Forts Collection (page 2)

Drawing of 2 Chinese peasants carrying baskets
One of a set of 12 coloured drawings on paper found and carried off from one of the forts of Woosung by Captain (then Lieutenant) Henry Eden, R.N. on 18 June 1842

Drawing of 2 Chinese Men with parasol and inscription
One of a set of 12 coloured drawings on paper found and carried off from one of the forts of Woosung by Captain (then Lieutenant) Henry Eden, R.N. on 18 June 1842

Drawing of Chinese street fish seller
One of a set of 12 coloured drawings on paper found and carried off from one of the forts of Woosung by Captain (then Lieutenant) Henry Eden, R.N. on 18 June 1842

Drawing of Chinese street flower seller
One of a set of 12 coloured drawings on paper found and carried off from one of the forts of Woosung by Captain (then Lieutenant) Henry Eden, R.N. on 18 June 1842

Bamburgh Castle and Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland Date: circa 1910s

Mercara (Madikeri) Fort and surroundings, India
Mercara (Madikeri) Fort and surroundings, Karnataka, India. Date: circa 1910

General view of Blida, from the Fort of Mimich
Two men stand overlooking Blida from the Fort of Mimich. Date: circa 1910s

Spain. Galicia. A Coruna. Castro culture. Castro de Barona. Fort

Encampment after a battle in Morocco
Encampment near a fort after a battle in Morocco, with a French flag flying. Date: circa 1907-1908

Fort construction in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Kowloon, construction of forts by the British who acquired it by treaty Date: 1861

Fort Charlotte, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, built in the late 18th century. Date: circa 1910

Fort Montagu, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, built in the early 1740s. Date: circa 1910

Fort Western, Augusta, Maine, USA. It was the oldest log fort in America, a British colonial outpost built in 1754. Date: circa 1905

Indian Chiefs, Fort Niagara, New York State, USA
Indian Chiefs at the Sally Port, Fort Niagara, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Old Fort gates, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA
View through the gates of the Old Fort, with poplars, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1920s

WW1 - The Campaign in The Dardanelles, 1915
WW1 - Soldiers in action using heavy artilllery and firearms. Shelling one of the forts on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The troops make slow but steady progress towards Constantinpole. Date: 1915

WW1 - A scene of Dover at night as its searchlights discover two German submarines at the entrance of the harbour. The English Batteries opened fire on the water from the eastern forts

China - Taku Fort
Lantern slide of a Taku Fort. The Taku Forts or Dagu Forts ( Taku batteries ), also called the Peiho Forts are located by the Hai River (Peiho River) estuary, in Tanggu District

Li觥under bombardment
On 5th August 1914 the Germans began the bombardment of Li觥 forts on the left bank of the Meuse, resulting in much damage to the city. Date: August 1914

Spit Fort One of 3 forts guarding Portsmouth Harbour
Spit Fort. One of the 3 forts which guard the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Bombardment of Fort Boncelles and Fort Barchon
The German bombardment of Fort de Boncelles and Fort de Barchon in August 1914 as seen from the British Vice-Consuls (J. Byron Dolphin) garden in Li觥, Belgium

Liege forts 1914
A diagram showing the layout of the defensive forts surrounding the Belgian city of Liege which played a vital part in delaying the German advance through Belgium in the first major confrontation of

Dreadnought Queen Elizabeth in action by G. H. Davis
Our greatest dreadnought in action -- the Queen Elizabeth bombarding the Dardanelles forts during the First World War. Date: 1915

View from Kingswear Castle toward Dartmouth Castle, Devon. The Forts provide complete cover of the narrow entrance through the Dart estuary into Dartmouth Harbour. Date: late 19th century

Naval display at Earls Court by G. H. Davis
The naval display at the Earls Court Exhibition -- the general engagement of the vessels and the forts. A cross-sectional drawing (centre top)

Map of the Belgian frontier with forts, World War One
Map of the Belgian frontier with forts at the beginning of World War One. Date: 1914

Moulainville Fort, Verdun, France, WW1
View of Moulainville Fort, Verdun, north-eastern France, which saw action during the Battle of Verdun, First World War, successfully resisting the enemy. Date: circa 1916

The city of Teheran from the Ispahan Road
A view of Teheran. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821

Cape of Good Hope. Book: An account of a voyage to New South Wales by George Barrington, superintendant of the convicts; to which is prefixed a detail of his life, trials, speeches, &c. &c

Sebastopol Aerial View
An aerial view of the town, forts and harbours of Sebastopol, with British and French shipping, camps for soldiers and workmen, stores and barracks Date: 1854

Lashed to the shrouds. Farragut passing the forts at Mobile, in his flagship Hartford. Adm. David Farragut lashed to upper mast, holding spyglass; during Battle of Mobil Bay, Jan. 1864

The U. S. naval expedition under Com ore M. C. Perry, ascendi
The U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River; destroying the forts, and taking possesion sic of the port of Tuspan... Date c1848

The great fight at Charleston S. C. April, 7th 1863: between
The great fight at Charleston S.C. April, 7th 1863: between 9 United States Iron-Clads, under the command of Admiral Dupont; and Forts Sumter, Moultrie

Excavations of Roman Fort in City of London
The site of a Roman fort, uncovered during an archaeological dig in Falcon Street, in the City of London. The fort, which was built before the ancient city wall is pictured in the shadow of

Queen Elizabeth on the summit of Maiden Castle, 1952
Queen Elizabeth II on the summit of Maiden Castle, Dorchester, Dorset, one of the largest and most complex Iron Age hill forts in Britain. She is conversing with Professor R.E. Mortimer Wheeler

Varberg Fortress
The fortress of Varberg, Halland, Sweden 1970s. Date: 1970s

Title page and frontispiece, Colonization of New Zealand
Title page and frontispiece, The British Colonization of New Zealand. Depicting a Maori warrior in the foreground, with a native fort on a hill in the background. 1837

Castle Williams - Governors Island, New York Harbour
Castle Williams - situated on the northwest point of Governors Island, one of a series of forts built in the early 19th century to protect New York from sea attack. Date: circa 1900

Sir David Beatty at Li觥fort
British Admiral Sir David Beatty (1871 - 1936) at one of the Li觥 forts in Belgium, attacked and defeated by German forces in the opening engagement of World War One in August 1914. Date: C.1917

Mosque at Rosetta, and Fort Julien, Egypt
The upper image shows an Egyptian mosque in Rosetta, Egypt. The lower image shows Fort Julien from the sea, with an Egyptian boat. 1803

Blue Jackets capturing Fort Santiago, Vera Cruz, Mexico

Marines entering Fort Santiago, Vera Cruz, Mexico

Unidentified building in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
An unidentified building, possibly a fort, in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

The Defence of Liege
Belgian forces defend the city of Liege from the German advance during the early days of the war. The German plan to neutralise the twelve modern forts that surrounded the city within two days was

Fort at Muscat, Oman
One of a number of forts on the coast at Muscat, capital of Oman. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

French Defensive Outpost near Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18
Engraving showing French Gardes Mobiles, territorial soldiers called up for the war, on patrol between Forts Bicetre and Ivry, near Paris, during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870

TAKU FORTS
The Taku Forts, at the mouth of the Peiho river (today the Hai He, the name given to the lower stretches of the Bei river) : they were the scene of action in the Opium Wars

Messina Evacuated
General Fergola, commanding the remaining Neapolitan forces in Sicily, evacuates the forts of Messina

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