19th Century Battle Scenes

Illustrations of key battles from the 19th century, showcasing historical military conflicts between nations, including Spain and France.

The Battle of Bailén was fought in 1808 by the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by Generals Francisco Castaños and Theodor von Reding, and the Imperial French Army's II corps d'observation de la Gironde under General Pierre Dupont de l'Étang. in the Jaen province of southern Spain

Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-1860). Military conflict between Spain and the Sultanate of Morocco. "Battle of Wad-Ras" (23 March 1860). After conquering the city of Tetouan in February 1860, the Spanish expeditionary army under General Leopoldo O'Donnell advanced towards Tangier. On 23 March, troops led by Generals Echagüe, Ros de Olano and Prim defeated the Moroccan forces in the valley of Wad-Ras. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902). Spanish artist.

The Battle of Bailén was fought in 1808 by the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by Generals Francisco Castaños and Theodor von Reding, and the Imperial French Army's II corps d'observation de la Gironde under General Pierre Dupont de l'Étang. in the Jaen province of southern Spain

events War of the Second Coalition 1798 - 1802 Battle of Canope 21.3.1801 French cavarly attacking British infantry wood engraving 19th century,

Vizconde Pierre Cambronne (1770-1842). General francés al servicio de Napoleón. Lucho con la Vieja Guardia en la batalla de Waterloo y respondió a la invitación de rendirse, del General Maillaud, con un enérgico apóstrofe. Grabado de 1866.

Capture of Austrian guns by Prussian cavalry at Skalitz, The Battle of Skalitz, Czech Bitva u Skalice, War an engagement between Prussians and Austrians in the German War on 28 June 1866, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Defense of Rome, June 29, 1849, engraving. Second Roman Republic, Italy, 19th century.

Illustration depicting the repulse of the Mongol Armada. Dated 13th Century

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Prussian artillery engaging in combat. August 1870. Engraving. ""Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia"" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

In the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Napoleon attempted to cross the Danube near Vienna, but the French and their allies were driven back by the Austrians under Archduke Charles, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

GUERRA CHINO-JAPONESA (1894-1895). "BATALLA DE PING YANG". Grabado del siglo XIX.

Lady Alice being attacked at Bumbireh, Central Africa. Travel to unexplored Africa, the mysterious continent of Henry Morton Stanley. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Battle of Montelheri

Cimbric War (BC 113 to 101). Confrontation between the Roman Republic and the Germanic tribe of the Cimbri. The Defeat of the Cimbri. Engraving by Karl Girardet after Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860). "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra". Volume V. 1855.

Russian empire. Anti-Semitic movement. Expulsion of the Jews in a Podolian village. Illustration by J. Comba. Engraving by Bernardo Rico. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

The war of Italy. The Battle of Magenta was fought on 4 June 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence, resulting in a French-Sardinian victo

The 3rd Saxon Cavalry Regiment in the Battle of Buzaney, 27th August 1870 historical illustration, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871 illustrated chronicle of war, German-French campaign

Cavalry engagement between Russian and Turkish lancers at Eski-Saghra

Battle of the 10th Bavarian Jaeger bataillons in the vineyards near Weissenburg, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870-1871 illustrated war history, German-French campaign, Weber

Arnold at Saratoga, 1777. Benedict Arnold, 1741 to 1801, general during the American Revolutionary War. From the book A Brief History of the United States published by A. S. Barnes and Company circa 1885.

The Arrival of Bluecher at the Belle Alliance of the Battle of Waterloo, France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known, Europe

events Peninsular War 1808 - 1814 Battle of Vitoria 21.6.1813 French infantry covering the retreat of their baggage train wood engraving 19th century after drawing by Philippoteau,

The picture, made from notes taken on the spot, shows one of the last and most daring actions of the South African War. On February 25, 1902, the Boers charged a British convoy under Colonel Anderson, put it to rout, and either killed or made prisoners 600 of the troops.

1800S 1860S August 1862 Texas Unit Of General LongstreeetS Corps Second Battle Bull Run Manassas Virginia

'Abyssinian warfare; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity', 1875. From, 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London

Scene from the Russian-Circassian War, The Caucasian War from 1817 to 1864 was an invasion of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire that led to the annexation of the territories of the North Caucasus by Russia and the ethnic cleansing of the Circassians, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original, exact original date not known

Two hundred knights attack twenty thousand saracens First crusade 1096 1146

Russian cossacks on the march during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). From Russes et Turcs, La Guerre D'Orient, published 1878

George Washington encourages his troops at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. from a 19th century engraving after a work by Alonso Chappel.

