Legion Collection (page 2)

Romans invading Britain: Standard Bearer of the 10th Legion bringing the standard ashore
534081 Romans invading Britain: Standard Bearer of the 10th Legion bringing the standard ashore. Colour printed wood engraving 1864; (add.info.: Romans invading Britain)

Leaders of ancient civilizations. From the cover of Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915
3033762 Leaders of ancient civilizations. From the cover of Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.; Private Collection.

The Museum of Horrors, number 25, 1900_04_03, illustration by V. Lenepveu
ICA4928625 The Museum of Horrors, number 25, 1900_04_03, illustration by V. Lenepveu: It always brings happiness - Scandal of decorations - Insects, Wilson Daniel (1840-1919), Flies

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 67, Satirique en N & B, 1906_7_8: Two Crucifies - Anticlericalism
ICA4874515 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 67, Satirique en N & B, 1906_7_8: Two Crucifies - Anticlericalism, Medaille - Jesus Contemporary, Eg anti Gospel, Orgueuil

Francois Charles Joseph Napoleon, King of Rome, son of Napoleon and Marie Louise 1811-1832
FLO4572733 Francois Charles Joseph Napoleon, King of Rome, son of Napoleon and Marie Louise 1811-1832. Wearing the sash of the Legion d'honneur and riding In a miniature carriage

Distribution of the Cross of the Legion of Honour at Boulogne, 16 August 1804. Engraving
543863 Distribution of the Cross of the Legion of Honour at Boulogne, 16 August 1804. Engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Gaul War: the siege of Avaricum (Bourges) by the Roman legions, Gallic soldiers throwing balls of tallow
ELD4919233 Gaul War: the siege of Avaricum (Bourges) by the Roman legions, Gallic soldiers throwing balls of tallow and pitch on Roman towers, April 52 BC

Illustration by Eugene Cottin (1840-1902) in " Album of the Intransigent: The Year 1900 in Images"
ICA4888544 Illustration by Eugene Cottin (1840-1902) in " Album of the Intransigent: The Year 1900 in Images", 1900-10-6 - Good recompense - Province, Legion d'honneur - Drums

Cow - booklet 2, page 33 - Syllabary Regimbeau Reading, Writing, Spelling, 1866 (engraving)
DUV4224544 Cow - booklet 2, page 33 - Syllabary Regimbeau Reading, Writing, Spelling, 1866 (engraving); 19x14 cm; (add.info)

Widow, Head, Turkey - Booklet 1, pages 10-11 - Syllabary Regimbeau Reading, Writing, Spelling, 1866 (engraving)
DUV4224530 Widow, Head, Turkey - Booklet 1, pages 10-11 - Syllabary Regimbeau Reading, Writing, Spelling, 1866 (engraving); 19x14 cm; (add.info)

Roman Empire, Tombstone of Roman Legionnaire Caius Largennius
3027412 Roman Empire, Tombstone of Roman Legionnaire Caius Largennius; Musee Archeologique, Strasbourg, France; (add.info.: Roman Empire)

Antiquity, Roman Empire: Roman soldiers stormed a Dace fortress. Scene of battle between a Roman legion and barbarians
NWI4858617 Antiquity, Roman Empire: Roman soldiers stormed a Dace fortress. Scene of battle between a Roman legion and barbarians

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Paris flooding, rue de Lille, flooding of the Gare d'Orsay
LUX4725075 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Paris flooding, rue de Lille, flooding of the Gare d'Orsay and the Palais de la legion d'honneur, January 1910; (add.info.: France)

Roman military aquilifer or signifer (standard-bearer) with the aqulia or signum (standard) of the legion
FLO4704696 Roman military aquilifer or signifer (standard-bearer) with the aqulia or signum (standard) of the legion, trumpeter and horn player, all wearing lion heads and carrying swords (gladius)

The Russian Bear and her Invincible Rider Encountering the British Legion', 1791
528658 The Russian Bear and her Invincible Rider Encountering the British Legion', 1791. Potemkin in hussar's uniform riding Catherine the Great approach George III

Roman Antiquite: construction of the bridges of Jules Cesar on the Rhine, two wooden bridges built in 55
ELD4961883 Roman Antiquite: construction of the bridges of Jules Cesar on the Rhine, two wooden bridges built in 55 and 53 BC by Jules Cesar for the passage of his Roman legions"

Jules Cesar crosses the river of Rubicon with his legions in arms on January 10
ELD4845340 Jules Cesar crosses the river of Rubicon with his legions in arms on January 10, 49 BC in the footsteps of Pompee the Great (Gneo Pompeo Magno or Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus)

Uniforms of the Portuguese Infantry, 1800s
Uniforms of the Portuguese Army, 1800s. Officer 1, infantry officer 2, Lisbon police guards 3, and armed peasant from the Algarve 4. Portuguese soldiers in French Dragoon and Guards uniforms in rear

Glubb Pasha, British Commander of Arab Legion, Amman, Jordan talking to his son Faris, mounted on an Arab steed at a Coronation Parade preparing for the coronation of King Hussein on 3rd May 1958

1st Earl Haig at a British Legion Poppy Factory
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928) - a senior officer of the British Army who commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in WW1 - pictured at the British Legion

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 52-6455
Republic F-84F-35-RE Thunderstreak 52-6455, mounted on a pole at American Legion post 490 in Houston, Texas. Date: circa 1995

