Fort Collection (page 27)

Senegal Matam
Fort built at Matam, on the bank of the Senegal River, for the protection of French traders

Egypt - The Citadel
A line of wonderful old taxi cabs parked below the imposing fortifications of the Cairo Citadel

Egypt - Cairo - The Citadel and village
Arabian Village set under the imposing walls of the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt

Martinique - Fort-de-France - Cathedral. Designed by Parisian architect Pierre-Henri Picq. The cathedral is built entirely out of wood

Rabat, Morocco
A view over the rooftops at Rabat, Morocco

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Jandola Fort
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Martinique - The Covered Market at Fort-de-France
Fort-de-france, Martinique, The Old Covered Market

Chitral Bridge 1895
The bridge at Chitral. Major Biddulph states that " half a mile above the fort is an excellent bridge protected by a stone tower at each end." One tower is shown here

People outside a building, unidentified location
An unidentified location, somewhere in the Middle East: a small square building like a fort, with a few people and animals outside. There are hills or mountains in the background

Croatia - Klis. During the Ottoman wars in Europe, an already existing Roman fortress on a nearby hill was expanded into Klis Fortress

Lord Randolph Churchill at a Camp-fire Concert, 1891
Engraving showing Lord Randolph Churchill and a group of British Army officers at a camp fire concert at Fort Tuli, South Africa, 1891

Port of Christianborg near Accra, 1873
This former Swedish outpost on the Gold Coast was sold to the British in 1873 when, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana

Bombardment of Fort Masnaah, Gulf of Oman, 1874
Bombardment of Fort Masnaah, Gulf of Oman, by two vessels of the Royal Navy, H.M.S. Rifleman and H.M.S. Philomel and the Hugh Rose, a vessel from the Bombay Marine service

The Fort of Khelat-I-Ghilzai, Afghanistan, 1880
Engraving showing the interior of the fort of Khelat-i-Ghilzai, Afghanistan, 1880

Shattered by German guns: Fort Wavre Sainte Catherine, near Antwerp

Russian Cavalry Entering Balaklava, end of the Crimean War
Engraving showing Russian cavalry re-entering Balaklava, as British troops pulled out, at the end of the Crimean War, 1856. The fort can be seen in the background

Fort Lafayette, New York Harbour, 1865
Engraving showing the interior of Fort Lafayette, New York Harbour, during the American Civil War. This image, made in 1865, shows the sentries on duty and fortifications in place

India Allahabad
The Fort, on the banks of the Yamuna (formerly Jumna) river

Italian siege-gun
An Italian 305mm siege-gun bombarding an Austrian Trentino mountain fort

America. Montana miners
Miners prospecting for gold in Fort Laramie, USA

S Africa Fort Beaufort
Distant view of the town

Scenes in Oregon and California. The American Falls of Lewis
The falls on the Columbia River at Fort Hall

The Docks Sebastopol
The docks, with the ruins of Fort Saint Paul

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

Sebastopol, View to s
Looking towards Sebastopol from the north, from the rear of Fort Nicolas

USA Fort Bowie Ariz
Fort Bowie, Arizona, in the country of the Apaches

Fort Fisher, Cape Fear; American Civil War, 1864
Engraving showing the British steamer Hansa running the blockade, under the guns of Fort Fisher at the entrance to the Cape Fear River

The Civil War in America. Fairfax Courthouse, the headquarte
General Beauregard led the Confederate Army throughout the American Civil War. His actions started the war after opening fire on Fort Sumter on April 12th 1861

The Civil War in America. The interior of Fort Sumter, Charl
The interior of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, after a continuous bombardment by the Federal batteries on Morrs Island. Fort Sumter provided the first engagement of the civil War

Federal Ironclad Keokuk off Charleston Harbor, 1863
Engraving showing the Federal ironclad Keokuk and other battered vessels after their attack on the Confederate held Fort Sumter and Charleston Harbour

The Civil war in America: Midnight storm on the Missippi
Federal flotilla at anchor, off Fort Pillow. The storm occurred on the night of May 20th 1862, when lightning just missed hitting the amunition boat with 25, 000 pounds of gun powder on board

The Civil war in America. The fight for the rifle-pits in fr
Fort Wagner in South Carolina was the scene of bitter fighting in 1863, as this violent and dramatic engagement shows

The Civil war in America. Attack by Federal gun boats on For
Federal gun boats attacking Confederate Fort McAllister, reflecting the increasing success of the Unionist Navy under Flag Officer Farragut

The Civil war in America. Repairing Fort Sumter
Repairing damage in the casemate of Fort Sumter on the night of the attack. Confederate soldiers sandbagging the interior of the fort

American Civil War: Colonel Fitch and the 46th Indiana volun
Unionist soldiers storm the battery at Fort St Charles, Arkansas

Illustrations of the American Civil war. Federal flotilla on
Position of the Federal flotilla on the Missippi River, off Fort Pillow, shortly before its evacuation

The Civil war in America; aftermath of the battle at Fort Wa
Confederate soldiers surveying the damage after the battle at Fort Wagner, South Carolina. The Black regiment of the 54th Massachusetts lost 40% of their men here on the 18th July 1863. Date: 1863

Fort Amiel, near Newcastle, Natal. Hospital and Commissariat
Landscape showing fortification and hospital

The Zulu war. The defence of Rorkes Drift, January 22nd 187
The scene of the action, where 3, 000 zulus attacked the tiny fort and hospital at Rorkes Drift. 140 British soldiers kept the Zulus at bay

Zulu war sketches by our special artist. Interior of the old
British soldiers surveying the damage to the old fort at Rorkes Drift, where 137 British soldiers held out against 3, 000 zulus at the beginning of the Zulu wars

The Zulu war. Portraits of officers
Portrait of Mr W A Dunne, Commissariat Department, defender of Rorkes Drift. 137 British soldiers held the fort at Rorkes Drift against a force of over 3, 000 Zulus

The Zulu war. Fort Helpmakaar. Field auction of the effects
Isandlwana was the scene of the British armys most humiliating defeat at the hands of the Zulus, slightly assuaged by the successful defence of Rorkes Drift later the same day, January 22nd 1879

The Zulu war. Graves of the 17 men who fell in the defence o
140 British soldiers defended the fort and hospital at Rorkes Drift from 3, 000 zulu warriors on the same day that the British suffered their heaviest defeat of the war at Isandhlwana

Zulu war sketches by our special artist. Scene in the New Fo
The new Fort at Rorkes Drift, a scene of British bravery at the beginning of the Zulu wars

The Zulu war. Alls Well, Sketch in Bromheads Post, New
Zulu war sketches by an ILN special artist. Rorkes Drift was the scene of an heroic defence by the British in January 1879

Navy Attack Fort / China
An attack on a Chinese coastal fort by British forces during the Opium Wars

Fort at Tianjin
Fort near Tianjin (previously known as Tientsin)

Fort Laramie which was a significant trading post in the 19th century and later a military outpost of the US army

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