Light Infantry Collection

The red army forces the crossing of the Vistula (Poland), 1944 (oil on canvas)
FIA5359074 The red army forces the crossing of the Vistula (Poland), 1944 (oil on canvas) by Russian School (20th century); State Central Artillery Museum, St

The Charge of Cuirassiers at Rezonville, 1870 (colour litho)
8661445 The Charge of Cuirassiers at Rezonville, 1870 (colour litho) by Morot, Aime Nicolas (1850-1913) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Charge of Cuirassiers at Rezonville, 1870)

Siege of Tyre by Alexander the Great (litho)
8660861 Siege of Tyre by Alexander the Great (litho) by Prater, Ernest (1864-1950) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Tyre by Alexander the Great)

Porus awaits the Attack of Alexander, July 326 BC (litho)
8661021 Porus awaits the Attack of Alexander, July 326 BC (litho) by Ruith, Horace van (1839-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Porus awaits the Attack of Alexander, July 326 BC)

Charge of the Inniskillings, Battle of the Tugela Heights, 1900 (litho)
8663991 Charge of the Inniskillings, Battle of the Tugela Heights, 1900 (litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charge of the Inniskillings)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673197 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

Battle of Boffalora, Italy, 1859 (engraving)
8676815 Battle of Boffalora, Italy, 1859 (engraving) by Giacomelli, Vincenzo (d.1890) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Boffalora, Italy, and death of General Cler)

Battle of Palestro, 1859 (engraving)
8677066 Battle of Palestro, 1859 (engraving) by Pontremoli, Raffaele (1832-1905) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: French 3rd Regiment of Zouaves at the Battle of Palestro, Italy)

Dipping the standard in salute (colour photo)
8668607 Dipping the standard in salute (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dipping the standard in salute)

I Attack d'Infanterie - "Military Alphabet" 1837 (engraving)
DUV4215735 I Attack d'Infanterie - "Military Alphabet" 1837 (engraving); (add.info.: I Attack d'Infanterie - Engraving 1837 in " Military Alphabet" Lithographs by Clement)

Charge of the Palmettos at the Battle of Churubusco, August 20, 1847, 1860
7125166 Charge of the Palmettos at the Battle of Churubusco, August 20, 1847, 1860; (add.info.: Charge of the Palmettos at the Battle of Churubusco, August 20, 1847)

Senegales tirailleurs, 1908 (engraving)
7143638 Senegales tirailleurs, 1908 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. Senegal. Senegalese Tirailleurs (colonial infantry in the French Army) leaves for Morocco with their wives

Roman swords (engraving)
8635795 Roman swords (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman swords of various periods. Illustration from Rom)

Crests and badges of the British Army (colour litho)
8672603 Crests and badges of the British Army (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crests and badges of the British Army)

Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655602 Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanese War, 1904)

Battle of Shaho, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655572 Battle of Shaho, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders crossing the Modder River, 1899 (colour litho)
8663986 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders crossing the Modder River, 1899 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (colour litho)
8663980 Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Infantrymen during the reign of Philip IV and Charles II of Spain (1621-1700), 1851-59 (engraving)
CUL4861326 Infantrymen during the reign of Philip IV and Charles II of Spain (1621-1700), 1851-59 (engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Academia General Militar, Zaragoza

Battle of Solferino, 1859 (engraving)
8677056 Battle of Solferino, 1859 (engraving) by Gaildrau, Jules (1816-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Solferino, Italy, Second Italian War of Independence, 1859)

Alexander the Great deploying the Macedonian phalanx in battle against the Thracians (engraving)
8635114 Alexander the Great deploying the Macedonian phalanx in battle against the Thracians (engraving) by German School

Battle of Solferino, Italy, 1859 (engraving)
8676839 Battle of Solferino, Italy, 1859 (engraving) by Giacomelli, Vincenzo (d.1890) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Solferino, Italy, Second Italian War of Independence)

Battle of Palestro, Italy, 1859 (engraving)
8676809 Battle of Palestro, Italy, 1859 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Palestro, Italy, Second War of Italian Independence, 30 May 1859)

Battlefield scene, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655611 Battlefield scene, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battlefield scene, Russo-Japanese War, 1904)

