Bombard Collection

First World War. Big Bertha M42
WORLD WAR (1914-1918). BIG BERTHA M42. German gun used to bombard Paris from over 100 km. away in 1918. Its gauge was 210 mm. and was 34 m. long

Bombardment of Kagoshima
Following the breakdown of negotiations to seek recompense for the Namamugi Incident in September 1862, and having been surprised by cannon fire from the shore

Siege of Duras 1377
The French lay siege to the town of Duras, storming the walls with scaling-ladders while artillerymen bombard the walls with mortars, bowmen with crossbows

American Civil War
Federal guns of Battery Stevens used to bombard Fort Sumter during the American Civil War

Alexandria Bombarded
Alexandria bombarded When Arabi Pasha rebels against the benevolent British rule, the English fleet under Beresford bombard the town for 10 hours before occupying it

Weaponry, Middle Ages. Bombard. Engraving by Serra
Bombard. Cannon used throughout the Middle Ages an the Early Modern Period. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Attack on Sidon by Commodore Charles Napier, 26 September 1840. British, Turkish and Austrian ships bombarding Egyptian positions in the Lebanese port of Sidon during the Syrian War

Ancient bombard or gun called Mons Meg. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812

Ancient guns, mortar, bomb, perrier, etc
Ancient guns from Valturinns, Uffano 1-7, fanciful elbow-piece mortar 3, bombard 8, bombs 9, 10, and perrier stone-thrower chambers 11, 12

The Lance under fire at the port of Tampico
The ship the Lance under fire by Mexican artillery in the port of Tampico. A ship leans heavily as artillery from the shore bombard it

Japanese Marine Field Artillery Corps bombarding Chinese
Japanese Marine Field Artillery Corps bombarding the Chinese. 1933

French and British Warships bombard the Russian port of Odessa : the French steamer Vauban is set afire by red-hot shot fired from the Russian batteries Date: 22 April 1854

United States warships bombard San Juan, which will later be taken by the ground forces, including Theodore Roosevelt Date: June 1898

BOMBARDMENT OF SANTIAGO The Eastern Squadron bombards the Spanish batteries Date: 6 June 1898

British forces bombard the French garrison at Flushing, on the island of Walcheren. Flushing is taken, but the Walcheren Expedition fails. Date: August 1809

NORTH AMERICAN CAMPAIGN The British bombard and take Louisbourg (Cape Breton Island) Date: 26 July 1758

STRASBOURG GUNS 1870
Prussian guns bombard Strasbourg across the water during Franco-Prussian War Date: 23-24 August 1870

WW1 - U-Boats attack, Varna in Bulgaria, 27th October 1915
WW1 - The drawing is from a German paper showing German submarines and Bulgarian war-ships going out against the Russians

Abu Yusuf using gunpowder, Morocco
MOROCCO - Abu-Yusuf, Sultan, use gunpowder to bombard Sidi- Mesa

Launcher, Blacker Bombard
4 in spigot Blacker Bombard with dummy projectile and fired cartridge. Probably a prototype

Bombardment of Scarborough - German navy gun-crew
The raid on Scarborough took place on 16th December 1914. It was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British seaport town. German gun-crew are pictured in action from their warship

British bombarding German trenches, Western Front, WW1
British troops bombarding German trenches on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Allied ship in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1
Allied ship in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915

Allied ships in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1
Allied ships in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915

British ships in action, Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1
Allied ships in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915

Royal Wedding 1923 - the Rose-Leaf Gauntlet
A group of wedding guests line up to bombard the newlywed Duke and Duchess of York with rose leaves as they depart for their honeymoon from Buckingham Palace courtyard for their honeymoon

Bombardment of Scutari, First Balkan War
Montenegrin gunners loading a siege canon at Muritza during the bombardment of Scutari during the First Balkan War (1912-13). Date: 1912

Medieval Siege Weapons
Mediavel siege weapons are little developed from Roman times. A movable castle gives a platform for bowmen, and two cannons will bombard the castle with cannonballs. Date: 14th - 15th centuries

Trench Mortars in the Great Advance
A British 6 inch trench mortar bombarding a strong point in the enemys line during the new British advance over the old Somme battlefields in 1918

Ruins of the Malakoff
Allied warships bombard the city, but it will be nearly a year before the Allies overcome the Russian resistance

Alicante Besieged
During the civil war, Alicante is besieged by the federalists of Cartagena : naval vessels bombard the town

Hernani Bombarded
Government forces bombard Carlist-held Hernani. [Unless its the other way about !]

French in Spain - 2
War between France and Spain is triggered by a rising against despotic rule : the French plan to restore Bourbon rule. They bombard Santi- Petri and take Cadiz

Pronunciamento
The city of Seville issues a pronunciamento against regent Espartero : he will bombard the city but will subsequently have to flee the country on a British ship. Date: 1843

Foudroyant Warship
FOUDROYANT French ironclad ship used to bombard the fort of Kinburn during the Crimean War

Tyrol Campaign
Garibaldis forces bombard the Austrians at Fort Rochetta in the Italian Tyrol

Siege of Barcelona
The British army, under the earl of Peterborough, bombard BARCELONA, held by Felipe V of Spain, and force it to surrender

French in Netherlands
Invading the Low Countries, the French bombard WILLEMSTAD from their artillery battery on Hel-plaats : a fine view of cannon and a mortar in action

Triangular Bombard 1555
Triangular bombard

Franco-Pruss / Strasbourg
A Prussian bombardment of Strasbourg, across water, at night, firing with canons

Sveaborg Rebellion, Suomenlinna, Finland
Scene at the Sveaborg Rebellion, which began on 30 June 1906. It took place at the sea fortress Suomenlinna (Sveaborg in Swedish and Russian) as part of the Russian Revolution

Flowers and Hail
French horticulturists of Bagnolet bombard clouds which threaten their flowers, causing them to release the rain before it freezes into hail

Saving Vines Beaujolais
French wine-growers in the Beaujolais area bombard menacing clouds with a mortar, to cause premature precipitation of rain before it freezes into hail

Wwi / Gallipoli / Narrows
Ships of the Allied fleet bombard the Narrows, the narrowest section of the Dardanelles straits, connecting the Mediterranean with the Black Sea

Wwi / Gallipoli / Charnak
Ships of the allied forces bombard Turkish batteries at Chanak. Date: 18 March 1915

Japan Bombards Shanghai
The Japanese bombard SHANGHAI

Edirne Bombarded
BULGARIA / TURKEY The Bulgarians bombard the Turkish city of Edirne (formerly Adrianople)

French Bombard Madrid
The French bombard Madrid, which they will subsequently enter - the first stage in the ill-fated campaign

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