Ambush Collection (page 2)

The Disaster at Koornspruit: Driverless Teams Stampeding, 1901. Creator: John Charlton
The Disaster at Koornspruit: Driverless Teams Stampeding, 1901. Boer ambush known as Sannas Post led by Christiaan de Wet on 31 March 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Shell from the Naval Brigade Dispersing Boers from Behind the Seven Sisters Kopjes, 1900
Shell from the Naval Brigade Dispersing Boers from Behind the Seven Sisters Kopjes, During the Action of 7th March at Le Gallais Kopje, near Osfontein, 1900

Night Attack on a Boer Convoy by Mounted Infantry Under Colonel Williams, 1902. Creator
Night Attack on a Boer Convoy by Mounted Infantry Under Colonel Williams, 1902. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VII", by Louis Creswicke. [The Caxton Publishing Co

The Great Assault on Ladysmith - The Devons Clearing Wagon Hill, 1900. Creator: William T Maud
The Great Assault on Ladysmith - The Devons Clearing Wagon Hill, 1900. The Battle of Wagon Hill took place during the Siege of Ladysmith in South Africa in 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

British Armoured Cars in the Caucasus, 1917. Creator: Unknown
British Armoured Cars in the Caucasus, 1917. The main objective of the Ottoman Empire was the recovery of territory in the Caucasus

The Battle of Michmash, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Michmash, 1890. The Battle of Michmash, c1025 BC, fought between Israelites under Jonathan, son of King Saul, armed with pickaxes and outnumbered by the Philistines. (Samuel: 13)

The Ambuscade at Koornspruit: A Critical Moment, 1900, (1901). Creator: Frederic de Haenen
The Ambuscade at Koornspruit: A Critical Moment, 1900, (1901). The Battle of Sannas Post (also known as Korn Spruit) was fought during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)

General Roberts... Attacked by ghilzais in the Shutargardan Pass, September 27, 1879, (1901)
General Roberts and Staff Attacked by ghilzais in the Shutargardan Pass, September 27, 1879, (1901). Scene during the Second Afghan War: British forces under Sir Frederick

Armoured Train Ambushed at Estcourt, November 1899, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Armoured Train Ambushed at Estcourt, November 1899, (1945). Scene from the Second Boer War (1899-1902). On 15 November 1899

St. Anthony never was tempted like... ; c1880. Creator: English School (19th Century)
St. Anthony never was tempted like... ; from Ye Pilgrimage of ye Revnd. Simpleheart, Adventures of a naive missionary in the South Seas ; c.1880 (pen & w/c on paper)

British-Afghan war, ambush by Afghan fighters to a convoy in the Khoorum, near the village of Madzai in October 1878, engraving from the time

British-Afghan war, Afghan warriors placed in ambush in the Khyber Pass, engraving from 1878

King Magnus in the marsh at Downpatrick, Ireland, 1103 (1913). Magnus III (1073-1103), King of Norway, was killed in an ambush carried out by an Irish army concealed in a marsh

Foraging Party of the 67th Attacked by the Afghans, (Nov 9, 1879), c1880
Foraging Party of the 67th Attacked by the Afghans (Nov 9, 1879), c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Attack on the Road to Bayonne, December 13, 1813, c1813 (1909). Artist: Thomas Sutherland
Attack on the Road to Bayonne, December 13, 1813, c1813 (1909). After William Heath (1794-1840). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Our Devoted Men Worked on with a Will, 1902. Artist: AP
Our Devoted Men Worked on with a Will, 1902. The Siege of Delhi was one of the decisive conflicts of the Indian rebellion of 1857. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

They Fought on Grimly, 1895, (1902). Artist: George Soper
They Fought on Grimly, 1895, (1902). The Shangani Patrol (or Wilsons Patrol), comprising 34 soldiers in the service of the British South Africa Company

The Routed Spaniards Clambered Up The Rugged Sides 1902. Artist: GB
The Routed Spaniards Clambered Up The Rugged Sides 1902. The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol

Lion Hunting At Night, c1880. From The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone The Great Missionary Traveller. [Adam & Co. London, c1880]

Crushed by Rolling Stones, Mown Down by Volleys of Musket-Shot The Men Fell In Hundreds, 1908, (c1920). The First Afghan War 1839-1842, ended with an Afghan victory and a decimated British Army

