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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

541 photos
Richard I and Saladin jousting,around 1300-1340.Saladin is portrayed with a grotesque blue face,while Richard's face is hidden by his helmet. Both ride horses wearing elaborate caparisons. Detail from a page of Latin text from the "Luttrell Psalter", begun before 1340 for Sir Geoffrey Luttrell. Add.42130.fol.61.det (L).
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Richard I and Saladin jousting,around 1300-1340.Saladin is portrayed with a gro...

Crusaders in chainmail armour go to war. Bishops lead soldiers in armour during the invasion of Palestine. Early 14th. ID: Eg 1500,fol. 46
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Crusaders in chainmail armour go to war. Bishops lead soldiers in armour during...

The capture of Acre, 1191. Crusaders, led by French King Philippe II August, capture the city of Acre (Akko,Israel). Saracens hold up their hands and plead for mercy. From "Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis". ID: Roy 16 G VI, fol.352 verso.
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The capture of Acre, 1191. Crusaders, led by French King Philippe II August, cap...

The siege of Jerusalem by Titus (70 CE), painted in the 14th century. Men in armour are climbing up a ladder in an attempt to enter the city. They are shooting arrows at the people on the battlements, some of which have been hit. A man who has been struck by an arrow, is falling to the ground. From "Hours of the Virgin". ID: Eger.2781
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The siege of Jerusalem by Titus (70 CE), painted in the 14th century. Men in arm...

The siege of Jerusalem by Saladin, late 15th.An army camp outside the city walls of Jerusalem. Soldiers scale the walls by climbing ladders, they are met by the opposing army. From a translation of a Latin history of the crusades. ID: Roy 15 E I. fol. 438.
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The siege of Jerusalem by Saladin, late 15th.An army camp outside the city walls...

The siege of Acre, 1191. From Chroniques de France ou de St. Denis, 1375-1400. ID: Roy.20.C.VII, fol.24 v
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The siege of Acre, 1191. From Chroniques de France ou de St. Denis, 1375-1400....

Saracens and crusaders, 1325-1330. ID:Roy.16.G.VI, fol. 101 v
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Saracens and crusaders, 1325-1330. ID:Roy.16.G.VI, fol. 101 v

Nebuchadnezzar II besieges Jerusalem, around 1405-1415. From the "Great Bible", St. Jerome version. ID:Royal 1 E.IX, fol.222
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Nebuchadnezzar II besieges Jerusalem, around 1405-1415. From the "Great Bible",...

The siege of La Rochelle,1628,won by Cardinal Richelieu against the Huguenot fortress. 146 x 167 cm Lieure 655
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The siege of La Rochelle,1628,won by Cardinal Richelieu against the Huguenot f...

The siege of La Rochelle,1628, won by Cardinal Richelieu against the Huguenot stronghold. 146 x 167 cm Lieure 655
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The siege of La Rochelle,1628, won by Cardinal Richelieu against the Huguenot...

The Siege of a Fortress. Right block. Dated 1527. Woodcut, 225 x 352mm. (monogrammed) See also 33-02-03/59.
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The Siege of a Fortress. Right block. Dated 1527. Woodcut, 225 x 352mm. (monog...

The Siege of a Fortress. Left block. Dated 1527 on the corresponding right block. Woodcut, 227 x 381mm. (monogrammed on the right block) See also 33-02-03/58.
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The Siege of a Fortress. Left block. Dated 1527 on the corresponding right block...