Historic Battles and Conflicts

Vintage engravings depicting historical battles and confrontations, featuring warriors, farmers, and military scenes, reflecting the struggles and events of past conflicts.

Scene which took place before the conflict between the British army and the Zulus. In 1875 the King of Zululand was Cetshwayo. Date: 1875

Farmers kill a crocodile on the banks of the Nile river in the Sudan. From Afrika, dets Opdagelse, Erobring og Kolonisation, published in Copenhagen, 1901.

Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811, Engraving circa 1849

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Saxon warriors in the eleventh century, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Scene which took place before the conflict between the British army and the Zulus. In 1875 the King of Zululand was Cetshwayo. Date: 1875

Bragg's battery: Battle of Buena Vista, February 23rd, 1847, Mexican American War

Invasion of the Alans or Visigoths, Gaul, early 5th century (1882-1884). Artist: Unknown

Hunting the Wren at Christmas, 1850. Annual tradition during the festive season, where a wren was chased and caught. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

The massacre of the Crevaux mission, Bolivia, South America. Journey in search of the remains of the Crevaux mission by Émile-Arthur Thouar 1884. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906

Mockery of Napoleon's English Captivity, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

German Peasant War, 1514-1526, The Execution of Dosa. Gyoergy Dozsa, Georg Dozsa, Dozsa Gyoergy, Gheorghe Doja, c. 1470-1514, Szekler from Transylvania, equestrian captain, leader of the Hungarian Peasants' Revolt, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

The arrival of the contingent force of the Sikh irregular cavalry, India, c1860. Artist: Unknown

Illustration depicting the survivors of the defence of Lucknow, India. Dated 19th Century

GUERRA CARLISTA. TERCERA GUERRA CARLISTA. ( 1872 - 1876 ). REINADO DE ALFONSO XII. " DESARME DE CARLISTAS FUGITIVOS EN LA FRONTERA FRANCESA. AÑO 1875 ". GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

Independence of Argentina. Belgrano, Manuel (1770-1820). Argentine military. The first flag of Argentina presented to the revolutionary army by General Belgrano on February 27, 1812. Engraving.

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 16th century, the expedition of Sir Walter Raleigh or Rawley, Ralegh, Rawleigh, to the Roanoke tribe on Roanoke Island off the east coast of North Carolina in 1584, the first colony of the British in North America

Soldiers from Cauca, Colombia. Old 19th century engraved illustration. Travel to New Granada by Charles Saffray from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

events War of the Third Coalition 1805 surrender of the Austrians at Ulm 19.10.1805 wood engraving after Horace Vernet 19th century,

African slave traffic. One group of Africans sell other Africans to white slave traders. From The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade - Ancient and Modern - The Forms of Slavery that Prevailed in

Marais des Cygnes massacre of anti-slavery Kansans. May 19, 1858.

events Crimean War 1853 - 1856 French auxiliaries for the Orient from left: Lanzier Sappeur Zouave Chasseur de Vincennes Carabiner Chasseur d'Afrique Guide wood engraving 1854,

Members of the Army of Abyssinia, Guard of the Negus, in 1868, Ethiopia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century paintin...

Carlist Wars (Third Carlist War). Prisoners arrested in La Seu d'Urgell through the mountains of the Emporda`, after losing their place on August 27, 1875. Catalonia. Spain. "The Spanish and American Illustration", 1875. Engraving.

This illustration shows the arrest of General Prescott, Lieutenant-Colonel William Barton and a force of 40 men captured Prescott at his quarters on Prescott Farm in Rhode Island on 10 July 1777 (seen here) and took him to Providence. Prescott was eventually moved and imprisoned in Connecticut, splitting time between East Windsor and Enfield. Lieutenant General Richard Prescott (1725-1788) was a British officer born in England.

Men, Women and Tools of the Luchazes, in Angola, Southern Africa, drawing by Maillart based on the English edition, vintage illustration. Le Tour du Maonde, Travel Journal, 1881

The Landing of Roger Williams in Rhode Island, 1636

Turkish branch and a group of villains; 1880-1900 (1880-00-00-1900-00-00);

Infantry and cavalry escort of the Arthur Thouar expedition, Bolivia, South America. Journey in search of the remains of the Crevaux mission by Émile-Arthur Thouar 1884. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906

Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing refreshment. Wood engraving 1888.