Napoleonic Wars. French Campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801). Battle of Abukir (25 July 1799). Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Ottoman army of Mustafa Pasha, preventing it from reconquering Egypt. Drawing by Philippoteaux. Engraving by Jahyer. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879. Author: Octave Jahyer (b. 1826). French engraver.

The French and Indian Wars (1689-1763) were North American colonial wars between England and France in the late 17th and 18th centuries. The aim was the domination of the eastern part of the continent. Soon after the third war broke out in 1722. The French Jesuit Father Sebastien Rasle had lived among the Indians for almost 40 years and sympathized with the views of the governor of Canada. He was brutally murdered on August 1724. .

Schill's death in Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Ferdinand Baptista von Schill, 19th century, officer, battle, horseman, rifles, soldiers, sword, flag, historical illustration 1880, Europe

War of the Spanish Succession. Catalonia campaign. Siege of Barcelona, 1714. The Bourbon troops fought against the city's resistance, reaching hand-to-hand combat in the early morning of 11 September in the streets near the walls of the Ribera neighbourhood. The bastion of Saint Peter was reconquered up to eleven times by the resistance. Rafael de Casanova (ca. 1660-1743), Conseller en Cap (Councillor in Chief) of Barcelona, flew the flag of Saint Eulalia, patron saint of the city, to lead a desperate counterattack. In this action he was wounded by a gunshot wound in the thigh, handing over the flag to Juan de Lanuza (ca. 1626-1723), Count of Plasencia, protector of the military Braç. Rafael de Casanova wounded in the breach of the bastion of Saint Peter. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902). Spanish artist.

Oudinot leads the French army for a new assault on Rome, where Garibaldi awaits them. Date: May 1849

Position of the Prussian Guard at Givonne in the Battle of Sedan at noon on 1 September, in the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

The Battle on Mount Fahla, Abyssinia between British troops under the command of Sir Richard Napier and Tewodros II, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

The Battle of Fehrbellin was a battle near Fehrbellin in the Seven Years' War between Swedish and Prussian troops that took place on 28 September 1758, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

The French Seize Milan, Anonymous

Prisoners on the road to exile in Siberia. From 'The Countries of the World', London, c1880. Engraving.

Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Battle of Calanda (6 December 1833). After the occupation of Morella, Colonel Linares decided to attack the Baron of Hervés (Rafael Ram de Víu y Pueyo), who had proclaimed Charles V king on 13 November 1833 in that town. The Carlists, outnumbered by the Liberal troops, were forced to abandon their positions and left in disarray. They were finally captured and Calanda was occupied by Liberal forces on 10 December 1833. Illustration by Manuel Miranda. Engraving by Pedro Celestino Maré. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Madrid, 1842. Author: d. ca.1880). Spanish engraver. MANUEL MIRANDA. 19th century Spanish artist. Pedro Celestino Maré (fl.1842-1862.

The 11 Hussars at the Battle of Ligny, 16 June 1815, in the Battle of Ligny the French troops of the Grande Armee under Napoleon met a Prussian army under the command of Field Marshal Bluecher, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

events First War of Italian Independence 1848 - 1849 Battle of Novara 24.3.1849 Austrian field marshal Josef Radetzky von Radetz and his staff lithograph after painting 19th century,

Richard The Lionheart delivering Jaffa 1192

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (1627-1693) at the Bastille. Dated 17th Century

Northern Netherlands, Hooghe, Romeyn de, Pleas from citizens to a French general, 1672, Scene of the atrocities committed by French troops in Dutch villages in the year 1672. In the scene, outside the city, various people kneel before a French general and his officers., print, picture, news print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 212 mm, width 310 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, prentmaker, 1673 - 1673, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Engraving depicting the Battle of Medellin part of the Peninsular War. Dated 19th Century

The Teutonic Knights attack Poland and Lithuania Date: 1410

Engraving depicting Omar Pasha Latas (1806-1871) an Ottoman general and governor, leading his troops across the Ingour during the Crimean War. Dated 1855

Historical depiction of the Battle of Mount Witkow, Ziskaberg, 1420, Hussite Wars, also called Bohemian Wars or Hussite Uprising, Historical, digitall...

'Battle of Baba Wali: The Highlanders Clearing a Village', c1880. Artist: Unknown.

