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Wars and Battles


Wars, Battles, Warefare, Soldiers, Weapons etc.



11 subcategories
Battles against Turks

BATTLES AGAINST TURKS

Battles by century

BATTLES BY CENTURY

Conquest of England - Bayeux Tapestry

CONQUEST OF ENGLAND - BAYEUX TAPESTRY

Crusades

CRUSADES

Emperor Karl V

EMPEROR KARL V

Mythological Battles

MYTHOLOGICAL BATTLES

Napoleonic Battles

NAPOLEONIC BATTLES

Naval Battles

NAVAL BATTLES

Prince Eugene of Savoy

PRINCE EUGENE OF SAVOY

Sieges

SIEGES

War of Austrian Succession

WAR OF AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION

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Arrival of Colonel Napoleon Bonaparte at Toulon during the city's siege in December 1793. The Siege of Toulon took place between September and December 1793. The Southern French city of Toulon was occupied by British and Spanish forces assisting the Royalist French. Napoleon Bonaparte first made his name here as a young Captain of Artillery, by spotting an ideal place for his guns to be set up in such a way that they dominated the city's harbour.
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Arrival of Colonel Napoleon Bonaparte at Toulon during the city's siege in Decem...

Tsar Alexander I presents to Napoleon I the Kalmuks, Cossacks and Basquirs of the Russian army, July 1807. Canvas; 19th century.
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Tsar Alexander I presents to Napoleon I the Kalmuks, Cossacks and Basquirs of th...

Departure of recruits at Porte Saint Denis in Paris to fight in the Napoleonic Wars. Canvas; 1807.
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Departure of recruits at Porte Saint Denis in Paris to fight in the Napoleonic W...

The Battle of Waterloo 1815 - French Cuirassiers charging Scottish Highlanders in Square. Canvas; 1874.
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The Battle of Waterloo 1815 - French Cuirassiers charging Scottish Highlanders i...

The Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. Etching; 19th century.
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The Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. Etching; 19th century.

Saladin, Sultan of Egypt (1137/38-1193). Oil on Wood, 16th century. Inv. 1890 n.15 Saladin was a Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He led Islamic opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power, he ruled over Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Hejaz, and Yemen. He led the Muslims against the Crusaders and eventually recaptured Palestine from the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem after his victory in the Battle of Hattin. As such, he is a notable figure in Kurdish, Arab, and Muslim culture.
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Saladin, Sultan of Egypt (1137/38-1193). Oil on Wood, 16th century. Inv. 1890...

The Christian fleet under command of Genoese Admiral Andrea Doria (1466-1560) captures Koroni from the Turks in the Gulf of Messenia.
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The Christian fleet under command of Genoese Admiral Andrea Doria (1466-1560) ca...

Battle of Balaklava (1854) and bombardment of Sebastopol (1854-55) during the Crimean War. Battle of Tel al-Kebir (1882), the decisive battle of the Urabi Revolt in Sudan. Lithograph from a jubilee book of Queen Victoria, 19th century.
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Battle of Balaklava (1854) and bombardment of Sebastopol (1854-55) during the Cr...

Warriors fighting on board of ships. Naval battle against the Seapeople. Relief from the main temple of Ramses III (1193-1162 BCE), north wall of the outside temple walls, Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt. 20th Dynasty (1196-1080 BCE), New Kingdom
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Warriors fighting on board of ships. Naval battle against the Seapeople. R...

Warriors fighting on board of ships. Naval battle against the Seapeople. Relief from the main temple of Ramses III (1193-1162 BCE), north wall of the outside temple walls, Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt. 20th Dynasty (1196-1080 BCE), New Kingdom
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Warriors fighting on board of ships. Naval battle against the Seapeople. R...

Warriors fighting on board of ships. Naval battle against the Seapeople. Relief from the main temple of Ramses III (1193-1162 BCE), north wall of the outside temple walls, Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt. 20th Dynasty (1196-1080 BCE), New Kingdom
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Warriors fighting on board of ships. Naval battle against the Seapeople. R...

Warriors fighting on board of ships. Naval battle against the Seapeople. Relief from the main temple of Ramses III (1193-1162 BCE), north wall of the outside temple walls, Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt. 20th Dynasty (1196-1080 BCE), New Kingdom
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Warriors fighting on board of ships. Naval battle against the Seapeople. R...