Historic Battle Illustrations

A collection of engravings depicting significant battles from history, showcasing military action, cavalry, and dramatic scenes of conflict from various eras.

Scene at the Battle of Morat

Battle of Guadalete (July 19-26, 711). The Visigoth king Roderick was defeated by the Muslim Umayyad Caliphate led by Tariq ibn Ziyad. Engraving. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.

French Revolutionary Wars. Flanders Campaign. Battle of Fleurus (26 June 1794). The French army under General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, defeated the Coalition army (Hanover, Dutch Republic, Habsburg monarchy and Britain), commanded by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Drawing by Felix Philippoteaux. Engraving by Emile Deschamps. History. Author: Félix Philippoteaux (1815-1884). French artist. Emile Deschamps (1822-1893). French engraver.

General Havelocks attack on Nana Sahib at Futtypore 1857 Major General Henry Havelock 1795 to 1857 Britsh General From The History of the Indian Mutiny published 1858

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Old XIX century engraving illustration by Gustave Dore

The Moroccan tradition of Fantasia. Lab al baroud. Unpowder game or Tbourida, is a stylized reenactment of a wartime cavalry charge, a celebration of the region's history and of the bond between horse and rider, Morocco. North of Africa. Morocco by Edmondo de Amicis 1875. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Scene at the Battle of Morat

The Battle of the Moscow or the Battle of Borodino, is a battle between the Grand Army commanded by Napoleon I and the Russian Imperial Army led by Fi

Battle of Prussian-Eylau / Calliano

US Civil War, Battle of Wilson's Creek, near Springfield, MO, Aug. 10, 1861. An army of 12,000 Missouri State Guard and Confederates were led by Brig. General Benjamin McCulloch. 5,400 US soldiers and Unionist militia fought for 6 hours, until they left the field, suffering 1,300 casualties to the Confederates' 1,200 (BSLOC_2018_7_10)

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Russian troops, led by Major General Belokopytof, fought against the Ottoman army of Osman Pasha (1832-1900). Attack against the Grivitsa Redoubt, 11 September 1877. Engraving. "La Guerra de Oriente". Volume I. 1877.

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Crown Prince Willem Frederik George is injured in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815, Willem Hendrik Hoogkamer, 1815 print Prince Willem Frederik George the moment he is injured during the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. Left and in the background heavy fighting between the Dutch and French. To the prince some officers on horseback. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching battle (+ land forces). putting out of action by wounding Waterloo

Haarlem, Emrik & Binger, Bombled, Karel Frederik, Battlefield in winter landscape, Soldiers are fighting each other at a bridge. In the middle of the bridge there is an explosion and a soldier falls over the edge of the bridge. A few others have fallen through the ice. On the left a horse and cart are driving away., print, prints, height 363 mm, width 245 mm, 1822 - 1902-01-04, print maker, printmaker, 1832 - 1902, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker

Scenes from the st coalition strike -, France Grashes -, Lithographure, After, Peter John Nepomeuk Giger -, Drawer

The Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863, from The New York Times

The anniversary of the seat of Paris. - Champigny, November 30, 1870. - General Ducrot, at the attack of the Park of Villiers. (IT)

Netherlands, Battle of Boutersem, 1831, verso - stamped, The horse of the Prince of Orange is wounded in the Battle of Boutersem, August 12, 1831. The prince is handed another horse. On the right some soldiers at a gun., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 81 mm, width 152 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1831 - 1835, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: LIGHT BAVARIAN CAVALRY PURSUING A FRENCH MAIL BALLOON

Death of Colonel Edward D. Baker at the Battle of Balls Bluff Virginia 1861. Baker was a sitting US senator. Artist F.O.C. Darley

Capture of the Russian General Hermann in the Battle of Bergen, defeated in North Holland on 19 September 1799 as part of the Second Coalition War, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period, Capture of the Russian General Hermann in the Battle of Bergen, defeated in North Holland on 19 September 1799 as part of the Second Coalition War, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period

Artist: Felix O. C. Darley, American, 1822-1888, Battle ofGettysburgh, Black ink over graphite, image: 22.2 × 30.8 cm (8 3/4 × 12 1/8 in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

The rebel forces in Baden lay down their arms and retire to Switzerland.

