Bayonets Collection

Coldstreamers in a Great charge by the guards on the Somme
On 15th September 1916, Guards including the Coldstreamers, Grenadiers and the Irish, captured Martinpuich, formerly in German hands and Courcelette and over 2300 prisoners. 15th September 1916

Coldstream Guards on a Christmas and New Year card, changing sentry duty in the snow. Date: circa 1890s

The Somme 1916
British troops advance through barbed wire across No Mans Land

Ww1 / Trench / Night Attack
British troops leave their trench positions to make a night attack at Mory, France

Battle of Inkerman, Crimean War 1854
Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War. Date: 5th November 1854

Zulu war. At Bay. The Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana), Janua
The last order we heard given was Fix bayonets, men, and die like English soldiers do, and so they did. Extract from a letter from a survivor

British terriorials charging at Loos
Illustration by S. Begg showing British troops wearing anti-gas masks charging German trenches of the fortified second line at the Battle of Loos with bombs and bayonets

British infantry attack a German trench in France
British infantry, with bayonets fixed, charge and attack a German trench on the western Front in France. Date: September 1915

Baldomero Espartero (1793-1879). Spanish military
Joaquin Baldomero Fernandez-Espartero Alvarez de Toro (1793-1879), called Baldomero Espartero. Spanish military and politician. He served as the Regent of Spain

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). A Russian guard corp. Engraving. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume II. 1877

France. Paris Commune. Soldiers of the Commune
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War. Soldiers of the Commune. Engraving

Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Jeronimo Merino Cob
Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840)

The Xinhai Revolution, also known as the Chinese Revolution or the Revolution of 1911

The Battle of Blenheim (or Blindheim), Hochstadt, Germany, 13 August 1704, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1704

The Attack on Bergen-Op-Zoom, Netherlands, 8 March 1814, by the British against the French, part of the War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814). The attack was unsuccessful. Date: 1814

Charge of the Guards at the Battle of Inkerman, 5 November 1854, Crimean War Date: 1854

Storming The Beach Date: 1943

The Maquis (French Resistance) share in the liberation of France. Date: 1944

WW1 - Italian Front - The Infantry Soldier's Prayer
The Infantry Soldier's Prayer I pray to the God of Victory and Justice to give me a steady arm

Returning To The Trenches
This painting shows an active flurry of French soldiers in WW1, dressed in their distinctive red and blue uniform, with raised bayonets. Date: circa 1915

Hausa soldiers cutting the bush with their bayonets
Agroup of Hausa soldiers (The largest ethnic group in sub-Saharan Africa) cutting down the bush with their bayonets surrounding their encampment

Photograph of rail strike in France, with soldier and striking worker with rifles and bayonets, on railway line by signals, at the exit from a tunnel

WW2 - 1st day cover - Onward! Onward! Victory or Death!
WW2 - 1st day cover - Onward! Onward! All hearts resolved in Victory or Death! Date: circa 1943

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British soldiers take an enemy trench, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo
British soldiers take an enemy trench, using bayonets and bombs as they go, during an offensive on the Western Front during World War I. Date: 1916

The Defenders of Rorke's Drift at daybreak, 23rd January 187
Dead Zulus piled up against sandbanks and fortifications, British officers with rifles and bayonets standing above them, perpetrating the myth that Rorke's Drift was an important victory

FALL OF ROBESPIERRE
The fall of Robespierre Date: 1794

The last charge at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. Date: 1815

Storming of Badajoz towards the end of the Siege of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, 6 April 1812, by Wellingtons Anglo-Portuguese forces against the French, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814)

Passage of the Douro (Second Battle of Porto, Battle of the Douro, Crossing of the Douro), Porto, Portugal, 12 May 1809, fought by Great Britain and Portugal against the French Empire

British Attack on Buenos Aires (Second Battle of Buenos Aires), Argentina, 4-5 July 1807, as part of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Date: 1807

The Taking of Fort Louis, Guadeloupe, West Indies, by British forces against the French, 14 February 1759, during the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Date: 1759

Major General Edward Braddocks force attacked during an expedition against the French-occupied Ohio River Valley on 9 July 1755; he died of his wounds a few days later

The Salute at the Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). Date: 1745

English Army on the march to Magdala, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Abyssinian War (a rescue mission for the recovery of hostages). British forces took three months to advance across mountainous terrain

Mutineers advancing on Delhi, 10 May 1857, Indian Mutiny Date: 1857

The Birmingham Small Arms Trophy, made up of pistols and bayonets, on display at the International Exhibition of 1862 as proof of Birminghams specialism in weapon and armaments manufacture. Date: 1862

HMS Royal Sovereign, British battleship, with sailors doing rifle drill on deck. circa 1900

Army volunteers on manoeuvres, Salisbury Plain
Army volunteers on manoeuvres in full dress uniform on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, August 1900. 1900

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Lys canal bank, WW1
The beginning of the end of the First World War - an outpost of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the bank of the canalised river Lys, at Saint-Floris, northern France, 9 May 1918. 1918

Military Parade. early 19th century

Federal Volunteers
A line of men both in uniform and in civilian clothing hold up rifles with bayonets attached. Date: 1914

Napoleon at The Burning of Moscow. 1812

Funeral of a French soldier on the Western Front, WW1
Funeral of a French soldier on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1916

After a series of victories Allies drive Napoleon from Germany and in their turn cross the Rhine to invade France in a flotilla of barges Date: December 1813

Patent Applied For, Heath Robinson WW1 cartoon
The Kitchener Boche-Bayoneter - an airy invention by William Heath Robinson

