Siege Collection (page 6)

2nd Dragoons Scout, Royal Scots Greys
2nd Dragoons Scout of the Royal Scots Greys, a regiment present at the Relief of Kimberley during the Second Boer War. Date: circa 1900s

Richard I at the Siege of Acre by Matania
Richard I at the Siege of Acre on horseback jumps over a horse swinging his axe through the air about to strike two men. Date: 1191

War of the Succession of Landshut (1503-1505). Siege of Kufs
War of the Succession of Landshut (1503-1505). The emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) takes the territory arround Kufstein as a reward for his mediation in the war between the duchies of Bavaria-Munich

Battle of Turin, 1706. Painting by Joseph Parrocel (1646-170
War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Battle of Turin, 1706. Painting by Joseph Parrocel (1646-1704). Detail. Museum of the Risorgimento. Turin. Italy

The double catapult. Designed by Leonardo da Vinci. 15th cen
Renaissance. Military Engineering. Drawn in the Atlantic Codex (folio 152 1485-1490) of Leonardo Da Vinci. The double catapult, with bucket and sling. Model

The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. The fall of Lisbon. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (1507-1582), 3rd Duke of Alba and supreme commander in Portugal in 1580

Eighty Years War (1568-1648). Sack of Antwerp (4 November 1576) by Spanish tercios during the reign of Philip II of Spain. Facsimile of a copper engraving of F. Hogenberg. Colored

Homer (8th Century B. C. ). Greek epic poet. Portrait in the F
Homer (8th Century B.C.). Greek epic poet. Portrait in the Frontispiece and cover of the Complete Works. Volume First. The Iliad. Set in the Trojan War. Amsterdam, 1743. Colored engraving

Catapult used by Roman army during its military campaigns. Colored engraving. 19th century

Sack of Rome (410) led by Alaric I (ca. 370-410), King of the Visigoths (395-410), during the reign of Emperor Honorius. It was a decisive event in the decline of the Roman Empire. Colored engraving

Italian War of 1542-1546. Siege of Boulogne (19 july-18 september, 1544) during king Henry VIII of Englands third invasion of France. Engraving

The Siege of Dapur (1269 B. C. ). A syrian charioteer is prote
The Siege of Dapur (1269 B.C.). A syrian charioteer is protected from the egyptian arrows whith his shield. 13th century B.C. Nineteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Relief. Ramesseum. Necropolis of Thebes

Iranian Embassy Siege
Iranian supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini on a protest march in London during the siege of the Iranian Embassy. Date: 30 April - 5 May 1980

Delhi before the 1857 siege
A view of the city of Delhi, India, as it was before the siege of 1857, one of the key conflicts of the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Date: 1857

Battle of Badajoz, 1812 - The Devils Own.Watercolour en grisaille, signed and dated by R Caton Woodville, 1908.88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment at the Siege of Badajoz

Kavanaghs journey, Relief of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny
Scenes from Thomas Henry Kavanaghs (1821-1882) perilous journey leading to the Relief of Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross

90th Infantry Division in Bastogne
Soldiers and vehicles of the American 90th Infantry Division in the Belgian town of Bastogne. The town had been under siege in December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge

Charles V in the siege of Metz, 1552-1553. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza. Academia General Militar (General Military Academy)

Hundred Years War. Siege of Reims by King Edward III of England from December 1359 to January 1360. Engraving after the 15th century Chronicles (Chroniques) by Jean Froissart. Engraving

The actions of the Grand Cond鬠siege of Dunkirk
The actions of the Grand Cond鬠 siege of Dunkirk and Furnes, 1646. Painting by Sauveur Le Conte (h.1659-1694). Gallery of Battles. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly

Spain. Peninsular War. Siege of Girona (1809). Defence of Torre Gironella. Painting by G. Montserrat. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum

Franco-Prussian War. Siege of Paris
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege and bombardment of Par� by the Prussian army. From left to right, Prussian king William I, general Moltke and chancellor Bismarck. Etching. ITALY

The French surrender at Pondicherry, 1761
The French commissioners come to treat for the surrender of Pondicherry(also known as Puducherry), India, to the British in 1761. Date: 1761

