Shooting Collection (page 13)

Crossbowman protected by shield bearers, 15th century, (1870). A wood engraving after a miniature from the Chronicals of Froissart in the Bibliotheque Imperiale, Paris

The English drive back the Germans at the Ypres front, Belgium, 11 November 1914, (1926). Close quarter fighting during the First Battle of Ypres

The attack of the German trenches at Nogent-l Abbesse, Rheims front, 24th September 1914, (1926)
The attack of the German trenches at Nogent-l Abbesse, Reims front, France, 24 September 1914, (1926)

Our Brave Men, Advance by Jumps, 1914, (1926)

French Tank Assault, July 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
French Tank Assault, July 1918, (1926). Although tanks were first deployed in World War I by the British, it was the French who adopted the new weapon with the greatest enthusiasm

French machine gunners sweeping a road, Courcelles, south-east of Montdidier, France, 9 June 1918

Machine gunners at the edge of Hangard Wood, Picardy, France, 28 April 1918, (1926). Hangard Wood was the site of fierce fighting in April 1918 during the German Spring Offensive

Montenegrins, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Swiss barracks, Rue de Babylone, Paris, 29th July 1830, (1831). Artist: Fenner, Sears & Co
Swiss barracks, Rue de Babylone, Paris, 29th July 1830, (1831)

Shooting at the Butt, 1496, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Shooting at the Butt, 1496, (1843). Archers shoot at the parish butt for the prize, using the arbalest or cross-bow. It was a law that a butt should be erected in every township

The Last Broadside of the Varuna, 1862, (1872). On 24th April 1862, the USS Varuna, a screw gunboat in the United States Navy

The New York Draft Riots, Second Avenue, New York City, 13-16 July 1863, (1872). The riots began as protests against President Abraham Lincolns Enrollment Act of Conscription drafting men to fight in

Chamberlain and Paugus at Lovewells Fight, 1725, (1872). John Chamberlain shoots Paugus. John Lovewell, (1691-1725) was a British explorer and soldier who lived in Dunstable, now Nashua

The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 19 April 1775, (1872). The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Aliwal, 19th century. Artist: JJ Crew
The Battle of Aliwal, 19th century. The battle was fought on January 28, 1846, between the British and the Sikhs. The British force, led by Sir Harry Smith

The Battle of Dettingen, 16 June 1743, (1910). An army of German and British, under the command of George II, defeated the French at Dettingen am Main in Bavaria

Duck Hunters, 1843. Artist: Alexandre Gabriel Decamps
Duck Hunters, 1843. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

A Sudden Attack, 1871. Artist: Vasily Vereshchagin
A Sudden Attack, 1871. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Group Portrait of the Amsterdam Shooting Corporation, 1532. Artist: Dirck Jacobsz
Group Portrait of the Amsterdam Shooting Corporation, 1532. Jacobsz, Dirck (ca. 1497-1567). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Captain Lebediev heroically defending the bastion at Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. When the Russians reneged on an agreement to withdraw troops from Manchuria

Japanese troops attacking Russian trenches, Mukden, Manchuria, October 1904. Fighting during the Russo-Japanese War

Japanese attack on a hospital train near Port Arthur, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. The Russo-Japanese War arose due to the two countries conflicting territorial ambitions in East Asia

Bandits attacking a mail coach on the Moroccan frontier, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th November 1904

Trouble in Barcelona, 1902. Leftist rioters clashing with troops during the Barcelona general strike of 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 9th March 1902

Two French army captains attacked and killed by Morrocans, Morocco, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 9th February 1902

Incident between German troops and British auxiliaries, Tientsin, China, 1901. Illustration published in Le Petit Journal, 29th December 1901

An odious communist attack, 1925. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th May 1925

An attack against councillor Fachot, 1929. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th January 1929

A police shootout, 4th January 1925. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th January 1925

Shooting of the gangster in the United States. The front cover of the L illustre Du Petit Journal, 2nd September 1934

A boy shot by a Prussian gendarme escaping from a correctional facility, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th March 1900

French military manoeuvres: first-aid workers, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th July 1897

Hunting an excaped leopard, Meudon, Paris, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
Hunting an excaped leopard, Meudon, Paris, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th June 1897

Assassination of the european consuls, Djeddah, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Assassination of the european consuls, Djeddah, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th June 1895

An attack on a mosque by Armenians, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
An attack on a mosque by Armenians, 1895. Response to Turkish persecution and massacre of Armenians. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 24th November 1895

Destruction of Count Bismarcks Cuirassiers by the Mitrailleuse, c1870, (1875). The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was declared by France on Prussia

Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Auguste Theodore Paul de Broglie, (1834-1895), Professor of Apologetics at the Institut Cathilique in Paris, was murdered on 11th May 1895

Russian repulse at Silistria, 19th century, (1888). Silistra in Bulgaria was captured by Russian forces during the Russo-Turkish Wars

Gendarme and Poacher, Beziers, France, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Gendarme and Poacher, Beziers, France, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th March 1895

Riots in Sicily, 1894. Artist: Frederic Lix
Riots in Sicily, 1894. Troops firing on an angry mob. Labour unrest boke out in Sicily in 1894 leading to the imposition of martial law. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd January 1894

French soldiers on trench warfare manoeuvres, 1894. Artist: Lionel Noel Royer
French soldiers on trench warfare manoeuvres, 1894. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 1st October 1894

Face the Enemy, 1884, (1890). Artist: F Meaulle
Face the Enemy, 1884, (1890). The Campaign in Alsace, Franco-Prussian war, 1870. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 13th December 1890

Assasination of M Beltchef in the presence of Mr Stambouloff, Bulgaria, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Assasination of M Beltchef in the presence of Mr Stambouloff, Bulgaria, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 18th April 1891

The Duke of York at a shooting party in 1922, (1937). A photograph from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937)

The South Lancashires Storming the Boer Trenches at Pieters Hill, Natal, 1900 (1903). Artist: William Barnes Wollen
The South Lancashires Storming the Boer Trenches at Pieters Hill, Natal, 1900 (1903). A scene from the Boer War (1899-1902)

Arms and Munitions, 20th century. A print from La Manufacture Francais D Armes et Cycles de Saint-Etienne, French mail order catalog

Death of Captain Cook, 1779 (c1819). Artist: Jacques Etienne Victor Arago
Death of Captain Cook, 1779 (c1819). Captain James Cook, (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and cartographer was killed by inhabitants of Hawaii during his third voyage of discovery

How the Chateau was Taken, World War I, France, 1915. A German soldier falls through a ceiling, as French troops fire into the room above them. A print from Le Pays de France, 19 August 1915

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