Firing Collection (#7)

Astor Place Riot, 1849, 1896. Creator: Charles M Jenckes
Astor Place Riot, 1849, 1896

Sadlers Flying Artillery, September 3, 1798. September 3, 1798
Sadlers Flying Artillery, September 3, 1798

Rehearsal of a French Invasion as Performed before the Invalids at the Islands of St Marcou on the Morning of the 7th of May 1798, May 18, 1798

Wedding Procession. Creator: Victor Eeckhout
Wedding Procession. A lively scene at Fez. (Belgian, 1821-1879)

Harbor Scene: An English Ship with Sails Loosened Firing a Gun. Creator: Peter Monamy
Harbor Scene: An English Ship with Sails Loosened Firing a Gun

De Wets Attempt to Cross the Railway, 1902. Creator: Unknown
De Wets Attempt to Cross the Railway, 1902. De Wets troops attempt to cross a railway line in Orange River Colony under fire from British troops in a blockhouse

No Surrender! The Defence of Fort Italia on September 26, 1901, 1902
" No Surrender!" The Defence of Fort Italia on September 26, 1901, 1902. British forces defend a garrison at Fort Itala, from Boer attack on 26 September 1901

The Capture of De Wets Convoy at Reitz, June 6, 1901, 1902. Attack on Boer waggons by Colonel De Lisles Force.. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VII", by Louis Creswicke

The Engagement at Vlakfontein: The Derbyshires Re-Taking their Guns, 1902. Creator: Unknown
The Engagement at Vlakfontein: The Derbyshires Re-Taking the Guns at the Point of the Bayonet, 1902. The Derbyshire Regiment recapture guns taken by Boers at high cost, 18 were killed and 70 wounded

A Night Attack: Defending a Train Derailed by the Boers, 1902. Creator: Frank Dadd
A Night Attack: Defending a Train Derailed by the Boers, 1902. Trains were derailed and the lines were often damaged fom October 1900 - May 1902. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Colonel Plumers Gallant Attempt to Relieve Mafeking from the North, 1900. Creator: Frank Dadd
Colonel Plumers Gallant Attempt to Relieve Mafeking from the North, 1900. The Siege of Mafeking lasted 217 days during the Second Boer War

Night Sortie from Mafeking, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Night Sortie from Mafeking, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

A Picket of 13th Hussars Surprised Near the Tugela River (Hussar Hill), 1900. Creator
A Picket of 13th Hussars Surprised Near the Tugela River (Hussar Hill), 1900. The Battle of Tugela (or Thukela) Heights, was a series of military actions lasting from 14 to 27 February 1900 in which

The Scene on Spion Kop - Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation, 1900. Creator: Frank Craig
The Scene on Spion Kop - Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation, 1900. British forces captured what they thought was the summit of Spion Kop

Combined Naval and Military Forces, Burma, 27th March, 1825, (1944). Creators: Thomas Stothard
Combined Naval and Military Forces, Burma, 27th March, 1825, (1944). Scene from the First Anglo-Burmese War, fought between the British and Burmese empires

Pheasant Shooting near Uxbridge, c1824, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Pheasant Shooting near Uxbridge, c1824, (1943). Hunters and dogs in the countryside to the west of London. From " Wildlife of Britain, by F. Fraser Darling. [Collins, London, 1943]

St. Paul in Bay, firing over Top of Hill... June 24th, Spanish-American War
" St. Paul" in Bay, firing over Top of Hill, during " Rough Riders" Fight, June 24th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)

Lambeth Potteries, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Lambeth Potteries, 1872. Royal Doulton produced fine ceramics from their factory site in Lambeth from 1815 until the 1950s. From, " LONDON

Canadian soldiers on the Western Front, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Canadian soldiers on the Western Front, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Hazardous Work in the Canadian Trenches: sniping at a loophole in the enemys defences

Magnificent Charge of Indian Troops Against the German Trenches, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Magnificent Charge of Indian Troops Against the German Trenches, 1916. In World War I the Indian Army fought against the German Empire in German East Africa and on the Western Front

British Heavy Howitzer in Action on the Western Front, 1916. Creator: Unknown
British Heavy Howitzer in Action on the Western Front, 1916. Artillery played a huge role in the First World War, at the start of the war the British bombarded the enemy before sending infantry over

David Against Goliath: British Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Makes an End of German Battleship, 1916. HMS Spitfire in action at the Battle of Jutland, May 31st, 1916

Generals Bonaparte and Augereau storm the bridge at Arcola, November 1796, (1921). Passage du Pont d Arcole par les Generaux Bonaparte et Augereau

Day of 13 Vendemiaire of the Year 4, 1797, (1921). Creator: Isidore-Stanislas Helman
Day of 13 Vendemiaire of the Year 4, 1797, (1921). Journee du XIII Vendemiaire, l an IV. Depiction of events on 5 October 1795

