Battles Collection

Double page spread in The Sphere showing British warriors lined up waiting before the Battle of Agincourt. The original watercolour by John Hassall

H. M. S. Glowworm ramming the Admiral Hipper
The 1345-ton destroyer Glowworm ramming the 10, 000-ton German cruiser Hipper after a single-handed duel at point-blank range

Naval Battle 1782
Off St Lucia, West Indies, Rodney attacks de Grasses fleet and breaks the French line, resulting in a fine victory

Australian troops counter-attack at Amiens, WW1
Australian troops hold the line at Villers Bretonneux nine miles east of Amiens during a German attack during the Battle of Amiens in April 1918

USS Monitor and CSS Virginia ironclad naval battle
Terrific Engagement Between the USS Monitor with 2 Guns, and the CSS Virginia (aka Merrimac) with 10 Guns, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862. The First Fight between Ironclad ships of War

Waterloo Haye-Sainte
NAPOLEONIC WARS The fighting at La Haye-Sainte (Belle Alliance)

Battle of Brunanburh during the Viking invasions of England
Battle of Brunanburh between the Anglo-Saxon King Aethelstan and an alliance of Olaf Guthfrithson and others, during the Viking invasions of England

Spanish Armada - Golden Lion attacks Santa Ana
An Armada episode, the Golden Lion attacking the Santa Ana of the Spanish Armada on 25 July 1588. Date: 1588

The Last Shot by Matania
A group of British seamen gunners straining to fire a final shot at a German ship as their own ship sinks beneath them. The caption notes that this was a common occurrence with light cruisers

Battle of Trafalgar (October 21st, 1805). The vessel Prince of Asturias, hoisting the Gravina badge, battles five English vessels. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Koniggratz Battle 1866
BATTLE OF KOENIGGRATZ (also known as Sadowa) The Prussian victory, though hard- won, leads to Austrian collapse, victory for Prussia, and the creation of the German Empire

Royal Horse Artillery
British Royal Horse Artillery in action, 19th century

Leipzig Battle Charge
NAPOLEONIC WARS Battle of Leipzig The charge of the Brandenburg Hussars Regiment overwhelms the French Date: 16 October 1813

GARNERAY, Louis (1783-1857). Naval Battle of Navarino. ca. 1827. Greek War of Independence (1821-1832). Battle of Navarino, October 20th, 1827. Victory of the British and French fleet on the ottoman

Windy Weather / Gillray
A windswept man battles his way across Hampstead Heath. He keeps one hand firmly on his hat

Ancient Greek Battle
ANCIENT GREECE The soldiers, some in chariots and some on foot, use spears and swords against their foe

100 Years War / Agincourt
Henry V leads the English to victory at Agincourt, defeating an army four times as large : the French lost 8000, the English 400

Tom Sayers, champion of England, and his battles

Battle of Tours - 2
The Saracens are repulsed at Tours by Charles Martel, losing their commander Abderrahman ibn Abdillah : it is regarded as one of the decisive battles of history

Battle of Bull Run / Jahn
The first of two battles of Bull Run was the first major clash of the Civil War. Both were major victories for the Confederate forces

Battle of Towton / Doyle
Lord Fauconbridge at the Battle of Towton

Rome / Colosseum 1827
The four-storey structure had a moveable canopy, a safety net to protect the audience, a network of underground tunnels, and floors that could flood for mock sea battles!

Wellington at Salamanca
NAPOLEONIC WAR Sortie from Bayonne, at 3 in the morning

Aeneid Title Page
Title-page for the second part of Virgils Aeneid, in a French edition of 1662, featuring gods above, battles below, and some of the protagonists

Waterloo Belle Alliance
NAPOLEONIC WARS The second Prussian regiment attacks at Plancenoit (Belle Alliance)

Afghan Futtehabad 1879
At the battle of Futtehabad during the Afghan War, Lieutenant Hamilton of the Guide Corps is awarded the Victoria Cross for his brave cavalry charge

Attack on the Wexford Rebels, Ireland, 26 May 1798, in response to an uprising at Oulart Hill led by Father John Murphy (visible on the far right). Date: 1798

First day of the Somme - the roll call after attack
British soldiers in a trench on the first day of the Somme (1 July 1916), lining up for a roll call after the attack. 1916

America - Battle Of Fort Mercer
The Repulse Of The Hessians Under Count Donop at Fort Mercer During The Battle Of Red Bank, New Jersey Date: 1778

Battle of the Boyne 1690
British cavalry charge through the waters of the Boyne, ensuring William IIIs accession in place of the deposed James II Date: 1 July 1690

Abraham Lincolns address at Gettysburg. Date: 1863

LEZO, Blas de (1687-1741). Spanish sailor. Capture
" LEZO, Blas de (1687-1741). Spanish sailor. Capture of the English frigate " Stanhope" by Don Blas de Lezo. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum."

Punic Wars, attack on Carthage, Sicily
PUNIC WARS : war with Carthage begins when the Roman senator Appius Claudius Caudex backs an unjustified attack on the Carthaginian colony in Sicily

Duke of Wellington commemorative plate with surround featuring important events and battles. 19th century

Storming of Le Quesnoy by New Zealand troops, 1918, Matania
The storming of Le Quesnoy by New Zealand troops on 4 November 1918. The soldiers, led by two second lieutenants, the men climbed up a ladder against the ramparts

The Battle of Majuba Hill
The Transvaal War: the Battle of Majuba Hill. Majuba Hill was the main battle of the First Boer War, and one which the British resoundingly lost

Alexander Issus 333Bc
At Issus (near Iskanderun in Turkey) Alexander routs a vast horde of Asiatics and mercenaries, driving Darius, King of Persia, from the field

Battle Hanau Oct 1813
NAPOLEONIC WAR Battle of Hanau - the Bavarian cavalry charge the French Garde Imperiale

Cecilia Leitch in match against Harold Hilton, Walton Heath
Charlotte Cecilia Pitcairn Leitch (13 April 1891 ? 16 September 1977), often known as Cecil - British amateur golfer. She was born in Silloth, Cumberland, England

Passage of the Issel (Ijssel), a river which runs through Germany and the Netherlands, by British troops, winter of 1794-1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794

People on a bus, Lincoln to Olympia
People on a bus, travelling from Lincoln to Olympia. The advertisement on the side of the bus reads: Battles, Chemists, a century of public service

Second Italian War of Independence. Battle of Solferino (24th June 1859). Attack of the French over Solferino. Litography

First World War (1914). He battles (November, 1914). Drawing

How WWI was fought
" As it is for most of us" World War I was a slog, described by many as " 90% routine and 10% terror." Although soldiers lived with death every day, for the most part

Battle of Jericho

French Cavalry Skirmish
NAPOLEONIC WARS A cavalry skirmish

Cromwells Watch
POCKET WATCH with chain, made by John Midnall of Fleet Street, London, and carried by Oliver Cromwell, enabling him to be punctual for battles and other activities

Greek Military Chariot
Greek warriors in a chariot

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