Artillery Collection (page 39)

Crashed Heinkel HE-111 Bomber; Second World War, 1940
Illustration showing a crashed German Heinkel HE-111 bomber burning in a wood in Essex, 18th June 1940. This bomber had taken part in one of the large air-raids on London

Allied truck watering Italian roads; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing an Allied truck employed in watering dusty Italian roads, 1944. The warning sign on the right-hand side gives the reason for the watering

Canadian Gunner with German Munitions, France; Second World
Photograph showing a Canadian gunner inspecting some captured German 14-inch shells, Boulogne, 1944. The shells shown in the picture would have been used to fire at Dover

Taylorcraft Auster IV Aeroplane; Second World War, 1944
Illustration showing a Royal Air Force Taylorcraft Auster IV airplane, with an artillery spotter on board, pictured in action over Italy, 1944

A German telescopic field-periscope
A photograph of a German army field-periscope captured by the French army in 1916. The device, whose telescopic tube could be extended up to twenty-five meters in height

Reinforcements of British infantry marching towards the fron
Reinforcements of British infantry marching in small, widespread groups towards the front lines, September 1916. The soldiers moved in such a way so as to reduce the potential damage inflicted by

The preparation of a kite-balloon before take-off
Allied soldiers photographed putting the finishing touches to the envelope of a kite-balloon shortly before take-off. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground

A French soldier lying inside an artillery shell case
A French soldier is shown lying inside the casing of a French artillery shell. In his hands he is holding a smaller shell. Date: 1916

The entrance to a captured German dug-out
The staircase and entrance to a German dug-out captured by the British army during the Somme offensive in July 1916. Such shelters were often highly elaborate

A British observation-officer testing his communications equ
A British observation-officer testing the communications equipment which allowed him to speak to the ground when aloft in his kite-balloon

A British observation-officers parachute being tested
Photograph of a British observation-officers parachute being tested prior to his take-off in a kite-balloon. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground

Reinforcements of British Infantry marching in narrow column
Reinforcements of British infantry are shown moving in long, narrow columns towards the front lines, September 1916. The soldiers marched in such a way to minimise any damage that might be inflicted

A damaged German trench near the French village of Ovillers-
Photograph of a German trench near the French village of Ovillers-la-Boiselle, damaged by Allied artillery bombardment and later captured by the British army

The destroyed wood of Thiepval, France
A view of Thiepval wood, the scene of heavy artillery bombardment by the British army during the First World War

French soldiers taking cover from artillery fire inside a ca
A photograph of two French soldiers taking shelter from artillery fire inside a captured German ammunition depot. The Illustrated London News reported that the men were in the process of removing

The remains of Thipval wood
A photograph showing the remains of Thipval wood, destroyed by Allied artillery, on the Western front during the First World War"

French soldiers hoisting an artillery shell
Photograph of a sixteen-inch shell being hoisted into position by French soldiers for loading into its gun. The caption described the weapon as the modern lord of battle

British Artillery leaving the Crimea, Balaklava, 1856
Landscape engraving of British troops, horses and gun carriages being loaded onto the ship Argo for the journey back to England at the conclusion of the Crimean War, 1856. Date: 1856

An Indian artillery battery crossing a river
An Indian artillery batterys team of mules are shown tethered to a line, being led across a river, September 1916

Candadian regimental Colours placed on the Wolfe Monument in
The Colours of several Canadian battalions and one artillery battery are seen placed on the monument to General James Wolfe in Westminster Abbey

British soldiers building a trench by joining shell craters
A photograph of British soldiers digging a trench by linking craters left by artillery bombardment, September 1916

Fighting at Vengrov
Insurgents storm the Russian artillery lines during the battle of Vengrov

French mountain gun
An 80mm mountain-gun, ready to be fired by a French artillery regiment. The gun was able to fire mines weighing up to 236lb

A French look-out
A French artillery observer on the look-out up a tree

Belgian soldiers retreat
Belgian soldiers in August 1914, retreating to Antwerp, accompanied by dogs pulling machine guns. As the Germans pushed their invasion through Belgium, the Belgium army was forced to retreat

Crimea Artillery
A quiet day in the Diamond Battery : the gun is a Lancaster 68-pounder

Ball for British Royals
THE ROYAL ARTILLERY COMPANYs BALL Given in honour of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra)

The Federal Army advance in Virginia; American Civil War, 18
Engraving showing the Federal army advancing towards Lee Town, Jefferson County, Virginia, with Stuarts flying artillery coming into action

American Civil war. Embarkation at Woolwich
Embarkation at Woolwich of the E Battery fourth brigade of the Royal Field Artillery on board the Melbourne for Canada. British troops en route for Canada to protect the Canadian border

Cuns in Carpathia
Germans bringing up artillery in Carpathia

Mitrailleuses with shields used by government forces against the Communards during the Paris Commune

Artillery Seized
Mitrailleuses captured by government forces from the defeated Communards, parked near the Bourse

German Field Artillery
Prussian field artillery in battle formation

China Warships 1897
German warships off the China coast : the flagship Kaiser signals that the artillery has been landed

French at Padova
The French, invading Italy yet again, besiege Padova : this is a fine view of contemporary siege methods including the use of screens to conceal the siege artillery. Date: 1509

Napoleon and Sections
When the Paris sections oppose the Conventions constitutional changes, Napoleon uses artillery to make them behave

Bulldog Cannon
The " Bulldog Cannon", found by the British Army in the Fort of Kurnaul, India, in 1838, but originally forged centuries earlier in China. The mouth is the guns muzzle

French Cannons / C17Th
A variety of 17th century French cannons

Petard Offensive / 17th C
Diagrams showing the attack offensive on a castle using a petard. A device filled with gunpowder and fastened to the gates, the danger lest the engineer be blown up too

Firing a Gun - Scrap
Two officers observe the effects of their heavy gun

Giuseppina Mans Gun
Giuseppina di Barcelona, Sicilian heroine who took part in the fierce fighting at Catania, mans (?) a cannon against the Neapolitans. (We also have a portrait of her)

Fighting on Ice
Scandinavian cavalry charge across the ice, trumpet blowing, after the artillery bombardment has weakened the opposition from the town

Lovenstein Attacked
During the fighting between the occupying Spanish and the Dutch patriots, the castle of Lovenstein is attacked with artillery, cavalry and infantry

French in Netherlands
Invading the Low Countries, the French bombard WILLEMSTAD from their artillery battery on Hel-plaats : a fine view of cannon and a mortar in action

Lunardis Balloon
View of the Ascent of Mr LUNARDIs celebrated air Balloon from the Artillery Ground (London)

Wwi / Germans under Fire
German artillery struggle through the mud, while under enemy fire

French Field Guns - 5
A battery of French 155 cannons, using 9 kilos of powder to fire a projectile of 40 kilos

French Field Guns - 4
Loading a French 24 cannon is done via the muzzle : a ramrod pushes the shell in place

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