Artillery Collection (#14)

The Town Batteries or Interior Fortifications of Sebastopol, 1856. Artist: Thomas Picken
The Town Batteries or Interior Fortifications of Sebastopol, 1856. From The Seat of War in the East, by William Simpson (1823-99). [Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. London, 1856]

The Hon. Artillery Company-Officer and Private, 1848, (1914)
The Hon. Artillery Company-Officer and Private, 1848. By J. Harris after Henry Martens (1790-1868). From The Connoisseur Vol. XXXIX [Otto Limited, London, 1914.]

British 16 inch railway guns in action, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
British 16 inch railway guns in action, World War I, c1914-c1918. Our 16 inch railway guns demolish the German concrete emplacements. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

Spoils of war, gun and stores captured from the Turks, Palestine, World War I, c1914-c1918. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

Langer Max, German rail mounted siege gun, Moere, near Ostend, Belgium, World War I, c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
Langer Max, German rail mounted siege gun, Moere, near Ostend, Belgium, World War I, c1918. Front view of the gun, which was used by the Germans to shell Dunkirk. Stereoscopic card detail

Big Bertha, the German gun that shelled Paris, World War I, c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
Big Bertha, the German gun that shelled Paris, World War I, c1918. Big Bertha was the name given by the French to a German rail mounted siege gun used to bombard Paris between March and August 1918

Putting a shell into a siege train gun at the Modder River, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Putting a shell into a siege train gun at the Modder River, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

British naval gun, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
British naval gun, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Sighting one of the 4.7 naval guns on the Boer positions at Schwartskop. Stereoscopic card. Detail

British artillery in action, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 6 February 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
British artillery in action, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 6 February 1900. The famous Garrison Artillery saving the Modder River Bridge. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Artillery making their way through mud to Gommecourt, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Hundreds of German guns captured at Couralette, France, Battle of Somme, World War I, 1916. Stereoscopic card detail

High explosive shells bursting in Mametz Wood, France, World War I, 1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
High explosive shells bursting in Mametz Wood, Somme, France, World War I, 1916. Mametz Wood was the objective of the 38th (Welsh) Division at the Battle of the Somme

Indian bombers holding an important trench near Neuve Chapelle, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Indian troops under German shell fire. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A battery of Royal Field Artillery enjoying a few hours rest in a wood, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Shattered remains of a luckless howitzer blown up by a direct German hit, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

British gunners donning masks as protection against German gas shells, World War I, c1914-c1918. The board on the right of the photograph identifies the men as being from the 8th Battery

Paraguayan artillery, Paraguay, 1911. A print from Picturesque Paraguay by Alexander K MacDonald, Charles H Kelly, London, 1911

Capture of Confederate guns, near Culpeper, Virginia, American Civil War, 14 September 1863. The capture of Confederate General JEB Stuarts guns by General George Armstrong Custers Union cavalry

Siege of Fredericksburg, Virginia, American Civiil War, c1864-c1865. Bombardment of the Confederate-held city by Union artillery of the Army of the Potomac

Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia, American Civil War, 3 June 1864. Union soldiers of Brigadier-General John Gibbons division of Major-General Winfields Hancocks II Corps

Night of the Battle Cedar Mountain, Culpeper County, Virginia, American Civil War, 9 August 1862. Confederate batteries shelling the Union positions on the night of the battle

View over the St Lawrence River from the citadel of Quebec, Canada, c1875

Gunners of field artillery drilling with a 12 pounder, 1895. Artist: Gregory & Co
Gunners of field artillery drilling with a 12 pounder, 1895. A squad of gunners, in field service uniform, during training in the New Forest

The French army crossing the Sierra Guadarrama, Spain, 22nd-24th September 1808 (1882-1884). Napoleons invasion of Spain began in February 1808

Captured German guns, Brussels, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Captured German guns, Brussels, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Artillery observation officer in forward post, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Artillery observation officer in forward post, France, World War I, 1914-1918. During the Advance on Wancourt. Stereoscopic card detail

Commemoration of the end of World War I, London, 1919. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Commemoration of the end of World War I, London, 1919. The ANZACs witness the review of the Empires Forces. The Dominion troops victory march was held in May 1919. Stereoscopic card details

Guns and stores captured from the Turks, Palestine, World War I, 1915-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Guns and stores captured from the Turks, Palestine, World War I, 1915-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Tudor fort, Sandown, Kent, c1540 (1956). Situated just to the north of Deal, Sandown Castle was one of the chain of Device Forts built by Henry VIII along the English coast to defend against foreign

Artillery in the Great March of the Empires Forces, Westminster Bridge, London, 1919(?). Stereoscopic card detail

Mortars in the trenches, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Mortars in the trenches, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Horse-drawn artillery, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Horse-drawn artillery, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Gunners wearing gas masks, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Gunners wearing gas masks, World War I, 1914-1918. The board on the right identifies the men as 8th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, Doadpore Troop. Stereoscopic card detail

Removing a field gun from a flooded position, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Removing a field gun from a flooded position, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Artillery position, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Artillery position, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

A German shell exploding, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
A German shell exploding, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Japanese batteries firing on Russian forts, Siege of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905. When the Russians reneged on an agreement to withdraw troops from Manchuria

16 inch railway gun which pulverised the Hindenburg Line, World War I, France, 1917-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

A railroad battery, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Defence of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, 1861 (c1880). Fort Sumter was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861

Training one of HMS Monarchs 4. 7 inch guns on the Pretoria forts, South Africa, 4th June 1900
Training one of HMS Monarchs 4.7 inch guns on the Pretoria forts, Boer War, South Africa, 4th June 1900. Pretoria, the Boer capital of the South African Republic (Transvaal)

84th Battery and Balloon Corps, Boer War, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
84th Battery and Balloon Corps, Boer War, South Africa, 1901. Troops of Field Marshal Lord Roberts army advancing towards Johannesburg. Stereoscopic card

The 38th Battery at the Modder before taking part in Roberts advance, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card

Cape Garrison artillery making it hot for the Boers across the Modder River, South Africa, 1900. Stereoscopic card

Battle of Waterloo, 1815. The Scots Greys under Major-General Sir William Ponsonby charge two batteries of French Artillery, after having taken the colours of the 105th Regiment

Cannon foundry, 1487 (1954). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Cannon foundry, 1487 (1954). Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954)

French Artillery at the Battle of Inkermann, 1854, (1857). Artist: G Greatbach
French Artillery at the Battle of Inkermann, 1854, (1857). About ten o clock the French artillery had already begun toplay with deadly effect on the right wing of the Russians

The Redan, view of a portion of the interior, Crimean War, (1857). Artist: H Bibby
The Redan, view of a portion of the interior, Crimean War, (1857). A redan was a fort or gun emplacement. Engraving from Englands Battles by Sea and Land, Volume V, Russia and Turkey

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