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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
Fugitives cross a moat swimming                        
with goat skins or bladders                            
Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city.           
Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace             
of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Fugitives cross a moat swimming with goat skins or bladd...

King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) holds the reins       
of his chariot. A bird attacks a warrior.              
Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city.           
Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of          
Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#080205 9

King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) holds the reins of his chariot. A bird a...

A group of archers. Detail                             
from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city.                  
Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace             
of Ashurnazirpal, II Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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A group of archers. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's sie...

Fighting warriors. Close-up.                           
Detail of Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city.             
Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace             
of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Fighting warriors. Close-up. Detail of Ashurnazirpal'...

Warriors fighting hand-to-hand. Detail                 
from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city.                  
Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace             
of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Warriors fighting hand-to-hand. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's sie...

Assyrian warrior kills an enemy. Detail                
from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city.                  
Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace             
of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
#08020513

Assyrian warrior kills an enemy. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's sie...

A charioteer advancing. Detail                         
from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city.                  
Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace             
of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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A charioteer advancing. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's sie...

Conquest of an Egyptian city. Detail                   
from Ashurbanipal's campaign against Egypt (645 BCE).  
Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace             
in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Conquest of an Egyptian city. Detail from Ashurbanipal's camp...

Warriors scaling walls with ladders. Capture of an     
Egyptian city. Ashurbanipal's campaign against Egypt   
(645 BCE). Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace  
in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#08020516

Warriors scaling walls with ladders. Capture of an Egyptian city. Ashurbani...

Warriors scaling walls with ladders.                   
Capture of an Egyptian city (645 BCE).                 
Ashurnabipal's campain against Egypt.                  
Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the                    
palace in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#08020517

Warriors scaling walls with ladders. Capture of an Egyptian c...

Warriors scaling walls with ladders.                   
Capture of an Egyptian city (645 BCE).                 
Ashurbanipal's campain against Egypt.                  
Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the                    
palace in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#08020518

Warriors scaling walls with ladders. Capture of an Egyptian c...

Warriors scaling walls with ladders fighting           
hand-to-hand. Ashurnazirpal's aussault on a city.      
Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of          
Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#08020519

Warriors scaling walls with ladders fighting hand-to-hand. Ashurnazir...