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Historical War Event Collection

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Flags of the German Empire

Flags of the German Empire
Illustration of a Flags of the German Empire

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Admiral Horatio Nelson

Admiral Horatio Nelson
Vintage engraving of Horatio Nelson one of Englands great national heros. The victor at Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of the Nile and Battle of Copenhagen

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Map of Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds

Map of Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
Vintage engraving from 1863 of a map of Map of Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds at the time of the American Civil War

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Death of a Knight

Death of a Knight
Vintage engraving by Dore from 1879 showing the gruesome death of a knight

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Angel of Victory and the First Crusaders

Angel of Victory and the First Crusaders
Vintage engraving showing a luminous angel leading the armies of the first crusade as they advance towards Jerusalem in the Holyland

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Battle of Belmont

Battle of Belmont
Vintage engraving from 1863 of a map of the Battle of Belmont which was fought on November 7, 1861, in Mississippi County, Missouri. It was the first combat test in the American Civil War for Brig

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: The true cross

The true cross by Gustave Dore (1832 aa 1883)The Crusaders are roused by the sight of the true cross

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Map of Edward III route through France

Map of Edward III route through France
Vintage engraving showing a Map of King Edward III route through France, from Barfleur to Calais in 1300. During the hundred years war

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Map of the Shangani Patrol and Major Wilsons Last Stand

Map of the Shangani Patrol and Major Wilsons Last Stand
Vintage engraving of a Map of the Shangani Patrol and Major Wilsons Last Stand. The Shangani Patrol (or Wilsons Patrol), comprising 34 soldiers in the service of the British South Africa Company

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Battle of Big Bethel

Battle of Big Bethel
Vintage engraving from 1863 of a map of the Battle of Big Bethel also known as the Battle of Bethel Church or Great Bethel was an American Civil War battle that took place on June 10, 1861

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Alice through the looking glass

Alice through the looking glass
Vintage engraving of a scene from Alice through the looking glass - Battle between the Black and White Knight

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Blockade of Boston

Blockade of Boston
Vintage engraving from 1861 showing the Plan of the Blockade of Boston during the American Revolutionary War

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Bayeux Tapestry - Battle of Hastings

Bayeux Tapestry - Battle of Hastings
"Vintage engraving showing a detail of the Bayeux Tapestry, the Battle of Hastings and the Death of King Harold."

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Battle bewtween the Rats and Weasels

La Fontaines Fables - Battle bewtween the Rats and Weasels
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. Battle bewtween the Rats and Weasels

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: La Fontaines Fables - The Lion going to War

La Fontaines Fables - The Lion going to War
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Lion going to War

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Hospitality of Barbarians to Pilgrims

Hospitality of Barbarians to Pilgrims
" Vintage engraving showing Goths, Huns and Vandals offering hospitality to christian pilgrims who are going to the Holy Land."

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Blondel de Nesle

Blondel de Nesle
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from the third crusade Blondel hears the voice of the imprisoned Richard the Lionheart

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Death of Abimelech

Death of Abimelech
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a Scene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing the Death of Abimelech. Abimelech was the son of Judge Gideon

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Destruction of the Sennacherib Army

Destruction of the Sennacherib Army
" Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a scene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing the destruction of the army of Sennacherib

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Angel sent to deliver Israel

Angel sent to deliver Israel
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a scene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing the Angel sent to deliver Israel

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Childrens’Crusade

Childrens’Crusade
" The Childrens Crusade" by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883)

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: blessing

blessing of crusade

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: sky

sky
showing crusaders seeing a sign from god in the sky

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Death of the Sons Jerubbaal

Death of the Sons Jerubbaal
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing Death of the Sons of Jerubbaal

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Jonathan destroying the Temple of Dagon

Jonathan destroying the Temple of Dagon
" Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a scene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing Jonathan destroying the Temple of Dagon

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Destruction of the army

Destruction of the army
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing the destruction of the army of the Amorites

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Jonathan and the army of Apollonius

