Struggle Collection (page 8)

The Truce Collapses
Satire on the collapse of the never-very-solid truce with Spain. Date: 1665

Siege of Hulst
The siege of Hulst, when after 28 days Frederik Henrik van Nassau wrests it from the Spanish, is the last major siege of the 80 years war. Date: 1645

The Prince of Orange is given conflicting advice how to play his game of dice with the king of Spain. Date: circa 1639

Naval Victory
Dutch admiral De Tromp wins a great victory off the Duyns (Dunes) near Dover on the English coast, taking many Spanish vessels. Date: 1639

Battle of Nieupoort 2
After the battle : Dutch general Maurits van Nassau is surprised by archduke Albrecht van Osterreich at Nieupoort, but turns imminent defeat into an important victory. Date: 2 July 1600

Battle of Nieupoort
Dutch general Maurits van Nassau, prince of Orange, is surprised by archduke Albrecht van Osterreich at Nieupoort, but turns imminent defeat into an important victory. Date: 2 July 1600

Dutch and Spanish
Spanish soldiers fraternising with Dutch peasants. Like the Germans three centuries later, the occupying forces do their best to ingratiate themselves with the locals. Date: circa 1590

The Taking of Breda
Maurits van Nassau takes Breda, heavily fortified by the Spanish, by a Trojan- horse trick - his troops hide in a ship laden with turf, which penetrates the defences. Date: 1590

Funeral of Parma
The funeral at Brussels of Alessandro Farnese, duca di Parma, governor-general of the Netherlands and the generally victorious occupying forces. Date: 1592

Siege of Delfzijl
Maurits van Nassau, prince of Orange, wins a series of significant battles over the Spanish : the capture of the port of Delfzijl is an important strategic victory. Date: 1591

Siege of Bergen Op Zoom
The Spanish under the duke of Parma besiege Bergen op Zoom, making three surprise attacks, but Maurits van Nassau relieves the siege and forces the Spanish to retire. Date: 23 Sept to 13 Nov 1588

Siege of Sluis
The Spanish capture the important strategic port of Sluis (Sluys), and retain it till 1604 when it is recaptured by the Dutch. Date: 12 June 1586

Assault on Antwerp
The duc d Anjou makes an unsuccessful assault on Antwerp, but fierce resistance forces his men to withdraw. Date: 16 January 1583

Pleading for Brother
Marian Reyder pleads with the Spaniards for clemency : presumably he is accused of conspiracy, but we don t know any more than the picture tells. Date: circa 1580

Breda Recaptured
Breda is continually taken and re-taken by Spaniards and Dutch in turn : Spinolas Spanish took it in 1625 but now it is retaken by Frederik Henrik after a long siege. Date: 1637

Austrians in Antwerp
Ferdinand of Austria makes a triumphal entry into Antwerp, but he needs a sizeable contingent of troops to make sure his arrival is not disturbed by ill-wishers. Date: 1635

Siege of Mstricht
Mstricht is besieged and taken from the Spanish by prince Frederik Henrik, one in a series of brilliant victories. Date: 1632

Ending the Truce
When the 12-year truce ends, the Dutch lion is aoproached by Petrus Peccius, chancellor of Brabant, offering olive branch or sword, watched by pope and king of Spain. Date: 1621

12-YEAR TRUCE - 2
Outside the Stathuys (town hall) The populace of Antwerp celebrate the signing of the truce between Austria and the Netherlands with burning barrels of pitch. Date: 9 April 1609

12-YEAR TRUCE - 1
Despite the reluctance of Felipe III of Spain, a 12-year truce is agreed at Den Haag between Austria and the Netherlands. Date: 9 April 1609

Austrian Delegates
Representatives from the archduke of Austria - Spinola and Ricardot - arrive ats Gravenhage with the intention of negotiating peace terms with the Dutch. Date: 1 February 1608

Truce Negotiations
Truce negotiations between Spain and the Netherlands are conducted by Jan Neyen, Franciscan confessor of arch- duke Albrecht, Oldenbarneveldt and Mauritz van Nassau. Date: 13 March 1607

Ostende Surrenders
Allegory on the surrender of Ostende to the Spanish under general Spinola. Date: 2 September 1604

