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The Zulu war. Portraits of officersPortrait 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 effectsIsandlwana 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 o140 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 FoThe 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, NewZulu 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 / ChinaAn attack on a Chinese coastal fort by British forces during the Opium Wars
Fort at TianjinFort 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
Cannanore, India(or Kananur) Seaport on Malabar coast, SW India, visited by Vasco da Gama 1498, Portuguese fort built here in 1505
Communards EmprisonedIncarcerated in the Fort d Enet, in the harbour of the Ile d Aix, convicted Communards gaze out and contemplate the chances of escape...are incarcerated
Crusaders castle / SyriaThis fortress was built by the Kurds. It was taken by the crusaders in the 12th century. They made additions to it before the fort was taken by Baybars in the 13th century
Geriah Fort. IndiaGeriah is a notorious pirate stronghold, until February 1756 when the East India Company send admiral Watson and Clive to seize the town and burn the ships
Island on Loch EiltThe perfect little island, beautifully canopied with trees, makes a charming scene of Loch Eilt, on the Road to the Isles from Fort William to Malliag, Invernessshire
Bulldog CannonThe " Bulldog Cannon", found by the British Army in the Fort of Kurnaul, India, in 1838, but originally forged centuries earlier in China. The mouth is the guns muzzle
Fort St Angelo / VallettaThe view from the Grand Harbour toward the Fort St Angelo, Vittorosia, Valletta
Cartagena InsurgentsSailors from ships in the harbour of Cartagena land at Fort Navidad : the canton declares itself independent, defying the government who label the rebels pirates
Fort Chambly 1814Canadians are understandably alarmed when war breaks out between Britain and the USA : Fort Chambly in Quebec province is a strategic defence and site of a camp
Foudroyant WarshipFOUDROYANT French ironclad ship used to bombard the fort of Kinburn during the Crimean War
Tyrol CampaignGaribaldis forces bombard the Austrians at Fort Rochetta in the Italian Tyrol
Defending a FortAs the enemy approaches, the defenders prepare to repel them with guns and bows : by pulling on ropes, half-cut trees can be felled to fall on the attackers
Attack on Fort Du BardThe fortress of BARD stands in the path of the French as they advance through the St Bernard pass into Italy, and it capitulates only after heavy bombardment
Scotland / Lochy BridgeWhere the road to Mullaig, The Road to the Isles, leaves Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland. A glimpse of Lochy Bridge, with Ben Nevis looming above
Wwi / 1915 / Jouy / BeausejourDuring the French capture of Fort Beausejour, in Champagne, Private Jouy continues to fight off a German attack, standing alone amongst his fallen comrades. Date: February 1915
Fort / Book of the DamnedCover illustration
Goods for Assiniboines 2At Fort Union, Montana, the U.S. governments exploring party distributes goods to the Assiniboine peoples : the native tepees are pitched outside the forts walls
Montana Native AmericansMeeting on the plains of Montana - near Fort Benton, governor Stevens confers with native Americans (probably Assiniboines but possibly Gros Ventres)
OSWEGO, 1750The earliest English trading post on the Great Lakes, the fort was contested in the Seven years War and later in 1812 : the Onondago river here flows into Lake Ontario
Saw Mill, Fort AnneThe saw-mill at Fort Ann Creek, New York state, was destroyed by general Burgoynes forces after they had defeated the rebels and taken the fort
Sveaborg Rebellion, Suomenlinna, FinlandScene at the Sveaborg Rebellion, which began on 30 June 1906. It took place at the sea fortress Suomenlinna (Sveaborg in Swedish and Russian) as part of the Russian Revolution
Battle of New OrleansTHE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS The city surrendered on the 25th following an attack by the Federals, the forts held out until the 28th after a mutiny in Fort Jackson
Maddalena / Sardinia / ItalyThe modern town of Maddalena viewed from the sea and showing the Guarda Vecchia Fort
Columbus / San DomingoColumbus lands at San Domingo and builds Navidad Fort
J Fort / Millwall F ballJ Fort, Right Back for Millwall
Delivering FurDelivering fur for the Hudsons Bay Company at Lower Fort Gary, Manitoba, Canada
Khyber Pass / 1878The fort of Ali Musjid where, in 1878 a British Mission to Kabul was turned back by order of the Emir of that city, Sher Ali
Housesteads FortThe approach from the east towards the fort of Housteads, perched atop a limestone crag on Hadrians Wall. The fort is very well preserved, and housed an early Roman hospital
Hypocaust at ChestersA hypocaust excavated at the Roman fort of Chesters, situated on Hadrians Wall at the point where it crossed the River North Tyne
Hadrians W / SewingshieldsThe approach to Sewingshields milecastle along Hadrians Wall, 2km east of Housesteads fort. The wall, and southern vallum ditch system can clearly be seen
Hadrians Wall / Steel RiggHadrians Wall running along the edge of the limestone crags at Steel Rigg near Hexham, west of Housesteads Fort and Crag Lough
High Rochester FortA view of the site of the outpost fort at High Rochester during early excavations in the mid 19th century. The fort guarded the principal Roman road into Scotland
Roman Burials - ChestersA view from the site of Roman burials at Chesters fort (Cilurnum) on Hadrians Wall. This was the point where the wall crossed the River North Tyne
Mile-Stone - ChesterholmA mile stone at Chesterholm, the site of the Roman fort of Vindolanda. Recent excavations at Vindolanda have discovered a unique set of wooden Roman writing tablets from c.AD100
Bewcastle FortThe site of Bewcastle 24km NE of Carlisle. A later castle was built in a corner of the original Roman fort, which protected a major route of attack toward Hadrians Wall
Hadrians Wall - BruntonA section of Hadrians Wall at Brunton, opposite the fort of Chesters, which is the other side of the North Tyne River. The site has evidence of the Roman bridge abutment
Birdoswald Fort / Hs WallA view into the River Irthing Gorge from the fort of Birdoswald on Hadrians Wall. The fort lies directly on the wall, a third of a mile from Harrows Scar Milecastle
Birdoswald FortThe fort of Birdoswald on Hadrians Wall, one of 16 forts on the wall system. The sites history spans 2000 years of occupation, and overlooks the River Irthing
South Gate - HousesteadsThe Southern Gateway of Housesteads Fort on Hadrians Wall. The Fort contains the only visible remains of a Roman hospital in Britain and superbly preserved latrines!
West Gate at HousesteadsThe Western Gate of Housesteads Fort (Borcovius). This substantially excavated fort is on a dramatic stretch of the wall perched atop limestone crags