Explosion Collection (page 8)

The first British air aggressive action of the war, the raid on Kiel, 1940
An artists impression of the first British air aggressive action of the war, the raid on Kiel: Wellington Bombers in action, 1940

The bombs of Sampson Squadron, (1898), 1920s
The bombs of Sampson Squadron. On July 6th, 1898 the American Squadron bombarded the Morro and then Santiago, causing terrible effects

Attack of Cardenas, (1898), 1920s
Attack of Cardenas. On 11th May 1898, the Windslow and the Hudson entered the Bay of Cardenas, with intent to destroy three spanish gunboats

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)

High explosive shells bursting in Mametz Wood, France, World War I, 1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
High explosive shells bursting in Mametz Wood, Somme, France, World War I, 1916. Mametz Wood was the objective of the 38th (Welsh) Division at the Battle of the Somme

Mine crater at La Boiselle, the Somme, France, World War I, c1916-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Mine crater at La Boiselle, the Somme, France, World War I, c1916-c1918. The crater was created by a massive underground mine placed in tunnels beneath the German lines by British sappers of

Indian bombers holding an important trench near Neuve Chapelle, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Indian troops under German shell fire. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Last Stand, square of Spanish infantry, Spanish-American War, 1898. A print from Our Country in War and Relations with All Nations, by Murat Halstead

The Battle of the Nile, Egypt, 1 August 1798 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
The Battle of the Nile, Egypt, 1 August 1798 (c1857). The battle was fought at night in the Abu Qir Bay near Alexandria. Admiral Lord Nelson found the French fleet at anchor and attacked

Bombardment of St Jean D Acre by Admiral Sir Charles Napier, 3 November 1840 (c1857). Artist: H Winkles
Bombardment of St Jean D Acre by Admiral Sir Charles Napier, 3 November 1840 (c1857). British, Turkish and Austrian ships bombarding Egyptian positions in the port of Acre during the Syrian War

The destruction of the Chinese war junk in Ansons Bay, 7 January 1841 (c1857). Artist: George Greatbatch
The destruction of the Chinese war junk in Ansons Bay, 7 January 1841 (c1857). The East India Companys steamer Nemesis, and the boats of the Sulphur

Explosion on the Rue de la Loi, Paris, France, 24th December 1800 (1882-1884). The bomb was an assassination attempt by a group of Breton royalists on the life of the First Consul of France

British soldiers in action at the Crozat Canal, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
British soldiers in action at the Crozat Canal, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Our fearless men fighting against great odds, mine the bridges and retire across the Crozat Canal

A soldier triggers a booby trap, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
A soldier triggers a booby trap, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Trapped German submarine driven inshore and destroyed, World War I, 1914-1918Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Trapped German submarine driven inshore and destroyed, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

A German shell exploding, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
A German shell exploding, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

First World War battlefield scene, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
First World War battlefield scene, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Advance across No Mans Land to assault the German lines, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Advance across No Mans Land to assault the German lines, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Boiler explosion on board HMS Britannia, 28th April 1908. The explosion, which occurred in one of the warships aft boiler rooms, seriously injured five of the crew. Three of them died later

Eruption of Vesuvius, Italy, April 1906. Vesuvius underwent a major eruption in 1906 that killed over 100 people

Watching an eruption of steam and boiling mud halfway up the volcano of Aso-san, Japan, 1904. Mount Aso (Aso-san), on the island of Kyushu, is the largest active volcano in Japan

Sudden volcanic explosion in the crater of Mount Asama (Asamayama), Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Sudden volcanic explosion in the crater of Mount Asama (Asamayama), Japan, 1904. Mount Asama is an active volcano in central Honshu. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Repulse of the Russians, Battle of Kars, Turkey, Crimean War, 29 September 1855, (1857). Artist: G Greatbach
Repulse of the Russians, Battle of Kars, Turkey, Crimean War, 29 September 1855, (1857). Engraving from Englands Battles by Sea and Land, Volume V, Russia and Turkey

