Military Personnel Collection (page 18)

French soldiers watching artillery fire, 1st Battle of the Marne, France, 5-12 September 1914. The French halted the German advance at the Marne, saving Paris in the process

The Battle of Sommesous, 1914, (1926). Artist: Sidney Adamson
The Battle of Sommesous, 1914, (1926). The village of Sommesous changed hands four times between the Germans and French during the Battle of the Marne in September 1914

Noel de Castelnau, French World War I general, (1926). Castelnau (1851-1944) was a leading exponent of the offensive spirit which dominated Frances strategy

German soldiers killed by artillery fire, 1st Battle of the Marne, France, 5-12 September 1914. The Battle of the Marne saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris

French and Germans battle under the walls of Chateau de Mondement, France, 1914. Artist: MHW Koekkok
French and Germans battle under the walls of Chateau de Mondement, France, 1914. The Chateau de Mondement saw some of the fiercest fighting of the First Battle of the Marne

And now... Advance !, 1914, (1926).Artist: Georges Bertin Scott
And now... Advance !, 1914, (1926)

Cossack Cavalry, 1914, (1926). Artist: Georges Bertin Scott
Cossack Cavalry, 1914, (1926)

Joseph Gallieni, French First World War general, 2 September 1914. Gallieni (1849-1916) was recalled from retirement to assist with the defence of Paris as the city was threatened by the German

Wounded French soldiers on the way to hospital by train France, 1914

General Paul Pau, French First World War general, (1926). At the outbreak of the war, Pau (1848-1932) was recalled from retirement

French cavalry on a reconnaissance mission, Somme, France, 1914. In the face of machine guns, modern artillery and barbed wire

British cavalry lancers, France, 1914. Dismounted cavalrymen of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) walking alongside their horses and carrying their lances, watched by French civilians

Under Fire, 1914, (1926). Artist: Georges Bertin Scott
Under Fire, 1914, (1926). French horse-drawn artillery at the gallop

Interrogation of German prisoners, France, August 1914

Captured German prisoners, France, August 1914. A local woman provides the captives with food and drink while French soldiers look on

British Horse drawn artillery in Rouen, France, August 1914, (1926)
British Horse drawn artillery in Rouen, France, August 1914. Enthusiastic crowds greeting the arrival of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

British troops on the way to the front, France, 1914. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) began arriving in France on 7 August 1914

British horse-drawn artillery in a Belgian village, August 1914. After arriving in France on 7 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

British and French troops fraternising, France, August 1914

British troops disembarking in France, 7 August 1914. Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914. The first elements of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

Field Marshal John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, British Field Marshal, (1926). French (1852-1925) was the first Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War I

Turkish riflemen en route to the front by train, 1914. A woman on the platform provides refreshments. Turkey entered the First World War on the side of the Germans and Austrians on 29 October 1914

Belgian bicycle troops using Hotchkiss machine guns in Haelen, Belgium, August 1914. Artist: Montigny
Belgian bicycle troops using Hotchkiss machine guns in Haelen, Belgium, August 1914. Haelen saw the first cavalry engagement of the First World War

Belgian bicycle troops in Haelen, Belgium, August 1914. Artist: Montigny
Belgian bicycle troops in Haelen, Belgium, August 1914

Douglas Haig, British First World War general, 1914. Haig (1861-1928) was commander of the 1st Army Corps of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) at the outbreak of the war

British soldiers marching past Buckingham Palace, London, August 1914. Crowds watch troops of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) mobilising in the early days of World War I

Gerard Leman, Belgian general and defender of Liege, 5-16 August 1914 (1926). Artist: Hennebert
Gerard Leman, Belgian general and defender of Liege, 5-16 August 1914 (1926). After the Germans invaded Belgium on 4 August 1914

King Albert of the Belgians during the siege of Antwerp, Belgium, September-October 1914 (1926). Artist: J Simont
King Albert of the Belgians during the siege of Antwerp, Belgium, September-October 1914 (1926). After the Germans invaded his country on 4 August 1914

Joseph Joffre, French First World War general (1926). Joffre (1852-1931) was declared the saviour of France when the German advance was halted at the Battle of the Marne in September 1914

Mobilized French troops marching in Paris, France, August 1914

Troops and flag of the French 102nd infantry, Saint-Francois-Xavier, Paris, France, August 1914

A colonel checking his soldiers boots, Saint-Francois-Xavier, Paris, France, August 1914

Horse-drawn artillery passing the Palace of Versailles, France, August 1914

Hobart Pasha, Marshal of the Ottoman Empire, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Hobart Pasha, Marshal of the Ottoman Empire, 1882. The third son of the Earl of Buckinghamshire, Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden (1822-1886) served in the Royal Navy from 1835-1862

General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1882. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

General Sir Daniel Lysons, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
General Sir Daniel Lysons, 1882. Lysons (1816-1898) was General Officer Commanding the garrison at Aldershot in 1880-1883

Major-General Lord Chelmsford, British soldier, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Major-General Lord Chelmsford, British soldier, 1882. Frederick Augustus Thesiger (1827-1905), 2nd Baron Chelmsford, was commander of the British forces that suffered a disastrous defeat by the Zulus

Admiral Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Admiral Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1883. Dacres served as First Sea Lord from 1868-1872. From Men of Mark

Vice-Admiral Sir John Edmund Commerell, KCB, VC, British naval officer, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Vice-Admiral Sir John Edmund Commerell, KCB, VC, British naval officer, 1883. Commerell won his Victoria Cross during the Crimean War

Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key, KCB, FRS, DCL, First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key, KCB, FRS, DCL, First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Captain Frederick Burnaby, officer in the Royal Horse Guards, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Captain Frederick Burnaby, officer in the Royal Horse Guards, 1877. A traveller and adventurer, Burnaby became famous when he published A Ride to Khiva

William Rosecrans, Union general during the American Civil War, 1862-1867. Rosecrans (1819-1898) commanded the Army of the Cumberland in the Western Theatre of the war from 1862-1863

French troops at rest, Verdun, France, 1916. The Battle of Verdun was the longest and one of the bloodiest of the First World War. The Germans began their offensive on 21 February 1916

A French soldiers wounds are treated, World War I, France, 1916

German prisoners in Souville, Verdun, France, 26 March 1916, (1926). Souville was one of the forts built by the French to defend the city of Verdun

General Philippe Petain, commander of the French Second Army, Verdun, France, 1916. Petain (1856-1951) assumed command of the Second Army manning the front south of Verdun in July 1915

Louis Maud huy, French First World War General, (1926). Maud huy (1857-1921) commanded the French 10th Army at the beginning of the war, but in 1916 was demoted and put in command of XV Corps

Trenches Overlooking the Munster Valley with the Rhine in the Distance, January 1916, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Trenches Overlooking the Munster Valley with the Rhine in the Distance, Alsace, January 1916, (1926). In the distance are the villages of Gunsbach and Luttenbach

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