Medieval Battles

Engravings of famous medieval battles, featuring knights and armies in combat, illustrating historic conflicts in Europe.

William the Conqueror entering London, December 1066

'Baber Cheering On His Troops', c1526 (c1912). Artist: Unknown.

English Civil Wars: Battle of Naseby 14 June 1645. Charles I trying to rally his troops for a final charge against Cromwell's forces. After 19th century engraving.

Red Army battle by Mikhail Ivanovich Avilov, oil on canvas, 1929, 1882-1954, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery

Historia. Guerras napoleónicas. Batalla de las pirámides. Julio de 1798. Combate de las tropas francesas al mando de Napoleón Bonaparte contra los Mamelucos. Grabado de 1892. Author: JOSEPH BEUZON.

Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond, crowned King Henry VII of England at the Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485. In full plate armour with shield and sword, surrounded by his troops. Richmond being crowned. Copperplate engraving from M. A. Jones History of England from Julius Caesar to George IV, G. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, London, 1836.

Jean Casimir, Count Palatine, aids the Protestants, December 1576, engraving by Franz Hogenberg (1535-1590). France, 16th century.

This painting by the Spanish Golden Age artist Diego Velasquez (1599-1669) is in the Prado Museum in Madrid. It is titled: The Surrender of Breda. It is also known as The Lances. It was completed between 1634-1635. The painting depicts the exchange of the key of Breda from the Dutch's possession, to the Spanish. It introduced new technqiues to Baroque style. Shown in the painting is the Dutch leaderJustinus van Nassau handing over the key to Breda to the Spanish Genoese general, Spinola. The capitulation was signed in June of 1625.

Crusaders in the holy land have fallen into an ambush, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact date unknown

military Landsknechts Imperial foot soldiers woodcut by Hans Tirol Augsburg 5.9.1530,

A view of Colonel Johnson's engagement with the Indians (commanded by Tecumseh) near Moravian Town, October 5th 1813 - battle between American forces under the command of Colonel Richard M. Johnson and Natives allied with the British under the command of Tecumseh. At center is detailed action with Johnson on horseback engaged with a Native wielding a tomahawk, a soldier fighting a Native, and a Native scalping a fallen soldier, with Tecumseh standing in the foreground.

'The Indian Mutiny, 1857-58: The Storming of the Cashmir Gate, Delhi, September 14, 1857', (1901). Episode during the British colonial period. The capture of the city of Delhi from the mutineers was vital to the British due to its symbolic importance as the seat of India's Mughal rulers. Here we see fierce fighting at the Kashmiri Gate, the northern gate in the city walls. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". London, 1901

The Pequod War 1637 Connecticut USA, After a nineteenth-century engraving by JC Armytage after EH Corbould, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..

Pappenheim Curassiers. 1632 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Austria, Cavalry, Armor, Pappenheim, Gottfried Heinrich von, 1594-1632

German Peasants' War, 1514-1526, Peter Geiss, the Geisspeter of Beutelsbach, carried out a judgment of God, the so-called water sample, on May 2, 1514. The nine weights of the duke should be thrown into the Rems near Grossheppach/German Peasants' War, the Geisspeter of Beutelsbach carries out a divine judgment, the so-called water trial, on May 2, 1514. The nine weights of the duke were thrown into the Rems near Grossheppach, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original original from the 19th century, exact original date not known, retrospectively colored

Military Procession. Artist: Hans Mont (Netherlandish, ca. 1545-after 1585). Dimensions: sheet: 7 3/16 x 10 1/4 in. (18.2 x 26 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

William the Silent (1533-1584). Leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsbrugs. Eighty Years' War.

Historia de España. Enfrentamiento entre las tropas de Sulaiman al-Mustain y su primo Muhammad II al Mahdi en la batalla de Akbatalbarcar. Siglo XI. Grabado de 1872.

Knights and men-at-arms covered in chain mail, under the reign of Louis VI of France (1108-1137). Engraving after an 11th-century miniature. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Siege of Tyre by Babylonians, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894

The Blind King of Bohemia dead on the Battlefield of Crecy

Soldiers representing the Church of Scotland ride into battle on horses against opponents of the Veto Act, which had given parishioners the right to veto ministers imposed by patrons of their parishes. Lithograph attributed to B.W. Crombie, 1843.

'Russian Strelitzi and Turkish Guards of the 17th Century - Artilleryman, Janissary, Spahioglan', c1 Artist: Unknown.

