Battles Collection (page 8)

Battle of Bailleul 1918
Middlesex soldiers holding a street barricade in Bailleul just before the fall of the town on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1918 (One of the Battles of the Lys)

Trafalgar Square lion
View of one of the lions at the foot of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square, Central London, at the time of the Nelson Centenary Celebrations

Lieut-General Sir Thomas D Oyly Snow / Stamp
Lieutenant-General SIR THOMAS D OYLY SNOW (1858 - 1940) British General in the First World War who commanded during some of the major battles of the Western Front. Nicknamed Slush and Snowball

German Flame-thrower; First World War, 1916
Photograph showing a captured German flame-thrower, displayed in a yard behind the French lines, 1916. This flame-thrower, or flammenwerfer, was captured during one of the battles of the Somme

Bulgarian Prisoners
Though generally defeated, the Serbians win a few battles : their Bulgarian prisoners are incarcerated in the fortress at Belgrade

Battle of Tours - 1

A converted bus for pigeons
A motor bus converted into a home, or cote, for French carrier pigeons. Pigeons, along with dogs, proved to be a vital method of communication during battles

Heights, Balaklava
A general view of the heights above Balaklava - the scene of the important battles and the notorious Charge of the Light Brigade

Bardic Recital
A bard in ancient Germany tells of the heroes, the monsters, the gods, the battles of their race

Loutherbourg, Artist
PHILIP JAMES DE LOUTHERBOURG French artist, known for his paintings of battles and other action-packed scenes, of which we have several in our files

C15 Battle Scene
English knights engage the French in this fine scene from the 100 Years War, in Wynkyn de Wordes Polychronicon printed in 1495

Trojan War Scene
A scene from the Trojan War, when heroes battled with heroes : Aeneas tries to defend the walls of Troy against the Greeks - but its a losing battle

French Defeat the Flemis
French defeat the Flemish at Rosebecque

Soldiers in Retreat
A king and his army in retreat; cavalry and foot- soldiers alike look back over their shoulders and one lone bowman fights a rearguard action

Defending a Fort
As the enemy approaches, the defenders prepare to repel them with guns and bows : by pulling on ropes, half-cut trees can be felled to fall on the attackers

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

Fighting on Ice
Scandinavian cavalry charge across the ice, trumpet blowing, after the artillery bombardment has weakened the opposition from the town

Various Battlefields
Valleys, mountains, woodland, fields, water, ice - each kind of terrain calls for different military strategies, ranging from incendiary cannon-balls to invasion barges

Defending a Coast
As a hostile fleet approaches the coast, the defences are manned - chiefly crossbows behind protective screens

Officers in a Battle
During an unidentified battle of the Napoleonic Wars - probably in Spain - officers await the arrival of an officer bringing news of how the battle is going

Infantry Skirmishing

Military Staff
A Brigadier General and his staff watch as their men go into action

Street Fighting
Street fighting calls for different skills than pitched battles in open country : French infantry advance cautiously through the streets of a town

Froissart / Montiel / 1369
The French and the Spanish fight at Montiel, Castilian Civil War

Katzbach Blucher 1813
NAPOLEONIC WAR Von Blucher encourages his men before the battle of Katzbach

Female Type in Wind 1918
An attractive Parisienne battles against a strong wind

Ruined Castle
The crumbling ruins of a mighty castle stand on the cliffs edge, dreaming of days gone by and battles long ago

Persian Mounted on Horse
A Greek warrior fights a Persian mounted on horseback. The Greek has already claimed one victim

Bayard fighting in Italy
Bayard, fighting in Italy, defends the bridge of Garigliano against a Spanish force

Bavarian Battle Scene
BATTLE OF MUHLDORF Louis of Bavaria defeats and captures Frederick Duke of Austria in a mounted battle

King Alfreds galleys in battle with Vikings

The Dublin Crimean Banquet
Engraving showing a panoramic of a banquet for Crimean war veterans in Stack A, a warehouse in Dublins Docklands, held on October 22nd 1856

Mongol / Persian Battle
Mongol and Persian warriors in single combat

Battle of Tirlemont 1793
Battles of TIRLEMONT and GOIZENHAVEN between the French and the Austrians

Charging the Enemy
A Life Guardsman charging the enemy - his foes lie vanquished at his feet

Skirmishing
A British cavalry regiment involved in a skirmish in open country

Seven Days Battle / Elson
The Seven Days Battles - Federal troops flanking the enemy

Rowland Hill Congratula
Rowland, first viscount HILL military commander, congratulated by the duke of Wellington after one of the many brilliant battles he fought in the Peninsula war

Battle Scene 1813
Battle of Leipzig The charge of the Brandenburgischen Husaren- Regiment overwhelms the French

Cavalry Charge / Lantern
Unidentified cavalry charge

Battle Scene / Lantern 19C
Unidentified battle scene

Mullane Rescues Driver
Sergeant Patrick Mullane rescues a gun-carriage driver during the Battle of Maiwand during the Afghan Wars. For this he was awarded the Victoria Cross

Cavalry Fight 15C
Cavalry fight, supposedly of Alexander the Great, but in 15th century style

Fouquet Battle 15C Ms
A mythical Old Testament story in 15th century style

Mania / Legal Battles
The proliferation of railway projects leads to legal battles, which must be resolved by Parliamentary committees, at great cost to the shareholders who invest

Rameses in Battle
A scene depicting Rameses II in battle

Rupert at Edgehill
Battle of EDGEHILL : Prince Ruperts charge which, though it did not bring a Royalist victory, prevented a Royalist defeat

Chariot in Action
ANCIENT EGYPT Charioteer and foot-soldier in action, not very far from the Pyramids

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