Siege Collection

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

Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle, 1628 (early 20th century). Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642), French prelate and statesman

Stephen Bathory at Pskov. Found in the Collection of Royal Castle, Warsaw

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789. Creator: John Trumbull
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789

The Forlorn Hope At Badajos, 1906. Artist: Vereker Monteith Hamilton
The Forlorn Hope At Badajos, 1906. British troops at the Siege of Badajoz, Spain, in 1812 during the Peninsular War. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. V

The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, 1854. Artist: Hayes
The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, 1854. From a private collection

The Cape Town Highlanders, 1900. Creator: JE Bruton
The Cape Town Highlanders, 1900. The Cape Town Highlanders infantry regiment of the South African Army was mobilised for active duty during the Second Boer War

The Connaught Rangers. The Capture of The Citadel at Badajoz, 1812, (1939). British forces storming a French-held fortress in Spain during the Battle of Badajoz, 6 April 1812

Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1783). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces

The Battle of Marciano in Val di Chiana, 1570-1571. Artist: Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574)
The Battle of Marciano in Val di Chiana, 1570-1571. Found in the collection of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

The Siege of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, 1891. Artist: Vasily Vereshchagin
The Siege of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, 1891. The Trinity Lavra of St Sergius was founded in Sergiyev Posad (Zagorsk), Russia, in 1345 by St Sergius of Radonezh

Agnes, Countess of Dunbar (1312?-1369), known as Black Agnes, 1338 (early 20th century). She is seen on the battlements at the defence of Dunbar Castle in 1337-1338 when her husband

The Siege of Colchester by the Parliament Forces... 1648, (1944). Creator: W Keymer
The Siege of Colchester by the Parliament Forces Under the Command of General Fairfax, 1648, (1944). Map of the town of Colchester in Essex which was attacked by Parliamentary commander Lord-General

Siege of Antioch (Turkey) by the troops of Godfrey of Bouillon during the first crusade (1097), Miniature in From the creation of the world to the conquest of the Holy Land, manuscript, 1200

The Siege of Silistria, (1854), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Silistria, 1854, (1890). The Siege of Silistra took place during the Crimean War when Russian forces besieged the Ottoman fortress of Silistra

Siege scene, c1260, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Siege scene, c1260, (1843). Copy of a manuscript illustration showing a party preparing to attempt the breach which has been made in the tower

A Christmas Dinner on the Heights before Sevastopol, 1855. Artist: William Simpson
A Christmas Dinner on the Heights before Sevastopol, 1855. Troops celebrating Christmas during the Crimean War. Found in the collection of the State Museum of the Defence of Sevastopol 1854-1855

The Siege of Carcassonne, 1209 (c1858-1921). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Siege of Carcassonne, 1209 (c1858-1921). An episode in the Albigensian Crusade (1208-1213) led by Simon de Montfort and northern French barons against a heretical Christian sect, the Cathars

Defenders of Tsing Tau, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Defenders of Tsing Tau, 1914. German soldiers outside of Tsingtao (now Qingdao), China, probably during the Siege of Tsingtao during which the German-controlled port city was attacked by British

The attack of the heavy cavalry brigade in the Battle of Balaklava on October 25, 1854, 1854-1855. Private Collection

View of Sevastopol, 1855. Creator: Timm, Wassili (George Wilhelm) (1820-1895)
View of Sevastopol, 1855. Private Collection

Column erected at St. Foye, Near Quebec, in memory of the French and English...in 1760, (1864). Creator: Unknown
Column erected at St. Foye, Near Quebec, in memory of the French and English who fell there in 1760, (1864). Engraving from a photograph by M. Livernois

In the State of Siege, 1904. Creator: Unknown
In the State of Siege, 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

The Refusal of Archimedes, ca 1720. Creator: Ricci, Sebastiano (1659-1734)
The Refusal of Archimedes, ca 1720. Found in the Collection of the Casa Museu Ema Klabin, S£o Paulo.

