September Collection (page 91)

Republic Proclaimed
Struve proclaims the foundation of the Republic at Lorrach

Frankfurt Streetfight
Fighting in the streets of Frankfurt - the army bring up their artillery to attack a huge barricade erected by the insurgents

Prince Assassinated
Prinz Lichnowsky and general von Auerswald are assassinated by insurgents during the street fighting in Frankfurt

Frankfurt Revolt 1848
Street fighting is interrupted when Rosler announces a cease- fire between the insurgents and the military

Ages of Man - 9
September The harvest season

Bernadotte at Rhine
Immediately after crossing the Rhine, Bernadotte leads the cavalry to attack the enemy

Battle of Arcola
Napoleon seizes the French flag from Augerau and leads his men across the bridge of Arcola in the face of fierce opposition from the Austrians

Escaping Prisoners
Several French prisoners manage to escape from the English; they are nearly recaptured but Aubert, a customs officer at Port Bail, rows out to rescue them

Battle of Kircksberg
Antoine Arnaud, general de brigade, leads his men into battle in the finest heroic tradition in the course of the fighting in the Netherlands

Charles X Enters Paris
Charles X le Bien-Aime (by whom, we wonder ?) enters Paris to the plaudits of some. The last of the Bourbons, he will be compelled to abdicate in 1830, in exile thereafter

Francois I Knighted
After defeating the Swiss at the battle of Marignano, Francois I is knighted at the hands of the Chevalier Bayard

France-Russia Friendship
As Tsar Nicolas II leaves after his visit to France, Marianne expresses her affection

Pershing & Foch
Marshal Foch congratulates General Pershing of the American Expeditionary Force on their success after the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in September 1918

Death of Louis XVIII
The body of Louis XVIII lies in state in the palais des Tuileries, Paris

Crimea Malakoff Taken
The French take the Malakoff, the most important of the Russian defence works : its capture leads to the fall of the city and final defeat for the Russians

Crimean / Seb / Windham / 1855
General Windham in the Redan

Eclipse in Algeria
At Sfax, Algeria, astronomers observe an eclipse

Massacres of Royalists
MASSACRES OF ROYALISTS In Paris and throughout France, not only aristocrats but priests and wealthy merchants were assassinated by the revolutionary mobs

N Commands Artillery
He obtains the command of the artillery at Toulon, and explains his plans to his superiors

Victoria Hunting 1853
Royal Blood Sports: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert stag hunting with young Prince Bertie (later Edward VII) in Scotland

Richard 1 Coronation
RICHARD I coronation procession

Marathon (Vogel)
BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes

Marathon (Church)
BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes

Marathon (Anon)
BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes

Uk / Civil War / Standard
RAISING THE ROYAL STANDARD - Charles I raises the standard at Nottingham

Khalifas Flight
After the battle of OMDURMAN, the defeated Khalifa flees the battlefield

Bushnells Sub / Section
BUSHNELLs TURTLE the first submersible craft to be used in action, attacking a British ship at New York on 7 September 1776; the one-man crew provided the power manually !

Omdurman [Hale]
OMDURMAN The charge of the 21st Lancers

Clemenceau & Peace Talks
Clemenceau and the Peace Talks

Boxing / Cribb V Molyneux
The Close of the Battle, or The Champion Triumphant

Cromwell at Drogheda
Cromwell takes Drogheda

Month / September
On peut en ma saison trouver Froment et vin, avoyne et poys [In my season you ll find wheat and wine, oats and peas...]

Battle of Lake Erie
BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE The American ship Niagara rakes the British vessels Detroit and Queen Charlotte, leading to a decisive American victory

Battle of Lake Champlain
BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN A hard-fought naval battle ends in an American victory, decisive for the outcome of the war

Levitation / Ranfaing
The alleged levitation of ELISABETH DE RANFAING, widow and victim of diabolical possession, at Nancy

Bear Tea Party 1915
A little girl hosts a tea party - three bears and a doll attend

Events / Asia / India / Mutiny
The relief of Lucknow by General Havelock

Events / Africa / Sudan Wars
Battle of Omdurman; maxims ready to fire on the advancing Dervishes

Pilgrim Fathers Embark
The pilgrims pray before embarking on the voyage from Plymouth to America

Needle in Position / Graph
Cleopatras Needle finally in position on the Thames Embankment, London

Le Besniers Device
LE BESNIER, of Sable, France, could not rise from the ground, but launched from a height could cross a river with his flapping paddles

Montgolfier Unmanned
A montgolfiere (hot air) flies from Versailles to Vaucresson carrying a sheep, a cock and a hen - the first aerial passengers !

Crusades / Treaty
THIRD CRUSADE After some victories, the Crusaders make a treaty with Saladin, giving them Jaffa, Acre, and visiting rights in Jerusalem

Flames Panic 1666
Panicking citizens seek to save their possessions as the flames sweep towards them

St Pauls Still Standing
Terrified citizens shelter beneath London Bridge as the fire rages through the City : St Pauls cathedral still stands, but not for long

St Pauls up in Flames
In the distance, old Saint Pauls cathedral goes up in flames

Destruction of St Pauls
The destruction of old Saint Pauls cathedral

Norman Conquests
William, duke of Normandy, claiming to have been promised the English crown, sails from France to England to do battle with Harold who has had himself crowned

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