Siege Collection (page 13)

The Town Batteries or Interior Fortifications of Sebastopol, 1856. Artist: Thomas Picken
The Town Batteries or Interior Fortifications of Sebastopol, 1856. From The Seat of War in the East, by William Simpson (1823-99). [Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. London, 1856]

The Funeral Cortege of Lord Raglan Leaving Head Quarters, 1856. Artist: Thomas Picken
The Funeral Cortege of Lord Raglan Leaving Head Quarters, 1856. The commander of British forces in the Crimean War, FitzRoy Somerset

Le Bourget, 1870, (1884)
Le Bourget, 1870. The Battle of Le Bourget was part of the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War, fought between 27th and 30th September 1870. After Alphonse de Neuville (1835-1885)

Kamio Mitsuomi, 1st Baron (1856-1927), general in the Imperial Japanese Army, 1917. Mitsuomi commanded the Allied land forces during the Siege of Tsingtao in World War I

Outside one of the Paris provision storeswhen a siege of the city was feared, c1914
Outside one of the Paris provision stores in the days when a siege of the city was feared, c1914. In September 1914, at the beginning of the First World War

James Wolfe, 18th century British soldier. Artist: Newton & Co
James Wolfe, 18th century British soldier. General James Wolfe (1729-1759) died during the successful battle to take Quebec from the French in 1759 during the Seven Years War. Lantern slide

Port Arthur, Manchuria, showing Japanese and Russian fortifications, Russo-Japanese War, 1905. The city of Port Arthur, leased from the Chinese by Russia

General Leman, the gallant Belgian commander and defender of Liege, c1914-c1918. Artist: Topical Press Agency
General Leman, the gallant Belgian commander and defender of Liege, c1914-c1918. After the Germans invaded Belgium on 4 August 1914

The Siege of Mooltan (Multan), India, 1849 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
The Siege of Mooltan (Multan), India, 1849 (c1857). The Houdah of Mulrajs elephant struck by a cannon ball. The Siege of Multan was precipitated by a revolt in the city after the East India Company

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 27 November 1781 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 27 November 1781 (c1857). Spanish and French forces besieged Gibraltar from 1779 until 1783

Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain, Peninsular War, 1812 (c1857). Artist: DJ Pound
Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain, Peninsular War, 1812 (c1857). British troops commanded by the Duke of Wellington laid siege to the French held fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo from 8-19 January 1812

Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1857). Artist: G Stodart
Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1857). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces

Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, American Civil War, 30 July 1864. Charge of the Union 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps. In the background is a huge crater caused by the explosion of a mine under

Siege of Fredericksburg, Virginia, American Civiil War, c1864-c1865. Bombardment of the Confederate-held city by Union artillery of the Army of the Potomac

St John d Acre, Palestine, 1825. Artist: Letitia Byrne
St John d Acre, Palestine, 1825. Showing the situation of the Tigre and Theseus during the siege, and the place where the breach was effected by Buonapartes troops

The sortie of the garrison of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 1842. The British were besieged at Jalalabad by the Afghans under Akbar Khan from October 1841 during the First Afghan War

Siege of La Rochelle, France, 1627 (1882-1884). During the Renaissance, La Rochelle adopted Protestant ideas, and from 1568 became a centre for the Huguenots

Standoff on Sidney Street, Stepney, London, 3rd January 1911 (1937). Artist: Central Press
Standoff on Sidney Street, Stepney, London, 3rd January 1911 (1937). The Sidney Street siege occurred after a gang of heavily armed Latvian burglars shot five police officers who attempted to arrest

Union officers before the fall of Petersburg, American Civil War, 1864 (1955).GH Teague, Captain Charles Francis Adams Jr and Captain E A Flint

Siege of Marseilles by Julius Caesar, 1882-1884. The city of Marseilles was founded as Massalia in c600 by the Greeks. In Roman times it was an independent city affiliated to Rome

Julius Caesar laying siege to Alesia, Gaul, 52 BC (1882-1884). The Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix was chosen as king by the Arverni, a powerful tribe that occupied what is now the Auvergne

General Nogi at Japanese Headquarters, Port Arthur, Manchuria, c1904-1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
General Nogi at Japanese Headquarters, Port Arthur, Manchuria, c1904-1905. Count Nogi Maresuke (1849-1912) was a prominent Japanese commander in the Russo-Japanese War

Japanese batteries firing on Russian forts, Siege of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905. When the Russians reneged on an agreement to withdraw troops from Manchuria

