Historical Battle Illustrations

Drawings depicting military actions and battles from various wars, showcasing soldiers, tactics, and the chaos of war.

Illustration of several cowboys protecting their ranch from Apache native American Indians. This image was made at the time of the last war between the Apache native American Indians and the United States Army in Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora, Old Mexico, c.1887. Date: 1887

Le Clairon de Douaumont, The Douaumont Bugler, WW1 drawing by the French illustrator Paul Thiriat

Mobile Guard soldier brandishing a flag (TF)

'A Derby Obstruction', 1861. Artist: Unknown

Foot chasseurs, French infantry: Attack and defense positions, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 466, Volume XIX, January 29-February 5, 1852.

Illustration of several cowboys protecting their ranch from Apache native American Indians. This image was made at the time of the last war between the Apache native American Indians and the United States Army in Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora, Old Mexico, c.1887. Date: 1887

Knights of King Louis VI of France, c14th century (1849). Artist: Unknown

Digging man, a woman with a basket and soldiers on horseback, print maker: Jacob Ernst Marcus, jun-1813.

Two Soldiers Facing Left from the "Set of Warriors" Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673).. Etching on laid paper, sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (27.3 x 19.7 cm). European Art

Cartoon depicting a man poaching. Dated 19th Century

mail post postmen official postman of Formosa Strait (Taiwan) wood engraving 19th century,

An engraving depicting the Turon gold field, New South Wales: cradling for gold. Dated 19th century

Netherlands, Count William, Count William I of Holland, verso lower left - stamped, Count William in armor on horseback. Behind him men in armor with lances. In the upper left corner a coat of arms., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 136 mm, width 72 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1517 - 1517, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

One of 'm , Riots, Fighting

One of 'm , Riots, Fighting

Engraving depicting a farmer using a mollebart, or a levelling spade. Dated 19th Century

Three seventeenth century golfers. Date: 17th century

This illustration by Louis Delaporte is one of dozens he produced during his two-year venture (1866-68) with the Mekong Exploration Commission sponsored by the French Ministry of the Navy, the intention of which was to lay the groundwork for the expansion of French colonies in Indochina. Traveling the Mekong by boat, the small French delegation voyaged from Saigon to Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang, then farther north into the uncharted waters of Upper Laos and China's Yunnan province, before returning to Hanoi in 1868 by foot, accompanied by porters and elephants.

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Wouwerman, Philips, Maas, Dirk, Soldaten en paarden, Soldats & Chevaux, Soldier with rifle to the right, verso lower left - stamped, Kneeling soldier with rifle to the right, on seen from the back. On his hip a sword. Fourth print from a series of twelve prints depicting soldiers and horses., print, prints, height 118 mm, width 130 mm, Dutch, 1659-09-12 - 1717-12-25, print maker, printmaker, 1710 - 1717, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1619-05-24 - 1668-05-19, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, publisher

'French Mitrailleuse in Action', c1872. Machine gun used by the French army during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. The mitrailleuse was a type of volley gun that could fire rounds at once or in rapid succession. From "The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences", Volume I, by Captain H M Hozier. William Mackenzie, London, 1872

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 19th century, the Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry, 1785 - 1819, an American naval officer

GUN AND MORTAR FROM BOMARSUND, AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE, 1854

. In a landscape a warrior connects his wounded left leg. Right next to him lies the lifeless body of a soldier, and left his rapier. In the background, some needle trees and the contours of a destroyed facade can be seen.

Cartoon - On the Ground Floor Rostap (1866-1949)

At your command, Lieutenant, Paris, soldiers, officer, corps leader, drum, music corps, staff, France, historical illustration c. 1898, Europe

ON MY WAY TO JOIN MY REGIMENT IN EGYPT, CATASTROPHES WHICH HAPPENED TO AN OFFICER RECALLED FROM LEAVE IN KASHMIR DURING THE MONSOON RAINS

Fishermen on the shore of the bay; Meisenbach RiffArth & Co. (Munich, Berlin, Leipzig; Graphic and Retoproduction Plant; 1892-), Wankie, Władysław (1860-1925); 1891-1900 (1891-00-00-1900-00-00);

The Medusa in Japanese waters, 1863; Berigten from Japan / Janmaat is ready and wait for your orders. A Dutch sailor aboard the Medusa is ready to shoot a gun. The Dutch virgin is left. Following the events in the street of Simonoseki. Plate appeared at the Weekblad De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 40, October 3, 1863.

Cuirassier Francais Portant unDrapeau. Artist: Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, French, 1792-1845

Thick warrior on a bridge; If you like my sword, just a try, he doesn't dare ..a fat figure, with helmet and sword, on a bridge at Soldiers. At the Top Right: pl. VI *. Bottom Right: Bladz. 184.

