Tactics Collection

Roman soldiers making a tortoise with their shields, 1605. This tactic of the Roman infantry was intended to protect the soldiers from projectiles

1. K. Rockwell, 2. Capt. Thenault, 3. Norman Prince, 4. Lieut. DeLaage, 5. Sgt. E, Cowdin..., 1916
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 Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle, 1867. Series: Chronicles of the Toyotomi Clan

Gojo Bridge, an Episode from the Life of Yoshitsune, 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Gojo Bridge, an Episode from the Life of Yoshitsune, 1881

The Dark Hours of Italy; On the roads of the Lower Isonzo, the 3rd Italian army... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; On the roads of the lower Isonzo, the 3rd Italian army, to avoid being flanked, fell back in an orderly fashion, evacuating the Karst Plateau, taking equipment and all crews

The Dark Hours of Italy; A bridge over the Livenza, which the Italians blew up.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; A bridge over the Livenza, which the Italians blew up behind them, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Model of a Battlefield; On the eve of the attack of June 7, 1917...1917 Creator: Unknown
Model of a Battlefield; On the eve of the attack of June 7, 1917, on the German side of Wytschaete-Messines, Australians of the Plumer army study a huge map in relief, made in cement

Maharana Ari Singh II (reigned 1761-1773) Displaying His Prowess... between c1761 and c1762. Creator: Unknown
Maharana Ari Singh II (reigned 1761-1773) Displaying His Prowess in Archery (image 3 of 4), between c1761 and c1762

Krishna Destroys the Horse Demon Keshi (recto), Folio from a Bhagavata Purana... c1750 or later. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Destroys the Horse Demon Keshi (recto), Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord); Dipak Raga (verso) (image 1 of 3), c1750 or later

Battle Scene and Text (recto), Text (verso), Folio from a Shahnama (Book of... early 17th century. Creator: Unknown)
Battle Scene and Text (recto), Text (verso), Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), early 17th century

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

Fire on the Leaders and Cavalry... 1830–31. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Fire on the Leaders and Cavalry... 1830-31

With that Play One Catches Only Blows, 1836. Creator: Auguste Raffet
With that Play One Catches Only Blows, 1836

Sappers, from Souvenirs d'Italie: Expédition de Rome, 1853. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Sappers, from Souvenirs d'Italie: Expedition de Rome, 1853

Othman Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Othman Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

General Francis Marion, in coat with high collar and waistcoat, c1770, (1937). Creator: Unknown
General Francis Marion, showing coat with high collar and peculiar waistcoat, c1770, (1937). Francis Marion (1732-1795) military officer in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

The Saga Incident with the Assistance of Toshinao, 1876. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Saga Incident with the Assistance of Toshinao, 1876. Series: Eyewitness Account of Events of the Imperial Restoration

Francesco I d Este Approches the Camp of the Enemy Under the Pretext of Battle, Although he Obtains their Surrender Without Battle, from L Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d Este

A Reconnaissance in Force with General Frenchs Cavalry Near Colesberg, 1900. Creator
A Reconnaissance in Force with General Frenchs Cavalry Near Colesberg, 1900. John French led a reconnaissance during the Second Boer War and although he did not succeed in capturing Colesberg

Famous French Leaders: General Joffre, General D Urbal, and General Foch. 1916. Joseph Joffre, Commander-in-Chief on the Western Front with officer Victor d Urbal

Lord Nelson, (1758-1805), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lord Nelson, (1758-1805), 1830. Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) British flag officer in the Royal Navy noted for leadership, strategy, and unconventional tactics

Duke of Marlborough, (1650-1722), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Duke of Marlborough, (1650-1722), 1830. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs

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). British soldier Major-General Kitchener regained the Sudan for Egypt by his

Lord Nelson, c1797, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Lord Nelson, c1797, (1890). Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) British flag officer in the Royal Navy, noted for his leadership, strategy, and unconventional tactics

