Battlefields Collection

Wellington at Waterloo (colour litho)
1268536 Wellington at Waterloo (colour litho) by Hillingford, Robert Alexander (1825-1904); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley)

British trooper meets French woman on the road to Lille, WW1
A poignant scene captured by the Sphere magazines special artist, Fortunino Matania showing a British trooper riding through a devastated French landscape and stopping to speak to a French woman

Our Little Contemptibles, 1914 (oil on canvas)
2975397 Our A Little ContemptiblesA, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Composed of regular soldiers and reservists)

Brooding Soldier - Canadian Memorial, Vancouver Corner - WWI
The memorial commemorates the 18, 000 Canadian soldiers who withstood the first gas attack on April 22/24 1915 (Battle of Ypres), suffering over 2, 000 casualties

Siege of La Rochelle (engraving)
XIR3050331 Siege of La Rochelle (engraving) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); Musee des Plans et Reliefs, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Siege of La Rochelle (French: Le SiAšge de La Rochelle)

Tre Cime di Lavaredo / Drei Zinnen, three distinctive mountain peaks in the Sexten Dolomites seen from WW1 cave shelter, South Tyrol, Italy, October 2019

Battle of Quatre Bras in 1815 (print)
3786599 Battle of Quatre Bras in 1815 (print); (add.info.: Battle of Quatre Bras - from painting by Vereker. battle between Wellington's Anglo-Dutch army)

The period is towards the close of day... Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815
1268378 The period is towards the close of day... Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815, engraved by H. R. Cook, published by T. Clay and R. Lambe, June 1819 (engraving) by Sauerweld, A

The Rose of No Mans Land, c.1770-1959 (print)
3672212 The Rose of No Mans Land, c.1770-1959 (print) by Leo Feist, Inc. (1897-1934); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Over the Top with Best of Luck, c.1770-1959 (print)
3672393 Over the Top with Best of Luck, c.1770-1959 (print) by Joseph W. Stern & Co. (late 19th-early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

The Rose of No Mans Land, c.1770-1959 (print)
3672060 The Rose of No Mans Land, c.1770-1959 (print) by Leo Feist, Inc. (1897-1934); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Custer Battlefield, 1876 (b/w photo)
3671964 Custer Battlefield, 1876 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Chicago)

When The Moon Is Shining Somewhere In France, c.1770-1959 (print)
3672787 When The Moon Is Shining Somewhere In France, c.1770-1959 (print) by Joseph W. Stern & Co. (late 19th-early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, 1876 (b/w photo)
3671967 Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, 1876 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Chicago)

Larreys ambulance, Egypt, 1793
3784610 Larreys ambulance, Egypt, 1793; (add.info.: Larreys ambulance, Egypt, 1793. An ambulances devised by Napoleon Bonapartes chief Physician, Dominique Jean Larrey (1766-1842)

Ypres Battlefield Markers and signs
Over the 40 years that we have been writing about these battlefields, there has been many attempts to signpost the places of interest

On the evening of the Battle of Waterloo, 19th century (print)
3786597 On the evening of the Battle of Waterloo, 19th century (print); (add.info.: On the evening of the Battle of Waterloo - from painting by Ernest Crofts)

"For Victory! No, all hope is gone; for life! Let that go too; But for the Colours still work on - the chance is
984715 "For Victory! No, all hope is gone; for life! Let that go too; But for the Colours still work on - the chance is left with you", from Ballads of Famous Fights, First Edition

Desolation - Trenches North of Lens, 1919 (oil on canvas)
2956764 Desolation - Trenches North of Lens, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Weyden, Harry van der (1868-1952); 66.04x115.57 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Battle of Leckerbetken (oil on panel)
471546 The Battle of Leckerbetken (oil on panel) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); 46x101 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Austrians at bay before Lemberg, 1915 (colour litho)
778989 The Austrians at bay before Lemberg, 1915 (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C. (d.1945) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

The Battle of Dogali, 1896 (oil on canvas)
703152 The Battle of Dogali, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Cammarano, Michele (1835-1920); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio

A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July, 1863 (albumen print from collodion negative)
1068368 A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July, 1863 (albumen print from collodion negative) by O Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Last Bivouac, the Crest of a Hill between Champigny and Villiers, on the Night of 5 December 1870 (engraving)
1052644 The Last Bivouac, the Crest of a Hill between Champigny and Villiers, on the Night of 5 December 1870 (engraving) by Durand

Runners Working in a Barrage, 1927 (litho)
1123856 Runners Working in a Barrage, 1927 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A First Aid Station, 1927 (litho)
1123853 A First Aid Station, 1927 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Bloody episode of the war in Champagne, the Beausejour fort taken by the French after... (colour litho)
2815735 Bloody episode of the war in Champagne, the Beausejour fort taken by the French after... (colour litho) by Beltrame