THE VOLUNTEER SHAM FIGHT AT BRIGHTON ON EASTER MONDAY

The Battle of Fort Pillow, or the Fort Pillow Massacre, 12 April 1864, at Henning, Tennessee, United States of America during the American Civil War. An outnumbered Union garrison in Fort Pillow surr

History of Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Navarre. Action of Larrasoaña (24 June 1836). The Carlist troops under the command of General Francisco García dominated the highlands of Larrasoaña, a location from which they could attack points fortified by the Isabellines. Confrontation with the Liberal forces commanded by Baron de Meer, which were defeated. Illustration by Manuel Miranda. Engraving by José Gómez. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Volume III. Madrid, 1845. Author: Manuel Miranda. 19th century-Spanish artist. José Gómez. 19th century-Spanish engraver.

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.

History of Spain. War of the Two Peters (Guerra de los Dos Pedros) (1356-1375). Battle of Araviana (22 September 1359). Combat that took place near the River Araviana, around to the town of Agreda (province of Soria). The troops of the Castilian King Peter I the Cruel were defeated by those of the Aragonese King Peter IV. Engraving. Las Glorias Nacionales, 1853.

SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE IN ULSTER: THE ORANGE TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION IN THE STREETS OF BELFAST, OCTOBER 5, 1883

Federal Artillery taking up position at the Battle of South Mountain

King John of England Crossing the Wash and the Loss of the Crown Jewels to the Incoming Tide 1216 19th Century Illustration

RIEL REBELLION Fighting between the government troops and the rebellious native Canadians

Painting depicting King John I of Aragon the Conqueror (1208-1276) embarking to Mallorca. Dated 13th Century

Pierre Terraill de Bayard (1476-1524), Bayardo, noble francés, defendiendo el puente sobre el río Garigliano durante la segunda guerra de Nápoles entre tropas francesas y españolas. Grabado de 1863.

1860s BURNSIDE'S TAKING OF THE BRIDGE AT BATTLE OF ANTIETAM CREEK SHARPSBURG MARYLAND SEPTEMBER 1862

Battle of Aliwal old vintage engraving 28 January 1846

Haiti : French and patriots in hand-to-hand combat.

Wuerttemberg and Saxon troops in the grenade fire near Villiers on 30 November, Franco-German War 1870/71, woodcut, France, Europe

Conquest of the island of Majorca by Christian king James I of Aragon. He landed on the beach of Santa Ponsa at midnight on September 10, 1229. Troops reaching the coast. Lithography. Museo Militar, 1883.

French Revolutionary Wars. Battle of Valmy (20 September 1792). The French army, commanded by Generals Kellermann and Dumouriez, was able to halt the advance of the Prussian army led the Duke of Brunswick. Drawing by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

"Don't give up the ship", the dying command of James Lawrence in 1813 aboard the USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812

Near the Beaumont road, 30 August 1870 Auguste Lan�on (1836-1885). Near the Beaumont road, August 30, 1870. Engraving.

The Battle of Waterloo, June 19, 1815. Wellington, centre, receives news that his Prussian allies are close by. To the left the wounded William, Prince of Orange is carried away on a litter. The b

'General Jackson mortally wounded', (late 19th century). Artist: Unknown

Attila after his Defeat at Soissons, Vogel, Hermann (1854-1921)

Native porters caught in a storm in the forest. Africa. Emin Pasha Relief Expedition 1886-1889 by Henry Morton Stanley (1841 - 1904) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1890

The Battle of Michmash, also spelled Michmas, fought between Israelites under Jonathan, son of King Saul and a force of Philistines at Michmash, c.1025 BC. From Cassell's Universal History, published

World War I. 'a la ba¥onette!'. French soldiers. Illustration by George Scott. September 26, 1914.æ. Drawing.

The charge of Captain Charles May's 2nd Dragoons at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, May 9, 1846, during the Mexican-American War. After a 19th century illustration by Carl Emil Doepler.

General Labkovitz during battle, 1756. Austria, 18th century.

The Battle of New Orleans January 8th 1815 by Oliver Pelton & Hammatt Billings. Circa late 19th century. Print showing General Andrew Jackson and US soldiers along with African Americans firing on advancing British forces at the Battle of New Orleans.

History of Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Taking of Morella (18 to 30 May 1840). General Espartero during the final storming of the town to take prisoner all the Carlist soldiers led by General Ramón Cabrera. Sinking of the bridge on the night of 29 May 1840. Engraving by Gómez. "Espartero: su vida militar, política, descriptiva y anecdótica" (Espartero: his military, political, descriptive and anecdotal life). Volume I, 1879.

