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The Heavy Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1902. Artist: Walker & Boutall
The Heavy Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1902. Battle of Balaclava, 25th October 1854, (c1920). Lord Raglan gave the order for the disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennysons poem

Lord Cardigan, 1902. James Thomas Brudenell (1797-1868), 7th earl of Cardigan and soldier during the Crimea War. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

General Scarlett, 1902. Sir James Yorke Scarlett (1799-1871), British soldier and hero of the Crimean War. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

Copenhagen, 1902. Artist: Robert Randoll
Copenhagen, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

General Trochu, 1902. Louis Jules Trochu (1815-1896), French military leader and politician. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

The More Family, from the Sketch by Holbein at Basle Museum, 1527, (1903). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The More Family, from the Sketch by Holbein at Basle Museum, 1527, (1903). Sir Thomas More (1478- 1535), venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher

Willliam III. At the Boyne, 1690, (c1880). The Battle of the Boyne was a battle in 1690 between the English King James II, and the Dutch Prince William of Orange, who, with his wife

The Burial of Wellington, c1890. Artist: Henry Marriott Paget
The Burial of Wellington, c1890. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. by John Cassell. [A. W. Cowan, Cassell & Company Limited, London, Paris, Melbourne, c1890]

The Men Struggled On Through The Hail of Fire, 1902. Artist: Sidney E Paget
The Men Struggled On Through The Hail of Fire, 1902. A scene during the Boer Wars. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

They Strove To Scale The Rampart, 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy
They Strove To Scale The Rampart, 1902. The Battle of New Orleans was an engagement fought between January 8 and January 18, 1815, constituting the final major battle of the War of 1812

The Punjaubees, After Firing A Volley, Rushed Down And Charged Them With The Bayonet, c1897, (1902). The Battle of Aroghee was a battle fought on 10 April 1868 in the Aroghee Plain in Abyssinia

General Skobeleff, 1902. Mikhail Skobeleff (1843-1882), Russian general. After a photograph by Charles Bergamasco. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

Ancona, 1902. Artist: William Henry James Boot
Ancona, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Death of Colonel Donellan, c1896, (1902). Artist: Paul Hardy
Death of Colonel Donellan, c1896, (1902). At the Battle of Talavera, Spain, 27-28 July 1809, the British and Spanish army commanded by Wellington won an indecisive victory over the French commanded

All Formation Was Lost, And Each Man Fought For Himself, 1902. Artist: GB
All Formation Was Lost, And Each Man Fought For Himself, 1902. At the Battle of Talavera, Spain, 27-28 July 1809, the British

Turned Them Round And Poured Grape and Chain-Shot Into The Rear Of The Victorious British, 1902. Artist: AP
Turned Them Round And Poured Grape and Chain-Shot Into The Rear Of The Victorious British, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

The Mausoleum of Akbar, Agra, 1892, (1902). Artist: Joseph Holland Tringham
The Mausoleum of Akbar, Agra, 1892, (1902). After a photograph by Firth & Co. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

The Battle Was Maintained With Unabated Fury For Above Four Hours, c1895, (1902). The Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827

A Hussar Dashed In With The News That The Enemy Were Upon Us!, 1895, (1902). Artist: GB
A Hussar Dashed In With The News That The Enemy Were Upon Us!, 1895, (1902). The battle, fought at La Coruna in northern Spain, was part of the Peninsular War

Count Von Moltke, 1902. Helmuth von Moltke (1800-1891), German Field Marshal and chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

General View of the City of Moscow, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Captain Aylmer Ignited The Fuse, 1902. Artist: AP
Captain Aylmer Ignited The Fuse, 1902. On 2nd December, 1891, during the assault on Nilt Fort, British India, Captain Aylmer

The Jews Market, Warsaw, 1902. Artist: Jatt
The Jews Market, Warsaw, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Old Town, Warsaw, 1902. Artist: Tring Pearce
Old Town, Warsaw, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

The Attack, 1902. Artist: R. O. W
The Attack, 1902. The Tauranga Campaign was an armed conflict in New Zealands Bay of Plenty in early 1864, and was part of the New Zealand wars that were fought over issues of land ownership

The Chilian Cutlasses Swept The Deck, 1902. Commencing on April 10th, 1880, the Chilean Navy fleet began a light blockade of the Peruvian port of Callao

The Ram Crushed In Her Iron Side, 1902. The Battle of Lissa took place on 20th July 1866, in the Adriatic Sea near the Dalmatian island of Lissa

Trieste Harbour, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

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

Mr. Riley. Umjan. Mr. Dawson, 1902. Artist: TW Holmes
Mr. Riley. Umjan. Mr. Dawson, 1902. The Shangani Patrol (or Wilsons Patrol), comprising 34 soldiers in the service of the British South Africa Company

The Charge of the Austrian Lancers, 1902. The Battle of Custoza took place on June 24th, 1866, during the Third Italian War of Independence. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

The Bonny Men Led The Advance, 1902. Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
The Bonny Men Led The Advance, 1902. The Battle of Amoaful was a battle fought on 31st January 1874, during the Third Anglo-Ashanti War. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

The German Soldiers Making Sentries Out of Clay, 1902. Artist: Evelyn Stuart Hardy
The German Soldiers Making Sentries Out of Clay, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

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

Sir Henry Havelock, 1893, (1902). Artist: Edward William Stodart
Sir Henry Havelock, 1893, (1902). Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, British general. Havelock (1795-1857) was noted for his recapture of Kanpur from rebels during the Indian rebellion of 1857

One of the Painful Incidents of the War: Captured British Troops Being Marched Into Pretoria, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

A Trooper in the Rhodesian Horse, 1902. Artist: William Gregory & Co
A Trooper in the Rhodesian Horse, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, K. P. V. C. 1902. Artist: Robinson & Sons
Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, K.P. V.C. 1902. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914), British commander during the Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa

The Dublin Fusiliers Just Before Embarking in the Armoured Train, 1902
The Dublin Fusiliers Just Before Embarking in the Armoured Train Attacked and Wrecked near Chieveley by the Boers, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa

Sir Francis Drake - The First Englishman To See The Pacific, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Sir Francis Drake - The First Englishman To See The Pacific, c1925. Sir Francis Drake, (c1540-1596), English navigator and politician

William Shakespeare - A Dainty Bloom for the King of Poets, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
William Shakespeare - A Dainty Bloom for the King of Poets, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

The Sword and the Soul of Italy, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
The Sword and the Soul of Italy, c1925. Giuseppe Garibaldi, (1807-1882), soldier of the Risorgimento. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Pictons Division Off To The Front, 1902. Artist: William Barnes Wollen
Pictons Division Off To The Front, 1902. Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton GCB (1758-1815) Division off to fight at the Battle of Waterloo. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

Powerscourt, County Wicklow, Ireland, home of Viscount Powerscourt, c1880. The house was designed by the German architect Richard Cassels and built between 1731 and 1741

They Plunged into the Seething Mass of Painted and Befeathered Red Men, 1902. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass

Samaria, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Samaria, 1890. The ancient city of Samaria, capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th and 8th centuries BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

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