August Collection (#77)

Prince Otto von Bismarck, c. 1898
Engraved portrait of Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), the Prusso-German statesman and first Chancellor of the German Empire, pictured c.1898

Prince Otto von Bismarck at Sedan, Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Engraving showing Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), the Prusso-German statesman and first Chancellor of the German Empire

Flight-Lt. Learoyd attacking the Dortmund-Ems Canal; Second
Illustration showing a Royal Air Force Handley-Page Hampden bomber, commanded by Flight-Lieutenant R.A.B. Learoyd, bombing the Dortmund-Ems canal near Munster in Germany, 12th August 1940. Flight-Lt

German woman and her daily ration, Berlin, 1945
Photograph showing a German woman in Berlin holding her daily ration: a small piece of bread, a few carrots and some dehydrated potatoes, August 1945

German Workers unloading food, Berlin, 1945
Photograph showing a group of German workers unloading barrels of powdered milk from a British truck, under the supervision of a British Soldier, Berlin, August 1945

O connell St Foundations
The laying of the foundation stone of the O Connell monument in Sackville Street, Dublin, Ireland in 1864

RAF Typhoons attack German tanks, France; Second World War
Illustration showing Royal Air Force Typhoons, fighter-bombers equipped with rockets, attacking a column of German armour, near Mortain, 1944

Bombing of Berlin, Germany; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing bombs exploding in Berlins industrial zone during an Allied air-raid on the German capital, 6th August 1944

Exchanging Clothes at a Second-hand Depot, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing several citizens of West Berlin bringing their old woollen garments to a second-hand clothing depot, Berlin, August 1948

Bombs falling on Knapsack Power Station; Second World War, 1
Aerial photograph, taken from the interior of a Royal Air Force Blenheim bomber, showing bombs dropping towards Knapsack power station, near Cologne in Germany, 12th August 1941

Woman making a telephone call, West Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing a female citizen of West Berlin making a call from a public telephone box, August 1948. At that time, the fact that this telephone had a steel cable to secure the handset to

Flying Fortresses at an airfield near Munich, August 1945
Aerial photograph showing hundreds of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers parked on an airfield near Munich in the summer of 1945

An army cook and field-kitchen
Photograph of a British army cook preparing dinner for the troops at a field-kitchen, August 1916

Memories of Home
A photograph of two French army officers at a grand piano found in a ruined Chteau, August 1916"

A Romanian cavalryman
A photograph of a Romanian cavalryman and his horse taken from the front cover of the Illustrated London News, published shortly after Romania entered the war on the Allies side in August 1916

News from home
A photograph of British soldiers sorting letters from home on the Western front, August 1916

A French observation post mounted up a tree
Two soldiers are seen up a tree used as a French army look-out post on the Western front, August 1916

La Vie Parisienne / Marianne
A cover girl dressed as a rather seductive Marianne with the French flag wrapped around her, looks surprised at bills or invoices held out to her by British and American hands

August III Elected - 1
August III, who is also Friedrich August II, elector von Sachsen, is elected king of Poland at Wola, near Warsaw

First Partition
Stanislaw II August clutches his crown, while Catherine II of Russia, Friedrich II of Prussia and emperor Joseph II, archduke of Austria, seize chunks of his country

Jerome Bonaparte Weds
Napoleons brother Jerome marries (second wife) Friederike Catharina von Wurttenberg

Brune Assassinated
General Brune, a determined supporter of the Republic, is assassinated by royalists at Avignon while he is on his way to Paris. Date: 2 August 1815

St Bartholomews Day
From the windows of the English ambassador, the English watch as French protestants are massacred by order of Catherine de Medicis and her son Charles IX

Alexander Deposed 3
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube. There, Alexander will be forced at gun-point to abdicate

Napoleon to England
He and Eugenie visit England, where Victoria and Albert welcome them at Osborne House in the Isle of Wight

Charlemagne Roncesvalles
The Franks under Charlemagne retreating from Spain meet a Basque/Gascon force at Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees : his rearguard is annihilated, including the paladin Roland

Duc De Brabant Weds
Le duc de Brabant, son of Leopold I and the future Leopold II, weds Marie- Henriette, archduchess of Austria

Return from Italy
The French expedition to Italy returns in triumph and parades through the streets of Paris to tumultuous applause

Cavaignac Speaks
General Cavaignac addresses the Assemblee Nationale

Alexander Deposed I
Russian agents storm the palace at Sofia and abduct prince Alaxander, of German Battenberg family. He will abdicate, then be reinstated, then abdicate again

Leopold I Marries - 2
Leopold marries - shes his second wife - Louise d Orleans, daughter of Louis Philippe

Insurgents on Custody
Insurgent prisoners are marched through the streets of Paris as a warning to the populace to put up with the provisional government

Machinery at Lyon
At Lyon, Napoleon and Eugenie admire the weaving machinery, and Eugenie embroiders a flower : Napoleon is an enthusiastic advocate of industry and commerce

He Visits Macon
Napoleon and Eugenie visit Macon, where they are greeted by the usual little girls in frilly dresses carrying bouquets

Louis and Edward
Louis XI gains a crucial diplomatic victory when he meets Edward IV at the bridge of Picquigny : they agree a treaty whereby English forces withdraw from France

Alexander Deposed 5
Prince Alexander is rescued from his abductors and returns to Sofia where is welcomed home by his subjects : but he will soon abdicate again, voluntarily this time

Meeting at Lyon
At Lyon, Napoleon and Eugenie happen to run into the dowager empress of Russia, who is staying at the Hotel de l Univers

Order of Saint-Michel
Louis XI institutes the Ordre de Saint-Michel

He Visits Corsica
Napoleon and Eugenie visit Corsica, where they are applauded on the place du Diamant, Ajaccio

He Visits Dijon
Napoleon and Eugenie visit Dijon, where they attend a ball held in the old palace of the ducs de Bourgogne

Alexander Deposed 4
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube, where he is forced at gun-point to sign his abdication

Alva and Margaret
The duke of Alva, now governor of the Netherlands in the place of Margaret of Parma who has abdicated, escorts her out of the country

Battle of Guinegatte - 1
The French cavalry are put to flight by a combined Imperial and English force : they retreat so precipatedly that the engagement is known as the battle of the spurs

Alexander Deposed 2
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube. There, Alexander will be forced at gun-point to abdicate

Battle of Guinegatte - 2
The French cavalry are put to flight by a combined Imperial and English force : they retreat so precipatedly that the engagement is known as the battle of the spurs

Union of Lublin
Zygmunt (Sigismund) II August brings about the Union of Lublin whereby Poland and Lithuania become one nation

Consul for Life
Napoleon is elected consul for life by a popular vote

Leopold I Marries
Leopold marries - shes his second wife - Louise d Orleans, daughter of Louis Philippe

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