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Background imageInsurrection Collection: Spain. Cantonal Revolution. Murcia. The insurgents in the di

Spain. Cantonal Revolution. Murcia. The insurgents in the di
History of Spain. 19th century. Cantonal Revolution. Murcia.The insurgents in the district of Carmen. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration (1872). Colored engraving

Background imageInsurrection Collection: India. Sepoy Rebellion (1857). Conspiracy

India. Sepoy Rebellion (1857). Conspiracy
India. Sepoy Rebellion (1857). India revolution that erupted as a reaction against British colonial policy. In 1857 the sepoys revolted and deprived of all authority to the East India Company (1858)

Background imageInsurrection Collection: India. Sepoy Rebellion (1857). English delegation

India. Sepoy Rebellion (1857). English delegation
India. Sepoy Rebellion (1857). India revolution that erupted as a reaction against British colonial policy. In 1857 the sepoys revolted and deprived of all authority to the East India Company (1858)

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Spain. Cantonal Revolution. Cartagena

Spain. Cantonal Revolution. Cartagena
Cantonal Revolution. Rise of the federals in Cartagena. The soldiers of the regiment Iberia and the sailors of the warships fraternize with the insurgents. July 24, 1873. Spain

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Events / Belgium 1433

Events / Belgium 1433
Insurrection in Tournai - view looking towards the cathedral. Date: 1433

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Cretan Insurrection / 1867

Cretan Insurrection / 1867
Insurrection in Crete Battle of Anugia Date: 12 January 1867

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Cuba / Rebel Ambush

Cuba / Rebel Ambush
Insurrection in Cuba : Spanish government troops are ambushed by a rebel force Date: January 1896

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Italian Unification. Insurrection of the Five Days

Italian Unification. Insurrection of the Five Days of Milan (18-21 March 1848) against Austrian rule. Combat in the Ticinese Gate in the night of 20 March. Etching. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Rustic Volunteer

Rustic Volunteer
A volunteer leaves home to take part in the insurrection. Date: 27-29 July 1830

Background imageInsurrection Collection: French in Spain

French in Spain
Following insurrection against despotic rule in Spain, the French invade, hoping to restore Bourbon rule. They capture Trocadero, near Cadiz. Date: 31 August 1823

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Spain. First Spanish Republic (1873-1874). Canton

Spain. First Spanish Republic (1873-1874). Canton
" Spain. First Spanish Republic (1873-1874). " Canton "

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Russian Empire

Russian Empire. Polish Insurrection (1830-1831). Battle between the Polish and Russian forces. Engraving

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Women of the Commune

Women of the Commune
The women of Paris - women support the Commune as enthusiastically as the men, taking a fiercely active part in the insurrection. Date: 1871

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Defending Law and Order

Defending Law and Order
Generals Cavaignac and Lamoriciere ride through the streets of Paris, surveying the damage and debating how to deal with the insurrection. Date: 22 June 1848

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Pyramid Monument to the victims of the Siege of Lyon

Pyramid Monument to the victims of the Siege of Lyon
Monuments to the victims of the Siege of Lyon - Lyon, France. Raised in 1814-19 and reflecting the vogue for Egypt under the empire

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Piotrowiezowa, a heroine of the January Insurrection at Lodz

Piotrowiezowa, a heroine of the January Insurrection at Lodz
Patriotic Polish postcard depicting Piotrowiezowa (of the House of Michaels Fall), a heroine of the January Insurrection at Lodz - 15th February 1863 - fighting against the Russians

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Romanian peasants revolt

Romanian peasants revolt
The iron hand for the rebels: the Romanian governments prompt action in crushing the peasant revolt. Infantry escorting prisoners through Piatra, Neamtu

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone, pictured in 1898 during the Hut Tax War, an insurrection by the native population which was put down by West Indian troops in what was known as the Mendi expedition

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Hut Tax War, Sierra Leone

Hut Tax War, Sierra Leone
A good specimen of a taxed hut, the subject of the Hut Tax War, an insurrection by the native population in pockets of Sierra Leone

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Sierra Leone Frontier Police

Sierra Leone Frontier Police
Photograph of Sierra Leone frontier police who joined with the Mendi expedition of West Indian Regiment troops to put down the insurrection of the native population in what is known as the Hut Tax

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Government House, Bonthe on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone

Government House, Bonthe on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone
Government House, Bonthe, on Sherbro Island in Sierra Leone, West Africa during the time of the Mendi Expedition to quell the insurrection or Hut Tax War

