Besiege Collection

Siege of Constantinople
SIEGE OF CONSTANTINOPLE The Turks under Sultan Mehmed II besiege the Byzantine capital; both sides use Greek Fire against the other

Siege of Gibraltar - 1
The Spanish and French besiege Gibraltar 1779 to 1783 : the biggest attack involves 48 vessels and 100, 000 men, but is repulsed by the garrison under general Eliott. Date: 13 September 1782

Siege of Groll
Dutch forces, assisted by the English, under prince Frederik Henrik, besiege Groll : after a month-long siege the Spanish are compelled to evacuate the town. Date: 19 July - 19 August 1627

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Ambiorix, leader of the Eburons tribe, joins the Hainaut and Namur tribes, attacks the camp of Quintus Tullius Cicero and sets fire to it. Engraving

Alonso Perez de Guzman, called Guzman the Good
Alonso Perez de Guzman, called Guzman el Bueno (Guzman the Good) (1256-1309). Leonese military and nobleman, founder of the house of Medina Sidonia. First lord of Sanlucar de Barrameda

Plan of the Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683
Holy Roman Empire. Plan of the Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683. It took place at Kahlenberg Mountain, near Vienna, ather the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire during two months

Middle Ages. Wood mantlet on wheels. Engraving by Serra
Middle Ages. Mantlet. Large shield or portable shelter used for stopping projectiles. Wood mantlet on wheels. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Malta. Siege of the Turks in July 1565
Palace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John. Fresco that the decorates the walls of the Supreme Council Room by Matteo Perez de Aleccio

Take of the Fort of Saint Elmo (June 23, 1565)
Palace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Great Master of the Order of Saint John. Fresco of the Supreme Council Room by Matteo Perez de Aleccio (1547-1628)

Modern age. Imperial artillery (from the Bologna Procession). Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Ballista. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration
Ancient Age. Ballista or bolt thrower, ancient missile weapon. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Roman weapon. Onager. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883
Onager. It was an imperial Roman torsion powered siege engine. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Second Punic War. The Battle of Zama (202 B. C. ). Colored eng
Second Punic War. The Battle of Zama (202 B.C.). A Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian force led by Hannibal. Colored engraving. 19th century

Austrians besiege Venice, 1849
Austrian troops besiege Venice during the Risorgimento Date: July 1849

ROMANS BESIEGE JERUSALEM
The Romans besiege Jerusalem Date: 70

History of Crusades. Seventh Crusade. Siege of Damietta (June 7, 1249) by Louis IX of France (1226-1270). The city was taken with little resistance from the Egyptians. Miniature.15th century

Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud (1856-1928). The city, on the Black Sea, was besieged for 11 months. Detail

Third Crusade - Richard I at the Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was one of the first confrontations of the Third Crusade, lasting from August 28th, 1189 until July 12th, 1191

Army of the Roman Empire. Officers in the review of the formed legions. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. The fall of Lisbon. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (1507-1582), 3rd Duke of Alba and supreme commander in Portugal in 1580

Eighty Years War (1568-1648). Sack of Antwerp (4 November 1576) by Spanish tercios during the reign of Philip II of Spain. Facsimile of a copper engraving of F. Hogenberg. Colored

Italian War of 1542-1546. Siege of Boulogne (19 july-18 september, 1544) during king Henry VIII of Englands third invasion of France. Engraving

Spain. Peninsular War. Siege of Girona (1809). Defence of Torre Gironella. Painting by G. Montserrat. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum

Attack of the 47 Ronin and Ryogoku Bridge, Tokyo, Japan
Beautiful Japanese promotional postcard for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Shipping Company which ran services between San Francisco, China and Japan

Cannon used to defend the city during the siege of Sevastopol (1854-1856), episode of the Crimean War (1853-1856). Sevastopol. Ukraine

Relief depicting a siege of a city. Nimrud
Relief depicting a siege of a city. 728 BC. Central Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Siege of Gibraltar. Archers. 1350. Colored engraving, 1852

History of Gaul. Caesar and his troops besiege a Breton city. Illuminated manuscript of the 16th century. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Siege of Oudenarde
SIEGE OF OUDENARDE The French besiege and take the Dutch town of Oudenarde which 41 years later will be the scene of a major battle Date: 30 July 1667

Provision of a battery to besiege (first half of the 18th c.). Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza. Academia General Militar (General Military Academy)

Hundred Years War. Siege of Rouen by the English army of Henry V, from July 1418 to January 1419. Engraving

Imperial Rome. 1st c. Legions assaulting a city. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Crimean War (1853-1856). Battle of Malakoff (1855)

Crimean War, 1853-1856. Siege of Sevastopol (1854-55). Litography

Crimean War ( 1853-1856). The Battle of the Alma (20 September 1854). Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Siege of Bergen Op Zoom
The Spanish under the duke of Parma besiege Bergen op Zoom, making three surprise attacks, but Maurits van Nassau relieves the siege and forces the Spanish to retire. Date: 23 Sept to 13 Nov 1588

Siege of Weismar
The Danes besiege Weismar, held by the Swedes. Date: 1716

Siege of Gibraltar - 3
The Spanish and French besiege Gibraltar 1779 to 1783 : general Eliott directs the artillery towards the floating batteries of the enemy. Date: 13 September 1782

Great Fire - Thessaloniki - Bakery Beseiged in aftermath
A Bakery besieged by the hungry and homeless at Salonica, Greece, in the aftermath of the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917

Spain (17th c. ). Catalan Revolt or Reapers War
Spain (17th c.). Catalan Revolt or Reapers War (1652). Barcelona besieged from sea and land by the troops of Felipe IV. SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona City History Museum

Spain (1713). War of the Spanish Succession. Siege of Barcelona. French map with the position of the Louis XIVs troops

Athenians Escape
Athenians flee their city as Sullas Romans successfully besiege it Date: 88 BC

Piraeus Besieged / 388 Bc
Spartan ships besiege the Athenian port of Piraeus Date: 388 BC

Antwerp Taken
The French come to the assistance of Belgium : they besiege Antwerp and will eventually take it from the Dutch

Siege of Alkmaar
The Spanish besiege Alkmaar, but are foiled by the towns heroic resistance, which will come to symbolise the Dutch determination to win their independence from Spain

Turks Besiege Rhodes
Having taken Constantinople, the Turks turn their eyes on Rhodes and besiege it, but it is heroically defended by the Hospitallers (Knights of St John) and the Turks retire

Crete Revolt - 3
The insurgents besiege Castel- Skiphos. The people of Crete, predominantly Christian, seek to throw off Turkish rule : they win some victories but are ultimately unsuccessful

Norsemen Besiege Paris
Bishop Joscelin orders a high tower to be constructed, from which the defenders can assail the invaders : the Norsemen destroy it, but the Parisians rebuild it

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