Revolution Collection (#24)

La Revolution Francaise

We will give it. We will give it

General Israel Putnam. The Iron Son of 76. Effecting his escape from the British Dragoons

The Amercian Revolution - A Call to Arms
A husband and eldest son get the call to aid the struggle against the British during the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence - 1775-1783) and leap at the opportunity to enlist

Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Street lighting decorations for the celebration of the centenary of the Revolution in 1810. Date: 1910

Monument to the Spanish - Buenos Aires, Argentina. Actually the Monument to the Magna Carta and the Four Argentine Regions donated by the Spanish Community in Buenos Aires in 1910 to commemorate

John Mitchel. The First Martyr of Ireland in Her Revolution of 1848. Date: 1848

Plaza Mayo - Buenos Aires, Argentina
A fesitival to celebrate the centenary of the Revolution 1810-1910 - Impressive illuminations in and around the Plaza Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: 1910

Battle of Chacabuco - Chilean War of Independence
The Battle of Chacabuco, which saw Jose de San Martin (having won independence for Argentina in 1810) defeat the Spanish (during the Chilean War of Independence) in 1817

Rush for daily newspapers for news of 1848 Revolution
Crowds outside the publishing office of the London Telegraph daily newspaper, anxious for news of the revolution happening in Paris at this time

Lord Charles Cornwallis is Taken
Lord Charles, Marquis of Cornwallis is Taken! Date: 1781

The Minute-Men of the Revolution
The Minute-Men or militia of the American Revolution. Date: 1876

The Baptism of Pocahontas

Death of Richard Montgomery (1738-1775). In the attack of Quebec Dec. 1775. Date: December 1775

Capture of John Andre
Capture of Major John Andre (1751-1780) by John Paulding (1758-1818) Date: 1780

Francis Marions Brigade Crossing the Pedee River, S. C. 1778
Marions Brigade Crossing the Pedee River, S.C. 1778. on their way to attack the British Force under Tarleton. Date: 1778

Moscow Uprising - Damage to buildings
Between 5th and 7th December, there was a general strike by Russian workers. The government sent in troops on 7th December, and a bitter street-by-street fight began in Moscow

Mexican Revolution - Mexican sharpshooters
Mexican Recvolution - Mexican sharpshooters firing from behind a brick barricade. One of their comrades has been killed (foreground). Date: circa 1910s

Mexican Revolution -
Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) - local people - the men and boys stand, whilst the women and babies sit on the street (one is asleep). Date: circa 1911

Mexican Revolution - Dead in the Doorway
Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) - Diligence - The brave dead lying in the doorway. Date: circa 1911

Bailly Guillotined
Jean-Sylvain Bailly, astronomer, mayor of Paris and notable supporter of the Revolution, is himself a victim of the Reign of Terror. Date: 12 November 1793

Louis Restrained
Louis and Marie would rather be at Versailles, but when they try to leave Paris, they are prevented and forced to return to the Tuileries. They ll try again in June. Date: 18 April 1791

Place Royale Damage
The entrance gates of the Place Royale, Paris, bear witness to the fierce street fighting - the gates thrown down, the stonework pitted with the marks of gunfire. Date: 23-26 July 1830

Forced Loans
To pay for the defence of the country, citizens are required to make forced loans : sad to say, these loans will never be repaid... Date: 1795

1830 Revolution France
Street fighting during the 1830 revolution - overturned wagons and paving stones are used to make a barricade to prevent the army from passing. Date: 28-29 July 1830

Paris Barricade 1830
In the Paris streets, trees are felled to build a barricade to prevent troops advancing : the tricouleur waves proudly over the heads of the insurgents. Date: 1830

Royal Evasion - 6
The would-be escaping royals are brought back to Paris under armed guard. Date: 25 June 1791

Smoking Chimneys
Smoking factory chimneys... Date: 1930s

The Constitutional Revolution in Iran (2 / 4)
Irans constitutionalist uprising (1906-09) was the first great revolution of the 20th century - an expression of spontaneous rage against a corrupt and bankrupt monarchy

The Constitutional Revolution in Iran (4 / 4)
Irans constitutionalist uprising (1906-09) was the first great revolution of the 20th century - an expression of spontaneous rage against a corrupt and bankrupt monarchy

The Constitutional Revolution in Iran (3 / 4)
Irans constitutionalist uprising (1906-09) was the first great revolution of the 20th century - an expression of spontaneous rage against a corrupt and bankrupt monarchy

Chief Captian Vardas (Georgius Tsontos). A former Lieutenant in the Greek army (Artillery) - important leader of the revolution in the Vilayet (District) of Monastir (Bitola)

Federation Celebrated 5
On the Champ de Mars, Parisians celebrate the Fete de la Federation, marking the first anniversary of the fall of the Bastille. Date: 14 July 1790

Revolution in Prague
Troops from the Prague garrison, wearing the national cockade in their caps, parade the national colours to the crowds, enthusiasic about Czechoslovakias independence. Date: 28 October 1918

Turkish Nationalist Prisoners - War of Independence
Turkish Nationalist Prisoners captured at Izmit by the British forces during the Turkish War of Independence. The three ringleaders stand together (they were subsequently shot) - June, 1920

Revolution Game
A board game in which successive squares are incidents in the Revolution, such as the King coming to Paris and the abolition of the gabelle (the hated salt tax). Date: circa 1790

Lamartine and the Flags
Alphonse de Lamartine, poet and statesman, urges his countrymen to reject the red flag of revolution and adopt the tricouleur. symbol of liberty. Date: 25 February 1848

Supreme being Taught
Placard for use in schools, intended to inculcate devotion to L Etre Supreme instead of the old Christian deity, proposed by Robespierre and approved by the Convention. Date: 7 May 1794

Lamballe Murdered - 1
The Princesse de Lamballe, a friend of Marie-Antoinette, is murdered by the Paris mob. Date: 3 September 1792

Royal Evasion - 4
The escaping royals make it as far as Varennes, but there they are recognised and forced to give up their journey and return to Paris. Date: 22 June 1791

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

Hoteldeville Damage
The facade of the Hotel de Ville, Paris, bears the scars of three days of bitter street fighting. Date: 23-26 July 1830

Royal Evasion - 5
The escaping royals make it as far as an inn at Varennes, but there they are recognised and forced to give up their journey and return to Paris. Date: 22 June 1791

September Massacres
Stanislas-Marie Maillard heads a tribunal which decides which of the prisoners detained in the prisons shall be guillotined as enemies of the Revolution. Date: 2-3 September 1792

Strasbourg Riots
Not to be outdone by the Parisians, the citizens of Strasbourg riot against their authorities and destroy the Hotel de ville. Date: 19 July 1789

Colonne De Juillet
The Colonne de Juillet in the place de la Bastille, Paris, commemorating the 1830 revolution, is decorated with red flags and tricouleurs by the Communards. Date: March 1871

Lamourettes Kiss
The abbe Lamourette seeks to reconcile all factions in the assemblee legislative : much hugging ensues, but Lamour- -ettes kiss becomes a byword for a hollow reconciliation. Date: 7 July 1792

Tree of Liberty
Trees of Liberty are a universal symbol of revolutionary sentiments : this one, planted at Mainz, is surmounted with the bonnet of the revolkutionaries. Date: 1793

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