Britain's Part in WW1: A Tribute to the Infantry (colour litho)
8665371 Britain's Part in WW1: A Tribute to the Infantry (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tribute to the Infantry)

View of Oczakow (Turkey), at the mouth of the Dnieper River, on the Black Sea
MMM5482386 View of Oczakow (Turkey), at the mouth of the Dnieper River, on the Black Sea, site of the battle between the Russians and the Turks, on October 12, 1787

A sultan with Janissaries
3330091 A sultan with Janissaries; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a sultan with Janissaries. Janissaries were elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan's household troops)

Assault on the Malakoff Redoubt (litho)
8664024 Assault on the Malakoff Redoubt (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French assault on the Malakoff Redoubt, Siege of Sevastopol, Crimean War, 1855)

Japanese infantry charging the enemy, Battle of the Yalu River, 1904 (litho)
8655609 Japanese infantry charging the enemy, Battle of the Yalu River, 1904 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese infantry charging the enemy at Wiju)

Japanese troops storming Russian trenches, Battle of Nanshan, 1904 (litho)
8655599 Japanese troops storming Russian trenches, Battle of Nanshan, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655597 Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Koekkoek, Hermanus Willem (1867-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Third Japanese attack on Nanshan Hill, Battle of Nanshan)

Japanese infantry attacking a Russian-held hill, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655580 Japanese infantry attacking a Russian-held hill, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Roman soldiers and lictor (engraving)
8635783 Roman soldiers and lictor (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman soldiers and lictor. Illustration from Rom)

Camp of the Carthaginian army before the Battle of Cannae (engraving)
8635751 Camp of the Carthaginian army before the Battle of Cannae (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

New uniform for the British Army, 1933 (b/w photo)
8626547 New uniform for the British Army, 1933 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New uniform for the British Army, 1933)

Russian trenches in Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655591 Russian trenches in Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian trenches in Manchuria)

Z for zouave (French light infantry) (chromolitho)
8677336 Z for zouave (French light infantry) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Z for Zouave (French light infantry)

Napoleon at the Battle of Lutzen, 1813 (colour litho)
8663992 Napoleon at the Battle of Lutzen, 1813 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon rallying his conscripts at the Battle of Lutzen,Germany)

Battle of Atbara, 1898 (litho)
8663990 Battle of Atbara, 1898 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seaforth Highlanders storming the Zareba at the Battle of Atbara, Sudan)

Uniforms of Giuseppe Garibaldi's legion (engraving)
8676826 Uniforms of Giuseppe Garibaldi's legion (engraving) by Giacomelli, Vincenzo (d.1890) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniforms of Giuseppe Garibaldi's legion)

First World War : A Company of Annamites, in Salonika, May 1916 (photo)
UIG5446613 First World War : A Company of Annamites, in Salonika, May 1916 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2003

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2003

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2003

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2003

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2003

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2012. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2012

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2018. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2018

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"Light Infantry: The Agile Warriors of History" Step back in time and witness the valorous feats throughout history. From the gritty street battles of World War I to the gallant horseback charges of dragoons, these warriors have left an indelible mark on warfare. In a vivid colour lithograph, we find ourselves amidst a street battle in a French village during World War I. The scene is chaotic yet captivating, as brave soldiers navigate through crumbling buildings and narrow alleyways. Transporting us further into the past, an oil painting from 1898 showcases dragoons on horseback. With their steeds galloping fiercely, these mounted warriors exude power and grace as they charge forward with unwavering determination. The pursuit intensifies as musketeers relentlessly chase down a fugitive horseman in an original 19th-century reproduction. Their commitment to duty is evident as they engage in this thrilling chase that could mean life or death for both parties involved. Shifting our focus to compassion amidst conflict, we encounter Red Cross nurses dressing a wounded soldier in 1917. These selfless individuals provide solace and care amid the chaos of war, embodying humanity's resilience even in times of strife. A glimpse into history reveals the distinctive uniform worn by Austrian infantrymen circa 1710—a testament to their identity and unity on the battlefield. Similarly, Garibaldi's presence during Italy's Siege of Rome in 1849 symbolizes bravery and patriotism against overwhelming odds. Embarking at Marseilles en route to the Battle of Palestro are Zouaves—fearless fighters known for their distinctive uniforms—in another handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France). These troops epitomize agility combined with fierce loyalty towards their cause.