On guard. Father and son / lith. & published by J.H. Bufford .... United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Guards, 1860-1870, Families, 1860-1870.

Country violinist on the road according to Franciszek Streitt. Kneing, theodor (1840 1927), struggle, Franciszek (1839,890)

CHINESE MILITARY EXERCISES

Cast Adrift by Mutineers - Bligh, with eighteen faithful seamenm was bundled into the boat in the midst of the boundless Pacific - Mutiny on the Bounty

The early 1900s caption reads; "Earl Svein fled away east."

Die Uniform eines Hafenträgers aus der Zeit der Schlacht bei Sievershausen, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion Originaldrucks dem 19. Jahrhundert, Kupf...

War traditional costume of the French military from 1581, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, the Duel of Palamon and Arcite for Emilia, scene from the Teseida by Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 - 1375, an Italian writer, a Democrat, a poet and an important representative of humanism

Only the Navy can stop this, U.S. Navy

Colonel Ichabod Bennet Crane, 1787-1857, pursued by a masked knight on horseback, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-centur...

African American Union soldier in the foreground, American Civil war, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1093, Volume XLIII, February 6, 1864.

Two men and a boy, armed with bayonets rifles (one of the men gives the boy a slogan). Leleux, Adolphe Pierre (1812 1891)

Historical satirical pamphlet for the lack of soldiers during the Thirty Years' War, 17th Century

Two street cleaners grubbing the surface of a street with brooms and knives. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

Cartoon - The Attacks on Lord Byng Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

Krakus - insurgent; Brandt, Józef (1841-1915); around 1863 (1863-00-00-1870-00-00);Daszewska, Krystyna (1908-2000), Daszewska, Krystyna (1908-2000)-collection, rifles, January Uprising (1863-1864), insurgents, cornea (costume.), Sabers, purchase (provenance), soldiers

'Diver in waterproof diving suit and with an independent breathing supply and waterproof lamp, putting rope round a wooden chest to be lifted to the surface. Engraving, London, c1890.'

Boring cannon. In the left foreground is a two-man treadmill and in the right background is a handmill. From "De la pirotechnia" by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice, 1540). Woodcut

Weapons from ancient Greece, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Timpanist Maine regiment in 1676, vintage engraving. Timpanist Maine regiment in 1676, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678681

030502-M-7262C-138. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Reconstruction of Roman reaping cart, as described by Pliny, Engraving, 1860. Artist: Unknown

Method of fixing a petard (explosive device) to a fortress gateway when protected by a moat. Stipple engraving c1800.

British prison system. Guard counting in prisoners after their day's work. The men are all in prison uniform printed with the broad arrow or phaeon, the device marking all British government property. The warder is wearing a sword, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London, England, Engraving from The Graphic

The three occupants of the turret of H.M.S. Glatton when fired at, 1872. 'The turret-ship Glatton has successfully withstood the trial of being actually fired at by the 25-ton gun of the Hotspur...The special purpose was to ascertain whether the gun-carriages, slides, and machinery would be liable to injury by blows upon the walls of the turret, and whether the crew would be prevented from fighting their guns by the effects of the concussion from heavy shot striking the turret..Three living creatures - namely, a kid, a rabbit, and a hen - were placed in the turret to try upon them the effects

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, inclusion in the Bundschuh, Bundschuh movement was the name given to the rebellious peasants in the years 1493 to 1517 in south-west Germany, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Illustration depicting the murder of William Horsfall, a Yorkshire merchant and manufacturer, being murdered by Luddites near Huddersfield. Dated 19th Century

Military costume of the reign of Mary, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Officer flee the bullets during the Battle of Jena, Caran D'Ache, 1898 print. magazine Print is part of a folding leaf. Paris paper political caricatures and satires. battle. commander-in-chief, general, marshal Jena

The British Royal Family during World War One prudently change their name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor, so as not to be mistaken for Germans. Date: July 1917

The early 1900s caption reads: "Olaf shot a spear at Thorir and it struck him."

A man with a gun is standing behind a tree looking at a flock of sparrows on the ground. Coloured etching.

The bar across the river.. The bar across the river.

Captain Teach commonly call'd Black Beard. Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1731. Illustrations. 1736. Rare Book Division. Brigands and robbers, Pirates, Great Britain , History, Criminals

Normal method of applying a petard (explosive device) to the gate of a fortress. The fuse has just been lit and the Fusilier is retreating quickly in order not to be 'hoist with his own petard'. Stipple engraving c1800.

military infantry arquebusier mid 16th century after copper engraving by F. Brunn 1559,

Cartoon depicting the departure of Cleopatra's Needle from Egypt to be given to the British Government by Muhammad Ali of Egypt. Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769-1849) a commander in the Ottoman army, who rose to the rank of Pasha, and became Wli, and self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. Dated 19th Century

Stone quarry worker tamping down a gunpowder charge ready to fit a fuse and blast away a section of rock. Chromolithograph from a children's book published in 1867.

Cartel editado por la Delegación General de Carabineros. Obra de Paco Ribera. Año 1937. Zona Republicana. Guerra civil 1936-1939.

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: ON THE BORDER, 1870

A telephone or 'marine alarum' being used by a sailor. This worked on the principle of sending air through a series of valves and pistons to make various notes, which were then translated into messages. The idea was to prevent collisions at sea and other accidents. Date: August 24th 1844

BURMESE GUN, CAPTURED AT RANGOON, 1852

Soldiers Fighting Emanuel Leutze German American. Soldiers Fighting 13397

A cartoon depicting a Maxim gun, a weapon invented by Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1884. Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) an American-born British inventor. Dated 19th century

A TUNGOOSE ENCAMPMENT.

Satirical illustration depicting King Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte holding the Bayonne Constitution (1768-1844) the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily, and later King of Spain. After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers, Madrid. Dated 1808

Cartoon, On a designated route. A driver swears when enemy fire damages his car, and says he must find his wrench to do some repairs. Date: 1916

'Captain William Kidd (c1645-1701) Scottish sailor, privateer and pirate. Found guilty of piracy and murder, he was hanged at Execution Dock, Wapping, London, 23 May 1871. His body was hung on gibbet as a warning to others.'

Signal Telegraph Machine and operator - Fredericksburg. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. United States, Army, Signal Corps, 1860-1870, Telegraph, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Communications, United States, Virginia, Fredericksburg

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Welsh-born British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister in the World War I coalition government, faced challenges to his position as both Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party. Here shown as a knight in armour picking up all the gauntlets thrown down challenging him. Cartoon from 'Punch', London, 18 October 1922.

Swedish scientist captain Engelstad, due to sail with Amundsen, is killed when flying his kite in a storm while experimenting. Date: 1909

Count Willem I van Holland; Graef Willem. Count Willem in Harness on horseback. Behind him men in armor with lances. A coat of arms in the left top corner.

Roman Empire. Roman legions in the testudo or tortoise formation. Engraving by Capuz. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852. Author: Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). Spanish engraver and xylograph.

Large Mortar, cast at the Vauxhall Foundry, Liverpool, 1856. 'This immense mortar was cast at the works of Messrs. George Forrester and Co...The rough casting weighed about thirty tons; having had a head cast on it the same length as the finished mortar. The metal is entirely of charcoal iron, from the Acadian Company's mines, near Nova Scotia. It is a very pure and strong metal, showing in analysis very little, if any, sulphur...The shells...weigh, uncharged, rather more than 5 cwt. each; and it is expected that with a full charge, or about 40 lb. weight of powder, the range will exceed 7000

Sketch of war by SEM 1915-1916; Slice interior HE Georges Goursat said, 1863-1934). "Sketch of war by SEM 1915-1916; trench interior". Photomechanical process.

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA

military Germany circa 1500 German knight copper engraving by Hans Burgkmair from designs by Albrecht Duerer from a collection ""Vita Imperatoris Maximiliani"",

United States. Supporters of Abraham Lincoln, candidate of the Republican Party. Engraving from "L'Illustration Journal Universel", 1860.

Air Raid Precautions': Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. Removing incendiary bomb with aid of metal scoop and a hoe.

Three sergeants to after a miniature of the fourteenth century, vintage engraving. Three sergeants to after a miniature of the fourteenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660501

Wheeled war engine designed to break up enemy ranks or crush the opposing troops. From 'Epitome Institutionum Rei Militaris' by Flavius Vegetius (1532).

KIT, A MEMORY; BY JAMES PAYN

Master gunner firing a cannon. Wodcut from Edward Webbe Travels, 1590.

Zoellner searches a local fisherman for contraband under his clothes, customs border, smuggler, Germany, historical engraving from 1883, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century.

Gentlemen fencers in the position for the Guard in Carte, and position for the Guard in Tierce. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelo's The School of Fencing, London, 1787.

Cavalryman, China, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

Death at the polls, and free from 'federal interference'. Skeleton 'solid Southern shot gun' holding shotgun at polls, to prevent African Americans from voting. Thomas Nast, artist. Woodcut, 1868

Piper; Bart Omiejczyk, Edmund Ludwik (1885-1950); 1920 (1920-00-00-1920-00-00);

John Holtum stopping a cannon ball in flight.

William Lenthall (1591-1662), Speaker of the House of Commons, running away to the Puritan army with the Mace (symbol of Parliamentary authority). After a set of Cavalier (Royalist) playing cards satirising the Puritans.

Breathing apparatus used by the Vienna Fire Brigade. Leipzig, c1895.

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