Invasion Collection (page 10)

German armoured car during the advance on Paris, May-June 1940

Mackensens army crossing the Danube river, Romania, World War I, 1916. Field Marshal von Mackensen, commander of the German Danube Army, on the Romanian side of the river

French anti-Prussian cartoon, 1871. Cartoon from Actualite published during the Franco-Prussian war (1870-1871). From a private collection

Algiers and Louis Philippe, French Revolution of 1830. On 26th July, 1830, the Polignac ministry, strongly reactionary in its tendencies

Francisco Pizarro, 15th century Spanish conquistador, 1671. Later engraving of Pizarro (c1475-1541), conqueror of the Inca empire (1531-1533)

Alexander Nevsky, Mid of the 18th cen Artist: Vasilyev, Matvey Vasilyevich (1731-1782 / 86)
Alexander Nevsky, Mid of the 18th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Illustration of the Romans landing in Britain, 19th century
Illustration of the Romans landing in Britain, depicting the centurion who leapt ashore with the standard. It was printed in A Chronicle of England, published in 1864

Crossing the Berezina River, Russia, 27 November 1812 (1844). Artist: Peter Heinrich Lambert von Hess
Crossing the Berezina River, Russia, 27 November 1812 (1844). Scene from Napoleons epic retreat from Russia. Napoleon had expected to find the river frozen, but a thaw had melted the ice

Italian Corps of Eugene de Beauharnais Crossing the Niemen on 30 June 1812, (1815). Artist: Albrecht Adam
Italian Corps of Eugene de Beauharnais Crossing the Niemen on 30 June 1812, (1815). Part of Napoleons Grande Armee embarking on the invasion of Russia

The Shootings of May 3rd 1808, 1814. Artist: Francisco Goya
The Shootings of May 3rd 1808, 1814. Painted in 1814 for King Ferdinand VII of Spain, this is a forceful, sobering condemnation of the horrors of war

The Women of Gaul, c1827-1893. Artist: Auguste Barthelemy Glaize
The Women of Gaul, c1827-1893. An episode during the Roman invasion of Gaul. Women and children look on in anguish as the Gaulish men are slaughtered by the Romans on the battlefield

French Map of Central and South America, French, 1550. Map showing Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean islands and Antilles, and South America with the River Plate prominent

Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps, 218 BC. During the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian general Hannibal (247-182 BC) led his army, including elephants

Roman invasion of Britain, 1st century BC (1864). A standard Bearer of the 10th Legion bringing the standard ashore. Julius Caesar commanded the first Roman landings in Britain in 55 and 54 BC

William of Orange landing with his army at Torbay, Devon, 5 November 1688. A protestant, William of Orange (1650-1702) was invited by a conspiracy of English notables to depose the Catholic James II

Head of a Viking warrior, c9th-11th century
Head of a Viking warrior. From the National Historical Museum, Stockholm

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

Leander Starr Jameson taken prisoner after the failure of the Jameson Raid, South Africa, 1896. The aim of the Jameson Raid was to initiate rebellion in Johannesburg by British settlers or

Battle between Nuno de Guzman and inhabitants of Michuacan, Mexico, 16th century. De Guzman and his native Tlazcalan allies attacking Michuacan

Spanish conquistadors with their native Tlazcalan allies attacking an Aztec temple, 16th century. Copy of a section of the drawings of Lienzo de Tlazcala lost during the Mexican revolution in

Napoleon and his staff watching the burning of Moscow, 1812 (late 19th century)

Beginning of the Russian conquest of Siberia, 1580 (c1900). Cossacks under Yermak Timofeyevich attacking the army of Khan Kuchum on the River Irtysh

Napoleons Grande Armee catching sight of Moscow, 1812 (late 19th century). Of the 600, 000 soldiers of the army that set out on Napoleons Russian campaign, only about 100, 000 returned

Napoleon retreating from Moscow, 1812. Napoleon riding at speed on a horse drawn sleigh, escorted by a squadron of cavalry. Of the 600, 000 soldiers of his Grande Armee, only about 100, 000 returned

The idol of war, Kana, Dahomey, Africa, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The idol of war, Kana, Dahomey, Africa, 1892. Between 1892 and 1894 Dahomey was conquered by French troops from Senegal and incorporated into Frances West African colonies

Cremation of the Dahomey corpses, Africa, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Cremation of the Dahomey corpses, Africa, 1892. Between 1892 and 1894 Dahomey was conquered by French troops from Senegal and incorporated into Frances West African colonies

Entry of the French army into Abomey, Dahomey, Africa, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Entry of the French army into Abomey, Dahomey, Africa, 1892. In November 1892, Behanzin, the last independent reigning king of Dahomey, being defeated by French colonial forces

French soldiers opening New Years gift boxes in Dahomey, Africa, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
French soldiers opening New Years gift boxes in Dahomey, Africa, 1892. The kingdom of Dahomey (modern Benin) was conquered by French troops from Senegal in 1892-1894

The French attack on Kana, Dahomey, Africa, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The French attack on Kana, Dahomey, Africa, 1892. Between 1892 and 1894 Dahomey was conquered by French troops from Senegal and incorporated into Frances West African colonies

Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports, 1892. Artist: John Tenniel
Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports, 1892. In an outbreak of the water-borne disease in 1892 about 260, 000 died in Russia and 7600 in Hamburg. An epidemic was prevented in Britain

Hernando Cortes (Cortez) (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador, attacking natives in Mexico. Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519. With a force of only some 600 men

German invasion of Poland, 1 September 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By 20 September only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on 29 September

Destruction of bridge over River Meuse by Belgians to stop German advance, World War 2, 1940
Destruction of bridge over River Meuse by the Belgians in an attempt to stop the German advance. Here German light tank temporarily checked, 13-14 May 1940. World War 2

Leander Starr Jameson, Scottish-born South African politician, c1900. A friend of Cecil Rhodes, Jameson (1853-1917) was the leader of the Jameson Raid on 29 December 1895 to 2 January 1896

The Next Invasion, 1860. Landing of ther French (Light Wines) and Discomfiture of Old General Beer. Earlier in February, England and France had committed themselves to the Treaty of Commerce

Black Ship, (Kurofune), illustration from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club)

Portraits of American Naval Officers, Adams and Perry. Creator: Unknown
Portraits of American Naval Officers, Adams and Perry

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