Historia de Catalunya. Reconquista del peñón de la Gomera por García Álvarez de Toledo Osorio (1514-1577), marqués de Villafranca del Bierzo y virrey de Cataluña, por orden del rey de España Felipe II (1527-1598). Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Combat between the Horatii triplets and the Curiatii triplets. The brothers, from two warring cities, Rome and Alba Longa, were chosen to represent their armies and settle the conflict. An incident

Procession NRS 2-4; Masquerade from the arrival of Hertog Jan van Bavaria in Leiden on August 18, 1420 by Leiden students on 8 February 1840; De Intogt van Hertog Jan van Beijeren inside Leyden, on the 18th August 1420, in Masquerade suggested by H.H. Students of the Leydsche Hoogeschool, on the 8th February 1840. Procession NRS 2-4: Riders and Archers. Part of the print series of the masquerade of the arrival of Duke Jan van Bavaria in Leiden on August 18, 1420 by Leiden students on February 8, 1840.

Battle of Castillon, 1453, last battle of the Hundred Years War between England and France. Decisive French victory. English commander, Earl of Shrewsbury killed. Oil on canvas. 1838. Charles-Philippe Lariviere (1798-1876) French painter.

A. Eco, Bugler on Horseback. Watercolor, 1938.

Daylight at Last!' Henry Morton Stanley (1840-1904) born John Rowlands at Denbigh, Wales, Welsh-born American journalist and explorer. Stanley and his party emerging from a long trek of 160 days through the Congo jungle to relieve Emin Pasha (1840-1892). Born Eduard Schnitzer in Germany, Emin Pasha converted to Islam. A doctor and linguist, he added greatly to European knowledge of African languages. Illustration published in 'The Graphic' (London, 1890) a few months after Stanley's expedition ended in December 1889.

Entry of King William I of Prussia in Versailles on 5 October, France, Franco-German War 1870/71 / Einzug von König Wilhelm I. von Preußen in Versailles am 5. Oktober, Frankreich, Deutsch-Französischer Krieg 1870/71, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Tilly's flight after the Battle of Lech, 4 April 1632, (1936). Creator: Unknown.

Hannibal crossing the Alps in 218 BC on his way to invade Italy during the Second Punic War. After a work by Charles Winter.

Hernando Cortez with his conquistadors before embarking for Mexico.

Hochzeitsfeier in den Kalmücken, 1888, Republik Kalmückien in der Kalmückischen Steppe, am westlichen Ufer des Kaspischen Meeres, History, digitale Re...

Plastuni, residents of Plastun in Russia, and Circassians, looking for a Caucasian people, Russian-Caucasian war, wood engraving, about 1880

The death of the 1st Viscount Dundee. After the Glorious Revolution of 1688. he became a rebel in the name of King James II of England (October 14. 1633 - September 16. 1701). He rallied the rebellious Highland clans and. despite losing his life in battle. led them to victory at Killiecrankie. Perth and Kinross. Scotland. Digital reproduction of a historical original.

CASTELLO, Fabrizio (1562-1617). Battle of St. Quentin. 1590-1591. The spanish troops defeated the french of Henry II in 1557. Detail. Cavalry attack. In commemoration of this victory, Philip II ordered the construction of the monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Painting in the Hall of Battles (Sala de las Batallas). Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Fresco. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

Historia de Catalunya. Conquista de Sicilia por el rey Pedro III el Grande en 29 de agosto de 1282. Cromo editado en 1905.

'Napoleon at the Retreat from Moscow', c1925. Artist: Stanley Llewellyn Wood.

Viriatus (died 139 B.C.). Leader of the Lusitanian people that resisted Roman expansion into western Hispania. Battle near Ourique between Viriatus and Claudio Unimano, praetor governor of the Roman province of Hispania Citerior, (146 B.C.). The Roman troops of Unimano was defeated in that confrontation. 2nd century B.C. Color engraving. "Glorias Espan_olas".

James I the Conqueror (1208-1276). Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon (1213-1276), Valencia (1239-1276) and Majorca (1229-1276). Conquest of Valencia. King James I at the siege of the city of Valencia, 1238. Chromolithography. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

He and all his company made a furious attack upon the Saracens

Modern reconstruction of Battle of Issus, between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, Darius III. Painting. National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Italy.

