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German prisoners from the Second Battle of Artois, France, World War I, 1915. The Second Battle of Artois was the final Allied offensive of the spring of 1915
Russian generals inspecting an exposition of captured German armaments, Russia, 1943. Red Army Deputy Commander-in-Chief Marshal Georgi Zhukov showing a captured tank to colleagues including Marshal
German soldiers with captured French barricade, near Paris, June 1940. The first German troops entered Paris, which had been declared an open city by the French government, on 14 June
German prisoner of war and a guard, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 9 September 1915
Italian prisoners in Ljubljana (Laibach) Castle, World War I, 1915. Ljubljana, today the capital of Slovenia, was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time of the First World War
Captured French soldiers, the Somme, France, World War I, 1917. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern
Prussian prisoners, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1872). Artist: Auguste BryPrussian prisoners, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1872). From a private collection
Corps des Douaniers, Siege of Paris Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. A French soldier with a captured German. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III
The captured Swiftsure, Seven Oaks, Loyal George and Convertine... c1666. Artist: Willem van de Velde the YoungerThe captured Swiftsure, Seven Oaks, Loyal George and Convertine brought through Goeree Gat, 16 June 1666, c1666. The four Royal Navy warships were captured by the Dutch under Michiel de Ruyter at
Capture of James, Duke of Monmouth after the Battle of Sedgmoor, July 1685. James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1684) was the illegitimate son of Charles II
Capture of Manuel de Godoy, Duke of Alcudia, Spanish statesman, 1808Capture of Manuel de Godoy, Duke of Alcudia, Spanish statesman, Madrid, 1808. De Godoy was Prime Minister of Spain from 1792-1798 and again from 1801-1808
Limestone relief from the Temple of Rameses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th century BC. Relief depicting the capture of enemy soldiers by Egyptians
Pharaoh Rameses II, Ancient Egyptian, 19th dynasty, 13th century BC. Painted relief showing Rameses II, The Great (1279-1213 BC), third king of the 19th dynasty, with Nubian prisoners
Queen Philippa Pleads for the Men of Calais, 1346 (early 20th century). Queen Philippa, wife of Edward III of England, pleading with her husband to spare the lives of the burghers of Calais after
Scenes from the Seventh Crusade, 1248-1254 (15th century). Top: Louis IX (1215-1270), King of France from 1226, called Saint Louis, being brought as a prisoner before the Sultan
Capture of St Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1012 (mid 19th century). St Alphege was an English prelate who became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1006
Saint Louis and his brothers taken prisoner during the Seventh Crusade, 1250 (1522). Louis IX of France and his brothers Alphonse
Christian prisoners taken during a crusade, 13th century. Envoys of Sultan, with an old merchant on crutches acting as interpreter
Heiji Rebellion, Japan, 1159. The abduction of the former Emperor Go-Shirakawa by Fusiwara No Nobuyori. Go-Shirakawa was later freed and Nobuyori killed, by Taira no Kiyomori
Battle of Albuera, Peninsular War, 16 May 1811 (1817). A Sergeant of the British 18th Hussars takes French officers prisoner
Leander Starr Jameson taken prisoner after the failure of the Jameson Raid, South Africa, 1896. The aim of the Jameson Raid was to initiate rebellion in Johannesburg by British settlers or
Capture of Edward Paget, British general, 1812Edward Paget, British general, 1812. Second in command to Wellington in the Peninsular War in 1811, Paget (1775-1849) was captured by the enemy while retreating from Burgos in 1812
A criminal attacked by three large dogs, 1891. Artist: Henri MeyerA criminal attacked by three large dogs, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 21st November 1891
The capture of two french travelers by brigands in Sardinia, 1894. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 20th August 1894
Hunting a crocodile, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri BechardHunting a crocodile, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France
Liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944. Gendarmes, soldiers and Resistance fighters escorting German prisoners through crowds of jubilant civilians in front of the Opera
German prisoner of war arriving in England, escorted by an American soldier, 1944. Photograph from Voir magazine an American French language publication
French prisoner of war camp at Wahn, near Cologne, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Over 280, 000 French troops were captured by the Germans during the conflict
Boer prisoners under escort, 2nd Boer War, 1900. After Paardeberg, one of the bloodiest battles in the 2nd Boer War (1899-1902), fought in February 1900, many Boer officers and leaders
Some of Cronjes Boer officers after Paardeberg, 2nd Boer War, 1900. The Boer general Piet Cronje (1835-1911) surrendered to Lord Roberts, the British commander-in-chief in South Africa
Boer prisoners in a camp at Bloemfontein, 2nd Boer War, 1899-1902
Sailor Tanaka Ichitaro, from the series Mirror of Army and Navy Heroes (Rikkai gunjin komyo kagami), 1895 (Meiji 28, 7th month)