Strategic Collection

Plan of the Battle of Aliwal, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Plan of the Battle of Aliwal, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

General Grants Council of War, Massaponax Church, Virginia, May 21, 1864

Chess Problem; Book of Chess Problems, late 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Chess Problem; Book of Chess Problems, late 14th century

Playing Go-bau (number five), about 1873-1883. Creator: Shinichi Suzuki I
Playing Go-bau (number five), about 1873-1883

Delagoa Bay, 1902. Creator: Donald McCracken
Delagoa Bay, 1902. Maputo Bay formerly Delagoa Bay, an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Mozambique, a strategic position, in terms of trade, transport and labour links

Map Showing District Between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and the Position of the British Forces Round the Latter, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Plan of the Battle of Sekigahara, October 21st 1600, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Battle of Sekigahara, October 21st 1600, 1903. On October 21, 1600, troops were deployed on the Nakasendo mountain pass for the Battle of Sekigahara

Map Showing the German Cameroon Colony, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map Showing the German Cameroon Colony, 1916. German Cameroon was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916

Map of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Map of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917

Gertrude Ederle receiving advice from her trainer Jabez Wolff, 1926, (1935)

Moltke at Paris, September 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Moltke at Paris, September 1870, (1936). Moltke Vor Paris, September 1870. German Field Marshal Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (1800-1891) at the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War

The Tentacles at Work, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Tentacles at Work, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Map Illustrating the Operations on the Orange River, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Map Illustrating the Operations on the Orange River, 1900. British forces entered the territory of the Orange Free State and occupied the capital Bloemfontein on 13 March 1900

Plan of the Osaka Second or Summer Campaign, 1615. 1903. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Osaka Second or Summer Campaign, 1615, 1903. The siege of Osaka was a series of battles by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan

Plan of the Osaka First or Winter Campaign, 1614, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Osaka First or Winter Campaign, 1614, 1903. The siege of Osaka was a series of battles by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan

Tokaido & Nakasendo to illustrate the Sekigahara Campaign, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Tokaido & Nakasendo to illustrate the Sekigahara Campaign, 1903. The Battle of Sekigahara, October 21, 1600 led to establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate

Detailed Map of Gallipoli and Dardanelles, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Detailed Map of Gallipoli and Dardanelles, 1916. The Gallipoli campaign took place on the Gallipoli peninsula from 17 February 1915 to 9 January 1916

Map of Poland Showing Position of Conflicting Nations on July 24th, 1915, 1916

The Emperor of Russia with the Grand Duke Nicholas at the Front, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The Emperor of Russia with the Grand Duke Nicholas at the Front, 1916. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, a Russian general in World War One

Map Illustrating the Russian Retreat from Galicia in the Summer of 1915, 1916

Map illustrating the Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1915. From August to September 1914, the Russian Empire invaded Germany on the Eastern Front

The New Territory which General Botha added to the Empire, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The New Territory which General Botha added to the Empire, 1916. General Botha declared the Transvaal to the British Empire and represented the Boers in peace negotiations

Large Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Large Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front

General Map of the Balkan Operations in the Autumn of 1916, 1917. Creator: Unknown
General Map of the Balkan Operations in the Autumn of 1916, 1917

Sir J. Fastolffe, (1380-1459), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir J. Fastolffe, (1380-1459), 1830. Sir John Fastolf (1380-1459) medieval English landowner and knight who fought in the Hundred Years War

The Conquest of the Soudan, 1896-98: the Battle of Omdurman, September 2, 1898, (1901)
The Conquest of the Soudan, 1896-98: The Charge of the 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman, September 2, 1898, (1901)

Jaffa, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Jaffa, 1890. Jaffa, an ancient port city, with a broad view of the Mediterranean Sea, had strategic importance in military history

Wallenstein and Tilly Holding a Council of War, 1626, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Wallenstein and Tilly Holding a Council of War, 1626, (1890)

The War in Denmark: Repulse of the Prussians on March 28, viewed from the Danish Redoubts, 1864. We have engraved this week a sketch by one of our own countrymen

The War in Denmark: Prince Frederick Charles and staff directing the assault on Düppel
The War in Denmark: Prince Frederick Charles and staff directing the assault on Duppel - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Destruction of the fortifications of the Ionian Islands: the escarp of the Keep of Vido after the explosion on March 11, 1864

Illustrations of the War in Schleswig by our special artist: the Dannewerk, Redoubt No. 10, 1864....view of the Redoubt No

Bailleul, 1918, Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Bailleul, 1918, Sept 1918. The ruins of Bailleul, France after the German forces left on August 30, 1918 during the Battle of Bailleul which was part of the Battle of the Lys in World War I

Castle at Ham, 2 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Castle at Ham, 2 Mar 1918 (date created or published later)

British & French officers in conference, 5 Aug 1917

German soldiers in the Aisne District, 26 Dec 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
German soldiers in the Aisne District, 26 Dec 1914 (date created or published later). German soldiers with a shelter in the Aisne District, France during World War I

1. K. Rockwell, 2. Capt. Thenault, 3. Norman Prince, 4. Lieut. DeLaage, 5. Sgt. E, Cowdin, 6. Sgt. Bert Hall, 7. J.R. McConnell, and 8. Victor Chapman, 26 Jun 1916 (created or published later)

The War in Denmark: the Little Belt and Shore of Jutland, viewed from the Island of Funen, 1864

The War in Denmark: the Little Belt and Shore of Jutland, viewed from the Island of Funen, 1864

The War in Denmark: the Little Belt and Shore of Jutland, viewed from the Island of Funen, 1864

Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier: view of the Chumla Valley and village of Umbeylah from the position held by the British force on the Goroo Heights, 1864

French trench, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French trench, 1918 (date created or published later)

German Artillery near Verdun, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German Artillery near Verdun, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers near Verdun, France, during World War I

Le General Petain dans son Wagon-Salon, 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
Le General Petain dans son Wagon-Salon, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Mori Motonari Attacking Sue Harutaka at Itsukushima, 1880. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Mori Motonari Attacking Sue Harutaka at Itsukushima, 1880. Series: A Mirror of Great Warriors of Japan

The Italians turn things around; French aid: crossing a pass, on a newly constructed strategic road, by a double column of artillery and Alpine chasseurs, 1917

The Dark Hours of Italy; Armored car and cavalry protecting the retreat of a column, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Battle of La Malmaison; During our artillery fire: explosion of a large French shell on the concrete casemates of the German machine gunners of Mont-des-Singes, 1917

The Battle of La Malmaison; Before our artillery preparation: German soldiers rest on the slopes of Mont des Singes captured by our troops on October 25, 1917, 1917

At Grand Quartier General; Daily briefing in the office of the General Commander-in-Chief, at G.Q.G. in Compiegne, during the summer of 1917, 1917

Italian Offensive of Isonzo; At the top of Monte Santo: the ruins of the convent, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

French Attack of July 31, 1917; Artillery preparation on the second German line on the east bank of the Yser canal at Ypres; This view was taken from the west bank of the canal, 1917

In Flanders; The Yser offensive (1917), French front line near Het-Sas, before the advance march of July 31. 1917

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Che Guevara playing chess, 1960s, (2023). Ernesto Che Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Che Guevara playing chess, 1960s, (2023). Ernesto Che Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist

The British Push Into Flanders; A crossroads behind the battle, 1917. Creator: Unknown
The British Push Into Flanders; A crossroads behind the battle, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Tengu, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Tengu, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Goyu, The Thatched Hut of Yamamoto Kansuke, between circa 1845 and circa 1846. From Fifty-three pairings along the Tokaido Road

Mirror of Our Country's Heroes, Yamamoto Kansuke Haruyuki, Published in 1858

Battle for Nagaoka Castle (image 2 of 4), Published in 1868. Creator: Utagawa Kuniteru
Battle for Nagaoka Castle (image 2 of 4), Published in 1868. Battles of Uesugi Kagekatsu in the War of Succession in Echigo Province

Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Bat, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Bat, 1867. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

The Siege of Lanka, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), c1800. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Lanka, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), c1800

Cranganore Fort at Cochin, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cranganore Fort at Cochin, 1785. View of the Dutch Fort Kranganoor (Cranganur, modern usage: Kodungallur) near Cochin in South India. Fortress and ruins in a bay or river mouth

Reval, at the South Entrance to the Gulf of Finland, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Reval, at the South Entrance to the Gulf of Finland, 1856. View of an...important city of Esthonia...a very rich trading place, having a very fine harbour...well fortified

Naval Engagement between the Swedes and the Russians, at Hango Head, 1714 - from a Russian print of the time, 1856....a naval engagement between the Russians and the Swedes

Plan of the Passage of the Ingour, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Passage of the Ingour, 1856

L'offensive russe; Le general Sakharoff, 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
L'offensive russe; Le general Sakharoff, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Keuta, in the Bolan Pass, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Keuta, in the Bolan Pass, 1857. View...engraved from a sketch by Captain Malcolm Green, H.E.I.C.[Honourable East India Company]S

French Commanders at the Siege of Rheinberg, 1672, c.1675. Creator: Lambert de Hondt II
French Commanders at the Siege of Rheinberg, 1672, c.1675

L'avance realisee le 15 decembre, au Nord de Verdun, par les divisions du groupement Mangin, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Au quartier general du roi de Roumanie; le roi Ferdinand et son fils aine, le prince Charles, etudiant la carte, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

The Battle of Fleurus, 1622, 1630-1640. Creator: Pieter Snayers
The Battle of Fleurus, 1622, 1630-1640. Other Title(s): The Battle of Fleurus, 1622

Fort Ticonderoga, Lake George, N.Y. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Fort Ticonderoga, Lake George, N.Y. c.between 1910 and 1920

La Course a la Mer; Les positions successives des armes alliees, du septembre au 17 october, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Les Premiers coups de canon; Le General Conrad de Hotzendorf, 1914. Creator:s Chernov
Les Premiers coups de canon; Le General Conrad de Hotzendorf, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les operations du front oriental, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Les operations du front oriental, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

La general de Villaret dans la piece ou il travaille, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La general de Villaret dans la piece ou il travaille: au mur, un hors texte de L'Illustration, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Benson and Mayo, between 1910 and 1920. US admirals William Shepherd Benson and Henry Thomas Mayo looking at a map of Mexico. Notepaper headed Office of Naval Operations'

Army War Game - Lt. Col. D.E. Aultman; Lt
Army War Game. Lt. Col. D.E. Aultman; Lt. Col. J.A. Shipton; Major L. Wahl; Col. George H. Cameron; Lt. Col. E D. Anderson; Lt. Col. Henry Jervey, 1917

Army War Game - Lt. Col. D.E. Aultman; Lt. Col. J.A. Shipton; Major L. [sic] Wahl; Col. George H. Cameron; Lt. Col. E D. Anderson; Lt. Col. Henry Jervey, 1917

Sebastopol and Balaclava shewing the position of the Allied Forces, 1854. Crimean War

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