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: TROOPS BOURBAKI disarmed by SWISS NEAR LES VERRIERES THE February 2, 1871

Sam Cherry's last shot - Surrounded by Native American fighters and pinned under his horse, Sam Cherry takes five shots at his attackers and uses the last shot on himself

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: ASCENSION OF THE HEIGHTS OF SPICHEREN BY A PRUSSIAN BATTERY, THE 6 August 1870

Duke of Wellington receives during the battle of Waterloo two standards with eagles captured from the French, 1815, Haatje Pieters Oosterhuis, 1816, The Duke of Wellington receives from some Scottish soldiers the two standards with eagles (without banners) captured from the French during the battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. In the center, the duke on a white horse, surrounded by his staff. In the foreground are some fallen soldiers. See also the pendant., draughtsman: Haatje Pieters Oosterhuis, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1816, paper, pen, brush, h 508 mm × w 725 mm

The legendary King Arthur defeating the Saxons at the The Battle of Badon aka Battle of Mons Badonicus. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published 1857.

Fight at a ball game in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana. Journey to Spain, 1862 by Jean Charles Davillier (1823-1883) Drawing by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) Le Tour du Monde 1862

The battle of Friedland (June 14, 1807). The French army under Napoleon I imposes itself on the Russian army led by Count Levin August von Bennigsen.

The Capture of Arkansas Post, Arkansas - General Stephen G Burbridge, accompanied by his staff, planting the Stars and Stripes on Fort Hindman, January 11, 1863. USA Civil War

Scenes from the st coalition strike -, France Grashes -, Lithographure, After, Peter John Nepomeuk Giger -, Drawer

The final charge of the Austrian army at the Battle of Solferino, 24 June, 1859. From L'Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859.

Théodore Gericault, Cuirassiers Charging, 1823 Cuirassiers Charging

Clodion The Hairy c.428 to 447 retreats across the bridge after his defeat by Aetius in 1431 from Histoire de France by Colart published circa 1840

Napoleon's army of French and Bavarians defeats the Austrians led by the archduke Charles. Date: 20 April 1809

Cneius Pompeius Magnus, Pompeyo (106-48 a.JC). General y estadista romano que, junto a César y Craso, formó el primer triunvirato (año 60 a.JC). Se enfrentó a César y fué derrotado por éste en Farsalia, el 9 de agosto del 48 a.JC. Huyó a Egipto donde fué asesinado. Grabado de 1866.

Eighty Years' War (1568-1648). Siege of Maastricht (March 12 to July 1, 1579). In 1578 Maastricht declared its rebellion against the Spanish crown. On 12 March 1579, Alexander Farnese deployed his troops in front of the city of Maastricht and the siege began. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902). Spanish artist.

drawing Raphael from Windsor Castle, drowning army after Israel's crossing of the Red Sea, Charles Thurston Thompson, 1857.

Confrontation between Turkish troops and the native population of Upper Nile riever, Uganda. East Africa. Drawing by Alphonse de Neuville (1835-1885) Journey to Lake Albert, 1861-1864 by Samuel White Baker (1821-1893) Le Tour du Monde 1867

Netherlands, Kaiser, Johann Wilhelm (I), The death of Adolf of Nassau, Count Adolf of Nassau dies at Heiligerlee, 1568, May 23, 1568. On the battlefield the count falls mortally wounded from his horse., print, picture, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 194 mm, width 270 mm, Dutch, 1813-01-05 - 1900-11-29, print maker, printmaker, 1849 - 1851, third quarter 19th century, paper, steel engraving

Polish-Russian war scene, 1831 by Anonymous / Private Collection / 1831 / Poland / Copper engraving / History / 34,7x49,5

