Attack Collection (#37)

Battle of Villiers 1870
Battle of VILLIERS - Sachsen troops attack a French position

Belgian Franc-Tireurs
Belgian franc-tireurs - civilians who attack the invading Germans : in fact, none exist : they are a figment of the German imagination !

Venice and Genoa
Naval commander Vettor Pisani is arrested by the Venetian authorities for his failure to repel the attack by the Genoa fleet : but he will be freed and with Zeno save Venice

Council of Amagni 1
The Council of Anagni, under Alexander IV, is notable for Thomas Aquinas defence of the attack on the monastic orders made by the university of Paris

Council of Amagni 2
The Council of Anagni, under Alexander IV, is notable for Thomas Aquinas (back to us in foreground)s defence of the attack on the monastic orders made by Paris university

Japanese Sea Battle / Wwii
Japanese inflict serious damage on American warships off Solomon Islands, sinking four ships and only losing one Date: December 1942

Italians at Tobruk
North Africa : in Libya, the British attempt to defend Tobruk against Italian air attacks

Germans Attack Pill-Box
German infantry advancing into Russia attack a Soviet pill-box

Switchboard operators wearing gas-masks
Photograph showing switchboard operators in Faraday Building, City, London, wearing special gas-masks with ear-phones and mouthpieces; a precautionary

Sudan Wars / An Attack
British soldiers with guns and bayonets repel a charge by native Sudanese forces bearing far less advanced weaponry

Siege of Sebastopol
The Malakoff redoubt under attack during the Siege of Sebastopol, which lasted from Septemebr 1854 until September 1855 resulting in victory for the British and French forces

Training Dog to Attack
A police dog is trained to attack an intruder - well padded-up for the purpose !

Hereward Attacks Normans
Hereward the Wake, legendary Fenland hero, leads an attack against the Normans

War with Morocco - 2
Spanish, French and Russian vessels in the bay of Algeciras, in preparation for an attack on Morocco

Vampire Bats
VAMPIRE BATS attack those imprudent enough to sleep without covering in South America

Galleys Attack Town
Armoured galleys lower their masts and attack a town, with protection for the oarsmen from the arrows of the defenders

Ww1 / Gas / Wurttemberg
Wurttemberg troops hurry to safety during a gas attack

Lucerne Street Fight
Disagreement on religious and social issues leads to an attack on Lucerne by the Free Corps, and civil war breaks out here and elsewhere

Soviet Protected
A field gun is placed before the Moscow Soviet building in Tverskaya Street, to deter anyone who might be thinking of staging a counter-attack

Treasury Carriage 2
Terrorists use a bomb to halt and rob a landau carrying treasury funds : they seize the equivalent of 60, 000 English pounds. The carriage after tha attack

Franco-Pruss / Bretonneux
Battle of Amiens during the Franco-Prussian War: the Prussians 44th regiment attacks a rail embankment at Villers Bretonneux

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

Gherghebil in Dagestan
The Village of Gherghebil showing houses built on top of each other. This compactness has helped the villagers defend themselves from attack

Budapest under Attack
The life of Pest the flourishing medieval city was transformed by 150 years of Turkish occupation between 1541 and 1686. Minarets and Mosques are depicted here

Combat at Kalafat
Russian and French infantry at close quarters near Kalafat - the French successfully hold off the Russian attack

Defences of Rome
The authorities prepare to defend Rome against an expected attack by Garibaldi and his men

Defenders of Rome 2
Bersaglieri in the papal service manning the frontier of the papal states at Maremmo against an expected attack by Garibaldi

Firenze Volunteers
In front of the Palazzo Vecchio at Firenze (Florence) volunteers gather to help Garibaldi in his attack on Rome which still defies the unification movement

Rome Rail Severed
Papal forces sever the railway line between Rome and Foligno, to hamper the expected attack by Garibaldi and his men

Night Attack by Water
Troops in boats attack a town at night by water - but the defenders have placed spikes under the surface which could sink the boats unless they are careful

Siege (Olaus Magnus)
A well-protected town, skirted with multiple rows of chain-linked defences and spikes to prevent a frontal attack by cavalry

Attack on Fort Du Bard
The fortress of BARD stands in the path of the French as they advance through the St Bernard pass into Italy, and it capitulates only after heavy bombardment

French Retreat 1795
In the face of the Allies attack, the French are forced to retreat in Flanders

Attack on Rebel Camp
Imperial forces under lieutenant-general Yarachan make a dawn raid on a rebel encampment

French at Toulon
The French attack TOULON by land when it is evacuated by the English fleet

Wwi / 1915 / Jouy / Beausejour
During the French capture of Fort Beausejour, in Champagne, Private Jouy continues to fight off a German attack, standing alone amongst his fallen comrades. Date: February 1915

French Defensive Mines
Engineers of the French army laying defensive mines to hamper an enemy attack

L ATTAQUE
Led by their commander, wielding his sabre, French infantry move forward to attack the enemy, with bayonets fixed to their guns

Awaiting Attack
French infantry take up positions on the edge of a wood to await an enemy attack

Defensive Position
French infantry take up a defensive position behind earthworks, where they await the enemy attack with fortitude and resolution

Vikings Raid France
Charlemagne, King of the Franks, watches in dismay as Viking raiders attack the coast of France

Battle of Colenso
At COLENSO, the Boers are in a strong position to repel Buller when he makes a brave attack on their position, forcing him to retire with heavy losses

French Artillery - 10
While enemy cavalry attack, a gunner of the foot artillery of the French Garde Royale uses his ramrod to ensure the charge is home in the barrel of his muzzle-loading gun

The Mint in 1812
The new building of the Royal Mint on Tower Hill. Sentries guard it from attack - for we are at war with France, and the Irish are making trouble as are radical politicians

Call of Wild. Thornton
John Thornton rescues Buck & with rough, kindly hands, searches for broken bones, after Hals attack on him

Sandbags in Moscow
Sandbag barricades in Smolensk Street, Moscow, anticipating a German attack on the city, which fortunately was prevented

Leningrad - Icy Streets
The streets of the city are left to ice over due to the danger of air- attack and the lack of resources

Soviet Soldier & Clock
Russia : a Soviet soldier retrieves a clock from the rubble of a village devastated by the German attack

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