Satire on Oppression
A Dutch satire on Spanish oppression : Margaret of Parma and the duke of Alva turn the screw on the Dutch lion, with the approval of the pope and the king of Spain. Date: circa 1567

Andrea Procop
ANDREA PROCOP Bohemian military commander of Hussite forces in their ill- fated struggle with the Holy Roman Empire. Date: 1380 - 1434

Havana, Cuba - Statue of General Maximo Gomez (1836-1905) - a war hero from the Dominican Republic who fought tirelessly for Cuban independence in both the 1868

Turkish Guerilla band of fighters - Yannis and Skotidas
A Turkish Guerilla band of fighters - active against the Bulgarian forces in Macedonia. Shown here are Guerilla leaders Yannis and Skotidas from the Niausi region

Satire on the 1906 elections in France
A satire on the 1906 elections in France - Durand was an actual candidate - commenting on the various hues of political opinion in the country

National American Woman Suffrage postcard
Postcard endorsed and approved by the National American Woman Suffrage Association: The ballot being denied to Wman is a Blot on the Escutcheon Because WOMAN has the right to vote is no reason why

The Trojan War: Achilles Death. ca. 1470. Right scene. Detail of struggle of Achaeans and Trojans. Eighth cloth of the series, work of the Master of Co봩 vy

The Trojan War: Achilles Death. ca. 1470. Left scene. The Trojans charging against the besiegers. Detail of struggle of heroes, including Agamemnon and Ajax Telamon

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910). In a Tropical Forest. Struggle between Tiger and Bull. 1908 - 1909. Naive art.; Post-Impressionism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

GIAQUINTO, Corrado (1700-1765). The Legendary Battle of Clavijo. Supposed struggle (844) between Asturian King Ramiro

Spectators of balloon ascent, Paris
Aux Amateurs de Physique, Vue d Optique. An image of chaos as spectators try to get over the wall without a ticket, to watch the balloon ascent of Messrs Charles

The coming struggle. Illustration shows President Roosevelt as a knight on horseback carrying a lance labeled Reciprocity facing a giant ogre labeled Infant Industries

The struggle for life. Illustration showing Teddy Roosevelt, in his rough-rider uniform, being drawn to Vice Presidential Waters by four women labeled North, East, South, and West.. Date 1900 May 16

The struggle of the Slav. Illustration shows a Russian man standing on a rowboat, using an axe labeled Nat l Assembly to battle an octopus labeled Bureaucracy, wearing a crown and royal robe

General Custers death struggle. The battle of the Little Bi

William Fox presents Bride 13 The serial supreme in fifteen
William Fox presents bride 13 The serial supreme in fifteen episodes : Episode nine hurled from the clouds. Motion picture poster for Bride 13, episode nine

The struggle for the nest. Date c1873

The Amercian Revolution - A Call to Arms
A husband and eldest son get the call to aid the struggle against the British during the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence - 1775-1783) and leap at the opportunity to enlist

Suffragette as a goose
A superb propaganda postcard for Womens Rights, showing a goose in prison plummage, standing atop at bucket and speaking at a meeting of geese

Emancipated Woman - Husband doing chores
The Handy-man at home An Emancipated Woman reads happily by the fire whilst her sailor husband does his fair share of the household chores by scrubbling the floor. Date: 1915

Silhouette, Its an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Any Good
Its an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Any Good -- silhouette showing three people struggling along a street on a wet and windy day

Bartholis Lion carving at Belfort
Frederic-Auguste Bartholis carving of a Lion at Belfort, France. Bartholi is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty

The Queens Excitement over the Struggle in the Stadium: Th
The image depicts a scene from the the 1908 Olympics held in London. The marathon was watched by 80, 000 spectators, including Queen Alexandra

Captain Arkoudas (Georgius Oursas)
Captain Arkoudas (Georgius Oursas from Samarina Grevana, Macedonia). Fought for Macedonian independence along with other like-minded officers from all parts of Greece. Date: circa 1908

Chief Captian Vardas (Georgius Tsontos). A former Lieutenant in the Greek army (Artillery) - important leader of the revolution in the Vilayet (District) of Monastir (Bitola)

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