The lieutenant Poussin, killed in the attack on the Central Bastion, while removing his injured captain. engraving 1855

Route planner of Gonesse February 1871 (registered title) | The third invasion. War of 1870-1871. (title of all)

Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814). Battle of Salamanca (22 July 1812). Combat that took place in the town of Arapiles, south of Salamanca, in which they faced the allied armies of Spain, England and Portugal, under the command of General Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), against the Napoleonic troops led by Marshal Marmont, which were defeated. This French defeat dealt a severe blow to Napoleon's plans to invade Portugal, as it prevented the installation of the bases and arsenals that were necessary to carry out the invasion. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Illustration of the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, June 451 AD between the Romans and Visigoths

Revolution of 1848, February 24th. (IT)

Buys, Jacobus, Northern Netherlands, King, Theodoor, Scenes from the life of Prince William I, 1568-1584, Death of Charles of Boisot, Ao. 1575, Death of Charles de Boisot, 1575, Death of Charles de Boisot on the battlefield during a fight with Mondragon, 29 September 1575. Seventeenth song., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 185 mm, width 150 mm, 1748-02-03 - 1829-01-31, print maker, printmaker, 1785 - 1785, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07, after a design by, intermediary draughtsman

After the liberation of Vienna in 1683 according to the image of Alois Greil. Sharpening from Neuen Illustrrten Zeitung from 1883 Paar, Herman (1838 1899), Greil, Alois (1841 1902)

Chinese attempted invasion of Japan in the 13th century, China. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Trip to Beijing and North China 1873

The corpse of Richard III, king of England, found on the battlefield of Bosworth, 1485..

Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus) (ca.86-35 BC). Roman historian and politician. The death of Catiline in Gaul. Engraving from The Conspiracy of Catilina, edition of 1772. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Northern Netherlands, Hooghe, Romeyn de, Atrocities in a village, 1672, Representation of the atrocities committed by the French troops in Dutch villages in the year 1672. The representation shows the murder, mutilation and rape of the inhabitants. On the left, the inhabitants flee from the burning village. On the right, fighting for a house., print, news print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 214 mm, width 308 mm, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1673 - 1673, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings

On July 9, 1776, General George Washington ordered his men to assemble precisely at six in the evening to hear the new Declaration of Independence that was adopted by Congress five days earlier. The site was New York City.

Military and munity mutiny views blowing mutinous sepoy soldier from guns India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Napoleonic Wars. Battle of Montereau (18 February, 1814). The Imperial French army led by Napoleon (1769-1821) defeated a corps of Austrians and Wurttembergers commanded by Crown Prince Frederick William of Wurttemberg. Napoleon I in Montereau. Campaign of France of the Sixth Coalition. Engraving by Piaud. "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra". Volume V. 1855.

Havengezicht, Abraham Delfos, after Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, 1741 - 1820 print Harbor face with elegant pair on horseback in conversation with a man, traders loading and unloading ships at a rocky coast. paper counterproof / brush harbour

The Battle of Guadalete, 711 AD. The Muslim Umayyad Caliphate, defeated the Christian Visigoths. From Las Glorias Nacionales, published in Madrid and Barcelona, 1852. The picture shows King Roderi

defeat of Tatya Tope by the British at Cawnpore, India Copyright: xKenxGraham/DinodiaxPhotox

The Moroccan tradition of Fantasia. Lab al baroud. Unpowder game or Tbourida, is a stylized reenactment of a wartime cavalry charge, a celebration of the region's history and of the bond between horse and rider, Morocco. North of Africa. Morocco by Edmondo de Amicis 1875. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Group from Mr. Barker's picture, "The Relief of Lucknow", 1860. Engraving of a painting, depicting '...that grand event, the meeting of Generals Havelock and Campbell beneath the walls of the rebel and now captured city...What attaches a peculiar and enduring value to this performance are the admirably truthful portraits of the heroes who took part in that memorable day, and which have all been prepared from materials obtained from actual sittings by Mr. Lundgren - amongst them those of Sir Cohn Campbell (now Lord Clyde), General Outram, General Mansfield, Sir Hope Grant, Brigadier R

The Battle of the Spurs, Anonymous

REVIEW OF CARLIST VOLUNTEERS IN CATALONIA BY DON ALFONSO, 1873

Defeat of the Cubans under Ignacia Diaz, near Manzanillo, 1870

Chinese factions fighting in the northern mines, California, USA, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 629, Volume XXV, March 17, 1855.