The explosion of the Imperial Mole during the bombardment of Odessa, Ukraine, 1854 (1857). Artist: George Greatbatch
The explosion of the Imperial Mole during the bombardment of Odessa, Ukraine, by the English and French, during the Crimean War, 1854 (1857). From a sketch by an officer during the action

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

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)

Blowing up of the Cashmere Gate at Delhi, 1857, (c1860). British troops during the period of East India Company rule. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume III

The Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, 1862, (late 19th century). Also known as the Battle of Shiloh, a major battle in the American Civil War, fought in Tennessee on 6-7 April 1862

Clearing the remaining Germans out of the trenches by hand grenages, 1900s. Artist: Crown
Clearing the remaining Germans out of the trenches by hand grenages, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

King Albert of Belgium in the trenches, First World War, 1914. Artist: PF Richie
King Albert of Belgium in the trenches, First World War, 1914. King Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934) at the front. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Aboukir Bay, c1799. Artist: Philip James de Loutherbourg
Aboukir Bay, c1799. The Battle of the Nile, also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, was a major naval battle fought between the British Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay

Battle of Palo Seco, (1873), 1920s
Battle of Palo Seco. Maximum Gomez defeated the wing column of Lieutenant colonel Vilches, on December 2, 1873. He died along with four hundred soldiers

Explosion on the SS Maine, 1898, (c1910)
Explosion on the USS Maine, 1898, (c1910). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Lieutenant Cushings attack on the Albemarle, c1880
Lieutenant William B Cushings attack on the Albemarle, 1864 (c1880). The Albemarle was a Confederate ironclad warship that operated in the coastal waters of North Carolina during the American Civil

Attack on the Dutch war-steamer Medusa, opposite Simonoseki, Japan, 1863. On 11th July 1863 the Dutch warship Medusa came under fire from forces of the rebel Choshu clan when trying to pass through

The attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe of France, Paris, 1835. On 28th July 1835 a Corsican ex-soldier named Giuseppe Marco Fieschi detonated a bomb in an attempt to kill Louis-Philippe while

The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1816). Artist: Romney
The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1816). Featured is the moment when the French Cuirassiers were surrounded by the 19th Regiment and Scots Greys

Fireworks at Green Park, St Jamess, April 27th, 1749
Fireworks at Green Park, St James s, April 27th, 1749. The Grand Whim for Prosperity to Laugh at: Being the night view of the royal fireworks as exhibited in the Green Park

Bombardment of Port Royal, South Carolina, 7 November 1861, (1862-1867). Artist: W Ridgway
Bombardment of Port Royal, South Carolina, 7 November 1861, (1862-1867). The success of their attack on Port Royal gave the Union control of the waters off southern Georgia

The Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa, Second Anglo-Boer War, February 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
The Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa, Second Anglo-Boer War, February 1900

Twelfth Regiment of Foot, The North part of Gibraltar, 13th and 14th September 1782. Artist: Madeley
Twelfth Regiment of Foot, the north part of Gibraltar, 13th and 14th September 1782. Scene during the Great Siege of Gibraltar by the French and Spanish which began in 1779

Destruction of the Turkish fleet at Sinope, 1853, (1900). The port of Sinop on the Black Sea was attacked by Russia, precipitating the Crimean War

Death of General Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights, October 13th, 1812, (1877). British forces were victorious against the Americans near Queenston, Ontario

Attack on Quebec by General Montgomery, Morning of 31st December, 1755, (1877). Irish soldier Richard Montgomery was killed while attempting to capture Quebec during a fierce snow storm on 31

Battle of the Plains of Abraham, September 13th, 1759, (1877). The battle, fought between the British and the French just outside the walls of Quebec City

Battle of St Foye, April 28th 1760, (1877). Illustration from Popular history of the Dominion of Canada, with art illustrations

Capture of Fort Frontenac, 1758, (1877). The British attacking Frontenac, a strategic French trading post and military fort in what is now Ontario

General Wolfe at the Siege of Louisbourg, AD 1758, (1877). British military leader James Wolfe laid siege to the Fortress of Louisbourg in New France (Nova Scotia). The French capitulated

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