Hero Collection (page 19)

Head of Achilles. From the picture of Achilles delivering Briseis to the Heralds

Combat between Roland and Ferragus, c1820. Artist: Antonio Verico
Combat between Roland and Ferragus, c1820. Roland (by tradition d778) the semi-legendary French knight and hero of the 11th century Chanson de Roland (Song of Roland)

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, c1803. Wellington (1769-1852), Anglo-Irish soldier and stateman, during his service in India, where he became Governor of Mysore, 1799-1805

Burial of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, British soldier, La Coruna, Spain, 1809 (c1885)
Burial of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, Scottish-born British soldier, La Coruna, Spain, 1809 (c1885). Moore (1761-1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna)

Death of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, British soldier, La Coruna, Spain, 1809
Death of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, Scottish-born British soldier, La Coruna, Spain, 1809. Moore (1761-1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna), Peninsular War

John Moore, Scottish-born British soldier. General Sir John Moore (1761-1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna), Peninsular War, Spain 16 January 1809

Siege of Zaragoza, Peninsular War, 16 June-13 August 1808. Maria Augustin, the Maid of Sarogossa, encouraging fellow her fellow citizens to re-man a battery

Postcard commemorating Captain Scotts ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, c1912. Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) English antarctic explorer (inset) and his ship the Terra Nova trapped in ice

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

Robin Hood, legendary English folk hero and outlaw and champion of the poor, early 19th century. Robin (c1250-c1350)), an expert with the longbow and the quarter-staff, drawing his bow

Siege of Zaragosa, Spain, Peninsular War, 1808 (c1822-c1870). Artist: William Greatbach
Siege of Zaragosa, Spain, Peninsular War, 1808 (c1822-c1870). Maria Augustin, the Maid of Sarogossa, encouraging fellow her fellow citizens to re-man a battery

Arthur, 6th century semi-legendary Christian king of the Britons, late 14th century. According to legend, Arthur united the Britons against the Saxons whom he defeated in c516 at the Battle of Badon

Jean Bart, French privateer and naval officer, 19th century. Bart (1651-1702) served in the French Navy in the war between Louis XIV and the United Provinces

Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796. Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796. The French defeated the Austrians on 17 November 1796 after a three day battle at Arcole, Northern Italy

Leonidas at Thermopylae, 5th century BC, (c1814). Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Leonidas at Thermopylae, 5th century BC, (c1814). Leonidas (died c480 BC) was king of Sparta from 491 BC. He held the pass at Thermopylae for 3 days with 300 Spartans

Portrait bust of a young Alexander the Great, 4th century BC. Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC) was Alexander III of Macedon from 336 BC. From the collection of the Ancient Olympia Museum

Ivory portrait bust of Alexander the Great, 4th century BC. Bust of Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC), who was Alexander III of Macedon from 336 BC, found in the Macedonian royal tombs at Vergina

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, 1906. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma - Great Soul) (1869-1948) left India in 1893

Achilles bandaging the wound of Patroclus, c1900. Scene after decoration on an antique vase, from the epic poem Iliad by Homer (8th century BC)

Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Artist: Noel Paton
Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Ulysses or Odysseus, mythical king of Ithaca, hero of Homers Odyssey, was shipwrecked on the island of Ogygia

Saladin, c1180. Saladin or Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, (1137-93), Sultan of Egypt and Syria, leader of Muslim armies against the Crusaders. After a contemporary miniature c1180

Robert Baden-Powell, English soldier, 1900. Baden-Powell (1857-1941) became famous as the defender of Mafeking in the Boer War (1899-1902)

Henry Havelock, British soldier, c1857. Major-General Henry Havelock (1795-1857) took part in both reliefs of Lucknow (September and November 1857) during the Indian Mutiny

Battle of Aspern Essling, Austria, Napoleonic Wars, 21-22 May 1809 (1832). Archduke Charles of Austria (1771-1847) rallying some of the 115

Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, Crimean War, 25 October, 1854 (early 20th century). Lord Raglan gave the order for the disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennysons poem

Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805) on the deck of HMS Victory during the battle where the British navy decisively defeated the Franco-Spanish fleet

Death of Nelson on board HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 (1827). One of Britains greatest military figures, Admiral Nelson (1758-1805)

Field Marshal Roberts relieving the siege of Kimberley, Boer War, South Africa, 1900. Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) was Commander-in-Chief in the field in the 2nd Boer War

Victoria Cross, British award for gallantry, 1857. The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 for all ranks of the British army and navy

Military decorations. Left to right: Distinguished Service Order; Military Cross; Victoria Cross; Distinguished Conduct Medal (all British). Far right: French Croix de Guerre

Victoria Cross. British decoration for gallantry instituted by Queen Victoria after the Crimean War and made of bronze from captured Russian guns

Entree of Napoleon to Grenoble, March 1815, 19th century

Heroic General Bonaparte, 19th century

Saint Charlemagne, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Saint Charlemagne, 1892. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 30th January 1892

Accident on the Marly-le-Roi rail line, France, 1891. Artist: F Meaulle
Accident on the Marly-le-Roi rail line, France, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 14th November 1891

Death of General James Wolfe at the Siege of Quebec, 1759 (1831). James Wolfe (1727-1759), English soldier, lies dying on the Heights of Abraham as Quebec is captured from the French on 13 September

John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), English soldier. Marlborough commanded the British and allied forces in the War of the Spanish Succession early in the 18th century

Battle of Rivoli won by the Emperor Napoleon I, 14 January 1797, (c1835-1884)
Battle of Rivoli won by the Emperor Napoleon I, 14 January, 1797, (1800-1899).The battle of Rivoli in northern Italy occurred as Austrias General Alvintzy made his fourth

Constellation of Perseus, showing him carrying the head of Medusa, c1820. From Uranias Mirror. (London c1820)

La Defense de Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1870

Funeral rites for Bertrand Duguesclin, Constable of France, late19th / early 20th century
Funeral rites for Bertrand Duguesclin, Constable of France, late19th/early 20th century. From the Musee des Beaux Arts, Dunkerque, France

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) on his deathbed, 1830. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) as a youth, listening to his tutor Aristotle, c1875. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great, (356-323 BC), c1873
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), c336-c323 BC. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great, (356-323 BC), 1425
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), c336-c323 BC. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great, (356-323 BC), c336-c323 BC
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), c336-c323 BC. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), 3rd century BC. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

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