Invasion Collection (page 9)

The Chinese people sold for slaves by the Tartars, after their conquest by Zinguis-Khan, (1847). Artist: B Clayton
The Chinese people sold for slaves by the Tartars, after their conquest by Zinguis-Khan, (1847). Scene during the early 13th century when the Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1155-1227)

An attack of the Danes on Ireland, 9th century AD, (c1920). Artist: Henry Payne
An attack of the Danes on Ireland, 9th century AD, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The Emperor Caligula on the shore of Boulogne, 40 AD, (c1920). Artist: A MacKinlay
The Emperor Caligula on the shore of Boulogne, 40 AD, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The scourging of Boadicea, 60 AD, (c1920). Artist: JR Skelton
The scourging of Boadicea, 60 AD, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, 55 BC, (c1920s). Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
The landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, 55 BC, (c1920s). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The Landing of William the Conqueror, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
The Landing of William the Conqueror, c1860, (c1860). William I (c1028-1087) invaded England in September 1066, defeating and killing Harold II at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066

An Abortive Invasion of Ireland, c1799. Artist: James Fittler
An Abortive Invasion of Ireland, c1799. In October 1798 a fleet of French ships were intercepted off the coast of Ireland by the British as they tried to land troops in support of Irish rebels

Invasion of Bayamo, (1850s), 1920s
Invasion of Bayamo. After the disaster of Yara, Cespedes reinforced his troops and on 18th of October, attacked Bayamo defended by 150 men. They surrendered on day 32

Conference of the Earl of Gloucester and an Irish Chief, Richard IIs campagne in Ireland, 1399, (18)
Conference of the Earl of Gloucester and an Irish Chief, Richard IIs campaign in Ireland, 1399, (1893). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Ships bringing provisions to the English host, Richard IIs campaign in Ireland, 1399, (1893). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition

Ireland just before the English (Norman) invasion, 1169 (1893). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co

The German army marching through Brussels, First World War, c1914 (1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

King Alfred Inciting the Anglo-Saxons to Repel the Invasion of the Danes, 896, (c1847). Artist: Herbert Bourne
King Alfred Inciting the Anglo-Saxons to Repel the Invasion of the Danes, 896, (c1847)

Julius Caesar crosses the Thames, c55 BC, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Hernan Cortes, 16th century Spanish conquistador, (1836). Artist: W Holl
Hernan Cortes, 16th century Spanish conquistador, (1836). Landing in Mexico in 1519, with a force of only some 600 men, Cortes (1485-1547) succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs

The massacre and burning of two villages at Madagascar, c16th century. Men, presumably Europeans, have arrived at the island on a ship. They seem to be responsible for setting fire to native villages

Episodes in the history of Belgium up until the 13th century: Baldwin I of Constantinople, (c1900). The taking of Constantinople by Baldwin (Baudouin) IX of Flanders

Arrival of William of Orange in England, 5 November 1688, (1903)
Arrival of William of Orange in England, 15-16 November 1688, (1903). A protestant, William of Orange (1650-1702) was invited by a conspiracy of English notables to depose the Catholic James II

The Japanese led by General Oshima invade Ping Yang, Korea, 14 September 1894, (1900). Scene from the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895; the Japanese army invades Pyongyang

Letter from William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury to Edward Conway, 14th August 1640. Artist: William Laud
Letter from William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury to Edward Conway, 14th August 1640. Letter written from Croydon by William Laud to Edward Conway, Viscount Conway

The Romans Conquer Britain, (c1850). The first Roman invasion of Britain took place in 55 BC. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London, New York, c1850)

The Death Of Kennedy, Queensland, Australia, 1848, (1886). British-born explorer Edmund Kennedy (1818-1848) was killed by an aboriginals spear during his attempt to travel from Rockingham Bay to Cape

Cortez, 19th century. Artist: William Holl
Cortez, 19th century. Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519

Crusaders Sighting Jerusalem, 1901. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey
Crusaders Sighting Jerusalem, 1901. Romanticised view of the European invasion of the Holy Land