Jonathan and the army of Apollonius
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a scene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing Jonathan in the presence of the army of Apollonius

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Joshua Committing Ai to Flames

Joshua Committing Ai to Flames
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing Joshua committing the Town of Ai to the Flames

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Death of Ahab

Death of Ahab
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a scene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing the Death of Ahab. He was king of Israel and the son and successor of Omri according to the Hebrew Bible

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Landscape with Cannon

Landscape with Cannon
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a Landscape with Cannon, 1518

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Knight, Death and the Devil

Knight, Death and the Devil
" Vintage engraving by Albrecht DArer c.1513 showing the Knight, Death and the Devil. An armored Christian Knight riding through a narrow gorge flanked by a pig-snouted devil

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Medieval German Knight

Medieval German Knight
Vintage engraving by Albert Durer 1498 showing a knight holding his lance with his horse in the background

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Mountjoy at the boom

Mountjoy at the boom
Vintage engraving from 1875 showing the armed merchent ships the Mountjoy and Phoenix breaking through the boom at the Siege of Derry, which place in Ireland in 1689

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Maximilien Robespierre (Sepia toned)

Maximilien Robespierre (Sepia toned)
Maximilien Robespierre 1758-1794 Jacobin leader during French Revolution Engraved by W H Mote from the book Historical Sketches of Statesmen published London 1843

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: George Washington at the siege of Yorktown

George Washington at the siege of Yorktown
Vintage engraving from 1880 of showing George Washington at the siege of Yorktown in 1781 firing a cannon. Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: French soldiers of the 19th century

French soldiers of the 19th century
Vintage colour engraving of French soldiers of the Second French Empire in the mid 19th century. An artillery officer on horseback

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Nelson Conflict with a spanish launch

Nelson Conflict with a spanish launch
A scene from the life of Lord Nelson - Nelson Conflict with a spanish launch

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Nelson volunteers to board a prize

Nelson volunteers to board a prize
A scene from the life of Lord Nelson - Nelson volunteers to board a prize

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Battle of Bannockburn 1314

Battle of Bannockburn 1314
Vintage engraving showing a plan of the Battle of Bannockburn. The Battle of Bannockburn (24 June 1314) was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Battle of Lepanto

Battle of Lepanto
" Vintage engraving from 1876 showing the plan of action from the Battle of Lepanto. The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Battle of Wilsons Creek

Battle of Wilsons Creek
" Vintage engraving from 1863 of a map of the Battle of Wilsons Creek. The Battle of Wilsons Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Map of Balls Bluff

Map of Balls Bluff
" Vintage engraving from 1863 of a map of Balls Bluff at the time of the American Civil War. The Battle of Balls Bluff, also known as the Battle of Harrisons Island or the Battle of Leesburg

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Battle of Fort Donelson

Battle of Fort Donelson
" Vintage engraving from 1863 of a map of the Battle of Fort Donelson which was fought from February 11 to February 16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: The Battle of Agincourt

The Battle of Agincourt
Vintage engraving showing King Henry V of England at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Engraving from 1855, photo by D Walker

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: William Hogarths France

William Hogarths France
Vintage engraving by William Hogarth, France. The complementary plates England and France, first published in 1756 and republished in 1759

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Third Carlist War - Siege of Carthagena

Third Carlist War - Siege of Carthagena
Vintage engraving showing a plan of the Siege of Carthagena (Cartagena), Spain, during the Third Carlist War. The Carlist Wars were a series of civil wars that took place in Spain during the 19th

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Battle of Bull Run

Battle of Bull Run
Vintage engraving from 1863 of a map of Bull Run and its environs at the time of the American Civil War. The First Battle of Bull Run

Background imageHistorical War Event Collection: Works of William Shakespeare - Death of Earl Warwick

Works of William Shakespeare - Death of Earl Warwick
Vintage engraving of a scene from the works of William Shakespeare. The death of the Earl of Warwick (The Kingmaker) at the Battle of Barnet, from King Henry VI. Steel engraving, 1870



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