Drawing by Carel van Falens showing a field camp with cavalrymen in front of a market tent, executed in graphite pencil and gray-brown brushes, on joined paper leaves with horizontal and vertical fold traces.

EXPLOSION AT THE KING'S BASTION, PORTSMOUTH, ON MONDAY LAST

Napoleon by Anatoly Alexandrovich Brianchaninov, (1842-1915), Russia, Vologda, Vologda Regional Art Gallery

Ten scouts rest near a tree Avant-Poste , print maker: Hippolyte Bellangé, (mentioned on object), printer: Gottfried Engelmann, (mentioned on object), 1821, paper, h 363 mm × w 538 mm

The Serbian invaders overcome Bulgarian resistance at Brezenik, but their triumph is short-lived, in a few days' time they will be decisively crushed at Silvnica, Date: 17 November 1885

The young Samson excels on the battlefield. Etching by J.B. de Poilly after F. Verdier, 1698.

Captain F.O. Grenfell VC leading charge of 9th Lancers on August 24 1914 to retake captured guns near Doubon He received Victoria Cross for his action. From The War Illustrated Album deLuxe published London 1916

King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia (later of a united Italy) fighting during the Battle of Palestro, 30-31 May 1859. Palestro is thought to be the last European battle in which a European monarch pa

SKETCHES IN THE CRIMEA, VALLEY OF VORUTZIA

Battle at Russian campaign (Ostrowno) (TF)

The Battle of Ramillies was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought on 23 May, 1706. The encounter was a resounding success for the Allied forces of the Dutch Republic, English and their auxiliaries but the battle had followed a year of indecisive campaigning in 1705 where Allied over-confidence and Dutch hesitancy after their success at the Battle of Blenheim had resulted in an abortive campaign along the Moselle, forcing the Duke of Marlborough to abandon his plans for a push into France.

Maurits achieves the victory at the Battle of Nieuwpoort, 1600, 1775 - 1791 print The Battle of Nieuwpoort, 2 July 1600. In the foreground on the left Prince Maurits on horseback, surrounded by soldiers and officers, the imprisoned Franciscus of Mendoza is led to the prince. The battle rages in the background. Low Countries paper etching / engraving battle (+ land forces) Nieuwpoort (Belgium)

Battle of Rocroi, 19 May 1643, during the Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659), the French and Spanish armies clash, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

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

Theodoric I is slain in battle of Chalons 451 AD against Attila from Histoire de France by Colart published circa 1840

Albrecht Adam's 1813 drawing depicts cavalry after a battle, with two officers on horseback in the foreground, executed in black pen, gray wash, and white brush over pencil on blue paper.

Napoleonic Wars. French Invasion of Egypt (1798-1801). Battle of the Pyramids (21 July 1798). The French army under Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the local Mamluk troops. Charge of the Mamluks at the Battle of the Pyramids. Engraving by Pontenier. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879.

Reproduction of drawing: Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), Battle of Kircholm; from: "Tygodnik Ilustrowany" 1862, 2, 125. Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), draughtsman, cartoonist, Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1859-1939), publisher, Kübler, J., woodcutter

Tempesta, Antonio, Noordelijke Nederlanden, Mulder, Joseph, Civilis having dammed the Rhine, fighting with the Romans on the drowned land, Civilis floods the land, 69-70, Northern Netherlands, The Batavians fight against the Romans on the land that Civilis has flooded. Part of a series of six prints on the Batavian Revolt, copied from the series Batavorum cum Romanis bellum by Antonio Tempesta (Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612)., print, prent, historieprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 224 mm, width 330 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1658-01-11 - 1718, print maker, printmaker, 1682 - 1684, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05

The Haitian army vanguard entering Port-au-Prince, Haiti, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 469, Volume XIX, February 19-26, 1852.

