Fierce Collection (page 4)

Photographed during the fierce German bombardment of the town: A ruined street in Nieuport

During the fierce fighting near Dixmude: A Belgian Red Cross nurse visiting Belgian soldiers in the trenches

South African soldiers capturing Delville Wood
An illustration of South African soldiers, assisted by some Highlanders seen in the foreground, marching through Delville Wood, France

Antwerp Taken - 3
A French force besieges Antwerp and after fierce fighting takes it from the Dutch in time for the Belgians to celebrate Christmas there

American Indians. Native Canoe on the coast of British Colum
Fierce looking Indians, men, women and children, paddling canoe with a schooner in the background

Hyena (Kronheim)
A fierce-looking hyena of Algeria

Whales Attack Whale
Large whales attacked by small, fierce ones

Chinese Infantryman
A Chinese Fantassin (foot soldier) called the Tiger of War with his brightly coloured tiger-stripe costume and fierce shield motif

Norman Battle Scene
A shower of arrows fell upon the column. A fierce battle scene between Hereward and the Norman invaders

Arabs and Lion
Adventure in the desert - an Arab on horseback and his wife and child on a camel are surprised in the desert by a very fierce looking lion

Thiers and Napoleon
Satire on Thiers and Napoleon, fierce rivals : Thiers considers Napoleon un cretin but he underestimates his opponent, who will stage his coup before the year is out

The Normandie, the largest liner in the world
The burning of the luxury liner, the Normandie in 1942. The Normandie was the largest liner in the world. As World War II commenced the liner was taken out of service

Fighting for a Bridge
As the Germans advance into Russia, the Red Army resists them every step of the way : the Germans take this bridge, but only after dealing with fierce opposition

Fighting Near Bilbao
Fierce fighting between government troops and Carlists at Carreras, near Bilbao : federalists make a sortie from their entrenchment

Signs of Gunfire
Bullet-holes in a Moscow shop window testify to the fierce fighting which took place before the Bolsheviks took over the city

Fighting in Catania
Giuseppina di Barcelona, Sicilian heroine who took part in the fierce fighting at Catania, manning (?) a cannon against the Neapolitans. (We have an engraving of this)

Giuseppina Mans Gun
Giuseppina di Barcelona, Sicilian heroine who took part in the fierce fighting at Catania, mans (?) a cannon against the Neapolitans. (We also have a portrait of her)

Battle of Solferino 8
The decisive charge by the French chasseurs on the Austrian lines : fierce fighting at close quarters

Battle of Magenta - 5
The battle of Magenta is characterised by fierce street fighting for command of an insignificant village

Crecy (Dupray)
CRECY The decisive defeat of the French by the English is won at the expense of fierce hand to hand fighting as well as the superiority of the bowmen

Toulon Evacuated 1793
SIEGE OF TOULON In the face of a fierce siege (in which the young Napoleon participates) the British are forced to evacuate Toulon

Barricade Rue St Antoine
Fierce fighting with bayonets on a barricade in the Rue Saint-Antoine in Paris

Volturno Ablaze 1913
In a fierce storm, the passenger liner Volturno, on her way from Rotterdam to New York, catches fire : some passengers are rescued

Roman Invasion 55 Bc
Fierce fighting ensues when Julius Caesars invasion force lands in Britain

Lord Nelson / Polar Bear
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officers encounter with a fierce polar bear

BATTLE 1915
A fierce battle rages between French and German forces for control of the Hartmannswillerkopf, in the Vosges Mountains, France

Fierce Wind Off Iceland
Fierce winds off Iceland batter the coast

Myth / Tibet / Tiger / Jackal
THE JACKAL AND THE TIGER The tiger and the monkey approach the jackals den, but the jackal frightens away the foolish tiger

Migrating Swallows
Swallows leaving Europe for warmer winter resorts are caught by fierce winter while crossing the Alps and take refuge in the monastery of Saint Bernard

Naval Combat 1798
When Edmond Richers corvette La Bayonnaise is attacked by English frigate Embuscade, a fierce combat is terminated when the French board the English ship and it surrenders

Serval Cat 1857
Lives in the savannahs of Africa

CENTAUR (D ORSAY)
Centaurs can use weapons just like humans, in addition to their natural endowments, making them fierce warriors

Uk / Civil War / Marston Mr
BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR A fierce battle between mounted soldiers

Charon (Tooke)
The ferryman who carries travellers across the Styx to the Underworld, but rarely vice versa : in the foreground is Cerberus, a particularly fierce watchdog

Youth Learns Fear / Grimm
THE STORY OF THE YOUTH WHO WENT FORTH TO LEARN WHAT FEAR WAS - the boy meets (and beats) the fierce old man

Revolution in Spain 1867
REVOLUTION: fight at the barricade in the Quarter de Los Vinas, Cadiz. Fierce fighting between republicans and royalist forces

Battle of Arcola
Napoleon seizes the French flag from Augerau and leads his men across the bridge of Arcola in the face of fierce opposition from the Austrians

Cavalry at Inkerman 1854
British cavalry counter-attack against the greatly superior Russian attack and successfully rout the enemy

Paris Bread Shortage
Paris housewives queue at the door of a boulangerie, during a bread shortage which causes fierce rioting and upsets the government Date: November 1794

Passage of Sierra-Morena
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN Passage of the SIERRA MORENA Joseph Bonaparte invades Andalucia, forcing a passage through the mountains against fierce resistance

Lion defends itself against human attackers
A lion defends itself against its human attackers

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