Battles Collection (page 5)

Map: The Invasions of England and Ireland - 1627
Map: The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civill [sic] Wars since the Conquest Corn Danckertsz sculpsit [London] George Humble, 1627 (c)

Potgieters Drift, Spion Kop, Natal Province, South Africa
Potgieters Drift on the Tugela River, Spion Kop, Natal Province, South Africa, scene of the Battle of Spion Kop on 23-24 January 1900 during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). Date: circa 1904

Richard I at the Siege of Acre by Matania
Richard I at the Siege of Acre on horseback jumps over a horse swinging his axe through the air about to strike two men. Date: 1191

Sinking of the Blucher in Great War Deeds, WW1
A dramatic incident in the Battle of Dogger Bank: the German armoured cruiser Blucher sinking and HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, standing in to save life

Neuve Chapelle, 1915 by Matania
Reproduction in The Sphere of a painting of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle by Fortunino Matania which he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1918

The actions of the Grand Cond鬠siege of Dunkirk
The actions of the Grand Cond鬠 siege of Dunkirk and Furnes, 1646. Painting by Sauveur Le Conte (h.1659-1694). Gallery of Battles. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly

Greek War of Independence (1821-1832). Battle of Navarino, October 20th, 1827. Victory of the British and French fleet on the ottoman. Engraving

Tapestry of Pastrana. Afonso V of Portugal
Tapestry of Pastrana. end 15th c. Disembarkation in Asilah of 1470. Detail of the King Afonso V of Portugal. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. GUADALAJARA. Pastrana

United States (1811). Battle of Tippecanoe
United States. Battle of Tippecanoe (4th November, 1811). General Harrison soldiers fight against Tecumseh indians

Northumberland Fusiliers resting at St. Eloi, WW1
Officers and men of the famous " Fighting Fifth" (the Northumberland Fusiliers) taken immediately after the battle at St. Eloi

First day of the Somme - fixing bayonets
The Lancashire Fusiliers in a trench seen fixing bayonets, ready for action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme (1 July 1916). 1916

Sea Battle, World War I by Cyrus Cuneo
The Great Sea Battle. An unspecified but fierce naval battle during the First World War, illustrated by the late Cyrus Cuneo. Date: 1916

Jan Peeters
JAN PEETERS Flemish artist noted for battles at sea, storms at sea, and galleys but who could turn his hand to townscapes and chateaux if called upon, Date: 1624 - 1677

Battle of Trafalgar (1805). The French ship Bucentaure and the Spanish one Trinidad. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

First Battle of the Scarpe 1917
British troops embussing at Arras on returning from the capture of Monchy le Preux by the 37th Division during the First Battle of the Scarpe (First Battles of Arras)

Fashions in Wartime WW1
The navy cut costume, inspired by the battles at sea during the First World War, note the cap with naval sword detail, plus the must have accessory - a grim-faced bulldog sporting Tricolour ribbon

Map - Praehagraphy of England
Praehagraphy of England, being a map of that Kingdom illustrative of the principle battles fought in it. Engraved map showing the principle battles fought in England, 55 BC-1745; by the geographer

Platkop and Spion Kop, Natal Province, South Africa
Platkop adjoining Spion Kop, Natal Province, South Africa, scene of the Battle of Spion Kop on 23-24 January 1900 during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). Date: circa 1904

Harts Hill, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of a charge by the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on 23 February 1900 which led to many casualties. Date: circa 1904

Pieters Hill, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa
Harts Hill and Pieters Hill, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of battles during February 1900 which led to the lifting of the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)

Gingindlovu, Natal, South Africa
Gingindlovu (Ginginhlovu), Natal, South Africa, former headquarters site of the Zulu King Cetewayo, and scene of two battles with British forces during the Anglo-Zulu War (1879). Date: circa 1904

Waterloo, Belgium - archway to Hougoumont farm
The main archway to Hougoumont farmhouse, a principal site of fighting during the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. circa 1910s

General view of Blida, from the Fort of Mimich
Two men stand overlooking Blida from the Fort of Mimich. Date: circa 1910s

Fantastic Adventures - Return of Sinbad by Chester S. Geier. A man in Arabian dress flies in space on a giant bird of prey. The distressed bird is being attacked by the lasers of several spaceships

