Cannon Collection (page 16)

Tudor fort, Sandown, Kent, c1540 (1956). Situated just to the north of Deal, Sandown Castle was one of the chain of Device Forts built by Henry VIII along the English coast to defend against foreign

Silver cannon of the Maharaja of Baroda, Delhi, India. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Silver cannon of the Maharaja of Baroda, Delhi, India. Stereoscopic card detail

Cannon, Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Cannon, Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba. Morro Castle, (in Spanish Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro) in Old Havana, was built in the 16th century. It guarded the entrance to Havana harbour

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

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

Mob firing cannon before the courthouse where Alexander McLeod was imprisoned, 1840 (c1880). Alexander McLeod was a former deputy sheriff of Niagara district who was arrested in Buffalo

Uniform of the 19th Regiment, 1848 (1904). From Historical Record of the British Army, by J Cannon, reproduced in Social England, edited by HD Traill and JS Mann, volume VI

Uniform of the 86th Regiment, 1842 (1904). From Historical Record of the British Army, by J Cannon, reproduced in Social England, edited by HD Traill and JS Mann, volume VI

Cape Garrison artillery making it hot for the Boers across the Modder River, South Africa, 1900. Stereoscopic card

Simon Renard and Winwike the warden on the roof of the White Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Simon Renard and Winwike the warden on the roof of the White Tower, 1553 (1840). Renard was Ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire Charles V to England from 1553-1555

Pondicherry, India, 1761 and 1778. The last hope of an empire. Pondicherry was a French colony in southern India. The British captured it in 1761

Battle of Waterloo, 1815. The Scots Greys under Major-General Sir William Ponsonby charge two batteries of French Artillery, after having taken the colours of the 105th Regiment

Charge of the Highlanders before Cawnpore, under General Havelock, 1857, (c1860). Battle during the period of East India Company rule in what is now known as Kanpur, India

Abdeen Palace, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

Cannon foundry, 1487 (1954). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Cannon foundry, 1487 (1954). Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954)

Garron Tower, Larne, Northern Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: W Lawrence
Garron Tower, Larne, Northern Ireland, 1924-1926. Garron Tower was built in 1850. Since 1951 it has housed St MacNissis College, a grammar school

Peter the Great (1672-1725), 19th century. Peter the Great was Tsar of Russia from 1682 to his death in 1725. Print taken from Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV

The Redan, view of a portion of the interior, Crimean War, (1857). Artist: H Bibby
The Redan, view of a portion of the interior, Crimean War, (1857). A redan was a fort or gun emplacement. Engraving from Englands Battles by Sea and Land, Volume V, Russia and Turkey

Capture of a gun at Banda, 1858, (c1860). Scene from the period of the Indian Mutiny. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume V

Blowing mutinous Sepoys from the guns, 1857, (c1860). British officers punishing mutineers during the period of East India Company rule

Capture of the Cashmere Gate, assault of Delhi, 1857, (c1860). British troops during the period of East India Company rule

The defenders on the lookout, battery at Lucknow, 1857, (c1860). British troops at the Siege of Lucknow in India, during the period of East India Company rule

Capture of the guns by the Highlanders before Cawnpore, 1857, (c1860). Battle during the period of East India Company rule in what is now known as Kanpur, India

Major Eyre driving the Oude rebels from Allahabad, 1857, (c1860). British officer Vincent Eyre and his troops fighting against Indians from Oudh (Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh)

The Residency, Lucknow, India, early 20th century. From Views of India in Colour, published by The Times of India Offices (Bombay and Calcutta)

Calcutta, India, 1870. From The Illustrated London News (1870)

Fort Vigilant, Sacramento, California, 1856 (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
Fort Vigilant, Sacramento, California, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

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

Bell and cannon caster, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Bell and cannon caster, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

Grand ceremony of trying the cannon, 1847. Artist: Giles
Grand ceremony of trying the cannon, 1847. Chinese ceremony. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Elizabeth in the camp at Tilbury, 1811. Artist: J Rogers
Elizabeth in the camp at Tilbury, 1811

The Naval Brigade at Sevastopol, 1850s. Scene from the Crimean War. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Battle at the Rhin, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Up the Hudson River from West Point, New York, USA, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Up the Hudson River from West Point, New York, USA, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

Ordnance, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Horse Guards and the Treasury, Whitehall, Westminster, London, 1810. Artist: G Cooke
Horse Guards and the Treasury, Whitehall, Westminster, London, 1810. The Palladian Horse Guards was built in the early 1750s by John Vardy to a design by William Kent

The battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, American Civil War, 1863 (c1880). Chancellorsville is regarded as possibly Confederate general Robert E Lees finest victory

Experimental Gunnery, 19th century. Artist: William Greatbach
Experimental Gunnery, 19th century

The death of Colonel Rawle at the Battle of Trenton, 1776. The Battle of Trenton was a battle which took place on 26 December 1776

The Defence of Bunker Hill, 1775. The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on 17 June 17 1775 as part of the Siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War

Queen Elizabeths Pocket Pistol, Dover, 20th century

Major General Robert Baden Powell (1857-1941), 1900. Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
Major General Robert Baden Powell (1857-1941), 1900. Baden-Powell is perhaps best known as being the founder of the Boy Scout movement. From Illustrated London News (26 May 1900)

Nelsons First Footing in the Navy, Chatham, 1771. Horatio Nelsons (1758-1805) began in 1771 when he joined HMS Raisonnable, a 64-gun third rate, as midshipman and coxwain

Tenth Regiment of Foot, at the Battle of Steenkerque, 3rd August 1692. Artist: Madeley
Tenth Regiment of Foot, at the Battle of Steenkerque, 3rd August 1692. The Battle of Steenkerque was fought in what is now Belgium during the Nine Years War

Napoleon Bonaparte and his family, 1840. Napoleon (1721-1818) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

The Battle at Gujerat, 19th century. Scene from the imperialist period, showing British and Indian troops fighting. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson

Section view of batteries in the ironclad frigate Alexandra, (c1880). A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

French royal warship of the 17th century, (c1880). Labelled diagram showing the different parts of the ship. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I

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