Action Collection (page 9)

The Glorious Charge of the Ninth Lancers During the Great Retreat from Mons to Cambrai, 1915. British Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front during the First World War

Canadas Great Day at Courcelette, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Canadas Great Day at Courcelette, 1917. The Battle of Flers-Courcelette (15-22 September 1916) was fought during the Battle of the Somme, the Canadian Corps fought for the first time

The Hour Has Struck. British First Line of Attack in the Great Push, 1917
The Hour Has Struck. British First Line of Attack in the " Great Push", 1917. The Battle of the Somme began on 1st July 1916, with General Douglas Haigs offensive known as the Great Push

The Tanks in Action. The Western Juggernaut Tracking Over the Mud Wastes, 1917
The " Tanks" in Action. The Western Juggernaut Tracking Over the Mud Wastes, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII

A Sporting Chance: British Soldiers Making a Dash for It, 1916. Creator: Unknown
A Sporting Chance:: British Soldiers " Making a Dash for It", 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Dashing Dragoon Guards Rout German Infantry in the Great Advance, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Dashing Dragoon Guards Rout German Infantry in the Great Advance, 1916. The Battle of Delville Wood (15 July - 3 September 1916) was a series of engagements in the 1916 Battle of the Somme

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

Flashing the Signal to Charge by Searchlight, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Flashing the Signal to Charge by Searchlight, 1915. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I. The First Phase", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The Battle of Poltava on 27 June 1709, after 1724. Creator: Martin, Pierre-Denis II (1663-1742)
The Battle of Poltava on 27 June 1709, after 1724. Private Collection

Scottish marchers, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Scottish marchers, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933). The Scottish demonstrators make their entry. Most of the marchers made their way peaceably to their homes

Caesar Possessing Himself of the Treasure in the Temple of Saturn, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Caesar Possessing Himself of the Treasure in the Temple of Saturn, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier

The Rotorua district in the North Island of New Zealand - The climber is resting on a rocky prominence on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu, gazing across the valley to the summit of another volcano

George II, at the Battle of Dettingen, (27 June 1743), 1890. Creator: Unknown
George II, at the Battle of Dettingen, (27 June 1743), 1890. The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession

Mohammed II Encouraging His Seamen, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mohammed II Encouraging His Seamen, 1890. Mehmed the Conqueror (1432-1481) Otoman Sultan described as the lord of the two lands and two seas (the Aegean and Black seas)

The Battle of Agincourt, (1415), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Agincourt, (1415), 1890. Battle of Agincourt and English victory during the Hundred Years War. Henry V of England led his troops into battle and participated in hand-to-hand fighting

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

Sir Sidney Smith Defending the Breach at Acre, (1799), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Sir Sidney Smith Defending the Breach at Acre, (1799), 1816. William Sidney Smith, (1764-1840) British naval officer, reinforced Ottoman defences

Buonaparte atttempting to force the Bridge of Arcola, (1796), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Buonaparte atttempting to force the Bridge of Arcola, (1796), 1816. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) French statesman, military leader at the Battle of Arcola (1796)

The Battle of Waterloo, (18 June 1815), 1816 Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Waterloo, (18 June 1815), 1816. Fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815. The French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by an allied British army under the Duke of Wellington

Marshal Blucher at the Battle of Ligny, June 16, 1815, 1816. Creator: Unknown
Marshal Blucher at the Battle of Ligny, June 16, 1815, 1816. Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (1742-1819) Prussian field marshall wounded at the Battle of Ligny in 1815 with the Prussians in retreat

Sir Arthur Wellesley commanding at the Battle of Assaye, (1803), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Sir Arthur Wellesley commanding at the Battle of Assaye, (1803), 1816. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) and the British East India Company defeated the Maratha Empire at the Battle of Assaye in 1803

Italy is in mourning, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Italy is in mourning, 1930. L Italie Est En Deuil. Soldiers and fascist Blackshirts help in the rescue and recovery effort in the aftermath of a serious earthquake

A volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Creator: Unknown
A volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Un Volcan Se Reveille A La Martinique. People grab belongings and flee as smoke and lava spew out of a volcano

The Boy Cyrus Playing the King, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Boy Cyrus Playing the King, 1890. Cyrus II (c600-530BC), founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian Empire. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Queen Caroline entering the House of Lords during her trial, Westminster, London, 1820 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Charles I demanding the five members in the House of Commons, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Charles the first demanding the five members in the House of Commons, 1773. Charles I (1600-1649) calls for the arrest of the Five Members John Pym, John Hampden, Denzil Holles

The Thebans and Macedonians at Chaeronea, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Thebans and Macedonians at Chaeronea, 1890. The Battle of Chaeronea, 338 BC, fought between Macedonians led by Philip II of Macedon and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes

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

Prince Edward, 1936, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Prince Edward, 1936, (1937). One year old son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent; nephew of King George VI, 1936. From " George VI, King and Emperor", by Major J. T. Gorman [W. & G. Foyle Ltd

The Last Day of Pompeii, 1833, detail, (1965). Creator: Karl Briullov
The Last Day of Pompeii, 1833, detail, (1965). Depiction of people fleeing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy in 79 AD

W. W. Whysall (Notts), 1928. Creator: Unknown
W. W. Whysall (Notts), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Mr. J. C. White (Somerset), 1928. Creator: Unknown
Mr. J. C. White (Somerset), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

E. J. Smith (Warwickshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
E. J. Smith (Warwickshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

W. Rhodes (Yorkshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
W. Rhodes (Yorkshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

E. A. MacDonald (Lancashire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
E. A. MacDonald (Lancashire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

J. W. Hearne (Middlesex), 1928. Creator: Unknown
J. W. Hearne (Middlesex), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

H. W. T. Hardinge (Kent), 1928. Creator: Unknown
H. W. T. Hardinge (Kent), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

G. Gunn (Notts), 1928. Creator: Unknown
G. Gunn (Notts), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

A. P. Freeman (Kent), 1928. Creator: Unknown
A. P. Freeman (Kent), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

F. E. Woolley (Kent), 1928. Creator: Unknown
F. E. Woolley (Kent), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

E. Tyldesley (Lancashire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
E. Tyldesley (Lancashire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

M. W. Tate (Sussex), 1928. Creator: Unknown
M. W. Tate (Sussex), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Mr G. T. S. Stevens (Middlesex), 1928. Creator: Unknown
Mr G. T. S. Stevens (Middlesex), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

A. Sandham (Surrey), 1928. Creator: Unknown
A. Sandham (Surrey), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

A. C. Russell (Essex), 1928. Creator: Unknown
A. C. Russell (Essex), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Mr. V. W. C. Jupp (Northamptonshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
Mr. V. W. C. Jupp (Northamptonshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

E. Hendren (Middlesex), 1928. Creator: Unknown
E. Hendren (Middlesex), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

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