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Siege Collection (page 8)

Background imageSiege Collection: Tugela Heights, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa

Tugela Heights, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa
Tugela (Thukela) Heights, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of a battle, 14-27 February 1900 which led to the lifting of the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)

Background imageSiege Collection: Caesars Camp, Ladysmith, Natal Province, South Africa

Caesars Camp, Ladysmith, Natal Province, South Africa -- a Boer position during the Siege of Ladysmith (1899-1900). Date: circa 1920

Background imageSiege Collection: Drift over Molopo River, Mafeking, South Africa

Drift over Molopo River, Mafeking, South Africa
Drift over the Molopo River at Mafeking (Mahikeng, Mafikeng), NW Province, South Africa, where a Boer attack took place in May 1900 towards the end of the Siege of Mafeking during the Second Boer

Background imageSiege Collection: Blockhouse, Fort Methuen, Mafeking, South Africa

Blockhouse, Fort Methuen, Mafeking, South Africa
Blockhouse of the South Lancashire Regiment, Fort Methuen, at Mafeking (Mahikeng, Mafikeng), NW Province, South Africa, during the Second Boer War. Date: circa 1900

Background imageSiege Collection: Siege obelisk, Mafeking, South Africa

Siege obelisk, Mafeking, South Africa
Siege obelisk (war memorial) in Mafeking (Mahikeng, Mafikeng), NW Province, South Africa, with the Town Hall in the background

Background imageSiege Collection: Town Hall and Siege Obelisk, Mafeking, South Africa

Town Hall and Siege Obelisk, Mafeking, South Africa
Town Hall and Siege Obelisk (war memorial) in Mafeking (Mahikeng, Mafikeng), NW Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSiege Collection: Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Joan of Arc

Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Joan of Arc
Chromolithograph Devotional Card depicting Joan of Arc entering Orleans on April 29th 1429. 1429

Background imageSiege Collection: Crimean War, Sebastopol and siege work

Crimean War, Sebastopol and siege work
Crimean War -- panoramic view of Sebastopol and the siege work of the Allies. 1855

Background imageSiege Collection: Memorial, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Memorial, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Police Memorial, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1904

Background imageSiege Collection: Numancia. Roman ruins. Near Soria. Spain

Numancia. Roman ruins. Near Soria. Spain
Numancia. Ancient Celtiberian settlement. Famous in the Celtiberian Wars. Roman ruins. Near Soria. Spain

Background imageSiege Collection: Horseguards Parade, London - Cadiz Memorial

Horseguards Parade, London - Cadiz Memorial - a French mortar in the style of a Chinese dragon captured at the battle of Salamanca - presented by Spain to mark the lifting of the siege of Cadiz in

Background imageSiege Collection: Numancia. Ancient Celtiberian settlement. Famous in the Celt

Numancia. Ancient Celtiberian settlement. Famous in the Celtiberian Wars. Roman ruins. Near Soria. Spain

Background imageSiege Collection: Canticles of Holy Mary. Reign of Alfonso X. 13th century. Mi

Canticles of Holy Mary. Reign of Alfonso X. 13th century. Miniature. Detail. Spanish reconquest. Christian castle siege

Background imageSiege Collection: Battle between Dutch and Spanish ships on the Haarlemmermeer

Battle between Dutch and Spanish ships on the Haarlemmermeer
Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom (1566-1640). Dutch painter. Battle between Dutch and Spanish ships on the Haarlemmermeer, 1629. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageSiege Collection: La Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1580 by Torqu

La Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1580 by Torqu
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. La Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1580. Engraving

Background imageSiege Collection: Henry Wager Halleck (1815 A?o??n? 1872). Was a United Stat

Henry Wager Halleck (1815 A?o??n? 1872). Was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. Engraving. Union officer during American Civil War. From painting by Alonzo Chappel. Universal History

Background imageSiege Collection: Catapult and ammunition. Castel Sant Angelo. Rome

Catapult and ammunition. Castel Sant Angelo. Rome
Italy. Rome. Catapult and ammunition. Castel Sant Angelo

Background imageSiege Collection: Albania. Kruje. Castle. The National Skanderbeg Museum withi

Albania. Kruje. Castle. The National Skanderbeg Museum withi
Albania. Kruje. The Kruja castle. Withstood three massive sieges from the Turks. Outside The National Skanderbeg Museum within the castle

Background imageSiege Collection: Medieval History. 15th century. Study of a flying machine us

Medieval History. 15th century. Study of a flying machine used in sieges. Chantilly Castle. France

Background imageSiege Collection: Spain. Burgo de Osma. Osma Castle. Ruins

Spain. Burgo de Osma. Osma Castle. Ruins
Spain. Burgo de Osma. Osma Castle, built in 912. Ruins

Background imageSiege Collection: Monument to the Siege of Zaragoza, 1908 by Agustin Querol. S

Monument to the Siege of Zaragoza, 1908 by Agustin Querol. S
Napoleonic Wars. Peninsular War (1807-1814). Monument to the Siege of Zaragoza. Built in1908 by the Spanish sculptor Agustin Querol (1860-1909)

Background imageSiege Collection: Aircraft provisioning the allies during the siege of West Be

Aircraft provisioning the allies during the siege of West Berlin by the Russians in the late 1940s, in the so-called Berlin Airlift. Allied Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageSiege Collection: Ukraine. Sevastopol. St. Vladimirs Cathedral

Ukraine. Sevastopol. St. Vladimirs Cathedral. Built in the aftermath of the Crimean War as a memorial to the heroes of the Siege of Sevastopol (1854A?i?1855). Neo-Byzantine

