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The Zulu war. Scene of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana)After the Battle of Isadhlwana. A description by Lieutenant Crealock reads, Day waned and the night hung over the hill, when we reached the last ridge, beyond which lay what had been our camp
The end of the Zulu warsMounted Infantry skirmishing with Zulus in a sketch by an ILN special artist. British troops wearing pith helmets and carrying rifles showing British soldiers on the higher ground
Franco-Prussian War. AdieuFranch soldier taking leave of his family, wife, child and baby in an affluent middle class setting. His little girl is smaller than the soldiers rifle
Cetewayo (Cetshwayo), King of the Zulus, in captivityPhotograph of King Cetshwayo, taken after he was captured at the end of the Zulu wars
The Zulu war. Lord Chelmsfords retreat from Isandhlwana theLord Chelmsford surveying the damage after the Battle of Isandlwana. The battlefield strewn with corpses is in the foreground, Isandhlawana Hill is in the distance, as are the Zulu impi (warriors)
The Zulu Wars. Zulu method of advancing to the attackLarge war party of Zulus with shields and spears held in front of them, including one with a rifle, running into battle
The Zulu war. Sir Garnet Wolseleys camp at Ulundi. Zulus coFollowing the Zulu defeat at Ulundi, Zulu capital and place of their ancestors, Garnet Wolseley took command of the British army from Lord Chelmsford
Zulu war. At Bay. The Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana), JanuaThe last order we heard given was Fix bayonets, men, and die like English soldiers do, and so they did. Extract from a letter from a survivor
The Zulu war. Rorkes Drift, near the scene of the recent coFrom a sketch by Major North Crealock, 95th Regiment, Assistant Military Secretary. Panoramic scene of the undulating country on the Zululand/ Natal border
The Zulu war. Residence of Bishop Colenso at BishopstoweBishop John William Colenso, originally from Cornwall, rocked the establishment by his support for the native Zulus when their lands were threatened by Britain and the Boers
Zulu war. St Peters, Bishop Colensos church at PietermaritzJohn William Colenso, Bishop of Natal, rocked the establishment with his radical theological views and his support for the Zulu tribes
The Zulu war. Fort Bengough. Church Parade of officers and nBritish army ranks were substantially swelled by the NNC during the Zulu wars; their local knowledge of terrain and languages were invaluable
The Zulu wars. A Zulu blacksmith forging an assegaiScene depicting a Zulu making a spear in a fire and shaping it into the famous zulu weapon. Male and female zulus are in the foreground, while two European men watch in the background
Zulu wars. Queen Victoria decorating officers engaged in theQueen Victoria decorating Lieutenant John Rouse Merriott Chard with the Victoria Cross for bravery. Chard was one of the officers who successfully defended Rorkes Drift from an army of Zulu warriors
The Mutiny on the Caswell, 1876Engraving of a number of sketches of the Caswell Mutiny, which took place on the sailing ship Caswell between Valparaiso and Queenstown, Ireland, March 1876
Franco-Prussian War. Battle at Petit Bicetre. Grave of a PruNewly dug grave with make shift wooded cross. On top of the grave lies the soldiers prussian spiked helmet and 3 cannon balls
Franco-Prussian War. The Military Trumph at Berlin: CapturedPrussian Troops return to Berlin victorious at the end of the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War. Petit Bicetre after the fightScene of ruined French houses, abandoned machinery and wagons after the battle at Petit Bicetre between the Prussian and the French armies
Franco-Prussian War. The First German in ParisOn January 28th 1871 Paris capitulatd to the Prussians. The Government of National Defence, under Trochu and Gambetta, signs a 3 week armistice with Bismarck to negotiate peace
Franco-Prussian War. The MitrailleuseThe French field gun in action, on wheels, its multiple shot action is clearly visible
Franco-Prussian War. The Bridge at Corbeil, blown up by the FIn order to stop the Prussian advance the French troops destroyed strategically placed bridges. In early October 1870 the French were surrounded by the Prussians
Franco-Prussian War. Grave of five French Soldiers at PetitNewly dug make shift graves for 5 french soldiers with one rudimentary cross, the soldiers feet are barely covered by the earth
Franco-Prussian War. The Streets of Strasbourg during the SBetween August the 4th and 6th 1870 Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia defeated French Marshal MacMahon at Worth and Weissenburg, pushing him out of Alsace and surrounding Strasbourg