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Ghent Insurrection

Ghent Insurrection
The people of Ghent try to destroy the sea-dyke, but they are prevented by soldiers of the duc de Bourgogne

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Political Meeting Athens

Political Meeting Athens
A political meeting in Athens : dissatisfaction with the Bavarian king Otto leads to insurrection, Othon is deposed and flees to Venice

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Othon Deposed

Othon Deposed
Insurrection expresses popular dissatisfaction with the Bavarian king Otto : royalist troops take Nauplion, but the king will be deposed and flee to Venice

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Revolutionaries Trial

Revolutionaries Trial
The insurgents of the June insurrection are tried by court-martial

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Herzegovina Revolts

Herzegovina Revolts
Insurrection of Herzegovina against Ottoman rule : Turks under Cenghed-Bey attack the insurgents on mount Beteliza

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Insurgent Volunteers

Insurgent Volunteers
At Krakow, a party of volunteers slip out of the town at night to elude the Russians and join the forces of insurrection

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Crete Revolt - 4

Crete Revolt - 4
The battle of Saint-Hieromeli is one of many bitter engagements between the insurgents and the Turks, but the insurrection will ultimately fail

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Montenegro Revolt

Montenegro Revolt
Insurrection of Montenegro against Ottoman rule : Lukas Vukolowich, patriot leader, resists the Turkish invasion as best he can, and a treaty imposes compromise terms

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Insurrection in Lisboa

Insurrection in Lisboa
While citizens of Lisboa look on with curiosity, government troops entrench themselves to fight off yet another insurrection

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Russian Camp

Russian Camp
Thousands of extra Russian troops are brought into Poland to deal with the insurrection : this is their camp at Kielce

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Russia Petersburg

Russia Petersburg
Around the time of the 1905 insurrection

Background imageInsurrection Collection: KOSCIUSZKO

KOSCIUSZKO
TADEUS ANDRZEI BONAWENTURA KOSCIUSZKO - Polish patriot who after fighting in America returned to Poland and led insurrection against Russian rule

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Italy Monreale

Italy Monreale
Piazza e municipio at Monreale, at the time of the 1894 insurrection

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Messina Bombarded

Messina Bombarded
Ferdinando II orders the bombardment of Messina, where an insurrection has taken place, earning him the nickname of King Bomba

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Insurrection in Milano

Insurrection in Milano
The people of Milano revolt - not for the first or the last time - against their Austrian overlords : extensive street fighting takes place but the rising is inconclusive

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Insurrection in Palermo

Insurrection in Palermo
During the insurrection at Palermo, Sicily, against the Bourbon rule, the royal cavalry are routed

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Insurrection in Milano 2

Insurrection in Milano 2
Fighting in the corso dei Servi, Milano, as citizens revolt - not for the first or the last time - against their Austrian overlords

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Insurrection in Bologna

Insurrection in Bologna
Liberals in Bologna tear down the Austrian flag from the governors palace and replace it with the tricolore of Italian unity

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Insurrection in Savoia

Insurrection in Savoia
Mazzinis attempted insurrection in Savoia is frustrated by the failure of general Ramorino to give support against the French

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Insurrection in Rome

Insurrection in Rome
Roman liberals attempt a revolution : fighting in the Piazza Colonna

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Trouble at Grenoble - 1

Trouble at Grenoble - 1
Not everyone welcomes the Restauration of the Bourbons : at Grenoble, Didier heads an insurrection in favour of the Republic, but of course it is soon suppressed

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Couthon at Lyon

Couthon at Lyon
Couthon is sent by the Convention to suppress the insurrection in Lyon : he takes the city, and orders aristocratic homes to be destroyed

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Russia / 1906 / Moscow Riots

Russia / 1906 / Moscow Riots
A workers insurrection in Moscow, which begins on 22 December and lasts until 1 January, 1906, is brutally repressed by the army

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Magna Carta / Robinson

Magna Carta / Robinson
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Madrid Insurrection 1

Madrid Insurrection 1
Insurrection against the government in Madrid - barricades in the plaza San Geronimo, near the Prado

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Madrid Insurrection 3

Madrid Insurrection 3
Insurrection against the government in Madrid - confrontation between the insurgents and the government forces in the plaza Mayor

Background imageInsurrection Collection: Madrid Insurrection 2

Madrid Insurrection 2
Insurrection against the government in Madrid - insurgents set fire to the palace of Christina, the queen mother



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