Artillery Collection (page 7)

Crimean War - the 21-gun battery before Sebastopol
Scene in the 21-gun battery before Sebastopol, Crimean War. 1855

D21 Bty, Canadian Field Artillery, Plaque, Zonnebeke Church Date: 2016

ILN cover - Bren-carriers being entrained
Open rail trucks being loaded with Bren-gun carriers by their crews in June 1940, when all munitions production in Britain was ramped up in the face of a threat of German invasion. Date: 1940

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

Portrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, The Doctor
Portrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, nicknamed The Doctor, who had served in India as a staff surgeon in the Royal Artillery. He died at the age of 49. 1885

Field Artillery Camp, Okehampton, Dartmoor, West Devon
Field Artillery Camp, near Okehampton, Dartmoor, West Devon, with soldiers riding on horseback, and tents and buildings in the background. Date: circa 1910

Guns at Camp Edwards, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
Line-up of 30mm anti-aircraft guns at Camp Edwards, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1942

Musket racks, laboratory tent and officers tents
18th century military tents: horse or rack to support firelocks 1, 2, 3, muskets on the rack 4, laboratory tents belonging to the artillery 5, field officers tent or marquis 6

The partridges mortar with bomb and grenadoes
The partridges, a mortar that fired 13 grenadoes or young partridges and one bomb or old hen at one time. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of

Extraordinary pieces of artillery: view and section of the culverine of Nancy, a triple cannon, a twin cannon and an ancient screwpiece

Ancient bombard or gun called Mons Meg. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812

The standing and marching salute exercises. Taken from William Hogarths illustrations for John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company

The standing salute exercises. Taken from William Hogarths illustrations for John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company

Halberd military exercises. Taken from John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army

Soldiers and artillery gunners in a castle
Soldiers, archers and artillery gunners in a castle siege, 15th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Chinese cavalry armed with lance, quiver, bow and arrow, with artillery firing cannons from a hill behind. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army artillery over a bridge in the Great St. Bernard Pass when crossing the Alps, 1800

Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge on the bridge at the Battle of Lodi, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax

Napoleon Bonaparte directing the Suppression
Napoleon Bonaparte directing an artillery firing squad at the Suppression after the Siege of Toulon (ordered by Paul Barras and Stanislas Freron)

Cannon-boring machinery, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Ferdinande Philippe, Duc d Orleans 1810-1842. In the uniform of the artillery of the Garde Nationale. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la

Catherine de Vendome, wife of Jean d Estrees, d. 1567
Catherine de Vendome, wife of Jean d Estrees, grand master of the French artillery, d.1567. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in a prayer book in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 25 from Le

Jean d Estrees, grand master of the French artillery, 1486-1571. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Jacques Ricard de Genouillac, Lord of Assier, Grand Master of the Artillery, 1465-1546. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Cinema sound effects machine for silent movies - noises include babies, dogs, artillery and cars. 1912

The Rotunda, Woolwich Common, southeast London
The Rotunda (pr Repository), Woolwich Common, southeast London. A former artillery museum which was established in 1820. The building was originally a very large bell tent erected in St

Toy Theatre, Foot Soldiers, Chasseurs and British Artillery
Toy Theatre, New Foot Soldiers, French Chasseurs and British Flying Artillery

German graves in college garden, Lyck, Poland
German artillery and infantry graves in the college garden at Lyck (Elk, Lek, Leg), now in Masuria, Poland. 1914-1918

Officers of Italian Light and Field Artillery, WW1
Officers of the Italian Light and Field Artillery in semi-full dress uniform during the First World War, 24 April 1915. 1915

Military artillery. 1868

Oglethorpe Fails in Attack on St. Augustine
Part of the War of Jenkins Ear between Great Britain and Spain, James Oglethorpe led a band of English soldiers, militia, and Chickasaw and Creek Nation soldiers

De Soto Attacks the Alabama Fort
Hernando De Soto attacks a fortified town in Alabama in 1540. Various artillery fires towards the towns defences, as cavalry from various positions around the town ride forward. Date: 1540

Battery or Junin Tower
An artillery battery dubbed Junin Tower. Surrounded by girded metal barriers, a group of cannons are being demonstrated to watching military officers. Date: 1866

Map of the Battle of Buena Vista
A map of the formations and placements of troops and defences of the Mexican and American forces at the battle of Buena Vista. Date: 1847

The Uniforms of the Austro-Mexican Brigade
A group of soldiers stand about in their full uniforms including: (left to right) artillery officers, a Chief Surgeon, Austrian Uhlans, a Hussar officer, a Chasseur officer, a Hussar, a bugleman

The Lance under fire at the port of Tampico
The ship the Lance under fire by Mexican artillery in the port of Tampico. A ship leans heavily as artillery from the shore bombard it

Soldiers of the Mexican Army
A collection of the soldiers of the Mexican army in full dress; an officer of the African Chasseurs, a rifleman, an irregular lancer, a trumpet cavalryman, a lancer of the Zacatecas brigade

Colonel P H Fawcett
Colonel Percy H Fawcett (1867 - 1925), British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist, and explorer of South America. 1932

Japanese Marine Field Artillery Corps bombarding Chinese
Japanese Marine Field Artillery Corps bombarding the Chinese. 1933

Anti-aircraft practice, Eire prepares for invasion - men of the Irish Army in training, 26 June 1940. 1940

Austrian trenches destroyed by Allied action, WW1
Austrian trenches destroyed by Allied action (British heavy guns and Italian artillery) during the First World War. 1914-1918

Russian Artillery and Engineers Date: 1898

Gunners passing burning buildings, by Ugo Matania, WW1
Gunners passing burning buildings, illustration for The Sphere, 26 May 1917, oil on card by Ugo Matania, First World War. 1917

Mounting a Great Gun, Coventry, by Muirhead Bone
Mounting a Great Gun, Coventry, February 1917, by Muirhead Bone, First World War. 1917

Postwar poster, SOS To All Nations, Disarm
Postwar poster, design by Batt, SOS To All Nations, Disarm, Join the League of Nations Union. circa 1920

Breech-loading railway gun in action, France, WW1
A breech-loading 9.2" railway gun in action, France, First World War. circa 1916

Anglo-French fleet entering the Sea of Marmora
The Anglo-French fleet entering the Sea of Marmora, Crimean War. 1854

Soldier firing rifle-calibre Maxim Gun. circa 1900

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