Capturing Collection (page 2)

Rustam Captures Rakhsh, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), mid-15th century

Acte III Scene VI - 50 mille Autrichiens... Oh le beau coup de filet, 1805, (1921)
Acte III Scene VI - 50 mille Autrichiens...Oh le beau coup de filet, 1805, (1921). Roughly translated as 50 thousand Austrians, what a lovely haul

Capture of the Hotel de Ville, Paris, July Revolution, 1830 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Capture of the Hotel de Ville, Paris, July Revolution, 1830 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Capture of French Marshal Joachim Murat, Calabria, Italy, 1815 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Capture of French Marshal Joachim Murat, Calabria, Italy, 1815 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol. V."

Seizure of Sir William Macnaghten by Akbar Khan, Afghanistan, 1841 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Seizure of Sir William Macnaghten by Akbar Khan, Afghanistan, 1841 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

British forces capturing the Canadian rebel ship Caroline on the Niagara River, 1837 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Sport in India - Driving Elephants Into A Keddah, c1808, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Sport in India - Driving Elephants Into A Keddah, c1808, (1901). Wild elephants are driven into a kheda, an enclosure used for their capture

Maiwand - Saving the Guns, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Maiwand - Saving the Guns, (1901). The Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan took place on 27 July 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War

The Capture of Johannesburg: The Guards Attack at Germiston, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Capture of Johannesburg: The Guards Attack at Germiston, (1901). British forces under Frederick Sleigh Roberts captured Johannesburg in the South African Republic, (now part of South Africa)

Mrs. Heald and the Savages at Chicago, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Mrs. Heald and the Savages at Chicago, (1878). The Battle of Fort Dearborn took place on 15 August 1812 near what is now Chicago, Illinois

The British Troops entering the Breach of the Moro Castle, (c1770s). Creator: Walker
The British Troops entering the Breach of the Moro Castle, (c1770s). British troops entering the breach in the fortress of Morro Castle, during the Battle of Havana, Cuba, in 1762

The Taking of Ulm, 17 October 1805, (c1850). Artist: Francois Pigeot
The Taking of Ulm, 17 October 1805, (c1850). Ulm in Germany was one of Napoleons greatest victories, with an entire Austrian army of 30, 000 men captured by the French

Capture of Joan of Arc, Compiegne, France, 1430 (1864). Joan (1412-1431), the Maid of Orleans, captured by the Burgundians while defending Compiegne during the Hundred Years War

The Battle of Ulm, Germany, 17th October 1805. Artist: Louis Francois Couche
The Battle of Ulm, Germany, 17th October 1805. Ulm was one of Napoleons greatest victories, with an entire Austrian army of 30, 000 men captured by the French

The entry of the French into Venice, Floreal, Year 5 (May 1797). Napoleon captured Venice during his successful campaign to drive the Austrians out of northern Italy in the French Revolutionary Wars

A British soldier Taking Two French Officers at the Battle of the Pyrenees, 1813 (1816)
A British Soldier Taking Two French Officers at the Battle of the Pyrenees, 1813 (1816). The battle saw the British under Wellington repel a French offensive to relieve the besieged garrisons of

The Spanish capture Fort Caroline, 1565 (1631). Fort Caroline was a settlement established by the Franch near present day Jacksonville, Florida, in 1564

Captured German blockhouse, Poelecappelle, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Captured German blockhouse, Poelecappelle, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. The Battle of Poelcappelle was part of the larger Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres)

The Union Brigade Capturing the French Guns at Waterloo, 1902. Artist: William Barnes Wollen
The Union Brigade Capturing the French Guns at Waterloo, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Capture of the Spanish slave vessel Dolores by HM brig Ferret, 4 April 1816, 1816. Artist: William John Huggins
Capture of the Spanish slave vessel Dolores by HM brig Ferret, Captain James Stirling, 4 April 1816, 1816. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Capture of Monmouth, 6 July 1685, (c1880). The Battle of Sedgemoor was fought on 6 July 1685 and took place at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset, England

Ships Attacked by Pirates, c1808. Lieutenant Turner and the crew of a boat from the country-ship Tay attacked and made prisoners by the Ladrone pirates in 1806

La Piemontaise capturing the Warren Hastings c1806. Artist: Robert Dodd
La Piemontaise capturing the Warren Hastings c1806. The Warren Hastings was an East Indiaman captured after a battle with the French frigate La Piemontaise, under the command of Jacques Epron

The Last Franco-British Frigate Action, c1815. Artist: Nicholas Pocock
The Last Franco-British Frigate Action, c1815. The last Franco-British single ship battle of the Napoleonic Wars took place on 26-27 March 1814 off Jobourg, Normandy

