Warfare Collection (page 7)

Hoisting a Whitehead torpedo
2602575 Hoisting a Whitehead torpedo; (add.info.: Hoisting a Whitehead torpedo on board after a practice run. In 1871 the British government purchased the right to use the weapon)

A Roman galley
3253010 A Roman galley; (add.info.: A Roman galley. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900).

A detachment of the Chmielinski corps pursuing the Russians in the village of Ponik
3473156 A detachment of the Chmielinski corps pursuing the Russians in the village of Ponik, Poland during the January Uprising of 1863, from L'Univers Illustre, pub

In the British trenches near the Aisne, 1914
2915214 In the British trenches near the Aisne, 1914.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

A 15th Century Hand Cannon with Cannon Balls, from 'Meyer's Lexicon', pub. 1927 (print)
3506011 A 15th Century Hand Cannon with Cannon Balls, from 'Meyer's Lexicon', pub. 1927 (print) by German School, (20th century).

German soldiers wearing spiked helmets and carrying ammunition cartridges around their necks walking along a trench
3502750 German soldiers wearing spiked helmets and carrying ammunition cartridges around their necks walking along a trench during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Soldiers during World War One sychronizing their watches with a clock mounted on a post in the camp
3502736 Soldiers during World War One sychronizing their watches with a clock mounted on a post in the camp, from The Pageant of the Century

A British monoplane versus an Etrich-Rumpler Taube German monoplane during WWI (litho)
3252901 A British monoplane versus an Etrich-Rumpler Taube German monoplane during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, Belgium, August 1914, in defiance of the Hague Convention (litho)
3252884 The Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, Belgium, August 1914, in defiance of the Hague Convention (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, Belgium)

A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses
FLO4678625 A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses, and carries a buckler and martel de fer (war hammer)

William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk
FLO4678620 William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk, shoes, spurs

A suit of jousting armour, 1480. With grand guard to protect the breast and left shoulder
FLO4678485 A suit of jousting armour, 1480. With grand guard to protect the breast and left shoulder, volving piece and right shoulder protector, and elbow guards or armguard

King Henry VII of England and a billman, 1490. Henry VII's engraved suit of armour in the Tower of London
FLO4678481 King Henry VII of England and a billman, 1490. Henry VII's engraved suit of armour in the Tower of London, with convex breastplate, puckered plate skirt of lamboys

Henry VI, King of England, 1422. He wears a crown on his helmet, an armorial tabard over gold plate armour
FLO4678448 Henry VI, King of England, 1422. He wears a crown on his helmet, an armorial tabard over gold plate armour and carries a bent shield

Sir Thomas Shernborne, English knight and chamberlain to Queen Margaret of Anjou, 1458
FLO4678436 Sir Thomas Shernborne, English knight and chamberlain to Queen Margaret of Anjou, 1458. He wears a suit of plate armour with a distinctive plate gorget or hauus-col

A knight of the Birmingham family, 1420. He wears a bassinet, suit of plate armour with flexible cuirasset, knee pads
FLO4678397 A knight of the Birmingham family, 1420. He wears a bassinet, suit of plate armour with flexible cuirasset, knee pads, shoulder and elbow plates, and carries a battle axe

A soldier and knight, 1295. Knight in bacinet helmet, gamboised coat hauberk and chausses, elbow plates, with shield
FLO4678336 A soldier and knight, 1295. Knight in bacinet helmet, gamboised coat hauberk and chausses, elbow plates, with shield, lance and sword

De Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1280. Knight in chainmail hauberk and tunic, with knee poleyns, sword
FLO4678324 De Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1280. Knight in chainmail hauberk and tunic, with knee poleyns, sword, lance and shield with coat of arms. From a monument in Hatfield Broadoak church

Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124
FLO4678322 Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124. He wears a helmet, hauberk tunic with hood

