of William of Tyre, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. The artist is unknown.

Historia. Batalla de Slag Bij Sempach en 1386 entre las tropas austríacas al mando del duque Leopoldo III de Habsburgo y la Antigua Confederación Suiza en 1386 con victoria de éstos últimos. Grabado de 1906.

Danish soldiers in chain-mail suits of armor.. The oldest armour of the Danes consisted of a helmet, breastplate and shield. However, immediately after the conquest of Britain, they already had a complete suit of armour, as seen in 69, 70, and 71. The swords were longer and larger than those of the Saxons. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1796.

Suleyman the Magnificent at the Battle of Mohacs. 16th c. Battle held on the 29th August 1526. Ottoman art. Miniature Painting. TURKEY. THRACE. Istanbul. Library of Ahmed III (Topkapi Palace).

Battle during the First Crusade (The People's Crusade) 1096-1099. Mounted knights are unhorsed and killed, foreground. In centre is a melee of hand-to-hand fighting with, on left, man wielding a two-sided battleaxe or bipennis. In background reinforcements are streaming out of city gates. Inset bottom left, Peter the Hermit (c1050-1115) pleads for help from the Byzantine Emperor Alexis I (1048-1118) From 'Passages fait d'outremer' (Journeys to Palestine) illuminated by Sebastian Marmoret (c1490). Manuscript. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

French satirical illustration, 1908, showing, French cavalry and infantry manoeuvres

Signa militaria. Roman military, ensigns or standards and animal sacrifice in a ritual. Engraving,.

1522 exploration led by Cristóbal de Olid, one of Cortés' most trusted lieutenants.. Entrance into Guadalajara, Jalisco. The Tlaxcalans are carrying their traditional obsidian-tipped war clubs. Tlaxcalan forces accompanied the Spaniards on post-conquest explorations of northern Mexico.

Dollard dies at Montreal while fighting the Iroquois

events German Peasants' War 1524 - 1526 assault on a castle contemporary woodcut,

Woodcut depicting death by beheading, the executioner is using the two-handed-sword. Dated 16th Century

Norman cavalry charge the English infantry at the Battle of Hastings. Dead and wounded lie all around. Chromolithograph by William Mossman after an illustration by Charles Stothard made for the Society of Antiquaries in Rev. John Collingwood Bruces The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated, John Russell Smith, London, 1856.

Hellenic warriors, woodcut from 1880

Kleidermode der Krieger in Assyrien, 12. -7. Jh. v. Chr. von links, Krieger mit Metallhelm, ein leicht bewaffneter Bogenschütze, ein schwer bewaffnete...

Raid and plundering of a village by the robber barons, robber barons or robber knights, from the picture manual, medieval house book, end of 15th cent...

Alexander the Great fighting Assacani at fortified city of Massage, India Copyright: xKenxGraham/DinodiaxPhotox

The king travelling with his army, miniature of Sir Lancelot of the Lake, manuscript, France 15th Century.

Soldiers Leading a Prisoner from a Walled City. Attributed to Maître François (French, active about 1460 - 1480)

Series Field Signs and Standards, Flag Chariot at the Time of Frederick I in Battle, Time of the Crusades, Crusade, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900

Fight between knights in the 13th century, England, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Fighting against Asian troops, miniature from Shahnameh or The Persian Book of Kings, by Ferdowsi, Arabic manuscript, Persia 17th Century.

Dress fashion of warriors in Assyria, 12th-7th century BC from left, warrior with metal helmet, a lightly armed archer, a heavily armed archer with metal platinum armour, woman of the people, short-sleeved man and prisoner with fleece cap, digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th century illustration

Ostgermanen, als Gefangene der römischen Soldaten, 2. Jahrhundert, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

A battle between British and Indians. Gouache drawing.

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

Janissaries. Elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan's household troops and bodyguards. Engraving. 19th century. Colored.

Roman officers, 1814., 1814., London. Publisher, printed for H. Setchel & Son by G. Smeeton. Costume, History, To 500. Military officers, Roman. Military standards, Roman., 15 x 22.5 cm

Woodcut engraving depicting a small cannon mounted on a horse-drawn sledge. Dated 16th century

Primera guerra europea (1914-1918). Ataque del frente francés en Verdún por las tropas alemanas. Años 1920.

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