Background imageSiege Collection: Cannon used to defend the city during the siege of Sevastopo

Cannon used to defend the city during the siege of Sevastopol (1854-1856), episode of the Crimean War (1853-1856). Sevastopol. Ukraine

Background imageSiege Collection: Ukraine. Sevastopol. Memorial to commemorate the Siege of Se

Ukraine. Sevastopol. Memorial to commemorate the Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) during the World War II by the Axis powers of Germany, Romania and Italy against Soviet Union

Background imageSiege Collection: Relief depicting a siege of a city. Nimrud

Relief depicting a siege of a city. Nimrud
Relief depicting a siege of a city. 728 BC. Central Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageSiege Collection: Russia. Moscow. 1856. Ceremony to welcome the participants i

Russia. Moscow. 1856. Ceremony to welcome the participants in the siege of Sevastopol defense, during the Crimean War (1853-1856). Lithography by Vasili Fedorovich (George Wilhelm) Timm (1820-1895)

Background imageSiege Collection: Sevastopol. Fort Michael

Sevastopol. Fort Michael
Ukraine. Sevastopol. Fort Michael. At, background, buildings constructed at Soviet times

Background imageSiege Collection: Ukraine. Sevastopol. The Museum of Heroic Defense and Libera

Ukraine. Sevastopol. The Museum of Heroic Defense and Liberation of Sevastopol. Bust of Admiral Vladimir Ivanovich Istomin (1809-1855) outside the museum. Crimean Peninsula

Background imageSiege Collection: Siege of Gibraltar. Archers. 1350

Siege of Gibraltar. Archers. 1350. Colored engraving, 1852

Background imageSiege Collection: Henry II (1333-1379). King of Castile (1369-1379)

Henry II (1333-1379). King of Castile (1369-1379). Illegitimate son of Alfonso XI and first of the dynasty Trastamara. Engraving in Chronicles of the Kings of Castile, 1779

Background imageSiege Collection: History of Gaul. Caesar and his troops besiege a Breton city

History of Gaul. Caesar and his troops besiege a Breton city. Illuminated manuscript of the 16th century. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Background imageSiege Collection: The Siege of Dapur (1269 B. C. ). Egyptian princes assault tow

The Siege of Dapur (1269 B. C. ). Egyptian princes assault tow
The Siege of Dapur (1269 B.C.). Egyptian princes assault towers and enemies jump from the top. 13th century B.C. Nineteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Relief. Ramesseum. Necropolis of Thebes

Background imageSiege Collection: Diomedes, Greek Hero

Diomedes, Greek Hero
DIOMEDES, son of Tydeus and Deipyle, Achaean leader in the siege of Troy and hero of many notable actions in the Iliad. Date: BCE

Background imageSiege Collection: Bernhard Knipperdolling

Bernhard Knipperdolling
BERNHARD KNIPPERDOLLING Prosperous merchant of Munster sided with the Anabaptists, playing a principal part during the siege and meeting a grisly end like everyone else. Date: ? - 1536

Background imageSiege Collection: Kabul, Afghanistan, attack on British Embassy 1879

Kabul, Afghanistan, attack on British Embassy 1879
The army and populace of Kabul, Afghanistan, attack the British Embassy and massacre the staff. Date: 1879

Background imageSiege Collection: Siege of Douai 1667

Siege of Douai 1667
SIEGE OF DOUAI Louis XIV takes part in the campaign against the Spanish- held Netherlands Date: 4 July 1667

Background imageSiege Collection: Siege of Oudenarde

Siege of Oudenarde
SIEGE OF OUDENARDE The French besiege and take the Dutch town of Oudenarde which 41 years later will be the scene of a major battle Date: 30 July 1667

Background imageSiege Collection: Hero-Maiden Johanna

Hero-Maiden Johanna
During the siege of Luneburg, hero-maiden Johanna Stegen brings ammunition to the Germans Date: 2 April 1813

Background imageSiege Collection: Butchers Queue

Butchers Queue
Women of Paris form an orderly queue outside a butchers shop. Date: December 1870

Background imageSiege Collection: Canine. Feline Butcher

Canine. Feline Butcher
An unusual butchers stall in the Marche Saint-Germain - dog-meat and cat-meat offered for sale... Date: jan-Feb 1871

Background imageSiege Collection: Philip Loses Eye / Methone

Philip Loses Eye / Methone
Philip of Macedon loses an eye at the siege of Methone. Date: 354 BC

Background imageSiege Collection: The Relief of Lucknow

The Relief of Lucknow
The meeting of the three generals after the relief of Lucknow. Date: 1857 - 1858

Background imageSiege Collection: Siege of Lucknow / 1857-8

Siege of Lucknow / 1857-8
The Seikh Yard Battery Date: 1857 - 1858

Background imageSiege Collection: Siege of Namur

Siege of Namur
SIEGE OF NAMUR Date: June 1692

Background imageSiege Collection: Louvre -Making Guns / 1870

Louvre -Making Guns / 1870
The manufacture of arms and ammunition in the large picture gallery of the newly constructed Louvre during the siege of Paris. Date: 1870

Background imageSiege Collection: Gunboats on Seine / 1870

Gunboats on Seine / 1870
A well-equipped French gunboat, used to defend the Seine during the siege of Paris. Date: 1870

Background imageSiege Collection: The Siege of Paris 1870

The Siege of Paris 1870
French gunboats on the Seine during the siege of Paris. Date: 1870



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