Battle Collection (page 100)

Greece Thermopylae
Scene of the battle in 480 BCE when 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians fought a heroic defensive action against invading Persians under Xerxes

Battle of Courtrai
Also known as the Battle of the Spurs, when the Flemings under Guy de Namur utterly routed the French, 800 of whose spurs were displayed in Courtrai cathedral

Battle of Nancy
Charles le Temeraire (the Bold), duc de Bourgogne, tries to seize Lorraine, but is defated by Swiss troops while besieging Nancy, and his body is found lying in the snow

Battle of Blood River
Cast iron prairie schooners of the Boer Voortrekker Laager on the site of the Battle of Blood River. The Zulus lost nearly 3000 men and the Ncome river became red with their blood

Norman Battle Scene
A shower of arrows fell upon the column. A fierce battle scene between Hereward and the Norman invaders

Azaz, Syria
The town of Azaz, where Crusaders fought a notable battle against the Seljuk Turks in June 1125

Kurds and Tartars
Mock battle between Kurdish and Tartar horse warriors

Saving Guns at Maiwand
BATTLE OF MAIWAND Saving the guns : though the British force was defeated by the Afghans, they were able to retreat to Kandahar in relatively good order

Lule-Burgas Retreat
Turkish forces retreat after losing the battle of Lule- Burgas to Bulgarian troops. Date: 1 November 1912

After the Battle
After the battle in the North Sea - despite the destruction, the guns of the German navy continue to protect the Fatherland

Germans at Verdun
BATTLE OF VERDUN - general von Falkenhayn urges his men to a renewed attack but despite repeated assaults, the French hold out and the Germans will have to abandon the siege

Manning Barricades
Manning a barricade during the battle for the Commune

War casualties awaiting treatment at a dressing station
The battle of Menin Road. A photograph of British and German soldiers being treated at a dressing station near Zonnebek

Fire Control Top of an American Warship, 1910
Illustration of an American battleships Fire Control Top, November 1910. In battle, the officers in these elevated positions would pick targets for their gun crews

SEA BATTLE 1550 - 2
The perils of sea warfare in northern latitudes - when their ship is caught in the ice she presents an easy target, so her crew hurry to cut her free. Date: 1550

SEA BATTLE 1550 - 3
Fire-ships are despatched against the enemy vessels - but first the attacker must get to windward of his victim

Fleet at Torbay
The British battle fleet at Torbay, Cornwall, in the year of Trafalgar

SEA BATTLE 1550 - 1
A naval combat in northern waters - two ships sling cannon balls at each other, one loses her mast

Battle Scene 1854
Warships are frequently used against shore targets as their guns generally outclass any thing available on land : during the Crimea War H.M.S. Bulldog bombards Bomarsund

During the British Advance in the West: Australian Officers
Official photograph from August 1916 showing a group of Australian soldiers stopping for lunch during the British advance at the Western Front

Battle of Novara - 2
The Austrians under Radetsky inflict a decisive defeat on the Piedmontese at Novara

Radetsky & Vitt. Eman
After the defeat of Novara, the new king of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele, rejects the demands of Austrian commander Radetsky. Even so, the terms are harsh

Volunteers from Naples
Led by their belligerent princess, liberals from Naples volunteer to help Piedmont in her battle for independence from the Austrians

Battle of Novara - 1
The Austrians under Radetsky win a decisive victory over the Piedmontese at Novara

Radetsky after Novarara
Austrian marshal Radetzky on the battlefield of Novara, after his men have inflicted a crushing defeat on the Piedmontese

Battle of Staffalo
The Piedmontese defeat the Austrians at Staffalo

Battle of Goito
The Piedmontese defeat the Austrians at Goito

Battle of Custoza
The Piedmontese are defeated by the Austrians at Custoza

Benbow Warship
British warship which takes part in the battle of Jutland, 1915 (Do not confuse with earlier ships of the same name)

Goeben Warship
Powerful German battle-cruiser which easily outruns her British pursuers and escapes to Istanbul, where she is transferred to the Turkish navy as Yavuz Sultan Selim

Aristides Ostracised
Aristides the Just, victor of the Battle of Marathon, is approached in the Agora by an illiterate citizen, asking him to carve his name on a shell. Aristides is then ostracised

Battle of Monterey
At the battle of Monterey, the Americans under general Worth storm Independence Hill, enabling them to dominate the Mexican position in the Obispado (Bishops Palace)

Turkish Sultan
A Turkish sultan, depicted as a picturesque figure with his noble steed in the midst of battle

Pepe at Antrodoco
At the battle of Antrodoro, Guglielmo Pepe, leader of the Carbonari, fights the Austrians

Miltiades of Athens
MILTIADES Athenian military commander at the battle of Marathon

Don Juan of Austria - 1
DON JUAN, known as Don John of Austria son of emperor Carl V : Spanish governor of the Netherlands, naval commander at the battle of Lepanto

Miltiades of Athens 2
MILTIADES Athenian military commander at the battle of Marathon

Miltiades of Athens 3
MILTIADES Athenian military commander at the battle of Marathon

Don Juan of Austria - 8
DON JUAN, known as Don John of Austria son of emperor Carl V : Spanish governor of the Netherlands, naval commander at the battle of Lepanto

P J De Loutherbourg
PHILIP JAMES DE LOUTHERBOURG artist, notably of battle scenes

Don Juan of Austria - 7
DON JUAN, known as Don John of Austria son of emperor Carl V : Spanish governor of the Netherlands, naval commander at the battle of Lepanto

Battle of Marignano
Francois I defeats a combined Milanese and Swiss army at Marignano

Battle of Pavia
Popular broadsheet describing the battle of Pavia, where Francois I is defeated by a mixed Imperial army, leading to the Spanish domination of Italy

Naval Battle of Genova
The contest between France and the Empire for Italy is conducted at sea as well as on land : at Genova (Genoa) the French win a duel of galleys with a Spanish vessel

Battle of Ceresuola
At the battle of Ceresuola (aka Cerisolles) Francois de Bourbon obtains a clear victory over the Imperial army

Saint Quentin 1871
The Kings Hussars in action at SAINT QUENTIN

German Field Artillery
Prussian field artillery in battle formation

Battle of Nuits 1870
The Baden Leif-Regiment at the battle of Nuits

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