The Battle of Stirling Castle, (1297) 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Stirling Castle, (1297) 1890. The Battle of Stirling Bridge during the First War of Scottish Independence, fought on 11 September 1297

Nelson, (1758-1805), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Nelson, (1758-1805), 1816. Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British admiral, noted for his leadership, strategy, and unconventional tactics during the Napoleonic Wars

The Battle of Waterloo, (18 June 1815), 1816 Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Waterloo, (18 June 1815), 1816. Fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815. The French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by an allied British army under the Duke of Wellington

A Sketch of the Battle of Waterloo, (18 June 1815 ), 1816. Creator: Unknown
A Sketch of the Battle of Waterloo, (18 June 1815), 1816. Fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815. The French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by an allied British army under the Duke of Wellington

The Macedonians Crossing the Jaxartes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Macedonians Crossing the Jaxartes, 1890. The Battle of Jaxarte, 329 BC Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army cross the River Jaxartes, or Syr Darya River to meet the Scythians

The Macedonian Phalanx, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Macedonian Phalanx, 1890. The Macedonian phalanx, an infantry formation developed by Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Achaemenid Empire

Lord Nelson, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Lord Nelson, 1927. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) a British flag officer in the Royal Navy noted for his leadership, strategy and tactics during the Napoleonic Wars

Strategem of Lord Fauconberg at the Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, 1461 (1864). Artist
Strategem of Lord Fauconberg at the Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, 1461 (1864). Lord Fauconbridge (1410-1463), leading the vanguard of Edward IVs (1422-1483) Yorkist army

Fabius, the slow coach, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Fabius, the slow coach, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Plan of the Battle of Charasiah, (Oct. 6, 1979), c1880
Plan of the Battle of Charasiah (Oct. 6, 1979), c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

The Field of Waterloo on the Morning of the Battle, Sunday, June 18, 1815, 1902. Artist: Richard Simkin
The Field of Waterloo on the Morning of the Battle, Sunday, June 18, 1815, 1902. After David Henry Parry (1793-1826). From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

The Heavy Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1902. Artist: Walker & Boutall
The Heavy Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1902. Battle of Balaclava, 25th October 1854, (c1920). Lord Raglan gave the order for the disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennysons poem

The Battlefield of Blenheim, c1895, (1903). From Social England, Volume IV, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

Battle of Quatre Bras, June 16, 1815, 1815 (1909). Artist: Thomas Sutherland
Battle of Quatre Bras, June 16, 1815, 1815 (1909). After William Heath (1794-1840). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

The Royal Horse Artillery, 1846 (1909). After George Bryant Campion (1795-1870). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Support Arms 2nd Motion, 1798 (1909). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Support Arms 2nd Motion, 1798 (1909). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Unfix Bayonet 3rd Motion, 1798 (1909). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Unfix Bayonet 3rd Motion, 1798 (1909). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

The Light Infantry (1846), c1846 (1909). Artists: Unknown, William Walker
The Light Infantry (1846), c1846 (1909). Light infantry (or skirmishers) are soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry

A Game of Chess, 1948. Artist: George Cruikshank
A Game of Chess, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]. (Colorised black and white print)

Eighteenth-Century Chessmen in Blue and White Stoneware, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]

Seventeenth-Century Ivory Chessmen and Board, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]

A Game at Chess: Lord Grey Playing William IV, 1948. Artist: John Doyle
A Game at Chess: Lord Grey Playing William IV, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]

Turned Them Round And Poured Grape and Chain-Shot Into The Rear Of The Victorious British, 1902. Artist: AP
Turned Them Round And Poured Grape and Chain-Shot Into The Rear Of The Victorious British, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

Civilis, Tutor, Classicus, ende andere Triersche comen t samen secretelyck in een borghers huys bin Artist
Civilis, Tutor, Classicus, ende andere Triersche comen t samen secretelyck in een borghers huys binnen Ceulen ?, 1612. Illustration depicting an episode from the Batavian rebellion leaded by Gaius

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