Bombardment Collection (page 5)

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

Troops passing the ruins of Monchy on the way up the line, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

Ruins of Bethune, France, World War I, c1915-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Ruins of Bethune, France, World War I, c1915-c1918. Smouldering Bethune, ignited by German guns for the defeat at Festubert

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

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

Ruins of Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Ruins of Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Ypres was on the front line for most of the war and was the site of three major battles

The Puritan at Matanzas, 1898. The US Navy monitor USS Puritan during the bombardment of the Cuban coastal city of Matanzas early in the Spanish-American War

Bombardment of St Jean D Acre by Admiral Sir Charles Napier, 3 November 1840 (c1857). Artist: H Winkles
Bombardment of St Jean D Acre by Admiral Sir Charles Napier, 3 November 1840 (c1857). British, Turkish and Austrian ships bombarding Egyptian positions in the port of Acre during the Syrian War

Attack on Sidon by Commodore Charles Napier, 26 September 1840 (c1857). Artist: George Greatbatch
Attack on Sidon by Commodore Charles Napier, 26 September 1840 (c1857). British, Turkish and Austrian ships bombarding Egyptian positions in the Lebanese port of Sidon during the Syrian War

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

Capture of Ting-hai, Chusan, China, 1841 (19th century). Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Capture of Ting-hai, Chusan, China, 1841 (19th century). From a sketch on the spot, by Lieutenant White, Royal Marines. The Chinese city of Zhousan was captured by the British in 1840

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

The burning of Norfolk, Virginia, 1776 (c1880). The town of Norfolk was destroyed by fires after an eight hour bombardment by British warships on New Years Day 1776

The attack on Sullivans Island, South Carolina, 1776 (c1880). British warships bombarding the colonial fort at Sullivans Island during the American Revolutionary War

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

The Club which was struck by a 94lb Boer shell, siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Club which was struck by a 94lb Boer shell, siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 1901. Under the command of Colonel Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

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)

The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. The siege of Ladysmith by the Boers lasted from 1 November, 1899 until 28 February, 1900

The siege of Barcelona taken by the Earl of Peterborough in the year 1705. The Siege of Barcelona occurred in 1705 during the War of the Spanish Succession

The bombardment of Brussels, 1695, (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Volume IV, (Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co, London, Paris and New York, 19th century)

The explosion of the Imperial Mole during the bombardment of Odessa, Ukraine, 1854 (1857). Artist: George Greatbatch
The explosion of the Imperial Mole during the bombardment of Odessa, Ukraine, by the English and French, during the Crimean War, 1854 (1857). From a sketch by an officer during the action

The bombardment of Odessa, Ukraine, during the Crimean War, 1854 (1857). Artist: George Greatbatch
The bombardment of Odessa, Ukraine, during the Crimean War, 1854 (1857). The boats of the fleet going to the French steamer Vauban

The gallant affair of the Hecla and Arrogant, 1854 (1857). Artist: H Bibby
The gallant affair of the Hecla and Arrogant, 1854 (1857). Cutting out a Russian barque from under the batteries of Eckness, HMS Arrogant, anchored off the batteries, kept up a furious cannonade

Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Artist: RG Mathews
Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The bombardment of Strasburg, France, 1875. During the Franco-Prussian War and the Siege of Strasbourg, the city was heavily bombarded by the Prussian army

The village of Mametz after the July bombardment, Battle of the Somme, 1916, (c1920)
The village of Mametz after the July bombardment, Battle of the Somme, France, 1916, (c1920). Destruction during the First World War

The guns of the battleship HMS Nelson firing, 1937. HMS Nelson was a Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy built between the two World Wars

The bombarment by the Royal Navy of the harbour of Kagoshima, Japan, 1863. The British subjected the city of Kagoshima to a naval bombardment in August 1863 after the government of the province of

Bombardment of Port Royal, South Carolina, 7 November 1861, (1862-1867). Artist: W Ridgway
Bombardment of Port Royal, South Carolina, 7 November 1861, (1862-1867). The success of their attack on Port Royal gave the Union control of the waters off southern Georgia

Twelfth Regiment of Foot, The North part of Gibraltar, 13th and 14th September 1782. Artist: Madeley
Twelfth Regiment of Foot, the north part of Gibraltar, 13th and 14th September 1782. Scene during the Great Siege of Gibraltar by the French and Spanish which began in 1779

On the Road to Souain, Sommepy, France, World War I, 1915 (1929). A column of French troops comes under artillery fire

German artillery, the Champagne front, France, World War I, 1915 (1929)

French soldiers watching artillery fire, 1st Battle of the Marne, France, 5-12 September 1914. The French halted the German advance at the Marne, saving Paris in the process

The Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia, 1 July 1862 (1862-1867). The gunboats Monitor and Galena covering the retreat. The Battle of Malvern Hill was the last engagement of the Peninsula Campaign in

The fleet passing forts on the Mississippi, capture of New Orleans, 1862-1867. Artist: W Ridgway
The fleet passing forts on the Mississippi, capture of New Orleans, 1862-1867. The Union Navy commanded by Admiral David Farragut captured New Orleans from the Confederacy in 1862

Bombardment of Island Number Ten, Mississippi River, 7 April 1862, (1862-1867). Artist: W Ridgway
Bombardment of Island Number Ten, Mississippi River, 7 April 1862, (1862-1867). Union ironclad warships bombarding the Confederate-held fortified island in the Mississippi

The Hills and Fort of Douaumont, Verdun, France, 18 March 1916, (1926). Douaumont was the site of one of the network of forts built around the city of Verdun

Bombardment of the Belfry, Arras, France, July 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Bombardment of the Belfry, Arras, France, July 1915, (1926). The historic town centre of Arras was severely damaged by shelling during World War I

The Church of Ablain and Souchez, Artois, France, 19 June 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Church of Ablain and Souchez, Artois, France, 19 June 1915, (1926)

Notre Dame de Lorette and St Nazaire, Ablain, during bombardment, Artois, France, 1915, (1926)
Notre Dame de Lorette and St Nazaire, Ablain, during the bombardment, Artois, France, 1915, (1926)

French artillery assault on the Eparges ridge, near Verdun, France, 2 August 1915

The Assault on the Strong Town of Afrique, 15th Century. Artist: Master of the Harley Froissart
The Assault on the Strong Town of Afrique, 15th Century. Miniature colour print from The Chronicler of European Chivalry by GG Coulton, (London, 1930)

A German Shell Explodes in a British Trench, 1914, (1926). Artist: Arthur C Michael
A German Shell Explodes in a British Trench, 1914, (1926)

The front line around the Aisne, France, World War I, 1914, (1926)

Cathedral of Reims on fire from German shelling, France, 1914

The attack on the German positions north of the Aisne, 16th April 1917, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The attack on the German positions north of the Aisne, 16th April 1917, (1926). Known as the Nivelle Offensive, after Robert Nivelle, the Commander in Chief of the French Army who planned it

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