Reprisals Collection

Culloden Battlefield
After the battle : Royal soldiers mop up the remnants of the Pretenders forces on Drummossie Moor : the savage reprisals earned Cumberland the sobriquet of Butcher

Reprisals on Godwin (colour litho)
670181 Reprisals on Godwin (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reprisals on Godwin)

Reprisals on the Barons (engraving)
2788225 Reprisals on the Barons (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reprisals on the Barons)

Gallows for two mutineers (b / w photo)
3099656 Gallows for two mutineers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gallows for two mutineers)

Burning The Farm Of A Treacherous Burgher During The Second Boer War. From South Africa And The Transvaal War, By Louis Creswicke, Published 1900

Police spies to be tried by Duma, Russia
Police spies rounded up to be tried by the Duma during the Revolution in Russia. Date: circa 1917

Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, The thirst for reprisals
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, The Thirst for reprisals, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916

That Thirst For Reprisals, by Bairnsfather
That Thirst for Reprisals " And me a rifle someone, I ll give these ___s ell for this" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander 1915

The Thirst for Reprisals
THE THIRST FOR REPRISALS. And me a rifle someone. I ll give these.s ell for this !. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

Russian Reprisals
The Russians carry out savage reprisals for the insurgents attacks : the village of Mologoszcza is left smouldering by Russians seeking revenge

Alarms, Night of 14 July
During the night following the attack on the Bastille, the people expect reprisals from the King : at the Porte Saint- Denis, a false alarm - but the threat is real enough

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"Unleashing the Fury: A History Across Nations and Time" From the blood-soaked fields of Culloden Battlefield to the scarred landscapes of post-Culloden Scotland, they have left an indelible mark on history. The cruel acts committed by the Japanese in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War serve as a haunting reminder of humanity's capacity for brutality. The massacres at Lyon during the French Revolution, depicted vividly in engravings, reveal how they are spiral into a cycle of violence and vengeance. Whether it was Godwin or the Barons who faced retribution, colour lithographs and engravings capture these moments frozen in time. Even mutineers were not spared from their fate, as gallows stood tall to deliver justice. In Russia, police spies awaited trial by Duma, highlighting society's struggle with balancing security and accountability. Bruce Bairnsfather's poignant cartoon "The Thirst for Reprisals" encapsulates our primal desire for revenge that often clouds reason. His work serves as a powerful commentary on how they are consume societies if left unchecked. Not confined to battlefields alone, even civilian life became entangled in this dark dance. The burning farm of a treacherous burgher during the Second Boer War exemplifies how ordinary lives become casualties when reprisals take hold. Through centuries and continents alike, mankind has been plagued by this insatiable thirst for reprisal, and is a sobering reminder that while conflicts may end on paper or through treaties signed with ink-stained hands, their echoes reverberate long after peace is declared. Let us remember these stories etched upon lithographs and engravings - tales of pain inflicted and suffered - so that we may strive towards breaking free from this vicious cycle. Only then can we hope to build bridges where once there were walls, and replace reprisals with reconciliation.