Retreat Collection (#4)

The Retreat, Crimean War, 19th century, (1930). Artist: Constantin Guys
The Retreat, Crimean War, 19th century, (1930). Illustration from The Painter of Victorian Life, a study of Constantin Guys with an introduction

Struggle on a bridge during the retreat from Manassas, Virginia, (1862-1867). Artist: Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Struggle on a bridge during the retreat from Manassas, Virginia, (1862-1867). Also known as the Battles of Bull Run, the First and Second Battles of Manassas were fought in July 1861

Marshal Ney, French soldier of the Napoleonic Wars, (19th century). Artist: Paul Girardet
Marshal Ney, French soldier of the Napoleonic Wars, (19th century). Michel Ney (1769-1815) was made a Marshal of France in 1804

Russian soldier assaulting his retreating comrade, Ternopil, Ukraine, First World War, 1 July 1917

Russian troops retreating in disarray, Ternopil, Ukraine, First World War, 1 July 1917

A Belgian regiment retreats to Antwerp, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Villa Adriana, Tivoli, Italy. The Villa Adriana (at Tivoli, near Rome) is an exceptional complex of classical buildings created in the 2nd century A.D. by the Roman emperor Hadrian

The English being chased out of Paris, April 1436, (1484). The taking of Paris. Illustration from the Vigils of Charles VII by Martial of Paris, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Ancient Temple at Hulwud, 1826. Artist: William Frederick Witherington
Ancient Temple at Hulwud, 1826. The temple is dedicated to Shiva in his role of regenerator. In the foreground is a step-well

Chinese Jade, Representation of Taoist Sacred Mountain with Hermits Hut, c1636-1912. Symbolised the retreat aspect of Taoism. Chi ing Dynasty

Army of Alexander Suvorov crossing the St Gotthard Pass, September 1799 (19th century). Artist: Alexander von Kotzebue
Army of Alexander Suvorov crossing the St Gotthard Pass, September 1799 (19th century). In 1799 and 1780, General Alexander Suvorov commanded a Russian army in campaigns against the French in

Crossing the Berezina River, Russia, 27 November 1812 (1844). Artist: Peter Heinrich Lambert von Hess
Crossing the Berezina River, Russia, 27 November 1812 (1844). Scene from Napoleons epic retreat from Russia. Napoleon had expected to find the river frozen, but a thaw had melted the ice

Retreat of Hernando Cortes form Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520. Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador, led an expedition to Mexico, landing in 1519

The fall of Richmond, Virginia, American Civil War, 2 April 1865. Artist: Currier and Ives
The fall of Richmond, Virginia, American Civil War, 2 April 1865. Confederates abandoning their capital city having first set fire to it. From a Currier and Ives print

Napoleon retreating from Moscow, 1812. Napoleon riding at speed on a horse drawn sleigh, escorted by a squadron of cavalry. Of the 600, 000 soldiers of his Grande Armee, only about 100, 000 returned

Russian General Kouropatkine giving order to retreat, Russo-Japanese War, 1904
Russian General Kouropatkine giving order to retreat after the Battle of Moudken, March, 1904 Russo-Japanese War, 1904. From Le Petit Journal Paris

Battle of Sedan, France, Franco-Prussian War, 1 September 1870 (c1880). Stampede of French troops in retreat from the Prussian onslaught

French retreat to Switzerland, 30 January-1 February 1871 (c1880). Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. After his attempt to break the Prussian line at Belfort had ended in disaster, with the loss of 10

92nd Gordon Highlanders in retreat, Battle of Majuba Hill, 1st Boer War, 26-27 February 1881. British troops under Major-General George Colley took Majuba Hill

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