Napoleon I Bonaparte received by the 5th Regiment in Grenoble, 07-03-1815, after his flight from Elba, Vincenz Georg Kininger, after Carl von Steuben, 1815-1851 print paper historical events and situations; historical persons Grenoble

Gerard Hoet illustrated a biblical massacre involving Levites, drawn in gray wash over graphite pencil.

The first invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar in 55 BC. After a work by Alonzo Chappel.

Attention! The Emperor has his eye on you Made 1832 France. Lithograph in black on cream wove paper . Denis Auguste Marie Raffet

William III (William of Orange 1650-1702) co-ruler of Great Britain and Ireland with wife Mary II from 1689, and sole ruler after her death in 1694. William landing at Torbay, Devon, 5 November 1688 with troops at beginning of the Glorious Revolution. Engraving.

HENRY Y. REVIEWING HIS TROOPS BEFORE AGINCOURT.

Ruitergevecht, Georg Conrad Bodenhr, after Georg Philipp Rugendas, 1686 - 1710 print Bottom right: B. paper etching charge ~ battle (+ cavalry, horsemen)

Guerra de la Independencia (1808-1814). Catalunya. Entrada del rey Fernando VII (1784-1833) en España por Catalunya, atravesando el río Fluviá. Grabado de 1861.

Velazquez. La reddition de la ville de Breda. Les Lances. (au Musee du Prado); Juan Laurent (French, 1816 - 1892); Prado, Spain; 1875; Albumen silver print

Spain. Conquest of Valencia. El Cid (1043-1099). Battle of Cuarte, 1094. Christians and Moorish army. Engraving by J. Severini. The Illustration, 1884, Spain.

Amsterdam, Steup, HC, Moritz, Louis, Netherlands, Marcus, Jacob Ernst, The Wound of the Princes of Orange in the Battle of La Belle-Allaince, Prince of Orange is wounded during the Battle of Waterloo, 1815, verso - stamped, Willem Frederik George, Prince of Orange, wounded in the left shoulder during the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, is examined by a surgeon. Heavy fighting on the left and in the background. With the prince are some officers., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 245 mm, width 314 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1774-03-19 - 1826-10-02, print maker, printmaker, 1815 - 1815, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1773-10-29 - 1850-11-22, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War. Arsonist firefighters surprised by Versailles troops. Drawing by Miranda. Engraving by Capuz. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871. Author: Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). Spanish engraver.

Iberian Peninsula. Catalan Civil War (1462-1472). Conflict in the Principality of Catalonia between supporters of King John II of Aragon (1398-1479) and defenders of Catalan institutions who rebelled against the king. Attack of the castle of Gironella by the Count of Pallars. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Soldiers at a tent with banner, pulse and wreath. Soldiers with horses for one with a banner, a pulp and a wreath decorated tent in a army camp. One of the soldiers has risen from his horse and touches the neck of a woman with a beer mug, she laughs.

History of Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Battle of Villarrobledo (20 September 1836). It took place in the area known as Vega de San Cristóbal, on the outskirts of the town. The Carlist troops of General Miguel Gómez were defeated by the Royalist army of Isidro Alaix, which had received cavalry reinforcements from Diego de León's Hussars. Illustration by Antonio Gómez. Engraving by José Gómez. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Volume III. Madrid, 1845. Author: Antonio Gomez. 19th century-Spanish artist. José Gómez. 19th century-Spanish engraver.

Francia. Combate de Benhout durante la campaña de Egipto el 8 de marzo de 1799. Los mamelucos habían destruido la flota francesa fondeada ese puerto. Grabado de 1853.

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