Fort Collection (page 15)

No Man Was Safe, No Life Was Safe, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
No Man Was Safe, No Life Was Safe, 1908, (c1920). Madeleine de Vercheres (1678-1747) of New France (Quebec) was credited with thwarting a raid on Fort Vercheres when she was 14 years old

Afrique Occidentale -Senegal - Goree - La Falasise et le Castel, c1900. Afrique Occidentale -Senegal - Goree - La Falasise et le Castel. (West Africa -Senegal - Goree - The Falasise and Castel)

Plan of London and Westminster, 1749 (1903). A plan of London published in The Gentlemans Magazine in June 1749 showing the 1643 defences for the Civil War

The Fort at Vauxhall erected for the defence of London during the Civil War, c1810, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

One of the Forts erected by the Parliament for the defence of London during the Civil War, c1808, (1912). One of the Forts erected by the Parliament for the defence of London during the Civil War

Torreon de la Chorrera, Havana, Cuba, c1920. From Souvenir Album from Havana Cuba. [Harris Bros. Company, Havana, Cuba, c1920]

Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Havana, Cuba, c1920. From Souvenir Album from Havana Cuba. [Harris Bros. Company, Havana, Cuba, c1920]

The beginning of the British Empire in India, 17th century (1908). The trading post established by the East India Comany at Surat, Gujarat

An Ancient Fort in Suffolk, c1899 Artist: Frederick George Cotman
An Ancient Fort in Suffolk, c1899. From The Studio Volume 47. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1909]

Redan and Advanced Trenches of British Right Attack, 1856. Artist: Thomas Picken
Redan and Advanced Trenches of British Right Attack, 1856. Scene from the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War. From The Seat of War in the East, by William Simpson (1823-99)

Past Grazianis Shattered Stronghold Lies the Conquerors Road, 1941. British Bren-gun carriers pass the wrecked Fort Capuzzo. From The War Illustrated: Volume 4 edited by Sir John Hammerton

Planting of the Royal Flag on the Ruins of Fort Du Quesne, 1758. The French held Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War

San Antonio Bridge and Fort Geronimo, San Juan, 1909. Fort Geronimo was built during the 17th century to replace a smaller battery that stood at the easternmost end of the San Juan islet

Capture of Fuerte de la Loma (1896), 1910s
Capture of Fuerte de la Loma. Major General Calixto Garcia took hold of the fort in August 20, 1896 and the flag bearer Luis Rodolfo Miranda hoisted the Cuban flag

Two Mouth Fort, (1896), 1920s
Dos Bocas fort. Cuban forces attacked the village of Dos Bocas in Santiago de Cuba province on November 10, 1896. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Chorrera Tower, 1920s
Tower of the Chorrera. The English landed with some forces and fought until the fortress was surrender. It was defended with admirable value by the Havanero Colonel Don Luis de Aguiar

In the Fort, Lahore, India, late 19th or early 20th century. Lahore Fort was built in the 1560s by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Lantern slide

Interior of the Diwan-i-Khas, Red Fort, Delhi, India, late 19th or early 20th century. The Diwan-i-Khas is a pavilion clad entirely in marble. Lantern slide

West side of the Fort, showing the moat, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
West side of the Fort, showing the moat, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Main entrance to Fort Dufferin and the Royal Palace, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Main entrance to Fort Dufferin and the Royal Palace, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. The palace was built between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindons establishment of Mandalay as Burmas royal capital

General view of Mandalay, Burma, showing the fort wall, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
General view of Mandalay, Burma, showing the fort wall, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

View of Halifax, Nova Scotia, c1870

Villafranca, Italy, c1870

Peschiera del Garda, Italy, c1875. View showing the town and fortess, situated where the Mincio River flows out of Lake Garda

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, c1880

View of the city of San Domingo from the harbour, Dominican Republic, c1880

Havannah Harbour, showing where the fifty invaders were shot, Cuba, c1880. Part of a revolt against Spanish colonial rule of Cuba. The fortress of La Cabana can be seen in the background

Rock fortress, Afghan border, c1924. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, first volume, The Fleetway House, London, c1924

Gateway to the Red Fort, Delhi, India, late 19th or early 20th century. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the Red Fort as his palace when he moved his capital from Agra to Delhi in the mid 17th

Russian Redan, Sebastopol, Crimean War, 1855 (1951)
Russian Redan, Sebastopol, Crimean War, 1855, (1951). This image from the Crimean War shows the Grand Redan, a Russian fortification in the port city of Sevastopol

View of Kronstadt, Russia, 1882-1884. The forts of Kronstadt protected the sea approaches to St Petersburg from the British and French fleets during the Crimean War

The killing of Adham Khan by Akbar, c1600 (1956). Scene from the Akbarnama. The Mughal Emperor Akbar killing Adham Khan, one of his generals, by throwing him down the stairs of the Red Fort in Agra

Tudor fort, Sandown, Kent, c1540 (1956). Situated just to the north of Deal, Sandown Castle was one of the chain of Device Forts built by Henry VIII along the English coast to defend against foreign

The Moti Musjid or Pearl Mosque, Agra, Hindustan. Artist: James Gardner
The Moti Musjid or Pearl Mosque, Agra, Hindustan. The Moti Masjid was built in the mid 17th century by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan

Gateway, Tilbury Fort, Essex, 1810. Artist: G Cooke
Gateway, Tilbury Fort, Essex, 1810. Tilbury Fort was designed in the 17th century and partly remodelled in the 1860s

Sergeant Jasper recovering the flag, 1776 (c1880). William Jasper (c1750-1779) was a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment in the American Revolutionary War

Zanzibar from the Sea, 1883. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. compiled from reliable sources, Adam and Co, 14 Ivy Lane, London and Newcastle, 1883

Defence of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, 1861 (c1880). Fort Sumter was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861

Attack on the Pequot Fort, 1637 (c1880). The Pequot were a Native American tribe who inhabited much of what is now Connecticut in the 17th century

Fort Purandhar, near Pune (Poona), India, early 20th century

Inspection of the Cheshire Regiment in the fort at Johannesburg, Boer War, South Africa, 1901. Stereoscopic card

The Saladin Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

A landing place in a small harbour at Rhodes, Greece, 1841. Artist: John Le Keux
A landing place in a small harbour at Rhodes, Greece, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume II, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

The Redan, view of a portion of the interior, Crimean War, (1857). Artist: H Bibby
The Redan, view of a portion of the interior, Crimean War, (1857). A redan was a fort or gun emplacement. Engraving from Englands Battles by Sea and Land, Volume V, Russia and Turkey

The Fortress of Dowlatabad in the Deccan Plateau, India, c1860. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began in the town of Meerut and soon erupted into other mutinies

The Fortress of Bowrie, Rajpootana, India, c1860. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began in the town of Meerut and soon erupted into other mutinies

The hill fortress of Gwalior, India, c1860. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began in the town of Meerut and soon erupted into other mutinies

Fort George, Madras, India, c1860. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume V, The London Printing & Publishing Company, (c1860)

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