Champagne Ardenne Collection

French soldiers... after the Battle of Champagne
French soldiers receiving medals after the Battle of Champagne, northern France, First World War, 1915, (c1920)

Sketch Map of the Valley of the Aisne above Soissons, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Sketch Map of the Valley of the Aisne above Soissons, 1914, (c1920). Part of northern France, showing Laon and Rheims, at the start of the First World War

The Crowning at Rheims of the Dauphin (Joan of Arc series: V), 1907

[Zouaves, Camp de Chalons], 1857. Creator: Gustave Le Gray
[Zouaves, Camp de Chalons], 1857

[Cavalry Maneuvers, Camp de Chalons], 1857. Creator: Gustave Le Gray
[Cavalry Maneuvers, Camp de Chalons], 1857

La Messe au Camp de Chalons, 1857. Creator: Gustave Le Gray
La Messe au Camp de Chalons, 1857

Restored Cathedral of Reims, France, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Restored Cathedral of Reims, France, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

German prisoners of war, Champagne, northern France, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Some of the 23, 000: a group of German prisoners taken during the battle in Champagne, September, 1915

French soldiers... Champagne, France
French soldiers occupy captured German trenches, Champagne, northern France, First World War, 1915-1916, (c1920)

The Theatre of War on the Western Front, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Theatre of War on the Western Front, (c1920). Map Showing the Main Battle Lines from September 1914 to November 1918. Northern France and Belgium during the First World War: also shown are: 1

The Battle-fields of Champagne, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Battle-fields of Champagne, First World War, 1915

The Allied Armies in France and Flanders, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Allied Armies in France and Flanders, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Sketch Map showing the Lines of the Allied Armies in Northern France at the end of October and beginning of November, 1914

Northern France Illustrating the Western Campaign, 1914, (c1920). Map of northern France, Belgium and Luxembourg, at the start of the First World War

Bombed bridge and derailed train, northern France, First World War, 1914, (c1920)

The Cathedral, Rheims, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Cathedral, Rheims, 1890. Notre-Dame de Reims traditional location for the coronation of the kings of France. Construction began in 13th century by Jean d Orbais and concluded in 15th

The Battle of Valmy, 1792, (1890). Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Valmy, 1792, (1890). Battle of Valmy on 20 September 1792. A major victory by the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars

All That Remains of Sermaize, (1919). Creator: Unknown
All That Remains of Sermaize, (1919)

The German River of Fate, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The German River of Fate, (1919)

Western Theatre, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Western Theatre, 1919. Map showing the theatre of war in northern France and Belgium during the First World War, 1914-1919

A Great Gothic Building: The Cathedral at Rheims
A Great Gothic Building: the Cathedral at Rheims, built in the 13th and 14th Centuries, c1930

Troyes, c1833, (mid-late 19th century). Creator: JC Armytage
Troyes, c1833, (mid-late 19th century). View of the town of Troyes on the River Seine in France. Engraving after a watercolour. [Longman & Co, London]

The Battle of Sommesous, 1914, (1926). Artist: Sidney Adamson
The Battle of Sommesous, 1914, (1926). The village of Sommesous changed hands four times between the Germans and French during the Battle of the Marne in September 1914

Relief showing the Celtic god Cernunnos
Romano-Celtic relief showing Cernunnos, the Celtic horned god, from Rhiems. Note the rat, associated with his cult, also the bull and deer

Command post, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Destroyed church, Marne, northern France, c1914. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Makeshift hospital in a church, Marne, northern France, 1914. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Fighting unit, Ville-sur-Tourbe, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Hill 193, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Soldiers marching past bombed-out houses, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Sandbagged entrance, Champagne, France, c1914-c1918. Entrance to a tunnel taken from the Germans at Mont Perthois

Look-out, Champagne, France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Place de l Opera, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918
Place de l Ope ra, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Joke name for trenches at Souain, Marne, named after Place de l Ope ra is in Paris

Trenches, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Soldiers going to the Somme, Epernay, northern France, c1914-c1918
Soldiers going to the Somme, station at Epernay, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

