Defences Collection (page 7)

The Citadel and Muhammad Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
The Citadel, Cairo, Egypt. In the 12th century, Saladin and his successors built an impenetrable bastion in the Citadel, using the most advanced construction techniques of the age

Turkish Gun Battery - Dardanelles
Cannon of the 28th Enplacement - Dardanelles - Madjar Kale, WWI

The Gun Control Room, Britain; Second World War, 1944
Illustration showing the interior of the Gun Control Room, the headquarters of Londons anti-aircraft defences during the Second World War, 1944

The French defences at Verdun
A Photograph showing some of the dug-outs and defences that formed part of the French fortifications at Verdun during the First World War

Anti-aircraft machine-gun
An anti-aeroplane machine-gun, part of the Parisian defences against air attacks

Making barbed wire entanglements
French soldiers at work on the Champagne front making barbed wire entanglements for French defences during World War I

Sebastopol Defences
Interior scene in the Mamelon Vert, a key position overlooking the city, during the siege of Sebastopol

Russian Defences
Interior of Fort Nicolas, an important part of the Russian defences of the city Date: 1855

Lawrence Defends Lucknow

Taking the Malakoff
The French take the Malakoff, the key position in the Russian defences of the city

Rus-Jap War / Mukden
Japanese attack on the Russian defences at MUKDEN, Manchuria

The Defences of Charleston; American Civil War, 1863
Panorama showing the cannon and fortifications built by the Confederates at Charleston, in anticipation of a major engagement with the Federal Army

Montmartre Defences
The Communards establish their position on the slopes of the Butte de Montmartre where Sacre-Coeur stands today

Caverns at Inkermann
Excavated church in the caverns at Inkerman (looking West)

Fort St Angelo / Valletta
The view from the Grand Harbour toward the Fort St Angelo, Vittorosia, Valletta

St Elmo Point / Valletta
The waterfront ruins and fortifications at St Elmo Point, Valletta, Malta

Fortifications / Valletta
Fortifications on the eastern side of the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta

Defences of Rome
The authorities prepare to defend Rome against an expected attack by Garibaldi and his men

Defending a Coast
As a hostile fleet approaches the coast, the defences are manned - chiefly crossbows behind protective screens

Siege (Olaus Magnus)
A well-protected town, skirted with multiple rows of chain-linked defences and spikes to prevent a frontal attack by cavalry

Iliad / Prylis
Son of Hermes, Greek soothsayer who was inspired by Athena to propose the Wooden Horse as a subterfuge to get through the Trojan defences

French Laying Mines
French sappers laying mines, tunneling towards the enemy lines where they will plant mines which when detonated should destroy the enemys defences

China / Canton Suburbs
View of the suburbs and defences of Canton

German Espionage 1914
German espionage

Attempted Break-Out
An unsuccessful attempt by the Russians to breach the German defences

Using Fireships / 1555
Using fireships against coastal defences

Defending Paris 1915
A Voisin defending Paris from the air in his aircraft

Storming at Oschakov
Russian forces under Prince Grigori Potemkin storm the defences of Oschakov

Constantinople Taken
Baudouin, Count of Flanders, penetrates the defences of Constantinople in 1203

Vallum on Hadrians Wall
The fosse ditch of the vallum system at Limestone Bank. The vallum lay behind the main stucture of Hadrians wall, and acted as a people-control structure, not as a defence

Zeppelins Attacking
Three Zeppelins attack British defences on the English coast

Dartmoor Prison
A splendid birds-eye view of the recently built Dartmoor Prison and English Barracks. Prisoners from the Napoleonic Wars helped build the jail

Heavy Guns / Valparaiso
During the war between Chile and the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru, heavy guns are mounted onto moveable carriages at Valparaiso

Iraq / Khorsabad Reconstr
A reconstruction of the Palace of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Paul Emile Botta and Victor Place both dug at Khorsabad in the mid-19th century

FANTOMAS COVER 2
FANTOMAS : AGENT SECRET (Pierre Souvestre et Marcel Allain) - A female spy takes the opportunity to stuff the plans of the French defences in her handbag

Sluys / Sluis 1739
View of Sluys, scene of the famous sea battle of 1340, as it was four hundred years after the event. A map of the towns fortifications is visible in the foreground

Sicily / Lipari & Castle
The volcanic island of Lipari, the largest of the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily, showing the 13th century fortified walls & castle

Saint Helena 2
View of Jamestown harbour from the hill behind the Battery : this French engraving names the defences - perhaps with a view to rescuing the captive Emperor ?

Gib r / Bartlett / St George
The defences - St Georges Hall - caves filled with canons

Martello Tower
Spithead Fort is one of the Martello Towers built in 1804 as a defence against the anticipated French invasion of England. They are retained as coastal defences

German 1st Ww Pill-Box
Formidable German pill box at Bullecourt, scene of bloody fighting during the Battle of Arras

Medieval Defences
Towers erected at strategic locations formed part of the defences of medieval towns

Battle of the Crater
Burnside blasts an immense breach - the crater - in Petersburgs defences, but fails to follow through and what should have been a great victory turns into defeat

Chambarlhac in Alps
General J J F Chambarlhac distinguishes himself in the Alpine campaign, leading his men to capture the defences of Mont Carmel

Sightseers on board the Hecla in the Crimea
Sightseers on board the Hecla after the attack on Russian defences near Eknas, Finland, during the Crimean War

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