Grant Collection (#18)

Major W. M. Laurence, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Blue-Jackets and Marine Poling the British Troops Up The River Perak, c1880. Artist: CR
Blue-Jackets and Marine Poling the British Troops Up The River Perak, c1880. Episode of the Perak War (1875-76), between British and local forces in Perak, Malaysia

Abdur Rahman Khan, Ameer of Afghanistan, c1880. Abdur Rahman Khan (1844-1901), Emir of Afghanistan. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880

The Barracks at the Residency, with graves of Mr. Birch and Captain Innes, 1876, (c1880)
The Barracks at the Residency, Banda Bahru, Perak River, with the graves of Mr. Birch and Captain Innes, 1876, (c1880). Episode of the Perak War (1875-76), between British and local forces in Perak

The Battle of Tamai, c1885. Artist: WI Mosses
The Battle of Tamai, c1885. Battle of Tamai, (13 March 1884), between the British forces and the Mahdist Sudanese army. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Mr. J. W. W. Birch, c1880. James Wheeler Woodford Birch (1826-1875), British colonial official. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Sergeants, the Rifle Brigade. c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars, (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Captain The Hon. E. V. Wyatt-Edgell, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Plan of the Battle of Ulundi, (July 4, 1879), c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Dispositions in the Square at Ulundi, (July 4, 1879), c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Plan of Laagers on the March to Ulundi, (July 4, 1879), c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Sir Evelyn Wood, c1880. Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood (1838-1919), British Army officer. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Lord Chelmsford, (portrait by an Officer Made Shortly Before the Battle of Ulundi), c1880. Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827-1905)

Peace Messengers from Cetewayo, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Plan of the Sortie from Candahar, (Aug. 16, 1880), c1880
Plan of the Sortie from Candahar (Aug. 16, 1880), c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Plan of the Sherpur Cantonments, c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo?Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Plan of General Burrows March to the Helmund (July 4-29, 1880), c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Sergeant, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), c1880. Artist: Gregory & Co
Sergeant, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Ali Musjid and the Khyber Pass, c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo?Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Kreli, Chief of the Galekas, 1877, (c1880). Episode of the Xhosa Wars (also known as the Cape Frontier Wars, Kaffir Wars), from 1779 to 1879 in South Africa

Willliam III. At the Boyne, 1690, (c1880). The Battle of the Boyne was a battle in 1690 between the English King James II, and the Dutch Prince William of Orange, who, with his wife

Death of Van Tromp, 10 August 1653, (c1880). Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp (23 April 1598 - 10 August 1653) was an officer and later admiral in the Dutch navy

Death of Falkland, at Newbury, 20 September 1643, (c1880). Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland (c. 1610-1643) was an English author and politician who sat in the House of Commons 1640 to 1642

Nottingham Castle, c1880. Located in a strategic position on a promontory known as Castle Rock. The first Norman castle was built in 1067 on the orders of William the Conqueror

Attack on Leith, c1560, (c1880). The Siege of Leith ended a twelve-year encampment of French troops at Leith, 1548 to 1560

Prince Rupert at Edgehill, 23 October 1642, (c1880). The Battle of Edgehill (or Edge Hill) was the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War, fought on on Sunday, 23 October 1642

Attack on Porto Rico, 1797, (c1880). Located in the northeastern Caribbean, Puerto Rico formed a key part of the Spanish Empire during the early years of exploration

Drake Attacking the Spanish Treasure Ship, c1578, (c1880). Sir Francis Drake (c1540- 27 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era

An Incident in the Siege of Leith, 1548-1560, (c1880). The Siege of Leith ended a twelve-year encampment of French troops at Leith, a port of prime strategic importance near Edinburgh, Scotland

The Fight for the Standard at Pinkie, 10 September 1547, (c1880). The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland

Attack on the Isle of Wight, July 1545, (c1880). The French invasion of the Isle of Wight occurred during the Italian Wars in July 1545

The Battle of Ancrum Moor, 27 February 1545, (c1880)
The Battle of Ancrum Moor, 27 february 1545, (c1880). The Battle of Ancrum Moor was fought during the War of the Rough Wooing in 1545

Death of Sir Andrew Barton, August 1511, (c1880). Sir Andrew Barton (c1466 -2 August 1511) was a Scottish sailor from Leith, who served as High Admiral of the Kingdom of Scotland

Plan of Flodden Field, 9 September 1513, (c1880). The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field, or occasionally Battle of Branxton (Brainston Moor)

Richard III at Bosworth, 22 August 1485, (c1880). The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) 22 August 1485, was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses

Henry and Alencon at Agincourt, 25 October 1415, (c1880). The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years War

Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, (c1880). The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy

Group of Norman Soldiers (A. D. 1066), c1880
Group of Norman Soldiers (A.D. 1066), c1880. The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy

Rocket Practice in the Marshes, 1845 (1909). Artist: John Grant
Rocket Practice in the Marshes, 1845 (1909). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Portrait of Montrose, c1880. James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612-1650), British soldier. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

Drogheda, c1880. Episode from the Siege of Drogheda (1649). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

The Siege of Basing House, c1880. Episode from the siege of Basing House (1643). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

The Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

Old Basing House, c1880. Episode from the siege of Basing House (1643). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

Sir W. Raleigh, c1880. Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618), English landed gentleman. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

The Expedition Against Santiago, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

Calais from the Sea, c1880. Artist: W. P
Calais from the Sea, c1880. Episode from the Siege of Rouen (1418-1419). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

The Siege of Berwick, c1880. Capture of Berwick (1318). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

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