French Revolutionary Wars. War of the First Coalition (1792-1797). Italian campaign. Battle of Valvasone or Tagliamento (16 March 1797). The army of the French Republic led by Napoleon Bonaparte attacked the Austrian Habsburg forces under Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. The Austrian army fought a rearguard action against the French vanguard led by Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte at the Tagliamento river crossing, but was defeated and withdrew to the northeast. French troops crossing the Tagliamento River. Drawing by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Engraving by Brugnot. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879. Author: Hippolyte de la Charlerie (1827-1869). Belgian artist. Brugnot (fl. 1834-1873). French engraver.

The 11 Hussars at Vionville, 16 August 1870, The Battle of Mars-la-Tour, Battle of Vionville or Battle of Rezonville during the Franco-Prussian War near the towns of Mars-la-Tour and Vionville in north-eastern France. Two Prussian corps defeated the numerically clearly superior complete French Army of the Rhine and forced it to retreat to the fortress of Metz, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

Henry VIII at the Royal Hunt in Epping Forest, on the morning of the Execution of Anne Boleyn, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

The 11th North German figther bataillon near Woerth, Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War 1870/1871, woodcut, France, Europe

Painting depicting the Battle of Sagrajas (1086) a battle between the Almoravid army led by the Almoravid king Yusuf ibn Tashfin and a Christian army led by the Castilian King Alfonso VI. Dated 11th Century

War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim (Hochstadt) 13 August 1704. Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736) commander of Imperial army, bottom right points with unsheathed sword, while on middle left John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, commander of English army, leads his 109 squadrons against burning Blenheim. From engraving by Huchtenburg, 1729

Battle of Hanau, Germany, 30th-31st October 1813 (1882-1884). Creator: Unknown.

Richard III of England (1452-1485). King of England for two years (1484-1485). Death in the Battle of Bosworth Field. 22 August 1485. Engraving, 19th century.

Heroic death of the Stedinger, fight, battle, dead, wounded, knights, armour, Middle Ages, swords, lances, horsemen, cross, religion, Stedingen near Bremen, historical illustration 1880

Crimean War 1855, Conquest of a Russian ambush at the Bastion, woodcut, England

Parisian market on Rambouillet, vintage engraving. Parisian market on Rambouillet, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656416

At Grawkill, near Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, police accompanying a process-server on his way to serve summonses for the rates are confronted by a gathering of local people. Showered with stones, the police responded with several unsuccessful charges, and then gunfire. The result was the death of two local women and injuries to both locals and police. Date: 28 October 1881

The early 1900s caption reads: "THE LAST STAND OF THE GAULS-CORREUS.-Correus, chief of the Bellovaci, was the last Gaul to fight the conquering Romans. When his tribe was finally put to flight, he remained alone upon the battlefield, dealing death right and left, aided and guarded by his savage fighting dogs, until at last the Romans drew off and overwhelmed him with arrows and javelins. The picture is partly symbolic, as beyond the stern, despairing figure of Correus we see the shadowy approach of the pale and feeble yet irresistible Omar.".

The Siege of Petersburg, Virginia - Charge of the Second Division, Ninth Army Corps into the crater, July 30, 1864. USA Civil War

Fighting the far west. Today, 50,000 Indians are on the warpath to, vintage engraving. Fighting the far west. Today, 50,000 Indians are on the warpath to, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656723

events War of the First Coalition 1792 - 1797 siege of Toulon 18.9.1793 - 18.12.1793 the French capture Fort L- Eguilette engraving 19th century,

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882

Peter the Great after the Battle of Poltava, illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was an American frontiersman who was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. In March of 1775, as advance agent for Transylvania Co., he blazed Wilderness Road and founded Boonesboro (also spelled Boonesborough) on Kentucky River. He was captured by Indians in 1778, but he escaped and moved to Missouri after land titles in Kentucky were invalidated. His adventures became well-known through the so-called autobiographical account by John Filson.This illustration is from the book titled: Story of the Wild West and Camp Fire Chats: Being the Complete and Authentic History of the G

Charge of General Smith's Division, Capture of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, 1862-1867.Artist: Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Patrol of Bavarian chevau-legers, which is a generic French term for several units of light and medium cavalry, Franco-German campaign of 1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Penon de Velez de la Gomera. North Africa, Moroccan coast. Reign of Philip II. In 1564, the Spaniards under command of Garcia Alvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca conquered the place. Engraving.

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