Russo Collection (page 4)

Prussians Take Rugen
Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, keen to grab what he can, joins in the war between Sweden and Russia : here his forces take the island of Rugen Date: 1715

Rus-Jap War / Port Arthur
Japanese infantry attack the Russian trenches protecting Port Arthur Date: 1904

Rus / Jap War : Liaotung
Cavalry engagement during the battle of LIAOTUNG Date: 1904

Japanese Imperial Princesses making bandages during the Russo-Japanese War. Date: circa 1905

Russian lady and a giant anchor - Patriotic postcard
" Hope". Russian lady in full traditional orthodox costume holding on tight to a giant three-pronged anchor. This might be a propaganda card from the time of the Russo-Japanese war

Memorial to the Russo-Turkish War - St Petersburg
The memorial column, or Column of Glory, which commemorates the Russian victory in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). This monument was dismantled in 1929

The Mikado of Japan, 1904
Mutsuhito (1852 - 1912), also known as Meiji, Emperor of Japan, in the uniform of Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Army and seated upon a charger which stands over Manchuria

Japan - Celebrating the victory - Yokohama
Celebrating one of the great naval victories for Japan during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5. This street in the Otamachi district of Yokohama is decorated with flags, balloons and bunting

Russo-Turkish War - King Carol I of Romania
King Carol I of Romania - he personally led Romanian troops during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78 (as depicted here) and assumed command of the Russo/Romanian army during the siege of Plevna

Romania - Galati
During the Russo-Turkish War, Romania fought on the Russian side and in the 1878 Treaty of Berlin, Romania was recognized as an independent state by the Great Powers

Russian battleship, the Petropavlovsk
The Russian battleship, the Petropavlovsk, launched in 1894, sunk by a mine off Port Arthur, Manchuria, in 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War. Date: early 20th century

Russo-Japanese War - Battle of Feng Huang Cheng
Japanese troops occupied the town of Feng-Huang-Cheng (now Phoenix Town in the Hunan Province), Manchuria, (part of the Eastern Chinese Empire) virtually unopposed on 5th May 1904 Date: 1904

Russian battleship Tsarevich at Toulon, France
The Russian battleship HIRM Tsarevich (or Tsesarevich), named after the heir to the Russian throne. Built in France, launched 1900, commissioned 1901, seen here at Toulon

Japanese Military leaders st Shenyang, Manchuria
The Heads of the Japanese Military at the headquarters of their Manchurian Armies at Mukden (now Shenyang), Manchuria following the end of the Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905)

Port Arthur (Dalian) - Japanese bombardment
Port Arthur (Dalian) - a Russian administrative building damaged during the Japanese bombardment in February 1904. Dalian, Liaoning province

Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin (1848-1925), Russian Imperial Minister of War (1898-1904), active in the Russo-Japanese War, seen here in 1906

Vice-Admiral Eugene Ivanovitch Alexeiev, Viceroy of the Russian Dominions in the Far East, around the time of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Russian troops at Port Arthur
Port Arthur - held by Russia prior to defeat in the Russo-Japanese war. In this photograph, the 1st Company of the 10th Regiment pose for an official photograph

Russian Monument - San Stefano, Constantinople
The Exterior and interior of the imposing Russian monument, set up in San Stefano, Constantinople to commemorate the conclusion of the Treaty of San Stefano (of March 1878)

Celebration of the fall of Port Arthur
Japanese businessmen celebrate the Fall of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War at Hibya Park, Tokyo. The Russians surrendered Port Arthur to the Japanese after nearly a years siege

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 4 of 5
Card 4 of 5 - Intervention. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 2 of 5
Card 2 of 5 - The Attack. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

Swedes in Finland
The camp of Swedish king Gustaf III in Finland

Rus / Jap War / Retreat
The Russians abandon Mukden, which is taken by the Japanese under Field-Marshal Orama

Rus-Jap War / Hosp Train
Near Port Arthur, the Japanese fire on a Russian ambulance train

Rus-Jap War / Escape
Russian officers in Manchuria escape a Japanese ambush in their automobile

Rus / Jap War: over Ice
To carry troops and supplies across frozen Lake Baikal, tracks are laid across the ice to guide the horse-drawn wagons

Britain Watches the War
Britain stands & watches while Japan finishes Russia off during the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905

Rus-Jap War / Mukden
Japanese attack on the Russian defences at MUKDEN, Manchuria

Rus / Jap War / Gun Deck
Scene on the gun-deck of a Japanese warship during the early months of the war against Russia

Rus / Jap War / Pt Arthur
The Russian fleet is destroyed in the harbour of Port Arthur

Soukhoum Kaleb Attack
Soukhoum Kaleh, a Russian port on the Black Sea, is bombarded from the sea by the Turks

British Red Cross hospital
A sketch of a blessing taking place in a British Red Cross hospital. The floating hospital, positioned on the Danube at Giurgevo was essential in treating the casualties in the Russo-Turkish war

Tsushima (P. Parisien)
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT Togo loses only three torpedo boats while destroying or capturing most of the Russian fleet - the greatest naval battle since Trafalgar

Tsushima (P. Journal)
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT Togo loses only three torpedo boats while destroying or capturing most of the Russian fleet - the greatest naval battle since Trafalgar

Rus-Jap War / Coffins
Coffins of Russian casualties are attended to by a Russian Orthodox Priest

Rus-Jap War / Port Art
Russian army fortifications constructed using sandbags at Port Arthur, Russia

Great Northern War
BATTLE OF POLTAVA The Russians (led by Peter the Great) defeat the Swedish (led by Charles XII)

Russian Ships Pt Arthur
Russian ships break out of Port Arthur

Turkish Refugees
Turkish refugees leaving their villages near Erzerum in fear of the Russians

Bashi-Bazouks during the Russo-Turkish War
Bashi-Bazouks (irregular soldiers of the Ottoman army) in action, burning a village during the Russo-Turkish War

Wwi / Russo-German Air War
A dogfight between Russian and German aircraft. One of the earliest pictures of air warfare

Shipka Pass
THE SHIPKA PASS A Turkish force tries to take this strategic pass in the Bulgarian mountains, the scene of several engagements in the course of 1877

1st Battle of Plevna
FIRST BATTLE OF PLEVNA The Romanians attack the Gravitza redoubt, and partially take it, but are driven out again by the Turks before nightfall

Alexander at Plevna
BATTLE OF PLEVNA : Alexander, king of Romania, commander of the Russian forces, watches the action in which the Turks under Osman Pasha are finally defeated and have to retreat

Rus / Jap War: Russ Bodies
Japanese find the bodies of Russian sailors washed up on the Liao-Toung shore

Rus / Jap War: Spy Caught
SPIES : at Port Arthur, Russians find a Japanese spy attempting to sneak into the town in a coffin, which saves them the expense of finding one for him

Rus / Jap War: Spies Hang
Russians hang captured Japanese spies, intent on sabotage, from the railway bridge they planned to destroy

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