Captives Collection

British Soldiers escort German Prisoners - WWI
British Soldiers escorting German Prisoners, destined for internment in England - WWI Date: circa 1915

China Clay - Captives. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration. From the middle of the 1920s

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A Cape Coast King and His Court, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi), West Africa (Ghana). Date: 1873

Skirmish in a mountain pass, Lushai Expedition (1871-1872), India (a successful expedition to rescue British subjects who had been captured by the Lushais or Mizo people in north-east India)

Return of European captives after the storming of Magdala, Abyssinian War (a rescue mission for the recovery of hostages). Date: 1868

Cartiers Departure from St. Malo
Jacques Cartier departs from St. Malo France, to sail for the Iroquoian capital Stadacona, with two Iroquoian captives he had taken during his previous expedition. Date: 1535

Pizarro Implored to Spare Captives
A native mediator stands in front of two Peruvian captives, imploring Pizarro to spare their lives. Date: 1532

WATCHING DAHOMEY SACRIF
DAHOMEY Europeans watch the sacrifice of captives and criminals, thankful they are not themselves the stars of the show Date: 1835

BASKET SACRIFICE, DAHOMEY
In the Basket Sacrifice of Dahomey, captives from other tribes are tied in a basket and thrown down from a tower to the eager crowd below... Date: circa 1860

Following the Boer War, the British transferred many of their prisoners to various countries and colonies under their domain in South and South East Asia

Sacrifices to Baal
In the ancient Near East, captives are led to the temple of Baal, there to be slaughtered to please the god. Date: 1907

Cyrus the Great
CYRUS II (THE GREAT) Overthrew Croesus Kingdom of Lydia. Led a successful conquest of Babylon (539) and freed Jewish captives

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Restaurateur in no hurry
WW2 - Comic Postcard - A Restaurateur is in no hurry to serve his new guests - a band of German prisoners! Date: circa 1944

FRANCE. Orange. Arc de Triomphe. Triumphal Arch decorated with sirens, Gaulish trophies, combatants and captives; thought to have been constructed during reign of the Emperor Augustus (63 BC-19 AD)

Sphere cover - British corporal with small German captives
A stalwart British corporal pictured with two German captives in a photograph which deliberately highlights the difference in stature of the men

Performance by British POWs during WWII
A Christmas Show (Pantomime) performed by British Prisoners of War - during WW2. Possibly one of the less glamorous chorus lines of the 1940s (foreground) !!! Date: circa 1942

Bulgarian prisoners in Macedonia, captured during the repulse of Bulgarian attacks into the region during the Second Balkan War, which broke out on 16th June 1913

Captured Zouaves and Turkish soldiers - WWI
Captured Zouaves in a WWI German POW camp. Zouave was the title given to certain infantry regiments in the French Army, normally serving in French North Africa between 1831 and 1962

Turkish Prisoner of War Camp - WWI
Tukish Prisoner of War ( Detention ) Camp at Kiangheri (Asia Minor) during the First World War, housing captured British and Colonial troops, captured during the Dardanelles Campaign

WW1 - French Turkos troops - Prisoners of War
WW1 - Captured French Turkos (or Turcos) troops - the nickname of the Algerian and Tunisian rifles of the French army, which were officially known as Tirailleurs Algeriens and Tirailleurs Tunisiens

Burma (Myanmar) - Rangoon (Yangon) - Prisoners
Prisoners awaiting their breakfast in a Yangon (formerly Rangoon) Jail, Myanmar (formerly Burma)

Persian King & Captives
A Persian shah (king) returns from a military victory with a string of prisoners

Jews in Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, takes and razes Jerusalem, and makes captives of the Jews who weep by the waters of Babylon, specifically the Euphrates

Bazajet Ransoms Captives
Bajazet, sultan of Turkey, accepts ransom money for the comte de Nevers and other French Knights, captured during a reckless invasion of Turkey near Nicopolis

Nebuchadnezzar Attacks
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, takes and loots Jerusalem, making captives of its inhabitants and taking them back to Babylon

Shalmaneser in Triumph
Shalmaneser IV, king of Assyria, attacks Hoshea of Samaria, leading away many captives behind his chariot

Triumphal Procession
A generic Roman triumphal procession which includes the Emperor in a chariot, elephants, conquered captives, musicians, soldiers, captured arms & burners of incense

De Launay Herzegovina
Campaigning in Herzegovina, general Jean Aulay de Launay after a victorious battle dissuades his Turkish allies from slitting the throats of their Austrian captives

Cloelia escapes back to Rome by swimming the Tiber
Cloelia, given as a hostage to the Etruscan king, Lars Porsenna of Clusium, escapes back to Rome by swimming the Tiber, taking several other Roman girls with her

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