GEORGE II / DETTINGEN 1743
GEORGE II, KING OF ENGLAND leads his men into battle, successfully defeating a much larger French army at Dettingen during the Austrian Succession War Date: 27 June 1743

FRENCH INFANTRY / 1806
Infantry. Date: 1806

The Battle of Dennewitz Kurmarkischen cavalry charge the French square Date: 1813

French police arrest fraudulent traders in Paris
Paris police arrest 237 fraudulent traders & other cheats in the boulevard du Temple Date: 1845

Defeat of Prussian Guard in Great War Deeds, WW1
The defeat of the Prussian Guard near Ypres, Belgium, by the British Army

WWI POSTER
American propaganda poster from World War One encouraging people to join up either in the army or in industries towards the war effort

Winston Churchill inspecting troops, WW1
Winston Churchill, as Minister of Munitions, inspecting British troops in Germany after the end of the First World War. Date: C.1918

Michael O Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1
Lance-Corporal Michael O Leary of the Irish Guards, practically capturing the enemys position by himself and saving a British company by charging barricades

Naik Darwan Sing Negi in Great War Deeds, WW1
Naik Darwan Sing Negi of the Garhwal Rifles, Indian Army, leading round the traverses at Festubert on the Western Front, winning the Victoria Cross for his bravery

WW1 - Anzacs fighting near the Krithia heights, Gallipoli
WW1 - The Anzac troops gain fresh ground in Gallipoli as they storm the enemys line near the Krithia heights. The soldiers fight among the ridges of the road to Constantipole. Date: 1915

WW1 - Night attack by the Turks on the Anzacs at Gallipoli
WW1 - The Battle of Chunuk Bair - Fought between the Ottoman defenders and troops of the British Empire. At the cliff faces at Gaba Tepe, the Turks attack the Australian lines at night

Charge of French Alpine Chasseurs in Alsace, WW1
The Chasseurs Alpins, the famous French mountain riflemen carrying out a dashing charge on skis at Hermannsweiler Kopf in Alsace

Patent Applied For, Heath Robinson WW1 cartoon
The Kitchener Boche-Bayoneter - an airy invention by William Heath Robinson

Swan Fountain Pen advertisement, World War One
Advertisement for Swan fountain pens the business mans pen...now the soldiers pen with the product placed in front of a silhouette of a battalion charging forward with bayonets fixed. Date: 1916

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

Soldiers in trench with fixed bayonets
A group of soldiers in a trench with fixed bayonets, during the First World War

Franco-Prussian War: French Infantry
A Group of French soldiers, three of whom wear uniforms with the kepi or cap. One soldier is in turkish dress of a zouave and one black soldier is also in eastern dress with a turban

War Budget cover - 1916
Front cover of The War Budget showing a British soldier, bayonet fixed, looking determinedly into the future as a New Year - 1916 - dawns. Date: 1915

WW2 - Sunset on Western front - British soldiers on guard. Date: circa 1942

Communist China - training exercise in water
Swimmers in the water in Communist China, taking part in a training exercise to build up their mental and physical strength. They are male and female, some of them carrying rifles. circa 1970

WW1 poster, US Shipping Board
Poster, Rivets are Bayonets, Drive Them Home! US Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. circa 1918

Soldiers marching on a New Year card, carrying a large pudding. Date: circa 1890s

Zeebrugge, landing on the mole, 1918
" The men were magnificent" : landing on the mole from HMS Vindictive

Germans / Attack England?
German troops, having overrun Belgium, are eager to attack England. Date: 1914

Koeniggratz - Bayonets
BATTLE OF KOENIGGRATZ (aka Sadowa) - bayonet charge by the Prussian infantry Date: 3 July 1866

Armed soldiers riding in a truck, Petrograd, Russia
Armed soldiers riding in a truck, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, during the Revolution. Date: 1917

Duma messengers protected by guards, Petrograd, Russia
Duma messengers protected by armed guards, Petrograd (St Petersburg), during the Russian Revolution. The cars were used to travel at great speed around the city. Date: 1917

Three guardsmen in an envelope on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two soldiers at a camp in winter. Date: circa 1940s

WW1 - India for the King
WW1 - Indian army fight as part of the British empire. An Indian from the Indian calvary and two other soldiers, charge with full force to fight for the King. Date: 1914

WW1 - Russian Infantry on the march
WW1 - A portrait presenting an army whose spirits could not be broken after fighting, from being wounded and watching death

A Daring Frontal Attack on a Bomb Dropper, WW1
Humorous cartoon by William Heath Robinson showing an attempt by the British to mount an aerial attack upon a German airship. Date: 1915

Highlanders practising bayonet work at base, WW1
Soldiers in a highland regiment learning how to use bayonets on dummies which swing from a cross-beam. Date: 1918

Bayonet display at a recruiting meeting, WW1
Two army officers engage in friendly combat in order to attract new recruits at a recruitment meeting in Trafalgar Square in December 1915. Date: 1915

Storming of Heudicourt Village
Following a short artillery barrage, British troops rush the German entrenchments stretched across the street in the French village of Heudicourt

Soldiers in action on Western Front, WW1
Soldiers in action on the Western Front, firing their guns. Date: 1918

My Magazine cover - British WW1 soldier
Front cover of the childrens title, My Magazine featuring a British infantry soldier marching in profile. 1918

Trench Scene- Easier Said than Done
A shell if falling near a trench, while one soldier has hiccups, and is asking the soldier on the right " Say or doing something to startle me, Arry"

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