The Fall of Oswego, c1815. Artist: Robert Havell
The Fall of Oswego, c1815. During the War of 1812, James Lucas Yeo (1782-1818), a British naval officer commanding a small squadron, arrived off Oswego on Lake Ontario on 4 May 1814

Capture of the Reunion, c1794. Artist: John William Edy
Capture of the Reunion, c1794. A naval battle between the British frigate HMS Crescent and the French frigate Reunion on 20 October 1793

Capture of the Cleopatre, c1794. Artist: Thomas Yates
Capture of the Cleopatre, c1794. The French frigate Cleopatre surrendered following heavy fire from the British frigate HMS Nymphe on 18th June 1793. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N

The Mediator and the Alexander, c1784. Artist: Dominic Serres
The Mediator and the Alexander, c1784. The British ship HMS Mediator captured the American ship Alexander on 12 December 1782, during an engagement with a French and American convoy off Ferrol

Victory of Paul Jones, c1780. Artist: Richard Paton
Victory of Paul Jones, c1780. The capture of the British warship HMS Serapis on 23 September 1779 by French and American ships under the command of Commodore John Paul Jones (1747-1792)

Capture of the Foudroyant, c1760. Artist: Francis Swaine
Capture of the Foudroyant, c1760. The capture of the French warship Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth on 28 February 1758. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme

The Nottingham and the Mars, c1750. Artist: Remigius Parr
The Nottingham and the Mars, c1750. HMS Nottingham captured the French warship Mars, which was returning to French from the unsuccessful Duc d Anville expedition to North America, on 11 October 1746

Vernon at Portobello, c1740. Artist: Samuel Scott
Vernon at Portobello, c1740. The capture of Porto Bello, Panama, from the Spanish by British Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757) on 21 August 1739 during the War of Jenkins Ear

John II of France surrendering his sword to Denis de Morbeck at the Battle of Poitiers, 1356 (1793)
King John II of France surrendering his sword to Denis de Morbeck (a knight of Artois) at the battle of Poitiers, 1356 (1793). From Ashburtons History of England, by Charles Alfred Ashburton. [W

The surrender of Don Anton to Sir Francis Drake, 1 March 1579 (1905). Drake`s capture of a Spanish treasure ship off South America. From Cassells History of England, Vol

Capture of the Morro, (1763), 1920s
Capture of the Morro. On June 30 1763, from one to two in the afternoon, the English mines exploded and the Englishmen immediately assaulted the fortress through a small breach(gash)

The capture of a German blockhouse, Croisilles, France, World War I, c1917-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
The capture of a German blockhouse, Croisilles, France, World War I, c1917-c1918. During the assault on the Hindenburg Line. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The capture of a German machine-gunner, Croisilles, France, World War I, c1917-c1918. During the assault on the Hindenburg Line. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The capture by the French of the Algerian city of Constantine, 10th October 1837 (1882-1884). Artist: Janet Lange
The capture by the French of the Algerian city of Constantine, 10th October 1837 (1882-1884). The French conquered Algeria between 1830 and 1847

The surrender of Ulm, Germany, 20th October 1805 (1882-1884). Ulm was one of Napoleons greatest victories, with an entire Austrian army of 30, 000 men captured by the French

Interrogating a German soldier, Hohenzollern Redoubt, France, World War I, 1914-1918. The Hohenzollern Redoubt was a fortified German position that was the scene of fierce fighting during the Battle

German soldiers surrendering, Bullecourt, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
German soldiers surrendering, Bullecourt, France, World War I, 1914-1918. British and Australian troops captured Bullecourt from the Germans in May 1917 during the Battle of Arras

Arrest of General Richard Prescott, 1777 (c1880). British General Richard Prescott was captured by a small band of colonial soldiers at a farm on Rhode Island on 10th July 1777

Captive Cupid, 1899. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

Capture of John Brown in the engine house, c1880
Capture of John Brown in the engine house, Harpers Ferry, Virginia, USA, 1859 (c1880). Brown (1800-1859) believed that armed insurrection was the only way to end slavery in the United States

Seizure of Lopez, (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Khoikhois trapping antelope, South Africa, 18th century (1931). Plate taken from Historic Farms of South Africa, by Dorothea Fairbridge, published by Oxford University Press (London, 1931)

Battle of Poitiers, France, 1356. King John II of France taken prisoner at the conclusion of the second of the three great English victories of the Hundred Years War

Arrest of Sir John Fenwick, 1696 (late 19th century)
Arrest of Sir John Fenwick, 1696 (19th century). Sir John Fenwick (1645-1697) was an English Jacobite conspirator who was beheaded in 1697

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