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A minor engagement between the French Navy frigate Didon and the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Phoenix, off Cape Finisterre, west coast of Spain, 10 August 1805
Lieutenant Edward Nicolls boarding a French privateer cutter, the Albion, off Monte Cristi, Santo Domingo, West Indies, 5 November 1803. Date: 1803
General Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) fording the River Kaitna, Battle of Assaye, western India, 23 September 1803
Nelson and the Signal, Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801 - the famous incident when Nelson held the telescope up to his blind eye in order to ignore a signal to retreat. Date: 1801
Sir Sidney Smith at the Siege of Acre, Ottoman Empire (now Akko, Israel), May 1799, during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798-1802)
Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay), Egypt, a naval battle between the British (led by Nelson) and the French, 1-3 August 1798
Discovery of the body of Tipu Sultan, Siege of Seringapatam, India, 4 May 1799, ending the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-1799) between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore
Map, Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay), Egypt, a naval battle between the British (led by Nelson) and the French, 1-3 August 1798. Date: 1798
Battle of Cape St Vincent, southern Portugal, 14 February 1797, during the Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808). The British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under Admiral
Attack on the Wexford Rebels, Ireland, 26 May 1798, in response to an uprising at Oulart Hill led by Father John Murphy (visible on the far right). Date: 1798
Surrender of Admiral De Winter, head of the Dutch fleet, to Admiral Duncan of the British fleet, after the Battle of Camperdown (Camperduin, North Holland), 11 October 1797. Date: 1797
Nelson receiving the swords (as a symbol of surrender) on board the San Jose (later renamed HMS San Josef), a ship captured from the Spanish navy during the Battle of Cape St Vincent
Scene on deck before the Fourth Battle of Ushant, also known as the Glorious First of June, 1 June 1794. It was the first and largest naval action between Great Britain
Passage of the Issel (Ijssel), a river which runs through Germany and the Netherlands, by British troops, winter of 1794-1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794
Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship Ranger on 5 (or 8) April 1783, an action which went against the Treaty of Salbai which had ended the First
Reception of the hostages from Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, by Lord Cornwallis, March 1792. Tipus two sons, aged about ten and eight
Spanish battering ships, port and starboard, used between 1781 and 1783 during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Date: circa 1781
Flight of Hyder Ali, ruler of Mysore in Southern India, after the Battle of Porto Novo (now Parangipettai), between the British East India Company and the Sultanate of Mysore, 1 July 1781
The French Fleet off Grenada, West Indies. The Battle of Grenada of 6 July 1779 was a naval battle between the British and the French navies during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Funeral of General Simon Fraser, 8 October 1777, the day after the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Date: 1777
Major John Pitcairn entering Lexington in the early morning of 19 April 1775, faced with about 80 Lexington militiamen, marking the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War
After the Siege of Havana, Cuba, March to August 1762, which ended in a British victory against the Spanish, captured gold
Battle of Quiberon Bay (Bataille des Cardineaux), near Saint Nazaire, France, a naval battle fought between the British and the French on 20 November 1759, during the Seven Years War (1756-1763)
Surrender of Pondicherry (Puducherry), India, after a siege lasting from 4 September 1760 to 15 January 1761, part of the Third Carnatic War
Bravery of Private Samuel Johnson of the Green Howards, Capture of Belle Ile, Brittany, France, 1761, during the Seven Years War (1756-1763)
Attack by Royal Highlanders on the Ticonderoga Fort, Battle of Ticonderoga (Battle of Carillon), 8 July 1758, during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Date: 1758
The Taking of Fort Louis, Guadeloupe, West Indies, by British forces against the French, 14 February 1759, during the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Date: 1759
Disaster in the Bay of Saint Cast, Brittany, north-west France, 11 September 1758, during the Battle of Saint Cast, Seven Years War (1756-1763). Boats full of British soldiers were fired at and sunk
Major General Edward Braddocks force attacked during an expedition against the French-occupied Ohio River Valley on 9 July 1755; he died of his wounds a few days later
Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757, when Great Britain and the East India Company defeated the forces of the Mughal Empire
The Chevalier de Saint-George of the ship Invincible surrenders his sword to Admiral Anson after the First Battle of Cape Finisterre between Great Britain and France, 14 May 1747
The Battle of Culloden, 16 April 1746, during the Jacobite Rising. Date: 1746
The Salute at the Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). Date: 1745
Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, sheltered by the Highlanders after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746, during the Jacobite Rising. Date: 1746
Grenadier of the Foot Guards with grenade and match alight, Battle of Prestonpans (or Battle of Gladsmuir), East Lothian, Scotland, 21 September 1745, during the Jacobite Rising. Date: 1745
Advance of the Highlanders at the Battle of Prestonpans (or Battle of Gladsmuir), East Lothian, Scotland, 21 September 1745, during the Jacobite Rising. Date: 1745
Victorian scrap, Head and shoulders of womanVictorian scrap, Head and shoulders of a young woman Date: circa 1870s
Columbus breaking the eggChristopher Columbus breaking the egg - an apocryphal story, supposed to be his response to those who belittled his discovery of the New World. Date: 15th century
Victorian scrap, Head and shoulders of womanVictorian scrap, Head and shoulders of a young woman Date: circa 1880s
Rosario Guerrero, Spanish dancer who appeared in a ballet version of Carmen in 1903, and in pantomime Date: 1903
Bach et Laverne, French comic duo - Charles-Joseph Pasquier and Henry-Laverne. Date: 1930s
Francoise de Graffigny, French novelistFrancoise de Graffigny (1695-1758), French novelist Date: circa 1740
Queen Elizabeth I, entry into Kenilworth Castle, with fireworks Date: 1575
Man reading Stereoscopic Photograph magazineMan with his feet up, reading the Stereoscopic Photograph magazine Date: circa 1900s
Burning of the Houses of Parliament, 16 October 1824The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, London, 16 October 1824 Date: 1824
Embarcation of King George IV at GreenwichThe embarcation of King George IV on board the Royal George Yacht off Greenwich, SE London, to visit his Scottish dominions, 10 August 1822 Date: 1822