Last Words of Capt. NathanHale. Artist: Alexander Hay Ritchie, American, born Scotland, 1822-1895

French Revolution. Finding of the corpses of Francois Buzot (1760-1794) and Jerome Petion de Villeneuve (1756-1794), French politicians who fled after being outlawed by the Girondins on 2 June 1793. Saint-Magne-de-Castillon, Gironde (France), 18 June 1794. Drawing by Emile Bayard. Engraving by Quesnel. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Spain, Madrid. Repression by French troops after the Dos de Mayo Uprising, 1808. Paseo del Prado murders. Illustration by Miranda. Engraving by Coderch. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1853. Author: Miranda. Spanish artist. 19th century. Coderch. Spanish chalchograph. SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY.

'Drilling raw Recruits', 1849. From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D.. Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co., Philadelphia, 1849

Scottish Jacobites are attacked by Royalists at the Battle of Glenshiel (Glen Shiel), in the western highlands of Scotland. The Royalists won.

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Slave convoy on the way to slave boat. Africa. Early 19th century. Copperplate engraving

Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904). British explorer. David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish doctor and explorer. Stanley and Livingstone on Lake Ngami. Engraving.

The Finding of Dr. Livingstone: Mr. Stanley and his retinue in Africa, 1872. 'The circumstances of the expedition undertaken and performed by Mr. H. M. Stanley, special correspondent of the New York Herald, at the sole cost of Mr. James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of that journal, for the relief of Dr. Livingstone from his forlorn position in the unknown wilderness of Central Africa, have been made known to all newspaper readers...we give an Illustration of the manner in which he marched across the country from the seacoast to Lake Tanganyika, attended by his gun-bearers, Selim, the Arab interp

Arrival of the column at Ipoto, Kilonga Longa station. Africa. Emin Pasha Relief Expedition 1886-1889 by Henry Morton Stanley (1841 - 1904) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1890

'Capture of the King of Delhi by Captain Hodson', 1858, (c1860). Artist: Unknown

Fugitive slaves fleeing from Maryland to Delaware by way of the 'Underground Railroad', 1850-1851. Engraving.

This episode about Nisus and Euryalus is found in the funeral games for Anchises found in Book V of Virgils Aeneid, in which Nisus, who fell as he was about to win a foot race, tripped another contestant to ensure that his inseparable companion, Euryalus, would win instead. The caption for this illustration reads: He rose to his feet just at the moment that Salius was coming up, and contrived to stand in his way so as to overturn him. Euryalus, who had still kept the third place, now sprang forward and was easily victorious amid the applause of the crowd. Elymus came in next, and close behi

Colonel Atherton and the Indians, (c1880). Artist: Whymper

This illustration was one of dozens produced by Louis Delaporte during a two-year venture (1866-68) with the Mekong Exploration Commission, the intention of which was to lay the groundwork for the expansion of French colonies in Indochina. Of this leg of the journey in July 1867, an expeditioner later wrote: 'One shower was so heavy that it soon penetrated the frail roof of leaves and they were drenched under their blankets. However, that was not the main reason for their inability to sleep: besides the legions of leeches and mosquitoes, inseparable companions of travelers in forests in this season, their stopover was infested with innumerable winged fleas that crept on to their scalps and caused the most acute itching. Early next morning, they were only too happy to move out of this horrible place and to breathe more freely on the road.'.

Marcus Tullius Cicero is killed by the soldiers of Marcus Antonius, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

The 1890 caption reads: "Banquet at Msua." It is from H M Stanleys book, In Darkest Africa. Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a British explorer and journalist. In 1871, the New York Herald sent him to Africa to find David Livingstone. On the expedition of 1879-1884, he obtained territorial concessions that led to Belgian acquisition of Congo Free State.

Air dramas. Must cut down trees that impeded, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

Frances I, King of France, taken prisoner at the Battle of Pavia, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

Bashi-bazouks at the cafe. A bashi-bazouk or bachibouzouk (from the Turkish başıbozuk, literally "deformed head") was a mercenary cavalryman of the army of the Ottoman Empire, with non-standardized a

The French capture of Tobago, 1781, by Francois Godefroy (1743-1819), engraving. American War of Independence, Trinidad and Tobago, 18th century.

An engraving depicting Native Americans in a ceremonial war dance which began three or four days before conflict. Dated 19th century

French Revolution. Mass executions by drowning during the Reign of Terror in Nantes, France. They took place between November 1793 and February 1794. Anyone arrested and imprisoned for consistently failing to support the Revolution, or suspected of being a royalist sympathizer, especially Catholic priests and nuns, was thrown into the Loire River and drowned on the orders of Jean-Baptiste Carrier, the representative-on-mission in Nantes. Drawing by H. de la Charlerie. Engraving. History. Author: Hippolyte de la Charlerie (1827-1869). Belgian artist.