Sir Oliver de Ingham, 1287-1343, English knight and soldier under King Edward II of England
FLO4678196 Sir Oliver de Ingham, 1287-1343, English knight and soldier under King Edward II of England. Chainmail with black plate armour, brassarts, knee pads, sollerets, etc

John de Eltham, First Earl of Cornwall, 1316-1336, second son of King Edward II of England
FLO4678178 John de Eltham, First Earl of Cornwall, 1316-1336, second son of King Edward II of England. He wears a conical cervelliere helmet with coronet, vandyked drapery and gorget

Poilu and Tommy after the painttng by Sir William Orpen
2915218 Poilu and Tommy after the painttng by Sir William Orpen. by Orpen, William (1878-1931) (after); Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Vintage IAF VIII
Tal Paz-Fridman

Vintage IAF III
Tal Paz-Fridman

Battle of Fleurus 26 June 1794, French Revolutionary Wars. Use of 'The Entreprenant' as reconnaissance balloon
528359 Battle of Fleurus 26 June 1794, French Revolutionary Wars. Use of 'The Entreprenant' as reconnaissance balloon the first use of a balloon in warfare, contributed to French victory

The Battle of the Pyramids, or Embabeh
6266160 The Battle of the Pyramids, or Embabeh; (add.info.: The Battle of the Pyramids, aka the Battle of Embabeh, July 21, 1798, between the French army in Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte)

Wellington at Waterloo
5322628 Wellington at Waterloo; (add.info.: Wellington at Waterloo, June 18, 1815. Engraving by Frederick Bromley after a work by Abraham Cooper.).

World War one-The wreck of the steamship Ancona, sunk into the Tyrrhenian Sea in 1915 by a German submarine while
5314224 World War one-The wreck of the steamship Ancona, sunk into the Tyrrhenian Sea in 1915 by a German submarine while carrying 496 passengers and a ton of gold; (add.info)

When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer
6317619 When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer.; (add.info.: When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer)

General Grant at the Battle of Fort Donelson in 1862 during the American Civil War
492373 General Grant at the Battle of Fort Donelson in 1862 during the American Civil War. From Famous Men and Great Events of the 19th century. ; Private Collection.

Battle at Princeton New Jersey, USA, 1775. From a 19th century print engraved by J Rogers after Trumbull
3052887 Battle at Princeton New Jersey, USA, 1775. From a 19th century print engraved by J Rogers after Trumbull; Private Collection.

The sinking of HMS Audacious after striking a German naval mine off the northern coast of Donegal, Ireland in 1914
3502731 The sinking of HMS Audacious after striking a German naval mine off the northern coast of Donegal, Ireland in 1914, from The Pageant of the Century

A British submarine, during World War One, showing the wireless apparatus, from The History of the Great War, pub.c
3502729 A British submarine, during World War One, showing the wireless apparatus, from The History of the Great War, pub.c

A German officer in a heavily sandbagged observation point during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502708 A German officer in a heavily sandbagged observation point during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info)

Geoffrey Malins, 1886-1940, cinematographer, seen here in the fighting line during World War One
3502739 Geoffrey Malins, 1886-1940, cinematographer, seen here in the fighting line during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Geoffrey Malins, 1886-1940)

The blowing up of H.M.S, Amphion by a German mine during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919
3502831 The blowing up of H.M.S, Amphion by a German mine during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919; (add.info.: The blowing up of H.M.S)

Map showing the area in the North Sea mined by the British during WWI, from The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, pub.1915
3502686 Map showing the area in the North Sea mined by the British during WWI, from The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, pub.1915; (add.info)

Spithead naval review
2602577 Spithead naval review; (add.info.: Spithead naval review, 1887, Neptune and Vulcan, riding a Whitehead torpedo, toasting Queen Victoria at the time of her Golden Jubilee review of the fleet)

The king of Belgium in the trenches with his soldiers during WWI. Albert I (litho)
3252869 The king of Belgium in the trenches with his soldiers during WWI. Albert I (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: The king of Belgium in the trenches with his soldiers during WWI)