The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. This spirited Engraving, from an original Sketch, represents tha exciting scene of the storming of Delhi, at the Cashmere gate, by our brave troops

The Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle, 1867. Series: Chronicles of the Toyotomi Clan

Lord Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) receiving Tipu Sahib's Sons, c1792. Creators: Anon, Henry Singleton
Lord Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) receiving Tipu Sahib's Sons Abdul Khaliq Sultan (1782-1806) and Mu'izz-ud-din Sultan (1783-1818) as hostages at Seringapatam 26 February 1792

Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, published in 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, published in 1881. Series: Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan

The Prince of Wales receiving the survivors of the Defence of Lucknow...1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales receiving the survivors of the Defence of Lucknow, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. In order to give more effect to the ceremony of laying the stone

Group from Mr. Barker's picture, "The Relief of Lucknow", 1860. Creator: Unknown. Group from Mr
Group from Mr. Barker's picture, "The Relief of Lucknow", 1860. Engraving of a painting, depicting...that grand event

The Prince of Wales in India: group of survivors of the Defence of Lucknow...1876. Creator: W. H. O
The Prince of Wales in India: group of survivors of the Defence of Lucknow [1857], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Tokugawa Ieyasu Examining the Head of Kimura Shigenari at the Battle of Osaka Castle, 1875. From Brief Account of the Rulers of the Tokugawa Clan

Battle around Kumamoto Castle, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Battle around Kumamoto Castle, 19th century

Battle before Kumamoto Castle, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Battle before Kumamoto Castle, 1877. From Chronicles of the Conquest of Kagoshima in Satsuma Province

View of the Pettah Gateway Where Colonel Moorhouse Fell, 1794. Creator: Robert Home
View of the Pettah Gateway Where Colonel Moorhouse Fell, 1794

The War In China: The Fighting at Tientsin, July 1900, (c1900). Creator: H.M.P
The War In China: The Fighting at Tientsin, July 1900, (c1900). The Battle of Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion in Northern China

Major-General Sir Edward Lugard, K.C.B. - from a photograph by Beard, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Major-General Sir Edward Lugard, K.C.B. - from a photograph by Beard, 1858. Sir Edward Lugard served in the Afghanistan campaign as Brigade-Major of the Fourth Brigade; in the Sutlej campaign as

The siege of the city of Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam), 1675-1725. Creator: Anon
The siege of the city of Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam), 1675-1725. View of the city of Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam) on the Coromandel coast, India. Ships with Dutch flags at sea

Frederick Henry at the Surrender of Maastricht, 22 August 1632, 1633-1680. Creator: Pieter Wouwerman
Frederick Henry at the Surrender of Maastricht, 22 August 1632, 1633-1680

Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden, 1884 / 1878. Creator: Gustaf Cederström
Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden, 1884 / 1878

Group from Mr. Barker's picture, "The Relief of Lucknow", 1860. Creator: Unknown. Group from Mr
Group from Mr. Barker's picture, "The Relief of Lucknow", 1860. Engraving of a painting, depicting...that grand event

Canto XI, 16th century. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
Canto XI, 16th century. From Jerusalem Delivered II by Tasso

The storming and capture of the North Fort, Peiho, on the 21st August, 1860... Creator: Unknown
The storming and capture of the North Fort, Peiho, on the 21st August, 1860 - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. British forces in China

The Siege of Schenkenschans in 1636, c.1640. Creator: Gerrit van Santen
The Siege of Schenkenschans in 1636, c.1640. Other Title(s): Siege of Schenckenschans by Prince Frederick Henry, April 1636

"In Sight": Lord Dundonald's Dash on Ladysmith, February 28, 1900, by Lucy E. Kemp-Welch, c1900. Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald

Ruins of the Citadel of Antwerp after the siege, 1832, (1833). Creator: Auguste Raffet
Ruins of the Citadel of Antwerp after the siege, 1832, (1833). Soldiers in the foreground. Part of the series of 24 prints about the siege of the Citadel of Antwerp, November 30-December 23, 1832

Exterior of the shell-proof field hospital, Citadel of Antwerp, 1832, (1833). Creator: Auguste Raffet
Exterior of the shell-proof field hospital, Citadel of Antwerp, 1832, (1833). Exterieur de l'hopital blinde'. On the left a regiment soldiers

Surrender of the Citadel of Antwerp, 1832, (1833). Creator: Auguste Raffet
Surrender of the Citadel of Antwerp, 1832, (1833). Cheering people (civilians and soldiers) at a large fort. In the background towers of a city

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