General Henri Gouraud, Chalons, Marne, northern France, c1914-c1918

Horses billet, Suippes, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

370 railway gun named Louise, Mailly, northern France, c1914-c1918

Prisoners, Chalons, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Arriving at Revigny, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Roofless church, Marne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Blacksmith shoeing horse, Suippes, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Squadron at Sommesous, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Rest stop, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

African troops and heavy artillery, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918
African troops and heavy artillery mounted on train, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Ripped open tank, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

General Henri Gouraud, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918

Fosse Froide trench, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Bois de la Grille before attack, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Bois de la Grille, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Captured German sharpshooter, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. A shooter of officers is taken prisoner

Fort de Brimont, Reims, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Place Royal, Reims, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Rue Ceres, Reims, northern France, c1914-c1918
Rue Ce re s, Reims, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Makeshift barracks in a church, Marne, northern France, 1914. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Soldiers in a shelter, Genicourt, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Projector, Chalons, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Reims Cathedral, Reims, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

After the Battle of the Marne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

A French trench before an attack, 2nd Battle of Champagne, France, 25 September 1915. The French launched an offensive in Champagne on 25 September 1915

Rheims Cathedral, 1914, (1918). Artist: Allan Douglass Mainds
Rheims Cathedral, 1914, (1918). From The Studio Volume 74. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1918]

Joan of Arc, Rheims, 1928. Artist: William Walcot
Joan of Arc, Rheims, 1928. A sketch of the Reim Cathederal, France detailing the Joan of Arc statue. From The Studio Volume 96. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1928]

Illuminated page, with bordering, c1480 (1905). The illustration depicts Emperor Wenceslas in conference with King Charles VI of France at Rheims. From Cassells History of England, Vol

Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, France, late 19th or early 20th century. The facade of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Reims, where the Kings of France used to be crowned

Hotel de Ville, Reims, France, 1882-1884. The Hotel de Ville (town hall) of Reims was built in 1627-1630

Joan of Arc at the coronation of Charles VII, 1429 (1882-1884)

Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, France, 1882-1884. Artist: Gautier
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, France, 1882-1884. Detail of the facade of the cathedral, where the kings of France used to be crowned

Battle of Champaubert, France, 10th February 1814 (1882-1884). Artist: Duvivier
Battle of Champaubert, France, 10th February 1814 (1882-1884)

Notre Dame Cathedral, Rheims, France, 1847. Artist: A Varin
Notre Dame Cathedral, Rheims, France, 1847

A stained glass window in the church of St Alpin, Chalons, France, 1849. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, Volume I (Paris, 1849)

West front of the Cathedral at Rheims, 1843. Artist: J Jackson
West front of the Cathedral at Rheims, 1843. An engraving from The Art-Union Scrap Book, Henry G Bohn, London, 1843

Entry of Louis XI of France into Troyes, 1462 (1882-1884). Louis XI was King of France from 1461 to 1482. After a stained glass window by M Gesta of Toulouse

Canal a Troyes, c1880-1930 (1924). Artist: Gustave Leheutre
Canal a Troyes, c1880-1930 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

A triptych of the healing work of St Remy, Bishop of Reims, 11th century (1870)

The coronation of King Charles X of France, Reims, 20 May 1825 (1900). The brother of Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, Charles (1757-1836) came to the throne in succession to the latter in 1824

Second Battle of Champagne, France, World War I, September 1915. French troops advancing through the German lines

General Marchand inspecting trenches, Champagne, France, World War I, 1915. Jean-Baptiste Marchand was commander of the 10th Colonial Infatry Division

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

German troops sitting on the steps of the Vareddes Town Hall, France, 1914. German soldiers taking a rest during the First Battle of the Marne

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 bridge at Trilport, 1st Battle of the Marne, France, 5-12 September 1914. Bridge over the River Marne blown up by the retreating Allies

German soldiers killed by artillery fire, 1st Battle of the Marne, France, 5-12 September 1914. The Battle of the Marne saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris

French and Germans battle under the walls of Chateau de Mondement, France, 1914

Cathedral of Reims, First World War, 19 April 1917

The Conquered Trenches of Perthes, Champagne, France, October 1915, (1926). The French launched an offensive in Champagne on 25 September 1915

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