Defended Collection

Afghan War / Dargai
THE STORMING OF DARGAI The Gordon Highlanders, under Colonel Mathias, storm heights fiercely defended by a large force of Afridis

British Soldiers resting near Monte Camino; Second World War
Photograph showing a group of British infantry taking a break, near Monte Camino, Italy, 1943. This unit had just been involved in six days of continuous fighting

Town Planning / Jena
A 17th century town - Jena, Germany - still defended by its ramparts but spilling out beyond them into the surrounding countryside

JOTAPATA BESIEGED 67 AD
The Roman general Vespasian (subsequently emperor) besieges and takes the town of Jotapata, in Galilee, defended by Josephus, better known as a historian Date: 67

WW1 - Amiens Cathedral, France - Protection from air attack using a wall of sandbags (exterior). Date: circa 1915

St Mawes, Cornwall - The Castle - an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, between 1540 and 1542

Spanish Civil War. Defendamos Madrid unidos bajo el mando unico. (Madrid needs to be defended by the means of a unique force). Political propaganda poster from the Republican side

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Nuestras costas seran defendidas por nuestros bravos marinos (Our coasts will be defended by our brave sailors). Poster by Ballester Marco edited by the CNT

Cartoon, Close Formation, WW1
Cartoon, Close Formation, commenting on harsh German tactics on the battlefield during the First World War. Before the war, Kaiser Wilhelm defended his use of close formation of troops

The Zulu war. The entrenched position at Rorke's Drift
The scene as reinforcements arrive at Rorke's Drift, successfully defended by the British from 3, 000 Zulus. Extended caption

The Defenders of Rorke's Drift at daybreak, 23rd January 187
Dead Zulus piled up against sandbanks and fortifications, British officers with rifles and bayonets standing above them, perpetrating the myth that Rorke's Drift was an important victory

Nationalist Troops entering Irun; Spanish Civil War, 1936
Photograph showing Nationalist troops entering the city of Irun, in northern Spain, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936

MATABELE/LAAGER DEFENDED
The Matabele attack a laager of wagons. Date: 1893

Memorial to the Regina Rifles, Bretteville, Normandy
The Reginas landed on D-Day opposite one of the most heavily defended German positions along Juno Beach. Using the DD tanks of the 1st Hussars the Canadians got ashore

BATTLE OF EL CANEY The heavily defended hills of El Caney and San Juan are taken by the Americans after fierce Spanish resistance Date: 1 July 1898

LILLE - DEFENDED TOWN
The Town and fortress of Lille. Date: Early 19th century

1798 MCGEE FIGHTS REBELS
The Reverend McGhees house successfully defended against the Rebels: Gentlemen load and fire weapons from windows whilst lady (at fireplace) manufactures lead shot. Date: June 1798

Rumelihisari, Istanbul, Turkey - a medieval fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey, on a series of hills on the European banks of the Bosphorus. Date: circa 1920s

Moriamur pro rege nostro, Maria Theresa
Maria Theresia, Empress of Austria (1717 - 1780), Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. " Moriamur pro rege nostro, Maria Theresa!" (" We will die for our sovereign, Maria Theresa!" )

Jeanne Hachette / Perlet
JEANNE LAISNE, or FOURQUET known as JEANNE HACHETTE French heroine who defended Beauvais against the Burgundians in 1472 Date: 1454 -

Siege of Lathom House
LATHOM HOUSE, Lancashire, is heroically defended for 3 months by Charlotte, countess of Derby, but surrenders next year : in this picture, the defenders make a sortie Date: 1646 - 1647

Petersburg, Virginia; American Civil War, 1864
Engraving showing a panorama of Petersburg, as viewed from General Lees headquarters, 1864. A nine month siege of Petersburg ensued as the Unionist Army, led by General Grant