German attack on Fort Vaux, Verdun, France, WW1
German attack on Fort Vaux, Verdun, north-eastern France, during the First World War. Date: March 1916

Siege Weapon - Catapault
A detailed drawing of a 16th century catapult, indicating its various and numerous forms of ammunition. Date: 1588

Cartoon, Siege Guns of Rhetoric, WW1
Cartoon, Siege Guns of Rhetoric, or how our politicians are helping the work of the services. Showing politicians of different persuasions combining together against the common enemy in the early

Aerial View of Madrid, 1936
Illustration showing an aerial view of Madrid, pictured at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Madrid, the Spanish capital

Roger De Lorraine
ROGER DE LORRAINE, Chevalier de Guise, chevalier de Malte son of Charles de Lorraine : French soldier who took part in the siege of Graveline 1644. Date: 1624 - 1653

Attack of the 47 Ronin and Ryogoku Bridge, Tokyo, Japan
Beautiful Japanese promotional postcard for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Shipping Company which ran services between San Francisco, China and Japan

Salvador Correia attacks Fort San Miguel, Luanda, Angola
The attack by Salvador Correia de Sa e Benevides (1602-1688) - Portuguese soldier and politician - on the Dutch-held Fort Of San Miguel in Luanda, Angola

Poster, Liverpool Express, Relief of Mafeking
News vendor stand poster for 18 May 1900, Liverpool Express, Relief of Mafeking, South Africa, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1900

Spain. Crown of Aragon. Conquest of Valencia
" Spain. Crown of Aragon. Conquest of Valencia (1238). James I in the siege of Valencia. Illustration of the " Glorias espa񯬡 s" by Carlos Mendoza (c.1880)

Siege of Lathom House
LATHOM HOUSE, Lancashire, is heroically defended for 3 months by Charlotte, countess of Derby, but surrenders next year : in this picture, the defenders make a sortie Date: 1646 - 1647

Liste de ballons sortis de Paris pendant le siege 1870-1871. Broadside shows balloon events during the Siege of Paris, 1870-71

View of the Fort de Boussois, northern France, WW1
View of the Fort de Boussois, also known as the Fort de Kilmaine, on the Maginot Line in northern France during the First World War. It was built in the 1880s

Ned Kelly- The Glenrowan Inn
The ruins of the hotel in Glenrowan after the siege. Ned Kelly and his gang attempted to derail a train carrying a number of police officers

Aerial photograph of Maubeuge fortress, France, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of the fortress at Maubeuge, northern France, during the First World War. The fortress was besieged and badly damaged by the Germans between 24 August and 7 September 1914

Iraq - Kut-Al-Imara - Sultan Mehmed V Reshad
Iraq - Kut (Kut-Al-Imara) - at this stage still part of the Ottoman Empire - with inset portrait of Sultan Mehmed Reshad V

Relief of Lucknow / Jessie
Two women hear the approaching army, coming to rescue them. Date: 1857

Celebrations in Trafalgar Square after the Relief of Mafekin
Illustration showing the crowd, filling every inch of Trafalgar Square, celebrating the news of the Relief of Mafeking, during the Boer War, 1900

Petersburg, Virginia; American Civil War, 1864
Engraving showing a panorama of Petersburg, as viewed from General Lees headquarters, 1864. A nine month siege of Petersburg ensued as the Unionist Army, led by General Grant

Priests at Jericho
Israelite priests bearing the Ark walk outside the walls of Jericho, blasting trumpets

French Set up Field Gun
French artillerymen set up a 95 siege gun. Date: circa 1900

Siege weapons, a battering ram and a crow
Two siege weapons in action -- a battering ram being attacked by a Crow (Corvus) equipped with pincers

Louvre Exterior 1860
Exterior view of the palace of the Louvre, before the Siege and the Commune during which the Tuileries were destroyed. Some might prefer the group of trees to todays pyramid

Helen of Troy
Daughter of Zeus and Leda; wife of Menelaus, King of Troy. She eloped with Paris and thus brought about the siege and destruction of Troy

Roman Catapult
ROMAN SIEGE WEAPON

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Two favorite songs made on the evacuation of the town of Boston by the British troops on the 17th of March, 1776 after the Siege of Boston Engraving

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