Juan Bruno Zayas, (1867-1896), 1920s
Juan Bruno Zayas was born in Havana in 1866; he graduated as doctor and served in Las Villas, revolted (in Vega Alta) in April 1895; accompanied Matthew in the invasion

Wheelers Confederate cavalry capturing a supply train near Jasper, Tennessee, c1863
Wheelers Confederate cavalry capturing a supply train near Jasper, Tennessee, American Civil War, c1863. Joseph Wheeler (1836-1906)

Murder of Whites assistant, c1580s (c1880). A European settler shot with arows by Native Americans. John White (c1540-c1593) was one of the early English colonists in North America

Treachery of the Cherokees, 18th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

St Peter Martyr, 16th century, (1937). Artist: Luca Bertelli
St Peter Martyr, 16th century, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937

Martydom of St Peter Martyr, 16th century, (1937). Artist: Martino Rota
Martydom of St Peter Martyr, 16th century, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937. Formaly in SS Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

Charge of the Rough Riders upon the Spaniards in Ambush, La Quasina, June 24, 1898, c1900
Charge of the Rough Riders upon the Spaniards in Ambush, La Quasina, June 24 1898. c1900. The Battle of Las Guasimas of 24th June 1898

Battle in the Ten Years War, (1874), 1920s
The battle of Melons. General Calixto Garcia defeated the Spanish General Esponda who had 670 at the water Eye of the Melons, jurisdiction of Holguin in January 7th, 1874

The Assassination of the Viceroy of India, c19th century

Attack on a carriage, Quai de Nesles, Reign of Francis I, 16th century, c1870-1950. Artist: Ferdinand Sigismund Bac
Attack on a carriage, Quai de Nesles, Reign of Francis I, 16th century, c1870-1950

Attack on a courier in Algeria, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 30th June 1901

Assassination of M. Pouzet, 1901
Assassination of M.Pouzet, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 28th April 1901

Massacre at a Macedonian orthodox wedding by Turks, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 15th February 1903

The Massacre of an English Mission in Benin, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
The Massacre of an British expedition in Benin, 1897. In 1896 a small armed British force under the command of Lieutenant James Phillips was sent to Benin, then an independent kingdom

Failed assassination of Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia, Otsu, Japan, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The failed assassination attempt on Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia, Otsu, Japan, 1891. The Otsu Scandal was a failed assassination attempt on Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia

Armed robbery in the East, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Armed robbery in the East, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 20th June 1891

Assasination of M Beltchef in the presence of Mr Stambouloff, Bulgaria, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Assasination of M Beltchef in the presence of Mr Stambouloff, Bulgaria, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 18th April 1891

Beginning of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana, USA, 25 June 1876, (c1900). Artist: Amos Bad Heart Buffalo
Beginning of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana, USA, 25 June 1876, (c1900). Also known as Custers last stand. The Plains Indians defeated the US 7th Cavalry under General Custer

Mail coach attacked by Native American Indians, 1867
US Overland Mail coach, operated by Wells Fargo, attacked by Native American Indians, 1867. Wood engraving

Engagement near the Tugela River, 2nd Boer War, 1899-1902. A picket of the British 13th Hussars surprised near the Tugela River (Hussar Hill)

Freeing of the Fenian Conspiracy leaders from a police van, Hyde Street, Manchester, 1867. On 18 September 1867, Colonel Thomas J Kelly and Captain Deasy

Murder of Francois de Lorraine, Duc de Guise, French Religious Wars, 18 February 1563 (1570). Francois de Lorraine, 2nd Duc de Guise (1519-1563), one of the leaders of the Catholic faction

A brawl between German soldiers and Bavarian officers, Germany, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
A brawl between German soldiers and Bavarian officers, Germany, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th August 1898

The capture of Toure Samory by Lieutenant Jacquin near Guelemou in 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
The capture of Toure Samory by Lieutenant Jacquin near Guelemou in 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th October 1898

Attempted attack on the King of Greece, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
Attempted attack on the King of Greece, 1898. The King of Greece was returning from Phalerum in his landau with Princess Marie

North American Indians attacking a train in Arizona, 1906
North American Indians who have left their Reservation, attacking a train on the South Pacific Railroad, Arizona. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 25 February, 1906

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