Painting of the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottomans under Sultan Fatih Sultan Mehmed, Museum Panorama 1453 in Topkapi city park, Stadtteil Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, European side, Istanbul Province, Turkey, European side, Europe

The defensive wall with field artillery cannons of the Sikh Empire, Battle of Ferozeshah, First Anglo-Sikh War, 1845

Britain: Satirical drawing depicting 'small' Japan's 1894-5 victory over 'large' China by the magazine Punch, 28 September 1894

Svyatoslav leads a squad to Adrianople. Sviatoslav I Igorevich (943 - 972), Grand Prince of Kiev famous for his persistent campaigns in the east and south, which precipitated the collapse of two great powers of Eastern Europe, Khazaria and the First Bulgarian Empire. He also conquered numerous East Slavic tribes, defeated the Alans and attacked the Volga Bulgars

Shown in this 1912 illustratilon is the boy who died for Republic Joseph Barra (also spelled Bara) the legendary French Drummer boy in the French Revolution. A drummer boy who served in the French revolutionary army; he refused to surrender to the Royalists and was bayoneted on 7 December 1793; an icon of the revolutionary propaganda, his heroic death was celebrated in songs and in arts,

Enghien. Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon Duc d'Enghien (1772-1804) French soldier , being kidnapped on Napoleon's instructions at Baden, which was neutral teritory.

Edward, the Black Prince, accepts the surrender of John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers.

'The Ox. And Bucks. Light Infantry. The Battle in the Churchyard at Vimiero', 1808, (1939). Artist: Unknown.

Episode of the Florida War, United States of America. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Four months in Florida by Achille Poussielgue, Le Tour du Monde 1870

Death of Count Willem IV, 1345; 1345 / Death of Count Willem IV. Count Willem IV from Holland and Hainaut is killed by the Frisians in an ambush at Stavoren, September 26, 1345. The count stands with the sword above the shoulder in the middle of a wild battle. On the right in the background a church tower with clouds of smoke.

Richard The Lionheart in battle at Arsuf in the 3rd crusade 1187 1192 Richard I aka Richard The Lionheart English monarch, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Cavalry Charge, c. 1840. Auguste Raffet (French, 1804-1860). Black, red, yellow, blue and white chalk; sheet: 28.2 x 41.7 cm (11 1/8 x 16 7/16 in.).

English Warriors

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, el Cid Campeador (1043-1099). Acuarela para la obra el Poema del Cid. Años 1930.

German sailors and marine infantry storm the Dagu (Tagu, Taku) Forts on June 17, 1900. They were part of a five nation force that attacked at night, taking the forts guarding the mouth of the Peiho River, in Northwest China. With this aggressive attack, the Boxer Rebellion became an international war. The 1963 movie, 55 DAYS AT PEKING, was based on the war (BSLOC_2017_20_19)

The Flight of King Joseph Bonaparte from Vittoria, 1813. Black and White Illustration

Ancient Rome. A legion of the Roman army marching. Engraving.

Agnes von Zesyma-Rosenberg surrenders her father's castle to the Hussite commander Prokop the Great, woodcut, historical engraving, 1882

Richard the Lion-Heart Delivering Jaffa. Richard and his knights pursue the Saracens into the coast of Jaffa. Third Crusade (1189-1192) . Engraving by Gustave Dore, 19th century. Color.

Spanish-American War, between Spain and the USA in 1898, due to the US intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. Spanish artillery. An stop along the way. Engraving. " La Ilustracio_n Iberi_ca", 1898.

THE RESTORATION OF CETEWAYO: THE MILITARY ESCORT CROSSING THE TUGELA ON THEIR WAY TO MEET THE KING, 1883

Warriors onHorseback. Artist: Unknown

Modern age. Army. 15th- 16th century. Engraving. (Later colouration). Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Author: HENRY WINKLES. Johan George Heck.

Copper engraving by Meister WA from 1465-1490 depicting ten knights on horseback in armor, showing figures, horses, and weapons.

Third part of the parade. Part of a series of seven plates 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 (third 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: Josef Hoevenaar, (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

The death of Templer Jacques de Mailly at Cressin, 1187, Second crusade, 1880, historical woodcut, Germany, Europe

Modern reconstruction of Battle of Issus, between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, Darius III. Painting. National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Italy.