Saint Alexander Nevsky, 19th century. Artist: Chirikov, Osip Semionovich (?-1903)
Saint Alexander Nevsky, 19th century. From a private collection

The Partisans in 1812, 1820. Artist: Edouard Swebach
The Partisans in 1812, 1820. Russian partisans who harrassed invading French troops during Napoleons campaign in Russia in 1812. Found in the collection of the A Pushkin Memorial Museum, St Petersburg

The Battle of the Neva on July 15, 1240, 1940. Artist: Julia Truze-Ternovskaya
The Battle of the Neva on July 15, 1240, 1940. The Battle of the Neva was fought on the banks of the River Neva between the armies of Sweden and the Republic of Novgorod

Khan Tokhtamyshs invasion of Moscow in 1382, 1918. Artist: Apollinary Vasnetsov
Khan Tokhtamyshs invasion of Moscow in 1382, 1918. Tokhtamysh (d1406) was a Mongol ruler who led the Golden Hordes military invasion of Russia in 1382

A Frightened Bather, 1736. Artist: Francois Boucher
A Frightened Bather, 1736. Boucher, Francois (1703-1770). Found in the collection of the State Museum Arkhangelskoye Estate, Moscow

Russian troops crossing the Amu Darya River, 1873 (1889). Artist: Nikolai Karasin
Russian troops crossing the Amu Darya River, 1873 (1889). In 1873 the Russian Army crossed the Amu Darya to invade the Central Asian Khanate of Khiva

The expulsion of Polish invaders from the Moscow Kremlin, 1612 (late 19th or early 20th century). Moscow was occupied by the army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1610 until 1612 as

Armed invasion of Tibet by British and Indian forces, 1904. The British invaded Tibet and occupied Lhasa after a series of disputes over the border between Sikkim and Tibet

The 13th Dalai Lama fleeing the British invasion of Tibet, 1904. The British invaded Tibet and occupied Lhasa after a series of disputes over the border between Sikkim and Tibet

Invasion by Romanise, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 24th April 1901

Invasion of the Russian frontier by the Chinese, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Invasion of the Russian frontier by the Chinese, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th August 1900

Caricature of Francesco Crispi, Italian politician, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
Caricature of Francesco Crispi, Italian politician, 1896. Satirical cartoon on the defeat of the invading Italian army at the siege of Mek ele, Ethiopia

The Jacket of Crispi, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Jacket of Crispi, 1896. Defeat at the hands of King Menilek IIs army at Adwa brought the Italian invasion of Ethiopia to a humiliating end and led to the resignation of the prime minister

The Danes Sailing up the English Channel, c877 AD, (19th century)

Proclamation of the new King of Dahomey, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Proclamation of the new King of Dahomey, 1894. Between 1892 and 1894 the previously independent kingdom of Dahomey was conquered by French troops from Senegal

General Jacques Duchesne, commander of the French expeditionary force to Madagascar, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer
General Jacques Duchesne, commander of the French expeditionary force to Madagascar, 1894. France invaded Madagascar in 1895 to bring the island under its colonial rule

The Invasion, England, c1834-1860 (1910). Artist: Thomas Phillibrown
The Invasion, England, c1834-1860 (1910). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1910)

King William III, (c1850). William of Orange (1650-1702), King of England and Ireland, landed with his army at Torbay, Devon, 5 November 1688

Invasion by Vice Admiral Sebold, 1606. Artist: Theodore de Bry
Invasion by Vice Admiral Sebold, 1606. Journeys across India, engraved by Theodore De Bry, 1606

The Provost of Merchants and His Heir Apparent Charles, 1879. Artist: Lucien Etienne Melingue
The Prevot of Merchants Etienne Marcel and His Heir Apparent Charles, 1879

The Women of Eger, 1867. Artist: Bertalan Szekely
The Women of Eger, 1867

The History of Judith and Holofernes, 16th century. Artist: Hans Springinlee
The History of Judith and Holofernes, 16th century

Liberation of France, 1944. A soldier of General Leclercs French 2nd Armoured Division savours the moment as he sets foot on French soil in Normandy

German artillery in action on the Eastern Front, 1941

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