Wars Collection (page 16)

Battle of Trafalgar
The Belleisle crippled but unconquered

Battle of El Teb, 1884
Royal Navy Captain A.R.Wilson engages in single combat with only the hilt of his sword, at the Battle of El Teb. He was awarded the Victoria Cross

Napoleon from Elba
Napoleon returns from Elba, alarming the authorities at Paris

Napoleon Exiled on Elba
Napoleon exiled to Elba - a French view which accuses him of blowing himself up so big that finally he burst !

Ball on Waterloo Eve
On the eve of the battle of Waterloo, Wellington attends the Duchess of Richmonds ball, at Brussels

Punic War: Cato
PUNIC WARS Cato throws fresh figs on Senate table, to show that Carthage is still a threat to Roman sovereignty; he demands its destruction

Triumph of Aemilius Paullus, Ancient Rome
The triumph of the Roman consul and general Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (229-160 BC) after his victories in the Third Macedonian War, having won the decisive Battle of Pydna

Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeats the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, near Carthage in North Africa

Claudia Quinta dragging a ship into Rome
The Roman matron Claudia Quinta clears her name by dragging a ship bearing a statue of the Cult of the Great Mother (Magna Mater, Cult of Cybele) into Rome, after first praying to the gods for help

Decius Magius of Capua opposing Carthaginian domination
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Decius Magius of Capua reproaches his countrymens cowardice in accepting Carthaginian domination without resistance

Roman ambassadors, Second Punic War
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman ambassadors offer the Carthaginians a choice between peace or war -- they choose war !

Hannibal defeats Scipio in the Battle of Ticinus
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Hannibal and his Carthaginian forces defeat the Roman forces under Publius Cornelius Scipio at the Battle of Ticinus, near the Ticino River, a tributary of the Po

Minucius after winning the Battle of Geronium
PUNIC WARS : after gaining victory at the Battle of Geronium (or Gerunium) against the Carthaginians during the Second Punic War

First Punic War, Catulus wins naval victory at Aegusa
PUNIC WARS : Gaius Lutatius Catulus wins a major naval victory, defeating Hanno the Greats Carthaginian fleet at the Battle of the Aegates Islands or Aegusa (the Aegadian Islands)

Lord Roberts writing despatches in a transport wagon, during the Second Boer War (1899-1902) 1900

General Lord Methuen with Colonel Douglas, Chief of Staff, directing the Battle of Magersfontein, during the Second Boer War. 1900

The Battle of Elandslaagte: enemys shell bursting by the side of General White, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1899

The Battle of Magersfontein: Gordons covering the retreat of the Highland Brigade. The battle was fought during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). 1900

Opening of the war session of Parliament: Boer Crisis
The opening of the war session of Parliament on the 17th October 1899, as the Second Boer War commences. Mr Balfour exclaimed, " We have with use the conscience of the Empire". Date: 1899

Colonial troops off to fight in the Second Boer War
Colonial troops off to the Cape- departure of the New South Wales Lancers at Fenchurch Street Station, London Date: 1899

Major General French and President Krugers cousin discussing the Boer Crisis on board the union liner " Norman". Date: 1899

The Transvaal (Boer) Crisis
A Field Cornets messenger hands over commandos to Boer farmers to be ready for war Date: 1899

Lt. -Gen. Sir George White, V. C. on horseback
Lieutenant General Sir George White, V.C. announced as commander of the British Forces in Natal, just prior to the Second Boer War which began in October 1899. Date: 1899

Darth Vader and fan in Cornwall
Darth Vader from Star Wars on a visit to Cornwall, holding a delighted fan. Date: circa 1980s

Abyssinian expedition - Return of Army from Magdala
Mountain train as the British Army march back from Magdala, part of the Abyssinian expedition under General Napier. Soldiers lead pack mules laden with gun carriages