Intombi Cemetery, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa. Artist: Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours
Intombi Cemetery, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa. The graves of casualties of the Siege of Ladysmith (October 1899 - February 1900) during the Boer War. Stereoscopic card detail

Isaac Barre, 18th century British soldier, c1880. Barre served alongside General Wolfe at the siege of Quebec, where the latter was killed

The capture of s-Hertogenbosch by Frederik Hendrik of Orange, Netherlands, 1629, (c1870). Artist: CL van Kesteren
The capture of s-Hertogenbosch by Frederik Hendrik of Orange, Netherlands, 1629, (c1870). During the Eighty Years War the town of s-Hertogenbosch sided with the Catholic Spanish against

The Kendall House, Virginia, USA, c18th century (1921). Artist: James Preston
The Kendall House, Virginia, USA, c18th century (1921). It was from Kendall House that Generals Washington and Rochambeau planned the Yorktown campaign

Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and military engineer, at the Siege of Namur, 1692, (c1870). Artist: W Steelink
Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and military engineer, at the Siege of Namur, 1692, (c1870). In 1692, Namur, a fortress designed by Coehoorn, fell to the French under his great rival

The Club which was struck by a 94lb Boer shell, siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Club which was struck by a 94lb Boer shell, siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 1901. Under the command of Colonel Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

Field Marshal Lord Roberts and Major General Baden-Powell, Pretoria, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Field Marshal Lord Roberts and Major General Baden-Powell, Pretoria, South Africa, 1901. Roberts escorting Baden-Powell to his headquarters to be presented with honours for commanding Mafekings

The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. The siege of Ladysmith by the Boers lasted from 1 November, 1899 until 28 February, 1900

Sir Thomas Wyatt attacking the By-ward Tower, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Sir Thomas Wyatt attacking the By-ward Tower, 1554 (1840). An exaggerated depiction of fighting at the Tower of London during the rebellion against Queen Mary led by Sir Thomas Wyatt

Attack upon Saint Thomass Tower by the Duke of Suffolk, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Attack upon Saint Thomass Tower by the Duke of Suffolk, 1554 (1840). An exaggerated depiction of fighting at the Tower of London during the rebellion led by Sir Thomas Wyatt against Queen Mary

Attack upon the Brass Mount by Lord Guilford Dudley, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Attack upon the Brass Mount by Lord Guilford Dudley, 1554 (1840). Dudley was the husband of Lady Jane Grey. He was executed on suspicion of invovement in Sir Thomas Wyatts rebellion against Queen

The siege of Barcelona taken by the Earl of Peterborough in the year 1705. The Siege of Barcelona occurred in 1705 during the War of the Spanish Succession

Massacre of English officers and their wives at Jhansi, 1857, (c1860). Scene from the period of the Indian Mutiny. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume I

Death of General Neill before Lucknow, 25th September 1857, (c1860)
Death of General Neill before Lucknow, 25 September 1857, (c1860). A British commander is killed during the Indian Mutiny

Death of Colonel Finnis at Meerut, 1857, (c1860). Scene from the period of the Indian Mutiny. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume I

The death of the Duke of Berwick at the siege of Philippsburg, Germany, 1734 (19th century)
The death of the Duke of Berwick (1670-1734) at the siege of Philippsburg, Germany, 1734 (19th century). James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick

The Times correspondent looking on at the sacking of the Kaiser Bagh, 1858, (c1860). Scene during the Indian Mutiny after the capture of Lucknow in India, 15 March 1858

Capture of the Cashmere Gate, assault of Delhi, 1857, (c1860). British troops during the period of East India Company rule

Repelling a sortie before Delhi, 1857, (c1860). The 60th rifles of the East India Company fighting the Sepoys. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume III

Outlaying picket of the Highland Brigade, 1857, (c1860). British troops camp during the period of East India Company rule. In the background are bodies hanging from a tree

The defenders on the lookout, battery at Lucknow, 1857, (c1860). British troops at the Siege of Lucknow in India, during the period of East India Company rule

Attack of the mutineers on the Redan Battery at Lucknow, 30 July 1857, (c1860). Indians fighting British troops of the East Indian Company

Blowing up of the Cashmere Gate at Delhi, 1857, (c1860). British troops during the period of East India Company rule. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume III

The Siege of Saragossa, 1881

The bombardment of Strasburg, France, 1875. During the Franco-Prussian War and the Siege of Strasbourg, the city was heavily bombarded by the Prussian army

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