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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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Peter the Hermit shows the crusaders the way to Jerusalem during the first crusade. From the manuscript "Roman du Chevalier du Cygne". Peter the Hermit (died 1131) was a priest of Amiens, and a leader of the First Crusade. According to Anna Comnena, he attempted to go on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem before 1096, but was prevented by the Turks from reaching his destination. Illuminated manuscript on parchment; about 1270 Ms 3139 fol. 176v
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Peter the Hermit shows the crusaders the way to Jerusalem during the first crusa...

King Louis IX of France embarking for the last crusade in 1270. From the History of Saint Louis. Illuminated manuscript; 1280.
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King Louis IX of France embarking for the last crusade in 1270. From the History...

Manesse Codex (sheet 229v): Siege of the Wartburg (1260/61). The Manesse Codex or Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg Library, Cod. Pal. germ. 848) is a book copied and illustrated between 1305-1340 in Zürich, presumably compiled by Johannes Hadlaub. It contains love songs in Middle High German by important poets, several of whom were famous rulers. The term for these poets, Minnesänger, combines the words for "romantic love" and "singer", reflecting the content of the poetry, which adapted the Provençal troubador tradition to German. This manuscript has 137 portraits of the authors which depict each poet, some of them as idealized knights, dressed in their own heraldic colors and devices, making it possible for readers to identify them.
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Manesse Codex (sheet 229v): Siege of the Wartburg (1260/61). The Manesse Code...

Charlemagne and his army outside the walls of Pamplona in 778. Illuminated manuscript; 14th century.
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Charlemagne and his army outside the walls of Pamplona in 778. Illuminated manus...

The death of Roland during the battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. Charlemagne kneels before the deceased. Illuminated manuscript; 14th century.
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The death of Roland during the battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. Charlemagne knee...

The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin on October 2, 1187 which caused the Third Crusade (1189-92). Balian of Ibelin surrenders and hands over the keys to the Tower of David to Saladin. From the chronicle of David Aubert. Illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin on October 2, 1187 which caused the Third Cr...

The defeat of Saladin and his troops by the Christian crusaders during the Third Crusade (1189-92). From the chronicle of David Aubert. Illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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The defeat of Saladin and his troops by the Christian crusaders during the Third...

King Richard I Lionheart (1157-1199) embarks on the Third Crusade (1191). From the chronicle of David Aubert. Illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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King Richard I Lionheart (1157-1199) embarks on the Third Crusade (1191). From t...

King Richard I Lionheart (1157-1199) watches Muslim prisoners being beheaded after the capture of Acre in 1189. When it became apparent that Saladin was not willing to pay the terms of the treaty at Acre, Richard had more than 3.000 Muslim prisoners executed on August 20 outside of Acre in full view of Saladin's camp. From Sebastien Mamerot's "Les Passages d'outremer faits par les Français contre les Turcs depuis Charlemagne jusqu'en 1462". Illuminated manuscript on parchment (287 sheets, 32x23 cm). Bourges, France; 1474-1475.
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King Richard I Lionheart (1157-1199) watches Muslim prisoners being beheaded aft...

The siege of Ascalon by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130-1162) in 1153 during the Second Crusade. From Sebastien Mamerot's "Les Passages d'outremer faits par les Français contre les Turcs depuis Charlemagne jusqu'en 1462". Illuminated manuscript on parchment (287 sheets, 32x23 cm). Bourges, France; 1474-1475.
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The siege of Ascalon by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130-1162) in 1153 during...

Surrender of Cherbourg to the French under the command of King Charles VII in 1450. From "Vigiles du feu roi Charles septième". Illuminated manuscript; France; 15th century.
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Surrender of Cherbourg to the French under the command of King Charles VII in 14...

The capture of Ribodane in 1475; with decorated border. From the Chronique d' Angleterre (Volume III) by Jean de Wavrin, Seigneur de Forestel. S. Netherlands (Bruges), late 15th century. Shelfmark: Royal 14 E. IV Page Folio Number: f.281v
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The capture of Ribodane in 1475; with decorated border. From the Chronique d' A...