WWI - Christmas Greetings card - Mesopotamian Campaign of the MEF (Mesopotmaina Expeditionary Force), featuring a list if the major battles (as bars on a medal - right) and a charming poem (left)

American Civil War re-enactment
A re-enactment of a battle during the American Civil War, taking place in a cabbage field in the UK in 1962. Date: 1860s (re-enactment)

Horatio Nelson Testimonial -- the building of Nelsons column in Trafalgar Square to commemorate Nelson and his achievements. circa 1840s

Lieutenant G. A. Boyd-Rochfort, VC
George Arthur Boyd-Rochfort (1880 1940), lieutenant in the Scots Guards and recipient of the Victoria Cross for bravery in the trenches between Cambrai and La Bass饬 painted by Herbert Draper

Austrian attack on Russian trenches, Carpathians, WW1
A night battle in the snow amidst the pines: the Russian advancing through the Carpathians. An Austrian force attacks the Russian entrenched position in the Carpathian mountains at night

Thomas Pelham Dale 2
THOMAS PELHAM DALE English churchman whose ritualistic practices offended some, leading to legal battles and as seen here, a brief incarceration in Holloway. Date: 1821 - 1892

Thomas Pelham Dale
THOMAS PELHAM DALE Scholarly English churchman whose ritualistic practices offended some, leading to legal battles and a brief incarceration in Holloway. Date: 1821 - 1892

Sir Henry Bentinck
SIR HENRY JOHN WILLIAM BENTINCK British military commander who took part in all the major battles of the Crimea, later held various posts at court. Date: 1796 - 1878

Satire on Education Act
WHO SHALL EDUCATE? OR, OUR BABES IN THE WOOD The church battles against dissent for rights over education, while children themselves are ignored Date: 1853

David Attacks Ammonites
Davids army goes into action against the Ammonites, just one of countless battles between the warring peoples of the Near East in biblical times Date: circa 1000 BC

Edward Shepherd Creasy
EDWARD SHEPHERD CREASY historian, best known for his Fifteen Decisive Battles : in 1876 Date: 1812 - 1878

Hendrik Berkmans
HENDRIK BERKMANS Dutch artist who did good battles but found he could make more money doing portraits Date: 1629 - 1690

Motorised Armies
In the next war, infantry battles will be a thing of the past : the fighting will be between motorised armies, using armoured vehicles to deadly effect Date: 1906

HENRY IRETON (1611-1651)
HENRY IRETON English soldier and politician; took part in many Civil War battles. Married Oliver Cromwells daughter Bridget in 1646. Date: 1611 - 1651

Emperor Carl V going into battle
The army of the emperor Carl V goes into action against Francois I of France Date: 1520

Battle of Marignano, Italy
Battle of Marignano - French defeat Milanese and Swiss (commanded by Francis I) during the Italian Wars, also known as the War of the League of Cambrai Date: 13th September 1515

Wellington by Robins Millar
Promotional postcard of Wellington by Robins Millarm with popular actor Matheson Lang playing the title role. Touring to Opera House, Leicester, 6th February 1912. Date: 1912

WW1 - French success at Steinbach, 3rd January 1915
WW1 - An illustration representing the French reclaiming Alsace from German occupation. The illustration recreates the scene by using the well-known fairytale Sleeping Beauty, to represent the event

WW1 - Captain Hawker takes on three Germans in the air
WW1 - Captain Lanoe George Hawker VC, DSO (1890-1916), was a British flying ace, with seven credited victories. This illustration captures an occassion on 25th July 1915

British rescuing men from German destroyer, Heligoland, WW1
British sailors rescuing men of a German destroyer, under fire, at the Battle of Heligoland Bight - a gallant deed officially recognised by Germany

Royal Sussex Regiment memorial, Murree Hills, India (now in Pakistan). It lists the names of fifteen soldiers, and three women, who died in 1888

Washingtons crossing of the Delaware River, 1776. Illustration published in the New York Mirror on September 24, 1842. Engraving

The first World war (1915). Battle of Dardanelles. Attack to an anglo-French fleet. Illustration by Achille Beltrame

Spain (1820-1823). Civil war. Revolutionary forces defeat in Le󮠉 sland (16th July 1823). Etching

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