The Seaforth Highlanders storming the Zareba at the Battle of Atbara

Three Turkish riders, Anonymous, Anonymous, 1500 - 1599 print paper riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. Asiatic races and peoples: Turks. the soldier; the soldier's life

An accident at a military horse show, military riding, a horse has fallen with rider at an obstacle, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an...

South Africa - 19th century - Anglo Zulu War (1879) - The Battle of Isandlwana - Painting

The Battle of Legnano took place on 29 May 1176 between the troops of the Holy Roman Empire led by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and the Lombard League, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). The Russian garrison at Bayezid on their way to meet the Ottoman field marshal Ahmed Muhtar Pasha (1839-1919). Engraving. "La Guerra de Oriente" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877.

The arrest of Guy Fawkes (1570-1606) on 5 November 1605. as a member of a group of English Catholics from the provinces who were planning the failed gunpowder attack on the English Parliament. England. digital reproduction of a historical original

The British occupy the island of Mauritius (in the Indian Ocean), taking over from the French. Date: 1810

Second magazine of the Maskerade of the students of the Utrechtsch Studenten 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.

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c.1043-1099), known as El Cid. Castilian nobleman, military leader and diplomat. Death of El Cid. Engraving, 19th century.

Emperor Wilhelm I greeting Prince Bismarck at the inauguration of the Victory Columns in Berlin, 1873, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

The Spanish besiege Alkmaar, but are foiled by the town's heroic resistance, which will come to symbolise the Dutch determination to win their independence from Spain.

Guerra de Marruecos (1911-1927). Ataque a la bayoneta por los legionarios en la toma de Casabona. Dibujo de A. Mestres.

Historia de Catalunya. Atentado anarquista en 1893 contra el capitán general Arsenio Martínez Campos (1831-1900) por Paulino Pallàs Latorre (1862-1893) del que salió ligeramente herido. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Clothing, fashion, knight's costumes in the Middle Ages, crusader on horseback, on the left from the time of Emperor Henry IV, with clasp helmet, on the right from the time of Barbarossa, with pot helmet and horse blanket with coat of arms, digitally improved reproduction of an illustration from the 19th century

An Army Leaving a Castle; Jacques Callot, French, 1592 - 1635; France, Europe; about 1632; Brush and brown wash over black chalk; 10.2 x 21.7 cm (4 x 8 9/16 in.)

Battle of the Bruch (El Bruc) fought successively between a French column commanded by General François de Schwarz and General of Division Joseph Chabran, and a body of Catalan volunteers and mercenaries led by General Antoni French i Estalella and Joan de la Creu Baiget, during the Peninsular War.

Peninsular War (1808-1814). Catalonia. Battles of El Bruch. Engagements fought successively, that took place on 6 June and 14 June 1808. Catalan volunteers and Somatent surprised the Napoleonic troops in the Bruch Gorge, defeating the French. The Heroes of El Bruch. Chromolithography. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Christopher Columbus takes leave from his patrons King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain in 1492. In the background is the harbor of Cadiz. The monarchs provided Columbus with three ships and ninety men. Engraving was published by Theodor de Bry in 1594 (BSLOC_2020_1_77)

Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778). Knight Roland's death. Illuminated manuscript (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Bibliothque de l'Arsenal (Library of the Arsenal).

Battle of Hastings

The night after Battle of Alma, September 20, 1854, tending the wounded and recovering the dead, Crimean War (1853-1856), Engraving

The Battle of Poitiers, Edward the Black Prince defeats and captures John II of France and his son, Philip the Bold of Burgundy, 1356

English spearmen defend a hill. Horses toppled. Scene from The Bayeux Tapestry. The Battle of Hastings. 1066. FRANCE.

First Crusade. Conquest of Antiochia (1098). Picture from the 'History of Emperors' (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Bibliothque de l'Arsenal (Library of the Arsenal).

Soldiers by Jozef Brandt, Oil on canvas, 1841-1915, Private Collection, 155, 5x98, 4

Champlain's Battle with the Iroquois 1609 Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930 American)

Battle of Otterburn. August 5, 1388. Fight on the border between the Scottish and English armies. Les Chroniques of Jean Froissart. Engraving of an edition of 1881. Colored.

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

Hammat Billings, Battle Charge, 1865 1874 Battle Charge

First Jewish-Roman War (66-73 CE) Rebellions by the Jews againts the Roman Empire. "Josephus prisioner before general Vespasian, during the siege of Jerusalem. The Jewish War by Josephus. France.

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