Commanding Collection (page 3)

Colonel Michael Corcoran

Russo-Turkish War - King Carol I of Romania
King Carol I of Romania - he personally led Romanian troops during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78 (as depicted here) and assumed command of the Russo/Romanian army during the siege of Plevna

Great Alms Cliff
View at Great Alms Cliff, near Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, a rocky outcrop, commanding remarkable views of Wharfdale and the Plain of York. Date: 1950s

ANZAC Mounted Division in Egypt with GOC, WW1
The ANZAC Mounted Division in Egypt, with GOC (General Officer Commanding), during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Field Marshal Sir John French circa 1915

Field-Marshal Sir John French at Bapaume, France, WW1
Field-Marshal Sir John French (1852-1925), leaving HMS Sentinel on his arrival at Bapaume, Northern France, where he was commanding the British Expeditionary Force during the early part of the First

Miracle / Zulu Chief
A Zulu chief, converted to Christianity, seeks to emulate Moses by commanding a river to part like the Red Sea - but it doesn t, and he loses 50 of his subjects Date: 1925

British Prisoners - Dardanelles - WW1
British Prisoners captured by Turkish forces during the Dardanelles Campaign. A group of three officers

Brigadier Cotterill-Hill wades ashore - Burma
Ramree Island on the Burma coast invaded. Brigadier Cotterill-Hill, commanding the 71st Indian brigade, wades ashore - 194"

The Corps of Commissioners, London, 1880
Engraving showing a number of scenes relevant to the Corps of Commissioners, London, 1880. The images show (clockwise from top left): Mrs

Christmas in an Army Barracks, 1894
Engraving showing the arrival of the Tuck cart at an Army Barracks, at Christmas. The tuck man was obliged to have a pass from the commanding officer to allow him to bring his cart into the barrack

Bivouac on Manoeuvres
Biwakskuche - field-kitchen at a bivouac - during manoeuvres. The commanding officer studies his plans while his adjutant tastes the stew

German Naval Manoeuvres
The German battle fleet on manoeuvres, seen from the bridge of the commanding flagship

Stirling Castle
Set on a volcanic rock, commanding views for miles around, Stirling Castle was one of the most important strongholds in medieval Scotland. Date: 1930s

Messina Evacuated
General Fergola, commanding the remaining Neapolitan forces in Sicily, evacuates the forts of Messina

Sir George Cockburn
SIR GEORGE COCKBURN British naval officer. Commanded forces in War of 1812 during capture of Washington, D.C (1814)

Brissac and Mutineers
CHARLES COSSE, comte de BRISSAC, commanding the French army in Piedmont, is assailed by mutineers asking Where will we find bread ? Chez moi ! he replies

Bompard Naval Action
French Capitaine J B F Bompard, commanding La Hoche, encounters an English warship north of Ireland, He loses so many men in a brave fight that he is forced to surrender

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