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Bombardment Collection (#2)

Background imageBombardment Collection: Bombardment of Sveaborg, 9 August 1855, Crimean War Date: 1855

Bombardment of Sveaborg, 9 August 1855, Crimean War Date: 1855

Background imageBombardment Collection: Bombardment of Odessa, Crimean War, 22 April 1854. Date: 1854

Bombardment of Odessa, Crimean War, 22 April 1854. Date: 1854

Background imageBombardment Collection: Bombardment of Acre, Second Egyptian-Ottoman War (1839-1841)

Bombardment of Acre, Second Egyptian-Ottoman War (1839-1841), 3 November 1840 Date: 1840

Background imageBombardment Collection: Lighthouse and cannon, Alexandria, Egypt, 1882

Lighthouse and cannon, Alexandria, Egypt, 1882
Lighthouse and cannon, after the bombardment, Alexandria, Egypt, 1882

Background imageBombardment Collection: Place des Consuls, Alexandria, Egypt, c. 1880 s

Place des Consuls, Alexandria, Egypt, c. 1880 s
Place des Consuls, Alexandria, Egypt, c.1880 s

Background imageBombardment Collection: Bombed railway bridge, Netze, Germany

Bombed railway bridge, Netze, Germany
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: bombed railway bridge, Netze, Germany, 9th Airforce bombardment

Background imageBombardment Collection: Douglas A-26 Invaders, light bombers, 9th Air Force

Douglas A-26 Invaders, light bombers, 9th Air Force
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: flight of four Douglas A-26 Invaders, light bombers, part of the 9th Air Force bombardment of Germany

Background imageBombardment Collection: HMS Rinaldo bombarding Salangore in the Strait of Malacca. Date: 1871

HMS Rinaldo bombarding Salangore in the Strait of Malacca. Date: 1871

Background imageBombardment Collection: Scenes of the Eastern Cape (Kaffraria), South Africa, 1820

Scenes of the Eastern Cape (Kaffraria), South Africa, 1820
Nguni or Bantu (Kaffir) warrior hunting antelope with spears 55, forsaking a woman drowning in a river 56, and worshipping an anchor from an East India ship 57

Background imageBombardment Collection: Scenes during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2

Scenes during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Scenes during the evacuation of Dunkirk, in northern France, showing the beach with debris, the embarkation of British troops onto various rescue ships and boats

Background imageBombardment Collection: Final phases during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2

Final phases during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Scene from the final phases of the evacuation of Dunkirk, northern France, showing a British anti-tank post at the Menin Gate

Background imageBombardment Collection: Street scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2

Street scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Street scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, northern France, showing a burning lorry with billowing black smoke, and debris littering the ground after an intensive German air attack. Date: 1940

Background imageBombardment Collection: Moonlit view during Battle for Dunkirk, northern France, WW2

Moonlit view during Battle for Dunkirk, northern France, WW2
A moonlit view from Kent across the Straits of Dover during the Battle for Dunkirk, showing the distant glow in the sky from fires burning on the coast of northern France

Background imageBombardment Collection: British artillery covering the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2

British artillery covering the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
British artillery (25-pounders) firing over open sights, while French and British infantry use their machine guns, to cover the evacuation of Dunkirk, northern France

Background imageBombardment Collection: Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2

Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, with German dive-bombers attacking shipping and setting a paddle steamer on fire

Background imageBombardment Collection: Dunkirk during the evacuation, northern France, WW2

Dunkirk during the evacuation, northern France, WW2
Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, during the evacuation, with a British Lockheed Hudson of the coastal command on guard, and burning oil tanks producing a huge cloud of black smoke. Date: 1940

Background imageBombardment Collection: Dunkirk under bombardment, 1940

Dunkirk under bombardment, 1940
View of Dunkirk under bombardment, taken from the deck of a destroyer, showing huge smoke columns from fires, during the Dunkirk evacuations in June 1940. 1940

Background imageBombardment Collection: French Destroyer la Combattante Memorial Courseulles

French Destroyer la Combattante Memorial Courseulles
The ship was part of the supporting Bombardment Group. She was built in Glasgow in 1942 under the name HMS Haldon & loaned to the Free French Navy

Background imageBombardment Collection: Captain Henry Mowatt bombards Falmouth

Captain Henry Mowatt bombards Falmouth off Chesapeake Bay during the American War of Independence Date: 1775

Background imageBombardment Collection: The Surrender of Louisbourg

The Surrender of Louisbourg
British soldiers march forward in regiment, attacking the city of Louisbourg in Ile-Royal during the War of Austrian Succession

Background imageBombardment Collection: The Bombardment of Tampico

The Bombardment of Tampico
The bombardment of Tampico and the debarkation of troops, on 9th August 1863. French ships fire at the port of Tampico as soldiers in longboats row to the shore. Date: 1863

Background imageBombardment Collection: Bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816

Bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816. 1816

Background imageBombardment Collection: Our Advance to Boiselle, by E Handley-Read, WW1

Our Advance to Boiselle, by E Handley-Read, WW1
Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916, watercolour by Captain Edward Handley-Read, First World War. The cloud shows evidence of a gas bombardment. 1916

Background imageBombardment Collection: Ypres after First Bombardment, by CRW Nevinson, WW1

Ypres after First Bombardment, by CRW Nevinson, WW1
Ypres after First Bombardment, drypoint print by Christopher Richard Wynn Nevinson, First World War. 1915-1916

Background imageBombardment Collection: The Turkish Port of Smyrna Bombarded

The Turkish Port of Smyrna Bombarded
A necessary incident in the main operation. The Turkish port of Smyrna (now name Izmir) is bombarded by the Allied Fleet 1915

