Trenches Collection (page 14)

Le Gardien du Creneau, 1915, (1926). Artist: Georges Bertin Scott
Le Gardien du Creneau, 1915, (1926). A French infantryman speaking with his comrade on lookout duty

French soldiers overlooking German positions, Battle of Malmaison, 1917. Fought between 23 October and 1 November 1917, Malmaison was a successful French attack along the Chemin des Dames

The trenches of Champagne, France, 1914. French soldiers looking across the battlefield

British troops at the Menin Road, near Ypres, Belgium, 30 October, 1917. The Menin Road was the main road leading east out of Ypres

The 87th Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers), c1890. Artist: Geoffrey Douglas Giles
The 87th Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers), c1890. A coloured lithographic plate from Her Majestys Army by Walter Richards, JS Virtue & Company, (London, c1890)

Trenches in the Countryside, 1916. Artist: Jean-Emile Laboureur
Trenches in the Countryside, 1916. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Taking of Malakoff by the french army, 1855. Crimean War. Print by Yvon

Transportation of the injured, Allied operations in the Dardanelles, Turkey, 1915-1916. Launched in March 1915, the Allied landings on the Gallipoli peninsula were intended to establish a supply

French troops after an German attack and bombardment, World War I, 30th June 1915

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

Japanese attack on a Russian entrenchment, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. The Russo-Japanese War arose due to the two countries conflicting territorial ambitions in East Asia

Russian attack in Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904
Russian attack in Manchuria, the Russo-Japanese War, 1904. The Russo-Japanese War arose due to the two countries conflicting territorial ambitions in East Asia

Napoleon III at the Battle of Solferino, (1863), 1900. Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
Napoleon III at the Battle of Solferino, (1863), 1900

The Attack on the Malakoff, (8th September 1855), 1900. Artist: William Simpson
The Attack on the Malakoff, (8th September 1855), 1900

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

French Zouave infantry killed by gas, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 22 April 1915, (1929)
French Zouave infantry killed by gas, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 22 April 1915. On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front

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)

A communication trench and path towards the front, France, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 22 April 1915

A French trench, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 19 August 1915

French soldiers in improvised gas masks, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 5th August 1915

In one of the trenches of Quennevieres, Battle of Champagne, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 12 August 1915

Russian troops liberating a village near Ordhonikidze, Caucasus, 1942. The German offensive to secure the oilfields of Azerbaijan was halted by the Red Army in the Caucasus in the autumn of 1942

Barbed wire surrounding a French trench, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 17 June 1915

An original trench decoration, France, World War I, 1915. A print from Le pays de France, 17th June 1915

French soldiers going through a trench after a heavy German bombardment, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

An abandoned German trench around Mesnil, Champagne, France, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

French trench periscope rifle, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 23 September 1915

A German trench, World War I, 1915. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern

German infantry shelters, World War I, 1915. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern

German infantry in trenches at Jasionna, Poland, World War I, 1915. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern

A German company of machine-guns during the battle of Darkehmen, Russia, World War I, 1915. Now known as Ozersk and in Russia, Darkehmen used to be in East Prussia

German soldiers in a trench, World War I, 1915. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern

Captured Russian position, Melkov, Poland, World War I, 20 July 1915. The Germans made substantial advances across Poland against the Russians in the summer of 1915

Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). Artist: Auguste Bry
Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). A French soldier on guard duty in a trench. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

In the trenches, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (1871). Artist: Auguste Bry
In the trenches, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (1871). After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Siege of Sebastopol, Crimean War, 1854-1855. Soldiers of a British Guards regiment working in the trenches during the 11-month allied siege of the Russian-held city

Siege of Ladysmith, South Africa, Boer War, 1899-1900. Defending British troops in trenches fixing bayonets in preparation to repel a Boer attack

Design for an encampment outside a besieged fortress, 1617-1619. From Utriusque cosmi... historia by Robert Fludd. (Oppenheim, 1617-1619)

Battle of Loos, France, World War I, 1915. Scottish regiments charging and overwhelming German trenches. The Battle of Loos was a major British offensive on the Western Front

Front cover of Le Pays de France, 9 September 1915. French sappers placing a mine under a German trench. The placing of huge explosive mines in tunnels beneath enemy trenches became a common tactic

German soldiers during World War I, c1916. German infantrymen in a defensive position excavated inside the front room of a house in an urban street

German soldiers, World War I, 1914-1918.World War I. A group of German soldiers reading, writing and smoking in the trenches during a lull in hostilities

Chaplain of the lst Munsters saying a burial prayer over soldiers killed in their trench, 1918
Chaplain of the lst Munsters saying a burial prayer over soldiers killed in their trench by a German shell, Near Cambrai, October 1918. World War 2

Russian attack on the Japanese trenches, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Russian attack on the Japanese trenches outside Port Arthur. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. From Le Petit Journal, Paris

Russian six inch howitzer battery, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Russian six inch howitzer battery during the defence of Port Arthur. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5

Sectional view of a typical Boer entrenchment, Boer War, c1900. The 2nd Boer War 1899-1902

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia No. 5, 1860s. Creator: George N. Barnard
Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia No. 5, 1860s

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