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Background imageDefend Collection: Lady Offley 1642

Lady Offley 1642
Lady Offley instructs her men to defend her mansion (Geashill) against Irish rebels. Date: 1642

Background imageDefend Collection: Gunboats on Seine / 1870

Gunboats on Seine / 1870
A well-equipped French gunboat, used to defend the Seine during the siege of Paris. Date: 1870

Background imageDefend Collection: 1848 / Monti Berice Defend

1848 / Monti Berice Defend
Defence of Monti Berice Date: 1848

Background imageDefend Collection: Armoured car outside Winter Palace, Petrograd, Russia

Armoured car outside Winter Palace, Petrograd, Russia
Armoured car used by Kerensky and his supporters to defend Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, against a counter-revolutionary challenge from General Kornilov during the revolutionary period

Background imageDefend Collection: Armoured car in St Isaacs Square, Petrograd, Russia

Armoured car in St Isaacs Square, Petrograd, Russia
Armoured car used by Kerensky and his supporters to defend Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, against a counter-revolutionary challenge from General Kornilov during the revolutionary period

Background imageDefend Collection: WW1 - British field-artillery shelling a Turkish fort

WW1 - British field-artillery shelling a Turkish fort
WW1 - The British field-artillery advancement and shelling of one of the Turkish forts in Dardanelles. The narrow peninsula amongst the ranges of high hill or small mountains make it safe for

Background imageDefend Collection: WW1 - Night attack by the Turks on the Anzacs at Gallipoli

WW1 - Night attack by the Turks on the Anzacs at Gallipoli
WW1 - The Battle of Chunuk Bair - Fought between the Ottoman defenders and troops of the British Empire. At the cliff faces at Gaba Tepe, the Turks attack the Australian lines at night

Background imageDefend Collection: WW1 - Indian maxim section awaiting the enemy, Suez Canal

WW1 - Indian maxim section awaiting the enemy, Suez Canal
WW1 - An Indian maxim section helping to defend Egypt against the Turks. The three Indians are positioned on baron land, awaiting their enemy

Background imageDefend Collection: Canine Devotion in War Time, WW1 dog guarding home

Canine Devotion in War Time, WW1 dog guarding home
A dog still seeking to defend its former home during the entry of the Germans into Vailly, a small town lying on the Aisne

Background imageDefend Collection: WWI Poster, Germany over All

WWI Poster, Germany over All
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Germanys Battle Cry is " Germany over All". Britain is fighting not only for the Freedom of Europe but to defend your mothers

Background imageDefend Collection: British interceptor aircrafts by G. H. Davis

British interceptor aircrafts by G. H. Davis
Interceptor, small fighting machines that where specially designed for defence over london. Date: 1930

Background imageDefend Collection: Breton marines defend the town of Dixmude, November 1914

Breton marines defend the town of Dixmude, November 1914
The fight on the banks of the canal at Dixmude (Diksmuide) during the retreat of the French marine forces from the town. Date: 1914

Background imageDefend Collection: Merchant Ship Fighter Unit by G. H. Davis

Merchant Ship Fighter Unit by G. H. Davis
The Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) at work during the Second World War: a system which was able to defeat the long-range bomber

Background imageDefend Collection: Poster, Italian liberation, Piave, Italy, WW1

Poster, Italian liberation, Piave, Italy, WW1
Italian fundraising poster during the First World War, showing a soldier about to sink an axe into a large encroaching hand on the other side of the Piave River. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageDefend Collection: WW2 - Russian Propaganda - Repelling Germans in the Baltic

WW2 - Russian Propaganda - Repelling Germans in the Baltic
WW2 - New Years greetings to the Baltic - a Soviet propaganda postcard from 1942 showing a Russian soldier finishing off an Invading German in the Baltic

Background imageDefend Collection: WW2 poster, Freedom is in Peril

WW2 poster, Freedom is in Peril, Defend it with all your Might, printed on the outbreak of war. Date: 1939

Background imageDefend Collection: VALPUESTA, Pedro de (1614-1688)

VALPUESTA, Pedro de (1614-1688)

Background imageDefend Collection: If you can t enlist, invest - Buy a Liberty Bond - Defend yo

If you can t enlist, invest - Buy a Liberty Bond - Defend your country with your dollars. Poster showing figure America with shield Liberty Loan fighting against Devastation, Starvation, War

Background imageDefend Collection: Sign, Montrose, Colorado

Sign, Montrose, Colorado. Date 1940 Sept

Background imageDefend Collection: Poster advertising the Territorial Army

Poster advertising the Territorial Army. Lets be prepared to defend the peace we re working to win. Volunteer with me for the Territorial Army, 9 divisions strong, with modern equipment

Background imageDefend Collection: Female Communardesde

Female Communardesde
Vivre la commune ! - the women of Paris fight alongside the men to defend the Commune against the government. Date: 1871