Zulu wars. Queen Victoria decorating officers engaged in the
Queen Victoria decorating Lieutenant John Rouse Merriott Chard with the Victoria Cross for bravery. Chard was one of the officers who successfully defended Rorkes Drift from an army of Zulu warriors

British field of corn defended by barbed wire - WW2
British field of corn defended by barbed wire fencing - WW2 Date: circa 1941

Sion - Valais Canton, Switzerland Date: 1900

Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Osaka Castle, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Roberto Bellarmino
ROBERTO FRANCESCO ROMOLO BELLARMINO, Italian churchman, Jesuit, cardinal, opposed Reformation, defended temporal power of Pope - no wonder they made him a saint... Date: 1542 - 1621

Ciudad Rodrigo (Kelly)
Wellingtons force storm the heavily defended French fortress of CIUDAD RODRIGO, a key fortress on the Portugal- Spain frontier Date: 15 January 1812

Sir Matthew Hale / Hove
SIR MATTHEW HALE English jurist who defended Archbishop Laud and other Royalists; also an MP Date: 1609 - 1676

Sir Matthew Hale / Cook
SIR MATTHEW HALE English jurist who defended Archbishop Laud and other Royalists; also an MP Date: 1609 - 1676

Sir Matthew Hale / Anon
SIR MATTHEW HALE English jurist who defended Archbishop Laud and other Royalists; also an MP Date: 1609 - 1676

Baron Brougham & Vaux
HENRY, 1ST BARON BROUGHAM British jurist and politician; defended Queen Caroline in her trial (1820). Designed (c. 1838) the one-horse brougham carriage. Date: 1778 - 1868

BROUGHAM
HENRY, 1ST BARON BROUGHAM British jurist and politician: defended Queen Caroline in her trial (1820); designed the one-horse Brougham carriage (c1838) Date: 1778 - 1868

Two gun battery, Battle of Inkerman, Crimean War
The two-gun battery defended by the Guards at the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War Date: 5 November 1854

Robert George Kekewich
ROBERT GEORGE KEKEWICH Major-General in the British Army; defended Kimberley during the Boer War Date: 1854 - 1914

Boers before the tribunal during the Boer War
In the Transvaal during the Boer War, Boers have to appear before tribunals who decide if they have defended their homes with too much enthusiasm. Date: 1900

BELTRAME, Achille (1871-1945). Second Boer War. 1899-1902. The Boers defended in trenches along the Tugela river during the British offensive of 1900. Engraving

Nicosia defended, 1570-1
Nicosia, Cyprus, defended against the Turks. Date: 1570-1

Sir Robert Sale - 2
SIR ROBERT SALE British military commander in India, the hero of Jellalabad which he defended for four months against unfriendly Afghans. Date: 1792 - 1845

Cia degli Ubaldini - Italian noblewoman, who valiantly defended the lands of her husband Francesco Ordelaffi when attacked by the Papal forces : a notable warrior. circa 1357

Chretien Malesherbes
CHRETIEN GUILLAUME de LAMOIGNON de MALESHERBES French lawyer and statesman, who defended Louis XVI so was of course accused of treason and guillotined. Date: 1721 - 1794

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Sandcastle with lack of barbed wire
Winston Churchill: " This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm!". Lady in deckchair watching her son build a sandcastle in a garden sandpit: " There

GALVEZ, Juan (1774-1848). Agustina of Aragon

The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsova

Schloss at Eltz
Eltz, overlooking the Mosel river, must surely be one of the most romantic of castles. Easily defended by the narrow bridge, and enjoying divine protection from that shrine. Date: 1850

Zola and Maitre Labori
Maitre Labori, Dreyfuss defence counsel, with Emile Zola who fiercely defended Dreyfus : on the right is Clamenceau, another ally. Date: 1898

German officers who defended Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
German officers who defended the sea port of Zeebrugge against British attack during the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918), Belgium, First World War

Poster, The Castle of Cleanliness in the Land of Good Health, defended by the soap and water brigade. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

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