Background imageBombardment Collection: Convair YB-58A-1-CF Hustler 55-670

Convair YB-58A-1-CF Hustler 55-670 (msn 11) of the 6592nd Test Squadron, Carswell AFB, TX, with markings for Operation Deep Freeze, the climatic testing of the B-58 carried out at Eglin AFB

Background imageBombardment Collection: United States Air Force - Lockheed-Marietta B-47E Stratojet

United States Air Force - Lockheed-Marietta B-47E Stratojet
United States Air Force - Lockheed-Marietta (Boeing) B-47E-55-LM Stratojet 53-1843 of the 307th Bombardment Wing, at Chicago O Hare Airport. Lockheed-Marietta licence built. Date: circa 1962

Background imageBombardment Collection: United States Air Force - Boeing B-47E-60-BW Stratojet

United States Air Force - Boeing B-47E-60-BW Stratojet 51-5232 (msn 450517), of the 303rd Bombardment Wing. Date: circa 1960

Background imageBombardment Collection: United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker

United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker
United States Air Force Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker 44-92026 (msn 23), of the7th Bombardment Wing, at Detroit, Michigan. Built as a Consolidated B-36B-1-CF Peacemaker, first flown 8 July 1948

Background imageBombardment Collection: United States warships bombard San Juan, which will later be taken by the ground forces

United States warships bombard San Juan, which will later be taken by the ground forces, including Theodore Roosevelt Date: June 1898

Background imageBombardment Collection: BOMBARDMENT OF SAN JUAN Date: June 1898

BOMBARDMENT OF SAN JUAN Date: June 1898

Background imageBombardment Collection: BOMBARDMENT OF SANTIAGO The Eastern Squadron bombards the Spanish batteries Date

BOMBARDMENT OF SANTIAGO The Eastern Squadron bombards the Spanish batteries Date: 6 June 1898

Background imageBombardment Collection: Salvationists from all Climes: Types of the Foreign Soldiers

Salvationists from all Climes: Types of the Foreign Soldiers
People the aggressive Christians had reached in different countires. The new members of the Salvation Army attended the Salvationist Congress, described by General Booth as the bombardment of London

Background imageBombardment Collection: CHILE CIVIL WAR 1891

CHILE CIVIL WAR 1891
The bombardment of Iquique during the civil war in Chile. Date: 1891

Background imageBombardment Collection: John Bull Shot in Rear

John Bull Shot in Rear
The bombardment of Hartlepool - John Bull gets hit in a sensitive area... Date: December 1914

Background imageBombardment Collection: Gallipoli - bringing in horses by Matania, WW1

Gallipoli - bringing in horses by Matania, WW1
Telegraph work in Gallipoli - an unrecorded incident of individual bravery. Two men of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers bringing two uninjured horses back to British lines during a severe Turkish

Background imageBombardment Collection: Southern Railway Firemen

Southern Railway Firemen
Firefighters working for Southern Railway spray water onto the roof of a train. Southern Railway employed eighty A.F.S. men in order to fight fires caused by Luftwaffe incendiary bombs. 1940

Background imageBombardment Collection: Taking Shelter in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station

Taking Shelter in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station
Crowds seek refuge in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station during a Luftwaffe air raid. 1940

Background imageBombardment Collection: Old Bill and Co. October 1940

Old Bill and Co. October 1940
" I ll let yet get away with it this time, but remember! I got a front door, h and a knocker!" Bruce Bairnsfather jokes that the damage inflicted on homes by German air raids has made it

Background imageBombardment Collection: Henry Willink, M. P

Henry Willink, M. P
Henry Willink (1894-1973) in his capacity as Special Commissioner for the homeless in London, a role that was necessitated owing to the destruction inflicted by German air-raids. 1940

Background imageBombardment Collection: Air raid on Oxford Street

Air raid on Oxford Street
The front cover of The Bystander features a shop assistant rescuing two mannequins after an Oxford Street department store is hit by a Luftwaffe bombing raid

Background imageBombardment Collection: Chislehurst caves during WWII

Chislehurst caves during WWII
Chislehurst caves, Kent, during WWII. Mothers in bunks and babies in cots deep underground in their cave shelter. 1944

Background imageBombardment Collection: French bombarding fort of San Juan de Ulua, Mexico

French bombarding fort of San Juan de Ulua, Mexico
The French navy bombarding the fort of San Juan de Ulua (Saint-Jean d Ulloa), overlooking the seaport of Veracruz in Mexico, during the Pastry War. Date: 27 November 1838

Background imageBombardment Collection: German bombardment of Algerian port, WW1

German bombardment of Algerian port, WW1
German bombardment of an Algerian port, North Africa, 4 August 1914, during the First World War -- a photograph with artists additions

Background imageBombardment Collection: Gunners sheltering during a bombardment, 1917, Matania

Gunners sheltering during a bombardment, 1917, Matania
With our artist on the Western Front - No II. New Series. Front cover of The Sphere featuring the first of a new set of drawings done by the magazines special artist during his latest visit to

Background imageBombardment Collection: German bombardment of Hartlepool during World War I

German bombardment of Hartlepool during World War I
An attack by the Germans on Hartlepool during World War I which missed its main target and killed many civilians. Date: 1914

Background imageBombardment Collection: Franco-Prussian War. Siege of Paris

Franco-Prussian War. Siege of Paris
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege and bombardment of Par� by the Prussian army. From left to right, Prussian king William I, general Moltke and chancellor Bismarck. Etching. ITALY

Background imageBombardment Collection: Allied warships, Dardanelles, February 1915, WW1

Allied warships, Dardanelles, February 1915, WW1
Allied warships which took part in the bombardment of the Dardanelles in February 1915. They are: HMS Dublin, Euryalus, Cornwallis, Amethyst, Sapphire, Vengeance, Lord Nelson, Implacable, Agamemnon



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