Troops and Cavalry Operations

Illustrations of cavalry units, troop movements, and military events in historical contexts, including the Franco-Prussian and Crimean Wars.

A chaotic scene in the aftermath of a stagecoach attack made by bandits in medieval Germany. Date: Medieval
A chaotic scene in the aftermath of a stagecoach attack made by bandits in medieval Germany. Date: Medieval
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Pictured here are U.S. Army generals in 1864, during the American Civil War. The illustration dates to 1899.
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General George H. Thomas in der Schlacht von Chickamauga am 20. September 1863, USA, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated.
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Arab Warriors on Horseback. Georges Washington (1827-1910). Oil on canvas. 50.8 x 61.6cm.
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Caravan of the Saracens, 11th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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Workmen Gathering Ice at the Water's Edge. Dated: c. 1850. Dimensions: sheet: 24.5 × 32.2 cm (9 5/8 × 12 11/16 in.). Medium: black chalk heightened with white on blue paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HIPPOLYTE LALAISSE.
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Surrender of the Bedayat to Slatin, 1883
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When the West was Really Wild: On a Hot Trail 1885 Artist Unknown
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Pickets in the Woods during the USA Civil War
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1800s 1860s 1870s PLAINS INDIANS BEING PURSUED BY U.S. CAVALRY PAINTING BY SCHWABE
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Genl. Warren rallying the Marylanders. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Warren, G. K, (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882, Military service, Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va, 1864, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Virginia, Spotsylvania
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Schwarzenberg, Karl Fürst.
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Colonel Burnaby Road to Khiva, vintage engraving. Colonel Burnaby Road to Khiva, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659779
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Last Meeting between General Robert E. Lee and General Stonewall Jackson, 1863, Lithograph, J.G. Fay, Artist, 1877
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Don Gaspar de Guzmán (1587-1645), Count-Duke of Olivares. Artist: Attributed to Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) (Spanish, Seville 1599-1660 Madrid); and/or Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (Spanish, Cuenca ca. 1612-1667 Madrid). Dimensions: 50 1/4 x 41 in. (127.6 x 104.1 cm). Date: ca. 1635.The Count-Duke of Olivares was Philip IV's powerful prime minister between 1621 and 1643. This picture is either a preliminary model or a reduced variant of a large equestrian portrait of the count-duke (Prado, Madrid), painted perhaps in celebration of a victory over the French at the border town of Fuenterrabía in 1638. In full armor and holding a baton, he is shown as a victorious commander. His horse holds a dressage position known as a levade.The Count-Duke of Olivares was Philip IV's powerful prime minister between 1621 and 1643. Although of extremely fine quality and incorporating differences, this picture is probably a reduced variant of a life-size equestrian portrait of the
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Napoleon Crossing the Alps 1851 Alphonse François French. Napoleon Crossing the Alps 339867
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THE EASTERN QUESTION, WITH THE TURKS
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Caught in a circle - Four cavalrymen with 3 wounded and dead horses shooting at Indians on horseback, circa 1906
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1865, Mexique, 1865, Mexique, 1865, Falconnet, Louis, 1864-ca. 1867, This album was assembled by Louis Falconnet, an officer in the French army, from documentation he created or gathered while on his tour of duty in Mexico (1864-1866) at the time of the French intervention.
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Crimean War: ambulance for the wounded. Wood engraving.
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Uhlans charging. Kossak, Wojciech (1856-1942), painter
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Entry into the Tiguipa mission. Bolivia, South America. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Expedition to the Pilcomayo Delta by French explorer Emile Arthur Thouar from Le Tour du Monde 1889
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Military multicycle by Singer & Co.. 12 men, with ammunition wagon at rear. British war department put through trials. From 'Scientific American', New York, July 1887. Engraving
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Military and munity mutiny views Dr Graham shot in buggy by sealkote mutineers India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox
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Battle at Kiao-Tcheou, China, Boxer Rebellion, 12 July 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7, 1901 against foreign influence in trade, politics, religion and technology in China during the final years of the Qing Dynasty. The assassination of the German ambassador and the siege of foreign diplomatic legations in Peking prompted Britain, France, Germany, the US, Russia, Japan, Italy and Austria-Hungary to form the Eight Nation Alliance and intervene militarily. French trading card advertising Chocolat-Louit. The artist is unknown.
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Bridle portrait of Willem I Frederik, King of the Netherlands, Anonymous, 1815 - 1899 print Equestrian portrait of Willem I Frederik. His hat in his right hand. In the background horsemen and figures with drums in an army camp. Netherlands paper
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'Four Groups of Different Battalions of Lorraine'. Album "The Gold Book of Lorraine". France, 1893. Dimensions: 37x26,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Legros.
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Colonel John C. Fremont, Republican candidate (1856) for the President of the United States
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Standing on the nickname; Kossak, Wojciech (1856-1942); around 1896-1908 (1890-00-00-1910-00-00);Young Poland (Style), Partage Plus, cavalry, Napoleonika, Ułani, Napoleonic wars, winter
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On the Warpath 1895 Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926 American) Oil on canvas
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Caucasian Wars by Pavel Osipovich Kovalevsky, Oil on canvas, 1874, 1843-1903, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum,