Historical Battle Illustrations

Vintage engravings depicting famous historical battles and equestrian events, featuring soldiers on horseback and scenes from notable conflicts.

GERMANY / HUNGARY The Mongol armies invade Eastern Europe and inflict serious losses on the German nobles at Liegnitz

A Fantasia, a traditional equestrian sport that is carried out during cultural events in the Maghreb, especially in Algeria and Morocco, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, around 1890, Record Date Not Stated

The evening of Waterloo, vintage engraving. The evening of Waterloo, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656326

Battle of Borodino, vintage engraving. Battle of Borodino, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656478

A Depiction of The Defeat of the Saxons by Arthur in the 6th Century

Otto I, 912 - 973, known as Otto the Great, German king emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, at Rome

events War of the Sixth Coalition 1812 - 1814 Battle of Leipzig 16.10.1813 - 19.10.1813 skirmish at Moeckern 16.10.1813 attacking Prussian cavalry wood engraving after by Ludwig Burger 19th century,

The siege of Zaragoza is the second and last siege of this city during the Spanish Civil War. It is regularly considered one of the most brutal battle

Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman After drawing by R. Caton Woodville in Illustrated London News September 24 1898 From A Roving Commission by Winston S. Churchill published by Scribners 1930

Assault on Damiette, Damiette was an important town at the time of the Crusades in the 12th and 13th centuries. Assault of 1169, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

GERMANY / HUNGARY The Mongol armies invade Eastern Europe and inflict serious losses on the German nobles at Liegnitz

Engraving showing Russian cavalry re-entering Balaklava, as British troops pulled out, at the end of the Crimean War, 1856. The fort can be seen in the background. Date: 1856

military Switzerland army infantry passage of a Tessin battalion across the Saint Gotthard pass January 1857 wood engraving 19th century,

Heroic Death of Arnold Von Winkelried at the Battle of Sempach, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

State of Culture in the 16th century, Battle of the Landsknechte, after a painting by H. Holbein, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction...

HENRY IV of England (1367-1413). King of England (1399-1413), from the House of Lancaster.; SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). English poet and playwright. Illustration of Shakespeare's work 'Henry IV', written in 1597. Engraving from the 19th c. Engraving.

Assassination of King Albert of Austria by Johann of Swabia, Duke of Austria and Styria, called Parricida, Latin for patricide, near Koenigsfeld, 1290-1313, historical engraving of 1883

Glengarry's charge, 18th century (19th century). Artist: Unknown

Werner of Kyburg or Wezelo, 980, 17 August 1030, and Ernst II died 17 August 1030, the Duke of Swabia, faithful friends until death, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

The battle of Villaviciosa of Tajuna (Guadalajara)Spain. 1710

The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. The fall of Lisbon. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (1507-1582), 3rd Duke of Alba and supreme commander in Portugal in 1580, defeated Antonio I of Portugal in the Battle of Alcantara and reduced Portugal to the subjection of Philip II of Spain. Engraving.

Spain. Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) in which Alfonso VIII of Castile defeated the Almohad army of Caliph al-Nasir Muhammed. Engraving.

Painting depicting Alexander the Great defeating Darius

España. Guerra de África. El general Prim con los soldados voluntarios catalanes en la batalla de Tetuán del 4 de enero de 1860. Grabado de 1860. Author: Manuel Moliné Muns. Joan Prim Prats.

Normans battle at castle, England. 11th century

REINADO DE FELIPE II (1527-1598). Felipe II, hijo de una infanta portuguesa, la emperatriz Isabel, tenía derecho a la corona de Portugal si ésta vacaba sin sucesión, lo que ocurrió al morir el rey Sebastián de Portugal. En 1580 Felipe II ocupó Portugal con su ejército, bajo las órdenes del DUQUE DE ALBA (1507-1582). "TOMA DE LISBOA POR EL DUQUE DE ALBA". Grabado.

The Battle of Miani (or Battle of Meeanee) was a battle between British forces under Sir Charles Napier and the Talpur Amirs of Sindh; of today's Pakistan. The Battle took place on 17 February 1843 at Miani; Sindh in what is now Pakistan.

The Siege of Girona May 6, 1809, siege of the French Grande Armée on the inhabitants of the city of Gerona, painting by César Álvarez Dumont (1866-1945) Spanish painter of history, Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Engraving depicting the Spanish Tercio, a Spanish military unit of the Spanish Empire during the era of the dominance of Habsburg Spain in Europe and the Renaissance era. Dated 17th Century

The Road to Sebastopol - Commissariat Waggons, Conveyances of Fascines, etc, 1854. Crimean War: equipment being moved to forward positions. Gabions are carried by mules, and camels pull a cart with smoking soldiers as passengers. 'It is fortunate that the weather hitherto has been so favourable to our operations: with the exception of a couple of cold days, during which a north-easterly wind prevailed, the atmosphere has been warm and genial; unlike the same period of last year, when the ground around Sebastopol was covered with two feet of snow. Everything, in fact, has been propitious; and t

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Raid at Balingen, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Historia de España. Batalla de Higueruela o Sierra Elvira entre las tropas cristianas de Juan II de Castilla dirigidas por el condestable Alvaro de Luna, y las granadinas nazaríes en 1431. Grabado de 1872.

Historia de España. Batalla del Salado, una de las más importantes del último período de la Reconquista. Las fuerzas de Castilla y Portugal impidieron la invasión de los benimerines en 1340. Grabado de 1872.

España. Primera guerra carlista (1833-1840). Combate en las alturas de Peracamps, cerca de Solsona, en 1840. Grabado de 1890.

Telemaco protected by Minerva fights and defeats Hipias. Old 18th century engraving from the book the adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses by Francois de Salygnac 1767

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.

The Polytechnic School on Avenue de Vincennes, vintage engraving. The Polytechnic School on Avenue de Vincennes, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656585

The early 1900s caption reads: "Duke of Lorraine receiving Captured Standard of Mohacs. The Turks broke the power of Hungary at the battle of Mohacs, and a century and a half later an Austrian army retaliated by a tremendous defeat of the Turks on the same spot. The imperial standard of the Turks was captured, together with thousands of their best troops. Our illustration shows them enduring in their turn the humiliation they had so often inflicted on their foes."

Military and mutiny Chir Singh rajah of the sikhs with his escort India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox

'Les interventions de la cavalerie', 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

events War of the Seventh Coalition 1815 Battle of Waterloo 18.6.1815 French marshal Marschall Emmanuel de Grouchy marching to Wavre 18.6.1815 wood engraving 19th century,

THE ENGLISH BEFORE HARFLEUR

The early 1900s caption reads: "THE LAST STAND OF THE GAULSCORREUS.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.

BATALLA DE CASTILLEJOS - GUERRA DE AFRICA ACCION DEL 1/1/1860 - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. CONDE DE REUS. GENERAL PRIM. GENERAL JUAN PRIM Y PRATS (1814-1870).

Peninsular War (1808-1814). Dos de Mayo Uprising, 1808. Insurrection of the people of Madrid. Drawing by Karl Girardet. Engraving by Paul Girardet. ""Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire"" (History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon), by A. Thiers. Volume VIII. Published in Paris, 1849.

Primera guerra chino-japonesa. Asalto de los japoneses a la bayoneta en la batalla de Ping-yang. Grabado de 1895.

The Battle of Nantes, military confrontation fought on June 29, 1793 in the War of the Vendée between the monarchical forces under the command of Jacques Cathelineau and the republicans led by Jean Baptiste Camille de Canclaux. France, French Revolution 18th century. Old engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1845

Entry of the victorious Austrian troops into the fortress of Buda

evsnts Second Italian War of Independence 1859 Battle of Solferino 24.6.1859 lithograph 19th century,

Siege of Danzig (1807) old Prussia (today Poland). War of the Fourth Coalition. Napoleonic Wars. Engraving, 19th century.

Expedition meeting with Governor Governor Ben-Aouda, Morocco. North of Africa. Morocco by Edmondo de Amicis 1875. Le Tour du Monde 1879

The Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, American Civil War

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, The Count of Helfenstein is chased into the lances. The Counts of Helfenstein were an old Swabian noble family named after the Helfenstein Castle above Geislingen an der Steige, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date unknown, Europe

Siege of Derry. The relief of Londonderry, Ireland, on July 28, 1689 during the Williamite-Jacobite War. After a print by Pickaert.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Battle near Wurzach, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

The Revenge at Mohacs - The Austrian General receives the Conquered Turkish Standard in the Second Battle of Mohacs

Battle of the Mincio river, Napoleonic Wars

'The Battle of Hastings', (c1804). Creator: William Bromley.

Mockery of the defeat of the Sonderbund in 1815, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

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...

Guerra franco-prusiana de 1870. Batalla de Wissembourg el 4 de agosto de 1870. Grabado de 1870.

