Fighting Collection (page 45)

Battle of Bennington, Vermont, American War of Independence, 16 August 1777. The British were defeated by colonial militia under General John Stark

St George killing the dragon, 1598. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

St George killing the dragon, 1884. Artist: George Heywood Maunoir Sumner
St George killing the dragon, 1884. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

Recovery of the British Fuseliers at the Battle of Albuera, 16 May 1811. British, Portuguese and Spanish forces commanded by Lord William Beresford defeated the French army under Marshal Soult

Armoured knights jousting at a tournament, 12th century, c1820. The knight on far side has a shattered lance and is being unhorsed

Hereward the Wake, Anglo-Saxon rebel, attacking Peterborough Abbey, 1070 (early 20th century). Hereward attacking the abbey in protest at William Is imposition of a Norman abbot

Death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 (c19th century)
Death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, 22 August 1485 (c19th century). Richard III (1452-1485), the last Yorkist king of England, usurped the throne on the death of his brother, Edward IV

Battle of Crecy, France, August 1346 (1864). A major engagement of the Hundred Years War between England and France (1337-1453)

Greek vase decorated with figures of warriors fighting

Relief depicting Greek soldiers fighting Amazons

Battle of Vimeiro, Peninsular War, 21 August 1808. The British army commanded by Wellington defeated the French under Junot

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, with his staff at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. Wellington (1769-1852) commanded the British

Freeing of the Fenian Conspiracy leaders from a police van, Hyde Street, Manchester, 1867. On 18 September 1867, Colonel Thomas J Kelly and Captain Deasy

Amboise Enterprise or Conspiracy, French Religious Wars, March 1560 (c1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Amboise Enterprise or Conspiracy, French Religious Wars, March 1560 (c1570). The Amboise Enterprise was a Huguenot plot against the Catholic Guise faction, led by Jean du Barry

Riot by railway workers at Martinsbury on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, August, 1877. Workers went on strike when the Company cut their wages. Wood engraving

Forces under Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, in battle, c410 (1654). Artist: Francois Chauveau
Forces under Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, in battle, c410 (1654).Alaric (c370-410) ruled the Visigoths (western Goths) from 395

St George, mounted on a spotted horse, killing the dragon, 19th century. St George was a half legendary Christian soldier from Cappadocia

Unhorsing of a Pawnee warrior by Dakota Sioux warrior Zintka Mato (Dog Bear), c1889-1927. Artist: Kills Two
Unhorsing of a Pawnee warrior by the spear of Dakota Sioux warrior Zintka Mato (Dog Bear), c1889-1927

Scene from the Romance of Lancelot of the Lake. Artist: Gautier
Scene from the Romance of Lancelot of the Lake. The Count des Broches in combat with King Nabor and Sir Gawain. In the centre mounted knights in armour are fighting with lances and swords

Scenes from the First Crusade, 1096-1099 (c1490). Artist: Sebastian Marmoret
Scenes from the First Crusade, 1096-1099 (c1490). In the foreground of the main image, mounted knights unhorsed and killed in a melee of hand-to-hand fighting with (left)

Conflict between General George Custer (1839-1876) and Crazy Horse, Sioux (Dakota) Indian. Artist: Kills Two
Conflict between General George Custer (1839-1876) and Crazy Horse, North American Sioux (Dakota) Indian, c1890-c1927

Battle during First Crusade (Peoples Crusade), 1096-1099, (c1490). Artist: Sebastian Marmoret French
Battle during First Crusade (Peoples Crusade), 1096-1099, (c1490). Foreground: mounted knights unhorsed and killed. Centre: melee of hand-to-hand fighting with, on left

Gladiators in the arena, Roman mosaic, Saarbrucken, Germany

Fragment of a Roman relief showing gladiators fighting

Scenes from the First Crusade, 1096-1099 (14th century). The First Crusade was ordered by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont in 1095

St George and the Dragon, c1500. St George (dc303) was an early Christian martyr and is the Patron Saint of England. Here he is depicted in a suit of black armour standing on a dragon he has killed

Battle of Poitiers, France, 732 (1837). Artist: Charles Auguste Guillaume Steuben
Battle of Poitiers, France, 732 (1837). The battle at which the Frankish king Charles Martel (the Hammer) (c688-741), founder of the Carolingian dynasty and grandfather of Charlemagne

St George Killing the Dragon, Russian icon. St George (dc303) is the Patron Saint of England and Portugal

St Michael the Archangel, c1503-1504. Artist: Raphael
St Michael the Archangel, c1503-1504. St Michael depicted as a knight in armour with shield and sword attacking the dragon as described in Revelations

Battle of Culloden, 16 April 1746 (18th century). Culloden was the last battle of the 1745 Jacobite rising under Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender

Retreat of Hernando Cortes form Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520. Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador, led an expedition to Mexico, landing in 1519

Timur attacking the Knights of St John at Smyrna, 1402 (1467). Artist: Bihzad
Timur attacking the Knights of St John at Smyrna, 1402 (1467). Timur Lenk (1336-1404), or Tamerlane, meaning Timur the Lame

Hand-to-hand fighting with swords in defence of a castle, 14th century. Detail from a Manuscript in the British Museum

Byzantine cavalrymen overwhelming enemy cavalry and foot soldiers. Illustrated manuscript

Battle between Alexander and the Persian king Darius III, 4th century BC
Battle between Alexander the Great and the Persian king Darius III, 4th century BC. Illustration after a Persian manuscript made in the Middle Ages or later

The Cock Pit, c1840. Artist: George Presbury
The Cock Pit, c1840. Cockfighting enthusiasts from a cross-section of society gamble and squabble. The blind Lord Albermarle Bertie (centre)

Battle of Issus, 333 BC, (1st century AD). Alexander The Great (356-323BC), seen here at far left, defeating the forces of the Persian king Darius III at Issus in Cilicia, (now southern Anatolia)

The Heroic Age in Greece : combat of Ancient Greek warriors. These figures are based upon the seventh-century plaque in the British Museum, which is shown as an inset

Battle of Alnwick, Northumberland, 1174, (1864). Victorian depiction of the capture of William I of Scotland, The Lion (1143-1214) by the English

Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 (1864). Richard III (1452-1485), last Yorkist king of England from 1483, on a white horse

The death of Warwick the Kingmaker, 1471 (c1880). Richard Neville or Nevill, Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), English soldier and statesman was killed at the Battle of Barnet, 14 April 1471

Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, American Civil War, 1862 (1864). The Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia, which was fought on 8-9 March 1862

Romans in battle against the Barbarians, 2nd century. Detail from the sarcophagus of a general of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180).From the National Museum, Rome

Roman invasion of Britain, 55-54 BC (c1820). Roman troops under Julius Caesar landing on the shores of Britain and meeting resistance from the natives during the invasion of 55 or 54 BC

Battle of Corunna (La Coruna), Peninsular War, Spain 16 January 1809 (1815). Retreating from a much larger French army, the British under General Sir John Moore were able to hold the French off long

Napoleon helping to defeat counter-revolutionaries in Paris, French Revolution, 1795. Napoleon Bonaparte (on horseback) commanding revolutionary troops in street fighting on 13 Vendemiaire (5 October)

Storming of Badajoz, Spain, Peninsular War, 6 April 1812. British troops under the command of Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) capturing Badajoz from the French

Siege of Delhi, Indian Mutiny, September 1857. Colonel Campbells troops storming the Cashmere Gate after engineers had blown it up

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