Franco-Prussian War. Bavarian Light dragoons Passing the HeaGerman cavalry on hoseback, flourishing their swords and celebrating Prussian success aginst the French
Franco-Prussian War. The German Army crossing the Loire at OThe German Army crosses the Loire in the snow to occupy France
Franco-Prussian War. The Defence of Paris: Gunboats on the SSteam driven armoured gunboat flying the french tricolour
Franco-Prussian War: balloon from Paris over VersaillesCrowds in the streets in Versailles watching balloon overhead. During the siege of Paris post came in and out of Paris by balloon and the famous escape of Leon Gambetta
Franco-Prussian War. The Bridge at SevresRuined buildings and destroyed bridge following battle at Sevres. Date: 1871
Franco-Prussian War. First German Prisoners brought into MetBare headed Prussian soldiers are brought into Metz under guard of French soldiers dressed in bearskins and frogged and braided uniforms
Franco-Prussian War: French InfantryA Group of French soldiers, three of whom wear uniforms with the kepi or cap. One soldier is in turkish dress of a zouave and one black soldier is also in eastern dress with a turban
Franco-Prussian War. Prussian soldiers destroying arms at ReFollowing the Prussian victory all arms held by French people were destroyed, only Paris remained armed
Franco-Prussian War. A Friend in NeedA Lady and her maid catch their pigeon as it returns home with a message
Franco-Prussian war. Self-crowned Victors: A Sketch in the TPrussian soldiers making victory laurel wreaths to crown their helmets.Bismarck has negotiated peace with the French
Franco-Prussian War. The Military Triumph at Berlin: the SedMonuments in Berlin to the great German victories of the Franco-Prussian War at Sedan, Metz and Strasbourg
The Zulu war. Sketches at Rorkes Drift by Lieutenant H C HaGraves of Lieutenant Coghill and Melville who died trying to secure the colours of the 24th Regiment and were awarded posthumous Victoria Crosses
The Zulu Wars. The restoration of Cetewayo (Cetshwayo)Following negotiations in England with Queen Victoria and The Colonial Office, Cetshwayo was given back his throne and title King of the Zulus by the British 3 years after the war
The Zulu war, the Burning of Ulundi. From a sketch by an ILNBritish army massed with infantry and several gun carriages, burning in the background in the Zulu capital Ulundi, where the British made their final defeat of the Zulus on 4th July 1879
The Zulu war. General Newdigate addressing the lancers beforGeneral Newdigate addressing his men, with ranks of lances held in the air. The tide had already turned in favour of the British at the Battle of Gingindhlovu with Ulundi the decisive final British
The Zulu war. The defence of Rorkes Drift, January 22nd 187The scene of the action, where 3, 000 zulus attacked the tiny fort and hospital at Rorkes Drift. 140 British soldiers kept the Zulus at bay
The Zulu wars. Dinizulu, Cetewayo(Cetshwayo)s son, Chief ofThe turbulent son of a turbulent father. During a period of great instability in South Africa, Dinuzlu was associated with Zulu anti-British fighting and was imprisoned and exiled in St Helena
Zulu war sketches by our special artist. Interior of the oldBritish soldiers surveying the damage to the old fort at Rorkes Drift, where 137 British soldiers held out against 3, 000 zulus at the beginning of the Zulu wars
Zulu wars; restoration of Cetshwayo, King of the ZulusPortrait of Dabulamanzi, Cetshwayos brother
The Zulu war. Portraits of officersPortrait of Lieutenant H H Harwood, 80th Regiment, the only surviving officer of Intombe (the Zulu attack on the Intombi river drift)
The end of the Zulu war. A colonial soldier in one of the scThe siege of Morosis mountain; one of the last major incidents of the Zulu war
The Zulu war. Portraits of officersPortrait of Mr W A Dunne, Commissariat Department, defender of Rorkes Drift. 137 British soldiers held the fort at Rorkes Drift against a force of over 3, 000 Zulus
The Zulu Wars. The restoration of Cetewayo(Cetshwayo)Cetshwayo, King of the Zulus was reinstalled as King of the Zulus at a ceremony at Intonyanere by Sir Theophilus Shepstone on January 29th 1883
The Zulu war. Fort Helpmakaar. Field auction of the effectsIsandlwana was the scene of the British armys most humiliating defeat at the hands of the Zulus, slightly assuaged by the successful defence of Rorkes Drift later the same day, January 22nd 1879
The late Sir Rowland Hill, author of the Penny Postage systePortrait of Sir Rowland Hill (1795-1879), originator of penny postage and Post Office supremo. Date: 1879