Battle against the Toba Indians, Bolivia, South America. Journey in search of the remains of the Crevaux mission by Émile-Arthur Thouar 1884. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906

Dragoons of the Spanish army in Nancis. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

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

Scene of battle from the British position, inside the square repulsing the Zulus. British casualities were light, but the Zulus were decimated by the use of Gatling guns and the Martini-Henry. The Battle took place on 4th July 1879. Melton Prior, the ILN artist who drew the original sketches was so impressed with Zulu bravery he swore he had seen nothing like it. Date: 1879

This representation of Peter Francisco's gallant action with nine of Tarleton's cavalry during American Revolutionary War

Fighting game at a tournament in the early Middle Ages, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

War of the fourth coalition. Battle of Jena, 1806. Queen Louise of Prussia visiting the troops. Engraving, 19th century.

Engraving depicting the 'Lady Alice' being attacked at Bambireh. Dated 19th century

Battle at Etival on October 6th, Franco-German War 1870/71, woodcut, France, Europe

Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, Jaen,Spain. 1212

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880), c1885. Artist: Unknown

events War of the First Coalition 1792 - 1797 Battle of Arcole 15.- 17.11.1796 General Napoleon Bonaparte on the Bridge 15.11.1796 wood engraving 19th century,

The War for the Union (1862), a bayonet charge, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period., The War for the Union, a bayonet charge, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period

The camp invaded by the Chorotes Indians, Bolivian Chaco. Bolivia, South America. Journey to the Chaco Boreal 1886-1887 by Émile-Arthur Thouar (1853 - 1915 to 1920) Le Tour du Monde 1890

Guerra de África. Batallón de Cantabria formando el cuadro rechaza la caballería mora. Dibujo de Ortego. Grabado de 1860.

Emperor Franz Joseph in Berlin, Emperor Wilhelm greets him at the parade on Tempelhofer Feld, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

The Battle of Meeanee 1843 Engraved by C H Jeens after E Armitage

The French Attack on Malakoff on 8 September 1855, The Battle of Malakoff was a French attack against Russian forces on the Malakoff Redoubt and its subsequent capture on 8 September 1855 as part of the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

An illustration by John de Bryan showing German soldiers firing upon a British motor after it has come upon broken wine bottle glass laid in the road by the Germans during World War I. Date: October 17th 1914

The Battle of Poictiers, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

THE WAR IN THE EAST

Romanian militiamen erecting earthen walls in Giurgevo, Romania, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not know...

The seige of Ptolemais during the third crusade 1189

Engraving depicting the Battle of Tamames, a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. Dated 1812

THE GREEK ROUT: AN INCIDENT OF THE STAMPEDE ON THE ROAD TO LARISSA, GREECE, 1897; Panic completely overtook the Greek army. A whole battery of artillery took to flight and crashed through everything. Horses and carts were hurled down the embankment and the telegraph poles on the roadside were in many cases smashed.

The charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, September 2, 1898.

THE IMPERIAL CENT GARDES

Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, 1879. Combat. Iberian Illustration, 1898.

Eroberung einer französischen Mitrailleuse bei Wörth, Frankreich, deutsch-französischer Feldzug von 1870, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktio...

Engraving depicting the landing of French troops in Montgat. Dated 19th Century

Repulse of sortie from Delhi, India, Asia Copyright: xKenxGraham/DinodiaxPhotox

The robber barons raid a goods transport in the Middle Ages, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

English occupation of Egypt, 1882. Population of Tel-el-Kebir (Lower Egypt). Bedouin horsemen attacking the British outposts. Drawing by Comba. Engraving by Tomás Carlos Capuz. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Civil war that confronted Carlists, supporters of the Infante Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, against the Isabelinos (Elizabethans), defenders of Isabel II and the regent María Cristina de Borbón. Brigadier Manuel Bretón (1780-1859), military governor of Tortosa. Antonio Aspiroz, commander of the Bailén volunteers. Carlist uprising in Morella, 1838. Bretón and Aspiroz attacking the Carlist factions in Morella. Illustration by Vicente Urrabieta. Engraving by Gaspar. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Madrid, 1842.

The Battle of Rosebecque, Belgium, November 27, 1382, the Hundred Year War, steel engraving on china paper, from Galerie Historique de Versailles, Histoire de France, Charles Gavard Publisher, Paris, circa 1840.

The francs-archers, France, 15th century (1882-1884).Artist: Spex

'The Battle of Alma: General Brown leading on the 23rd Regiment to the Russian Batteries', 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854".

Siege of Barcelona (1713-14). War of Spanish Succession. The general Jose Bellver y Balaguer refuses to capitulate, 1714.

Engraving depicting King Charles X of France (1757-1836). Dated 19th Century

Battle of Stoke, 16 June 1487. German mercenaries under Martin Schwarz making their last stand against the stronger and more disciplined forces of the king. English longbows with steel-tipped arrows outshot crossbows of the Germans which took far longer to load. Engraving c1885.

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