Background imageDefend Collection: Republican Club, Paris

Republican Club, Paris
At a Red Republican club in Paris, a speaker exhorts his comrades to defend the Commune against the government forces. Date: 1871

Background imageDefend Collection: Captain James Burnet

Captain James Burnet
CAPTAIN JAMES BURNET, Captain of the Edinburgh City Guard, when Napoleon is thought to be planning to invade Britain. Though he has hardly the shape to defend his country.. Date: CIRCA 1795

Background imageDefend Collection: Defending German officials house, Windhoek, SW Africa

Defending German officials house, Windhoek, SW Africa
Five men (three white and two black) ready to defend a German officials house at Windhoek, in German South West Africa (now Namibia)

Background imageDefend Collection: British in Mexico, 1914

British in Mexico, 1914
Front cover of the Illustrated London News showing members of the British colony in Mexico city preparing to defend themselves in anticipation of unrest in the capital

Background imageDefend Collection: Russian position at Lemberg

Russian position at Lemberg
Russian soldiers defend a captured position in the Lemberg area (modern day Lviv in the Ukraine) on the Eastern Front

Background imageDefend Collection: The Defence of Liege

The Defence of Liege
Belgian forces defend the city of Liege from the German advance during the early days of the war. The German plan to neutralise the twelve modern forts that surrounded the city within two days was

Background imageDefend Collection: The Zulu War Inside the Laager at Ginghilovo

The Zulu War Inside the Laager at Ginghilovo
Sailors from HMS Shah defend the laager at Ginghilovo during a Zulu attack

Background imageDefend Collection: Suzanne Lenglen taking a shot

Suzanne Lenglen taking a shot
French tennis player Suzanne Lenglen preparing to defend her Wimbledon title in 1921. Lenglen dominated womens tennis during the early 1920s

Background imageDefend Collection: Hugues Capet Elected

Hugues Capet Elected
Hugues Capet is elected and crowned king of France : but he will rule only a small territory in the Ile-de- France, and even that he will have to defend against rivals

Background imageDefend Collection: Germans V Romans / 1 Bc

Germans V Romans / 1 Bc
Germans defend their land from the Romans

Background imageDefend Collection: Defending Barricade

Defending Barricade
Communards defend their barricade in the rue Saint- Antoine

Background imageDefend Collection: Communards on the March

Communards on the March
The Communards sally forth with flags flying to defend Paris against the government forces from Versailles at Porte Maillot

Background imageDefend Collection: Italians at Tobruk

Italians at Tobruk
North Africa : in Libya, the British attempt to defend Tobruk against Italian air attacks

Background imageDefend Collection: Wolves and Sledge

Wolves and Sledge
An everyday scene in a Russian forest - travellers defend themselves against a pack of wolves while their horses panic

Background imageDefend Collection: Volunteers of Liberty

Volunteers of Liberty
The Volunteers of liberty are formed at Madrid to defend the new regime

Background imageDefend Collection: Battle of Morgarten

Battle of Morgarten
The Swiss defend their newly- sworn independence against Leopold of Austria, at the battle of Morgarten

Background imageDefend Collection: Moscow White Russians

Moscow White Russians
Resistance to the Bolsheviks is not yet over : White Russian troops defend the Kremlin against the extremists

Background imageDefend Collection: Kerensky V Kornilov

Kerensky V Kornilov
Kerenskys supporters prepare to defend his government against the attempt of general Kornilov to overthrow it

Background imageDefend Collection: Gherghebil in Dagestan

Gherghebil in Dagestan
The Village of Gherghebil showing houses built on top of each other. This compactness has helped the villagers defend themselves from attack

Background imageDefend Collection: French Reinforcements 2

French Reinforcements 2
The French government sends line troops to Italy to help th pope defend Rome against Garibaldi : the Intrepide lands them at Civita Vecchia

Background imageDefend Collection: Defences of Rome

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

Background imageDefend Collection: French Reinforcements 1

French Reinforcements 1
The French government sends hussars to Italy to help the pope defend Rome against Garibaldi : two squadrons of hussars sail in the Gomer to Civita Vecchia

Background imageDefend Collection: French Reinforcements

French Reinforcements
French reinforcements land at Civita Vecchia to help defend pope-held Rome against Garibaldi

Background imageDefend Collection: Trojan War Scene

Trojan War Scene
A scene from the Trojan War, when heroes battled with heroes : Aeneas tries to defend the walls of Troy against the Greeks - but its a losing battle

Background imageDefend Collection: Spaniards Vs Tabascans

Spaniards Vs Tabascans
Cortes and his men have their boats overturned on the river Tabasco and are forced to defend themselves against the furious native Tabascans

Background imageDefend Collection: Watchmen and Wild Boys

Watchmen and Wild Boys
Three young London men-about- town get into trouble with the law, and defend themselves against two watchmen (seven years later they will be replaced by peelers )

Background imageDefend Collection: Girl Snowballing

Girl Snowballing
A robin watches while a girl prepares to defend herself in a snowball fight



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