Cinema advertisment: Disabled ex-servicemen making poppies for Earl Haig's Appeal in the 1920s Date: circa 1930s

Disabled ex-servicemen making poppies for Earl Haig's Appeal in the 1920s Date: circa 1930s

Gallic Wars - Titus Labienus hatches a trap
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Titus Labienus hatches a trap to get the Treveri to cross the river before his troops, attacking them later. Engraving

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Ambiorix, leader of the Eburons tribe, joins the Hainaut and Namur tribes, attacks the camp of Quintus Tullius Cicero and sets fire to it. Engraving

Quintus Titurius Sabinus and Arunculcius Cotta are attacked
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Quintus Titurius Sabinus and Arunculcius Cotta, attacked by Ambiorix, forming their troops in a circle. Engraving

Caesar disembarked in Britain (54 BC), placing his ships on dry ground within his camp. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar attacks the Germanic camp
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar led his troops across the Rhine in 55 BC for a punitive expedition against the Germanic tribes

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Battle of the Sambre (July 57 BC)
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar's campaign against the Belgae in 57 B.C. Battle of the Sambre (July 57 BC). Confrontation between Julius Caesar's legions

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). The battle of the Aisne (57 BC)
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar's campaign against the Belgae in 57 BC. The battle of the Aisne (57 BC). The Belgic tribes cross the Aisne River through the right

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Battle of Vosges (58 BC)
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). First campaign against the Germanic tribes (58 BC). Battle of Vosges (58 BC). Combat between the Germanic tribe of the Suebi under the command of Ariovistus against six

Gallic Wars - Ariovistus, Suebi leader, deploys his cavalry
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). First campaign against the Germanic tribes (58 BC). Ariovistus, the Suebi leader, deploys his cavalry

Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Defeat of the Helvetii and pursuit of Caesar. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires by Count Turpin de Crisse

Caesar's position to receive the Helvetii
Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Caesar's position to receive the Helvetii advancing towards him. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques

Defeat of a quarter of the Swiss in the Saone pass
Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Defeat of a quarter of the Helvetii in the Saone pass. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires

Gallic Wars. The Helvetii's attempt to cross the Rhine
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). The Helvetii's attempt to cross the Rhine and Caesar's entrenchments. Engraving

Turkey. Ottoman Empire. Turkish army troops. From left to right: Chatir, Pasha, militiaman, Harbagi, Egyptian soldier and another militiaman. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

General Jean Meiser
A sculpture of General Jean Meiser of the Belgian Army, Commander of the Legion of Honour. Labelled as a heroic defender of Dixmude who stopped the German army on their way to the channel ports in

The first of the relief force in the British legation entering the Eastern gates of the Chinese city peeking. The Battle of Peeking which was fought between the 14-15th August 1900

Effects of poison gas on the Western Front, WW1
Gassed, drawn from nature no. 1 pencil study by John Singer Sargent Date: 1914-1918

Edward, Prince of Wales, drawn by William Rothenstein
Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, drawn by William Rothenstein Date: 1929

Queen Mary drawn by Sir William Llewellyn Date: 1929

Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, reproduction of a portrait by T Hamilton Crawford Date: 1929

Doctor Faustus conjuring Mephistopheles Date: 1929

Roman centurion. Engraving. Later colouration
Roman centurion. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Second Punic War. The Battle of Zama (202 B. C. ). Colored eng
Second Punic War. The Battle of Zama (202 B.C.). A Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian force led by Hannibal. Colored engraving. 19th century

Snap Playing Card - Roman soldier or gladiator with shield. circa 1910s

Cover of Diario de una Bandera by Francisco Franco. 1922
Cover of Diario de una Bandera by Francisco Franco.1922

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"Legion: A Timeless Symbol of Strength and Honor" Step back in time to ancient Rome, where the mighty Roman legions donned their iconic costumes. These brave warriors formed the backbone of the Roman military, known for their discipline and unwavering loyalty. Fast forward to Colonel Rollet and the French Foreign Legion during World War I. This legendary unit from France became a symbol of courage as they fought valiantly on various fronts, earning respect worldwide. Meanwhile, the 3rd Hussars, Infantry, and Light Infantry of Kings German Legion showcased their prowess on the battlefield with unmatched skill and precision. Their legacy lives on as a testament to their bravery. In Czechoslovakia in 1918, an armored train served as a formidable force against adversaries. The Czech armoured train became synonymous with resilience and determination during turbulent times. The image of a Foreign Legionnaire conjures up visions of adventure and sacrifice. These individuals left behind everything familiar to join this elite fighting force – embodying strength in unity. Shifting gears to Eugene Boudin's painting "Ships in a Harbour, " we see vessels standing tall amidst tumultuous waters. Just like these ships weathering storms, legions have faced countless challenges throughout history while remaining steadfast. Traveling back further still is an awe-inspiring sculpture depicting a Roman legionary at an Italian museum in Rome. This artwork serves as a reminder that even centuries later, we continue to be captivated by these remarkable soldiers' valor. Remembrance Day holds special significance each year when we honor those who sacrificed everything for our freedom. A leaflet advertising this solemn occasion reminds us all that legions past deserve our eternal gratitude. During World War I, Lady Londonderry played an instrumental role in supporting troops through her tireless efforts on multiple fronts. Her dedication exemplifies how legions extend beyond just soldiers but also include strong-willed individuals who contribute selflessly.