September Collection (page 88)

Abbots Bromley Horn
ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: Has elements of a mock hunt: 6 deersmen, a fool, a hobby horse, a Maid Marian, 1 boy & crossbow, 1 boy & triangle dance through the town

Belgium / Independence
War of Independence - Street fighting in Brussels

Food Shortages 1917
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION - Queueing for food, due to food shortages

Napoleonic / Moscow Battle
The Battle of Moscow

Black Friday 1869
Black Friday in the New York Gold Room

Young Evacuees
Two young evacuees with their belongings

Richard II at Coventry

Allies Take Sebastopol
The attack on the Malakoff fortress leads to the capture of Sebastopol by the Allied forces

Demos in Hyde Park / 1931
Police arrest a man during demonstrations in Londons Hyde Park

Miners Vote to Strike
Miners queue to vote yes to strike action

Germans Search House
Three German soldiers search a Russian peasant home : its easy while summer lasts, but soon it will be winter and not so agreeable

Gay Lussac Balloonflight
French scientist GAY-LUSSAC makes one of his ascents at Paris - the first instance of a manned aerial device being used for scientific purposes

Wwi / 1915 / Champagne
A distant view of the night- time offensive by the British and French forces at Champagne. Artillery and grenades light up the sky

Wwi / Reims Cathedral / Fire
Reims Cathedral is set on fire by the Germans

Black Prince Waits
After defeating him at the battle of Poitiers, Edward the Black Prince waits on the French king at table

Battle of Moscow, 1812
The battle of MOSCOW - the French overcome the Russian resistance and take the city, which they will subsequently leave in flames

Battle of Busaco 1810
At the battle of BUSACO Wellingtons men defeat a French army more than twice as large, securing a safe retreat to Torres Vedras : Portugal is now almost free from French

Naval Ramming, 1811
NAVAL ACTION During a gale, off Beachy Head on the south coast of England, the British warship Hermes rams the French privateer La Mouche

Battle of Valmy (Vernet)
BATTLE OF VALMY The French defeat the Prussians : the victory is a major morale-builder for the Revolutionary government

Russian Gun Captured
Captain Bell single-handed captures a Russian gun and brings it back to camp in a horse-drawn wagon

Wilhelm Returns Home
THE HONOURS OF WAR - After defeating France, Kaiser Wilhelm I returns home with Alsace and Lorraine - and a sceptre dripping with French blood

Surrender at Sedan
After the battle of SEDAN, the defeated French generals formally surrender to the Prussians

Battle of Chickamauga
THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA The Confederate army of the West took on the Federals. Braggs Confederates had Rosecrans in full retreat by the end of the second day

Deportation of Silesians who choose to remain German citizens

1581 / Cossacks in Siberia
Yermak Timofeyevich leads a Cossack invasion of Siberia. He defeats the khan, Kuchum, and occupies the capital, Kashlyk, on the Irytsh River

Battle of Sedan / 1870
In the decisive battle of the war, French forces led by Marshal de McMahon are driven back by General de Moltkes army. The French are forced to surrender

India / Battle of Assaye
The Battle of Assaye

1857 Mutiny / Delhi
The repulse of a sortie from Delhi

LUNARDIs BALLOON 1784
Lunardi leads the first attempt to ascend in a balloon in England. He is accompanied by Madame Sage and Chevalier Biggin

Germany / Shortage / 1922
Hamsterfahrten - foraging journeys into the countryside made by city dwellers

Germany / Soup Kitchen
The poor queue at a state soup kitchen - a symptom of inflation

1915 / Main De Massiges
A battle in progress in the Main de Massiges region of France

1915 / Battle / Champagne
A battle in progress in the Champagne region of France, in an area of woods and farmland

Robinson Downs 1st Zep
Lieutenant William Robinson is the first to bring down a Zeppelin over England, winning the Victoria Cross for his bravery

Crowd of Ww1 Workers
A large crowd of World War One women munitions workers gather in Manchester; several wave Union Jack flags

Ww1 Workers / Lloyd George
In Manchester, Flora Drummond and Phyllis Ayrton greet Prime Minister David Lloyd George and introduce him to a group of enthusiastic women munitions workers

Londoners Prepare Blitz
Londoners prepare for aerial attack, removing valuables and important documents, and sandbagging buildings against the bomb attacks which they expect

Costume September 1869
Lastest Paris fashion of 1869

Americans Land / Japan
Americans triumphant, land on Japanese soil near Tokyo

Italians Bomb Suez Canal
North Africa : Italian bombers attack the Suez canal, a vital communications link held by the Allies

Parachuting into Poland
German paratroopers land in Poland

Wwi / Germans Return Home
German prisoners of war disembark a train on their return home after the war

Massacre in Paris
Massacres in Paris, which lasted six days and resulted in over 1, 368 deaths

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