Napoleons Bridge - Schollenen Gorge, Switzerland. In 1799, this was the site of one of the most dramatic battles of Suvorovs Italian and Swiss expedition during the Napoleonic Wars

Middlesex Cavalry. Aquatint by and after Thomas Rowlandson, 1799 (c). From a volume of 86 aquatints entitled ?Loyal Volunteers of London and Environs

Protest placard printed with ?Afghanistan time to go?, 2006-2011. Example of placards held by protesters on marches against the ?wars on terror

FM Von Blucher, Prince of Wagstadt (1742-1819). Coloured engraving by an unknown artist, 1815. No 13 in the series Nicholson?s ?History of the Wars of Europe?

The Lake Frontier of Canada and the United States. From a collection of maps relevant to campaigns between 1794-1815. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum

The Wars - France / Drawing rations from railhead. Mericourt ?Photograph of rations being loaded onto horse-drawn wagons from covered railway wagons, 1915-1918

Battle of Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815. Aquatint by T Sutherland after W Heath, published by J Jenkins, 1 Dec 1815. From ?Napoleonic Wars

Cartoon, Valentine Baker, British soldier
Cartoon, Valentine Baker (1827-1887), British soldier, also known as Baker Pasha -- Penance! He served with both the British and Ottoman armies and took part in several wars

Camp Scenes.Etching by and after W H Pyne, published by Pyne and Nattes, London, June 1803.Plate 4 of a series of five plates.Associated with British Army, Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Date: 1803

Two maps of Taranaki, New Zealand showing Middlesex Regiment operations during the Maori War, 1860-1872. From the collection of the former Middlesex Regiment Museum. Date: 1860

Roman Soldiers passing over Bridge of Boats
Roman Soldiers crossing a Bridge of Boats, probably over the River Danube, in Trajans war on the Dacians (present-day Romania). circa 101-106

Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Prince Alfreds Guard Memorial in St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It commemorates four wars: the Transkei War (1877), Basuto War (1880-1)

Waterloo, Belgium - Hougoumont farmhouse
Waterloo, Belgium - the ruined chapel and the Hougoumont farmhouse, a site of heavy fighting during the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815

Waterloo, Belgium - archway to Hougoumont farm
The main archway to Hougoumont farmhouse, a principal site of fighting during the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. circa 1910s

Monuments on the site of the Battle of Waterloo, Belgium
A view of several of the monuments erected in Belgium on the site of the Battle of Waterloo, fought between the Napoleonic French armies and the British army and allies on 18 June 1815

Braine-l Alleud, Belgium - Lions Mound monument
A large manmade hill, topped by the Lion of Waterloo monument, in the Belgian region of Braine l Alleud, standing on the site of the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815, and the Battle of Quatre Bras

Cover of ILN 9th August 1879, Archibald Forbes
Cover of the Illustrated London News, 9th August 1879, featuring the ride of Archibald Forbes, Special Correspondent of the Daily News, from Ulundi in the Zulu War, " bloody with spurring

Fantastic Adventures - Return of Sinbad by Chester S. Geier. A man in Arabian dress flies in space on a giant bird of prey. The distressed bird is being attacked by the lasers of several spaceships

The Battle of Hondschoote 1793
The Battle of Hondschoote happened during the French Revolutionary Wars over two days in September, 1793. The battle ended with a French victory and resulted in the deaths of 7000 soldiers

Spain. Third Carlist War (1872-1876). Cantabria. Santander. Military Camp. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1872

Map of the French Department of Loiret - No. 45
Map of the French Department of Loiret - No.45, featuring inset illustrations depicting Sully sur Loire, ceramics from Gien, foodstuffs from Orleans and an inset portrait of Gaspard II de Coligny

Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613-1676). Swedish noble, statesman and military commander in the Thirty Years, Torstenson, Bremen, Second Northern and Scanian Wars. Engraving. Portrait. Colored

Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761-1804). French general of the Revolutionary Wars. Engraving. Portrait. 19th century. Colored

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