No Surrender! A British artillery officer who sold his life dearly when his battery was attacked, Belgium, WWI (litho)
3252853 No Surrender! A British artillery officer who sold his life dearly when his battery was attacked, Belgium, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: No Surrender)

Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho)
3252882 Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction caused by a British bomb thrown from an aeroplane onto a German cavalry column)

Lord Kitchener in Sudan, 1896 - British General Kitchener leading Egyptian troops toward Dongola, Sudan, 1896
NWI4714172 Lord Kitchener in Sudan, 1896 - British General Kitchener leading Egyptian troops toward Dongola, Sudan, 1896.; (add.info.: Lord Kitchener in Sudan)

US naval bombardment of Matanzas, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War, 1898
NWI4712495 US naval bombardment of Matanzas, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War, 1898.; (add.info.: US naval bombardment of Matanzas, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War)

Egyptian pharaoh in battle - Pharaoh driving a chariot in battle, ancient Egypt
NWI4714183 Egyptian pharaoh in battle - Pharaoh driving a chariot in battle, ancient Egypt.; (add.info.: Egyptian pharaoh in battle - Pharaoh driving a chariot in battle)

Soldier in black corselet armour with epaulettes holding a rondell or rondache shield with slits for vision
FLO4678638 Soldier in black corselet armour with epaulettes holding a rondell or rondache shield with slits for vision and sword thrusts, 1625. In the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick

Long bellied armour, 1545. Suit of engraved armour with large long belly, large pass guards
FLO4678591 Long bellied armour, 1545. Suit of engraved armour with large long belly, large pass guards, plumed and visored helmet and pike

Two suits of armour, 1540, in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick. Fluted suit of armour
FLO4678580 Two suits of armour, 1540, in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick. Fluted suit of armour and bourgoinot helmet of King Ferdinand of the Romans (left)

Richard I, King of England, Richard the Lionheart, 1194. He wears a cylindrical helm, hauberk and chausses
FLO4678556 Richard I, King of England, Richard the Lionheart, 1194. He wears a cylindrical helm, hauberk and chausses, holding a battle axe and shield with three lions

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"Unveiling the Brutality: A Glimpse into the History of Warfare" From ancient battles to modern conflicts, it has shaped civilizations and left an indelible mark on our collective memory. The Suffragette Cat Scratch and Fight Police, a symbol of women's fight for equality, reminds us that even in peaceful times, struggles persist. The Canadians at Ypres, immortalized by William Barnes Wollen's artwork, depict the horrors faced by soldiers during World War I. Their bravery and sacrifice serve as a poignant reminder of the price paid for freedom. Civil War re-enactments by groups like the Sealed Knot take us back to pivotal moments in history. At Edgehill in Warwickshire, we witness firsthand how brother fought against brother in a nation divided. The Battle of Cannae plan transports us to 216 BC when Hannibal executed one of history's most brilliant military strategies. It serves as a testament to human ingenuity and tactical prowess. Howard Pyle's masterpiece "The Nation Makers" captures the chaos and heroism witnessed during America's Revolutionary War. The Battle of Brandywine stands tall among countless clashes that birthed a new nation. Intricately illuminated French manuscripts from the early 15th century bring alive the legendary Battle of Agincourt. Archers standing defiantly before mounted cavalry remind us that victory often lies with those who adapt their tactics. Bayeux Tapestry reveals King Harold's foot soldiers armed with spears and battle axes - warriors etched into history through threads woven over centuries ago. Their valor echoes through time immemorial. A Roman mosaic depicting Alexander battling Darius takes us back to an era where empires clashed for dominance. This artistic relic showcases both grandeur and brutality inherent in ancient warfare. Even prehistoric times had their own forms of combat; spear-throwers were essential tools used by early humans hunting or defending themselves against predators. A testament to our primal instincts.