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Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Defending the hospital against the Zulu attack
Ulster 1914 - Patriotic PostcardPatriotic Postcard from Ulster, 1914 depicting an Ulsterwoman with a gun, standing up for the British flag and her views as a Loyalist Unionist
DAVY CROCKETT 1786-1836DAVY CROCKETT American backwoodsman, hunter, magistrate and legislator who became a revered figure in the US political world before his death defending the Alamo
William Thompsons fight off Poole, Dorset, 30 May 1695. Thompson was a local fisherman whose fishing boat was fired on by a French privateer near the Isle of Purbeck
Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. Memorial wall dedicated to Pepe George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405A?i?1468). National hero and a key figure of the Albanian National Awakening Battle scene
The Modern Boy front cover - Nelson polar bear attackFront cover of The Modern Boy featuring an illustration showing Horatio Nelson when young fighting off an attack from a polar bear when his ship was frozen in ice in the Arctic. Date: 1932
Joan the Maid - Kay Nielsen. The Most Noble Warrior Saint in the Christian Calendar. Date: 1924
Turkish poster celebrating defence of Gallipoli, WW1Turkish poster celebrating the defence of Gallipoli against the Allies during the First World War. Date: 1915
Toxostoma rufum, brown thrasherPlate 116 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Lysistrata" BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Lysistrata. 1896. Lysistrata defending the Acropolis. Drawing of the Aristophanes play " Lysistrata" edition illustrated by Beardsley (411 BC)
Turkish Troops - GallipoliTurkish troops - Gallipoli - firing down on allied positions from high in the mountains
NWFP - The Buffs East Kent Regiment at BilotNWFP - 1st Bn, East Kent Regiment ( The Buffs) - section under Lance Corporal James Smith VC under heavy fire at the village of Bilot in the Mamund Valley, India (now Pakistan) on 16th September
Horsemen 3 - ThessaloniaTHESSALONIANS : renowned for their horse-breeding and their equestrian skills, these people of eastern Greece are depicted here defending their country against the Romans
Defence of Londonderry, during the Siege of Derry, 18 April to 1 August 1689, part of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)
Saint Joan the Maid by Kay Nielsen. How Joan the Maid of Lorraine saw visions and was called upon to deliver France... Date: 1920
A Bard singing to Ancient BritonsA Bard singing his poetry for the Britons around the campfire. These soldiers would be fighting their rivals in battle the next day... Date: circa 43 AD
The British Marines Nordenfelt in action defending the legation from balcony of the British Ministers house, which overlooked the imperial canal during the Siege of Peeking
Gunboat encounter between Nelson and Don Miguel Tyrason, 1797 - This was a service hand-to-hand with swords, in which my Coxswain John Sykes twice saved my life. Date: 1797
Types ofantique armourTypes of antique armour - 1. roundel (shield), 2. target, 3. lead mallet used by archers, 4. iron mace used by cavalry, 5. black bill in armoury of Canterbury Town Hall, 6
HMS Swiftsure - Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleshipRoyal Navy - HMS Swiftsure, the lead ship of the Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship, moored up. Originally known as Constitucion, ordered by the Chilean Navy
Auxiliary Territorial Service using search lights at night to spot on coming aircraft. Date: 1943
Bumeliana Well Walls Defending Defenders Oasisbumeliana, well, walls, defending, defenders, oasis, defence, heroism, heroic, italo, turkish, war, dead, arab, soldier, italian, italy, turkey, gaining, libya, north, africa, ottoman, empire, 1911
BATTLE OF SAINT-CLOUD (outskirts of Paris) - the French forces defending Paris, hoping in vain for Napoleon to arrive, fight desperately to keep the Allies out of Paris Date: March 1814
DOLLARD FIGHTS IROQUOISDollard dies near Montreal while defending his stockade against the Iroquois ; every one of the French force dies fighting Date: May 1660
RAF Hurricane squadron on patrol, WW2RAF Hurricane squadron on patrol during WW2, defending a city below. Date: 1941
Joan of Arc - How Joan the Maid, clad in Pages Dress, had audience of the Dauphin Charles - Kay Nielsen artwork. Date: 1922
Maidens defending a castle from invading knights, 13th CMaidens defending a crenellated castle from invading knights by throwing flowers, from a carved ivory mirror. Women combing their hair and making floral wreath from a parchment drawing 13th century
Death of Major Peirson at St Helier, Jersey (British defence against French invasion). 1781
The lyonois or lyonnoise, a machine for defending a breach, invented by Bonnerville in Lyons. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army
An ancient machine for defending a pass. Six spears on a carriage. Copperplate engraving by J. Newton from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale
WW1 - British Marines in the Trenches - Defence of Antwerp. 1914
British naval division troops defending Antwerp - 1914British naval division troops going to take up their positions in the trenches in preparation of attack - Antwerp - September, 1914. 1914
A defending Soldier watching the enemy from a CastleA defending Soldier watching the enemy from behind a Castles battlements. early 14th century
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN At the bridge of LODI, Napoleon himself is in the thick of the fighting against the Austrians defending the bridge over the Adda Date: 10 May 1796
Communards defending the Elysee Palace; Paris Commune 1871Communards defending barricades near the Elysee Palace, during fighting with the Versailles Governments troops, Paris, 1871. Date: 1871
SOCIAL / NATIVE ATTACKA white family is attacked by native Americans; a woman prepares to defend the house with a rifle Date: circa 1650
KING ALBERT DIGS TRENCHKing Albert of Belgium, along with senior army officers, dig trenches, keen to play their part in defending their country against the German forces. Date: 1914
INDIANS ATTACK FAMILYA white family is attacked by native Americans; a woman prepares to defend the house with a rifle Date: circa 1650
Wolves attack villagers on the Russia-Latvia borderOn the Russia-Latvia border, wolves are driven by the hard winter to attack villagers. Date: 1939
WW2-era patriotic British postcard - Predictor, Height finder and 3. 7 Ack Ack (A. AWW2-era patriotic British postcard - Predictor, Height finder and 3.7 Ack Ack (A.A.) Gun. Date: circa 1945
WW2 - Liberation of Paris - The BarricadesWW2 - Barricades, Liberation of Paris. " Man the barricades!" This cry which rang out on Monday, August 21st, 1944. Date: 1944
Rif War - French-Moroccan Machine Guns in Atlas MountainsRif War - French-Moroccan Machine Gun post in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco. The Rif War was an armed conflict fought during the first half of the 1920s between the colonial power Spain
WW1 - Night attack and action in the trenchesWW1 - Defending troops open rapid fire on enemy trenches with machine-gun, rifle and trench mortar after night patrols receive warning of an impending " rush" attack. Date: 1916
The Fairies Song - A Midsummers Nights Dream - Act II, scene 2 - Titania asleep, surrounded by her fairy train
Italo-Turkish War - Defense of the Bumiliana Wells, LibyaItalo-Turkish War - The heroic Italian defense of the Bumiliana Wells, Libya, North Africa. Date: 1911
Crimean War, Sergeant Davies defending the coloursCrimean War -- Sergeant Davies (Poolfield Davis) of the Grenadier Guards defending the colours against Russian infantry at the Battle of Inkerman in 1854
Maria de Molina (1265-1321). Wife of Sancho IV of CastilleMaria Alfonso Tellez de Menezes (1265-1321), know as Maria de Molina. Wife of Sancho IV of Castille. Regent for her son Ferdinand IV and her grandson Alfonso XI
William Benn, PuritanWILLIAM BENN Puritan churchman and theologian, defending the Christian sabbath against the Jewish one. Date: 1600 - 1680