The Battle of Lodi, 10 May 1796, (1921). Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Lodi, 10 May 1796, (1921). L infanterie de la division Dallemagne franchit le pont sur l Adda, pendant que la cavalerie passe la riviere a gue, un peu en amont

British Naval Division at Antwerp, Belgium, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
British Naval Division at Antwerp, Belgium, First World War, 1914, (c1920). With the British Naval Division at Antwerp: a maxim-gun squad in action during the last days of the German bombardment

Belgian military cyclists shooting at a German plane, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920)....sniping at a German aeroplane that is flying over Ostend

The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: A Sharp Engagement, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: A Sharp Engagement, (1901). Episode from the Second Boer War (October 1899-May 1902), fought between the the British Empire and two Boer states

The Conquest of the Soudan, 1896-98: the Battle of Omdurman, September 2, 1898, (1901)
The Conquest of the Soudan, 1896-98: The Charge of the 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman, September 2, 1898, (1901). British soldier Major-General Kitchener regained the Sudan for Egypt by his

RAF personnel learning to fire guns during the Second World War, 1941. Creator: Charles Brown
RAF personnel learning to fire guns during the Second World War, 1941. Clay pigeon shooting was found in the war of 1914-18 to be a great help in the training of air gunners

Revolver practice at the Elementary Flying Training School, 1941. Creator: Charles Brown
Revolver practice at the Elementary Flying Training School, 1941. RAF personnel learning to fire guns during the Second World War

The Last Charge at Waterloo, (1815), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Last Charge at Waterloo, (1815), 1890. Fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two armies of the Seventh Coalition

The Battle of Zurich, (1799), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Zurich, (1799), 1890. During the French Revolutionary Wars there were two battles of Zurich, in June and September 1799, the French army in Switzerland was led by Andre Massena

German battery attack from the beach at Eckernforde, 5 April 1849, (1936). Creator: Unknown
German battery attack from the beach at Eckernforde, 5 April 1849, (1936). Deutsche Strandbatterien Bei Eckernforde, 5 April 1849

Night attack at Podol, 26 June 1866, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Night attack at Podol, 26 June 1866, (1936). Nachtgefecht Bei Podol, 26 Juni 1866. The Battle of Podol, during the Austro-Prussian War, took place in Bohemia (at modern day Svijany)

Lord Exmouths Fleet bombarding the City of Algiers, 1816. Creator: Unknown
Lord Exmouths Fleet bombarding the City of Algiers, 1816. Lord Exmouth (1757-1833) led British naval ships in the Bombardment of Algiers, 1816

Battle between the Meteor and the Bouvet off Havana, 9 November 1870
Battle between the German gunship " Meteor" and the French aviso " Bouvet" off Havana, 9 November 1870, (1936)

The Duke of Wellingtons duel with the Earl of Winchilsea, Battersea Fields, London, 1829 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Battle of Navarino: HMS Asia engaging the ships of Capitan Bey and Moharram Bey, 1827 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Sea-Fight Between Ptolemy and Demetrius Poliorcetes Off Salamis, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Sea-Fight Between Ptolemy and Demetrius Poliorcetes Off Salamis, 1890. Sea battle before the Battle of Salamis 306 BC, between fleets of Ptolemy I Soter and Macedonian Demetrius Poliorcetes

The Attack on Rhodes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Attack on Rhodes, 1890. The Helepolis siege tower, at the Siege of Rhodes, 305-304 BC in which Demetrius Poliorcetes attempted to make Rhodes abandon neutrality

Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Pyrrhus, in retreat at the Siege of Sparta, 272 BC from Spartans defending their city under command of Areus I

Soldiers firing a cannon, 1849, (1924). Creator: Minedo Fuko
Soldiers firing a cannon, 1849, (1924). European soldiers as seen by a Japanese artist. From the " Kaigwai Shinwa Shuei" (War in Foreign Countries), by Minedo Fuko, [1849]

Machine Gunners in Action Wearing their Gas Helmets, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Machine Gunners in Action Wearing their Gas Helmets, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919. From " The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol. X, by W

Australian Gunners on the Gallipoli Peninsula, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Australian Gunners on the Gallipoli Peninsula, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Australian gunners, stripped for the fray

Blowing Up A Bridge Across the Aisne at Soissons, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Blowing Up A Bridge Across the Aisne at Soissons, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: British soldiers destroy a bridge over the River Aisne in northern France

Heading Off Cronje - General French Blocking the Way at Koodoosrand Drift, (1901). The British under John French fought Piet Cronjes forces in the South African War in 1899

Fighting for the Lost Province of Alsace, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Fighting for the Lost Province of Alsace, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The marvellous effect of the French artillery on the German lines on the Alsatian frontier...An artillery

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