Francia. París. Siglo XVIII. Revolución francesa. Triunfo de Jean Paul Marat (1743-1793), científico y médico francés, asesinado por Charlotte Corday. Grabado de 1864.

Courageous death of Fabre de l'Hérault, representative of the people, who was slaughtered, by the Spaniards, defending a coin of Canon (...) French Revolution. (Title registered (letter))

Massacre of Sioux Indians, United States

Engraving depicting The Red Cross collection the wounded British after the second battle of Teb in Sudan. Dated 19th Century

Two Apache braves wearing breeches and head scaves prepare to attack a white American's ranch. This image was made at the time of the last war between the Apache native American Indians and the United States Army in Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora, Old Mexico, c.1887. Date: 1887

The Potomac River, Virginia, was one of the key battle grounds during the Civil War. This scene shows a Confederate soldier shooting towards the shore from where the Unionists were firing at the sailors. Date: 1861

New Zealand people Maori in oversized rowing boat copper engraving to the travelogue of James Cook 1774,

''Notes in the Black Mountains and Sikkim Campaign's, Northern India; Sikkim--General view of the Retreat of the Enemyfrom their walls on the Tukola Ridge', 1888. From, 'The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888'.

Kanembu warriors, Chad. Africa. Drawing by Adolphe Rouargue (1810-1870) Travels and discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, 1849-1855 by Heinrich Barth (1821-1865) Le Tour du Monde 1860

Bandits of the sea. Boileau fired, vintage engraving. Bandits of the sea. Boileau fired, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656847

Planche # 2 from the album Les Jolis French soldiers, 2nd passion, 1824. (Title Title)

Proceeds of a slave hunt in the Congo. Arab slavers rounding up tribesmen to sell as slaves. From Afrika, dets Opdagelse, Erobring og Kolonisation, published in Copenhagen, 1901.

Before British colonisation in 1803, there were an estimated 3,000-15,000 Parlevar or native Tasmanians. As a result of colonial wars, mistreatment and starvation, the last of the full blooded Parelvar died in 1876. Jean-François de Galoup, Comte de La Pérouse (August 23, 1741-1788) was a French explorer and naval officer. In 1785, the King of France commissioned La Perouse to head an expedition to explore the Pacific Ocean, to investigate whaling and fur prospects, and to establish French claims in this area. La Pérouse had admired the explorer James Cook, and wanted to continue his work. La Perouse was assigned two 500-ton ships called the Astrolabe and the Boussole. His crew of 114 included sailors, scientists, a physicist, three draftsmen, three naturalists, clergymen, and a mathematician. They left France in August, 1785. La Perouse mapped the west coast of North America in 1786, and visited Easter Island and Hawaii. His ships reached the west coast of Alaska in 1786 and did exten

The Aceh War, also known as the Dutch War or the Infidel War (1873-1914), was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Netherlands which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh and the United Kingdom in Singapore during early 1873. The war was part of a series of conflicts in the late 19th century that consolidated Dutch rule over modern-day Indonesia.

The corpse of Richard III, King of England, found on the battlefield of Bosworth, 1485, Charles Rochussen, 1866, draughtsman: Charles Rochussen, 1866, paper, h 590 mm × w 860 mm

A Security Escort on Horseback in Bosnia, 1869, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original, exact original date unknown

A canoeist on the Jordan is assisted - or captured - by Arabs at Hooleh. Date: circa 1850

African porters carrying Stanley boat. Africa. Emin Pasha Relief Expedition 1886-1889 by Henry Morton Stanley (1841 - 1904) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1890

Crimean War 1853-1856, pastime and entertainment in the English camp at the Crimea, woodcut, Russia, Europe

Mossos d'Esquadra, police force, Comunidad Valenciana. Journey to Spain, 1862 by Jean Charles Davillier (1823-1883) Drawing by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) Le Tour du Monde 1862

''The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German Officials; Bluejackets Demolishing the Gateway', 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890.

Slave convoy in the Sudan.

Selkirk and the British sailors. Alexander Selkirk, 1676-1721. Scottish sailor and castaway.