How does the new year 1915 begin, amid pain and blood, half of the worlds population at war (colour litho)
2815713 How does the new year 1915 begin, amid pain and blood, half of the worlds population at war (colour litho) by Beltrame

An Infantry Attack in Woods at Argonne Front, published 1927 (litho)
1123854 An Infantry Attack in Woods at Argonne Front, published 1927 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

In the Karst, on the morning of 22 July, our vigorous counter-offensive ends with a real route... (colour litho)
2815773 In the Karst, on the morning of 22 July, our vigorous counter-offensive ends with a real route... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Dance of Death 1914-1918, 1914-19 (etching with drypoint)
3899034 The Dance of Death 1914-1918, 1914-19 (etching with drypoint) by Smith, Percy John Delf (1882-1948); 20.2x25.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Guerre d independance americaine: la bataille de Yorktown (ou York Town
5974589 Guerre d independance americaine: la bataille de Yorktown (ou York Town) le 19/10/1781, detail, 1784 by Blarenberghe, Louis Nicolas van (1716-94); 59x94 cm; ChAteau de Versailles

The Zulu War, Lord Chelmsfords Retreat from Isandlwhana the Morning after the Battle (engraving)
1058804 The Zulu War, Lord Chelmsfords Retreat from Isandlwhana the Morning after the Battle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War)

The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, over the Trenches (engraving)
1622310 The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, over the Trenches (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, over the Trenches)

Fuentes D Onoro (coloured engraving)
668516 Fuentes D Onoro (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fuentes D Onoro)

Photograph of a French map showing the battlefields of Verdun
697631 Photograph of a French map showing the battlefields of Verdun, September 1916 (autochrome) by Gervais-Courtellemont

Soldiers standing atop a cliff (b / w photo)
701264 Soldiers standing atop a cliff (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

The Battle of Waterloo, 1815, c. 1818 (w / c on paper)
1772194 The Battle of Waterloo, 1815, c.1818 (w/c on paper) by Heath, William (1795-1840); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: The original design for Wellingtons Victories plate 29)

A battle of the French Revolutionary War (colour litho)
960186 A battle of the French Revolutionary War (colour litho) by Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felicien baron de (b.1853) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A battle of the French Revolutionary War)

Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815 (engraving)
996618 Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815 (engraving) by Vernet, Carle (1758-1836) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bataille de Mont-Saint-Jean, dite de Waterloo)

The War in Egypt, "Victory!", the Scene immediatley after the Capture of Tel-el-Kebir
1061349 The War in Egypt, " Victory!", the Scene immediatley after the Capture of Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September (engraving) by Nash

Richard III at Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD
984796 Richard III at Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485, pub. London, 1863 (colour litho) by Doyle

"Our cuirassiers have burst on the ranks of the accurst
984710 " Our cuirassiers have burst on the ranks of the accurst and at a shock have scattered", from Ballads of Famous Fights, First Edition

The Wellington Tree on the Field of Waterloo (engraving)
1098846 The Wellington Tree on the Field of Waterloo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wellington Tree on the Field of Waterloo)

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"Unforgettable Tales Etched in Canvas: Battlefields Through Time" Our Little Contemptibles, 1914 (oil on canvas): A poignant depiction of brave soldiers facing the horrors of war with unwavering determination. Brooding Soldier - Canadian Memorial, Vancouver Corner - WWI: A solemn tribute to the fallen heroes who fought valiantly for their countries amidst the chaos and destruction. British trooper meets French woman on the road to Lille, WW1: Amidst the ravages of war, a fleeting moment of humanity emerges as two souls find solace in each other's presence. Siege of La Rochelle (engraving): An evocative portrayal capturing the intensity and desperation that engulfed this historic siege during a tumultuous era. The period is towards the close of day. . Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815: As dusk settles over blood-soaked fields, history witnesses an epic clash that forever shapes nations and destinies. Tre Cime di Lavaredo / Drei Zinnen, three distinctive mountain peaks in Sexten: Towering sentinels silently bear witness to countless battles fought below them throughout centuries past. Wellington at Waterloo (colour litho): Immortalized in artistry, General Wellington stands resolute amidst chaos and carnage as his leadership guides troops towards victory or defeat. Sikhs of the Indian Army in France during World War I: Brave warriors from distant lands unite under one cause – fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with valor and honor on foreign soil. Courcelette Cemetery - Somme Battlefield: Rows upon rows of white crosses stand as a somber reminder of lives sacrificed amid unforgiving trenches and relentless warfare. Lockheed EC-130E Hercules 62-1818: This mighty aircraft serves as a symbol not only for aerial dominance but also for the pivotal role it played in shaping battlefields of the modern era.