THE ASHANTEE WAR

Pacification with the Maroon Negroes. Brunias, Agostino. Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. Photographs, Illustrations. 1910. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. West Indies, British, Slavery, Maroons, Peace treaties

The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition launched by the British in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking any road system. The force consisted of 13,000 British and Indian soldiers, 26,000 camp followers and over 40,000 animals, including elephants. It set sail from Bombay in upwards of 280 steam and sailing ships. The advance guard of engineers landed at Zula on the Red Sea, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Massawa. The decisive battle took place at the mountain fortress of Magdala on April 10-11, 1868. British casualties were 2 killed and 18 wounded, while the Ethiopians lost 700 killed and 1,400 wounded. The defeated emperor Tewodoros com

World War I (1914-1918). Cooks carrying soup to the trenches. Drawing by Georges Leroux (1877-1957). L'Illustration, november 6, 1915.

Military Costume early in the reign of Edward III, vintage engraving. Military Costume early in the reign of Edward III, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656060

''Indigenes de la Rhodesia defrichant une foret pour l'etablissement d'une plantation de coton; Afrique Australe', 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914.

Turkish officers, prisoners of the Russians in the camp at Karayal, appealing for better conditions during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). From Russes et Turcs: La Guerre D'Orient, published 1878.

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Siege of Plevna (20 July to 10 December 1877). Combats that took place between the joint army of Russia and the Kingdom of Romania against that of the Ottoman Empire. Surrender of the Turkish army at Plevna. The Turkish army was being defeated by the Russians. Call to the Turkish officers prisoners, interned on the other side of the Vid River. Engraving by Daudenarde. "La Guerra de Oriente" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume III. 1878. Author: Amédée Daudenarde (1839-1907). French engraver.

Escort that accompanied Dr. Nachtigal in his exploration, Tibesti Region, Chad, Africa. Drawing by Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Two months in Tibesti, episodes from travels in Africa 1869-1873 by Dr. Gustav Hermann Nachtigal (1834 - 1885) Le Tour du Monde 1880

Geographical dramas. It was the revolver he got rid of this traitor, vintage engraving. Geographical dramas. It was the revolver he got rid of this traitor, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657252

LOSS OF THE NORTHFLEET

1861 Drawings Show, The alarm Cavalier, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861.

General George Washington (center) and the Committee of Congress at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1778

Pálffy von Erdöd, Leopold Graf.

Prussian soldiers in the 13th century at a village well, historic wood engraving, about 1888

History of the Squadrons of Catalonia. Who has mutilated him so, said the corporal. Me, answered the black woman, because he was unfaithful to me". Engraving depicting the corpse of a man found by the agents in a mountain landscape. "Historia de las Escuadras de Cataluña, intercalada con la vida y hechos de los más célebres ladrones y bandoleros" (History of the Squadrons of Catalonia, interspersed with the life and facts of the most famous thieves and bandits). By José Ortega y Espinós (1815-1876). Barcelona, 1876.

Australian native aboriginal men and women camp. Queensland, Australia. Six Months in Australia 1878 by Desire Charnay (1828 - 1915) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1880

Cetewayo (c1826-1884) King of Zululand, South Africa During the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879 Cetewayo was defeated at Ulundi and taken prisoner. Here he is shown under guard in the British army encampment on the Black Umvolosi Frank Dadd (1851-1929 British) Engraving

Emblematical print adapted to the times. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975, no. 736. Britannia (Symbolic character),1770-1780. , Neptune (Roman deity),1770-1780. , Ushant, Battle of, 1778. , United States,History,Revolution, 1775-1783,Naval operations,British. , United States,History,Revolution, 1775-1783,Naval operations,French.

Egypt. Disembarkation of British sailors and bluejackets from the 'Invincible' near Fort Mex, after the bombardment. Engraving by Tomás Carlos Capuz. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Great Britain. England, 1743-97. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain

Napoleonic Wars. Russian campaigns. On 14 September 1812, French troops entered Moscow. The Russian commanders had not surrendered to the advance of the Grande Armée, deciding to burn Moscow and evacuate the city between 2 and 6 September. The French in Moscow. Engraving. "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VI. 1856.

Colonial History of the United States. Late 16th century. The indigenous are cruelly treated by the conquerors. Engraving, 19th century.

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1900): British position at Sherpore, Cabul (Kabul). Gatling gun bastion making ready to repel attack by the Ghazis, 23 December 1879. Wood engraving February 1880

Engraving showing the rescue of Zaidi from the top of a waterfall during Sir Henry Morton Stanley's Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877. Zaidi (centre, crouching) had taken a canoe too close to the waterfall and was stuck in a very perilous position. Stanley (centre with stick) can be seen directing the rescue operation. Date: 1878

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