Bayonet Collection (page 8)

WW2 Searchlight Regiment Christmas Card
A WW2 Christmas greetings card issued by the 44th Searchlight Regiment, R.A. (T.A.). The illustration portrays a military man with a bayonet rifle slung over his shoulder

A few varieties of Desert Cacti - USA. Date: 1933

WW2 British Army Soldier With Bayonet
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's colouring in ABC book, The Defence ABC Painting Book, by John Hassall. The image portrays a British WW2 soldier equipped with his bayonet rifle

WW1 - Italian Front - The Infantry Soldier's Prayer
The Infantry Soldier's Prayer I pray to the God of Victory and Justice to give me a steady arm, an invincible heart and an infallible bayonet

Four types of old Infantry Uniforms, 1750-1835
Four types of old Infantry Uniforms, Private (1750), Officer (1780), Sergeant (1807), Private (1835) Date: 1750-1835

Four types of Uniforms worn by Worcestershire Regiment
Four types of Uniforms worn by the Worcestershire Regiment - 1694, 1747, 1808, 1915 Date: 1694-1915

Black Watch, Royal Highlanders at Lucknow, Indian Mutiny
The Vengeance of the Black Watch, Royal Highlanders at Lucknow, during the Indian Mutiny Date: circa 1857-1858

The Colours and Escort, the Manchester Regiment Date: 1915

Royal Escort of Life Guards at St James's Palace, London Date: 1915

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - We won against Battle Group 8'. Date: circa mid-1970s

Vietnam War - Patriotic Poster
Vietnam War - Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Do not let them pass'! Amphibious American Frogman bayoneted by a Viet Cong Soldier. Date: 2nd half of the 20th century

Battle of Somosierra - Pensinsular War
Peninsular War. Battle of Somosierra (Spain). Polish troops fought in the Battle of Somosierra (November 30, 1808), during the Spanish War of Independence

American War of Independence. Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783)
American War of Independence. Revolution of the Thirteen Colonies. Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783). Spanish Siege of Pensacola (March 9-May 8, 1781). Capture of Pensacola

Soldier surprised by sweetheart standing with his rifle
Soldier surprised by sweetheart standing to attention with his rifle, Central Europe Date: circa 1850

German soldier with pickelhelm, rifle and bayonet
When the Germans over-ran Belgium, refugees began to escape to Holland so the Germans built a 100 miles long 2, 000 volt electric fence to stop them

Public Schools Brigade poster, WW1
First World War recruitment poster designed by John Hassall (1868-1948) for the Public School Brigade, Royal Fusiliers, 118th Infantry Brigade

Return from hunting, cutout figure by G Boudard, WW1
Return from hunting, cutout figure (reverse) by G Boudard, First World War. 1916

9 Thermidor 18th Century 27 July 1794 Bayonet
9, Thermidor, 18th, century, 27, July, 1794, bayonet, colored, conspiration, death, End, Reign, of, Terror, engraving, Europe, fight, France, french, French, Revolution, historic, History, National

France. 1848, 23 to 25 February Revolution. Engraving
France. 1848, 22-24 February Revolution, uprising of students, workers and National Guard to force the abdication of the king and proclaim the Second Republic. Engraving

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Western
ww1, wwi, world, war, one, first, 1st, great, i, western, front, army, troops, soldiers, charge, charging, battle, satchels, explosives, explosions, exploding, running, run, attack, attacking, enemy

Shadows in Whitehall, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Shadows in Whitehall An unusually serious subject for Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, known for his Old Bill cartoons in The Bystander magazine; ghostly soldiers guard the cenotaph in Whitehall, London

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Defensar Madrid es defensar Catalunya (To defend Madrid is to defend Catalonia). Poster

French soldiers, Battle of Verdun, France, WW1
French soldiers in action during the Battle of Verdun, north-eastern France, First World War. Date: 1916

Female African soldiers
A group of young African women stand outside barefoot, each holding a gun and bayonet. Another woman stands watching them holding a machine gun. Date: 1972

The last man standing
Front cover of TheIllustrated War News'. 1914

Satirical cartoon, Evacuation of Holland and Brabant. Showing General Charles-Francois Dumouriez retreating with the French army (in blue)

Cartoon, Watching the Rhine, France's turn of duty for Die Wacht am Rhein'. Date: 1919

Ww1 Wwi World War Wartime One First 1st Great
ww1, wwi, world, war, wartime, one, first, 1st, great, i, cartoon, death, ray, 1916, events, cartoons, french, soldier, soldiers, final, moments, barbed, wire, strewn, battlefield, red, rifle

Hessian Dragoons in 1783, illustration from Das Ehrenkleid des Soldaten by Martin Lezius, published in Berlin
3030163 Hessian Dragoons in 1783, illustration from Das Ehrenkleid des Soldaten by Martin Lezius, published in Berlin, 1936 (colour litho) by German School

Union soldiers on the plateau at the first Battle of Bull Run (litho)
KW353645 Union soldiers on the plateau at the first Battle of Bull Run (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: the Battle of Bull Run took place on 21st July)

Infantrymen during the reign of Charles III of Spain, 19th century (lithograph)
CUL4862422 Infantrymen during the reign of Charles III of Spain, 19th century (lithograph) by De Sotto, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793-1862); Academia General Militar, Zaragoza

Line Infantrymen during the reign of Charles III of Spain, 19th century (lithograph)
CUL4859874 Line Infantrymen during the reign of Charles III of Spain, 19th century (lithograph) by De Sotto, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793-1862); Academia General Militar, Zaragoza

The Admiral, followed by his party, ran headlong at the Vera Cruz Guard, illustration from British Battles on Land
IL323202 The Admiral, followed by his party, ran headlong at the Vera Cruz Guard, illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea, published by Cassell, London, c.1910 (litho) by Tennant, C

Assault-at-Arms by the London Rifle Brigade (engraving)
6016456 Assault-at-Arms by the London Rifle Brigade (engraving) by Dadd, S. T. (fl.1882-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assault-at-Arms by the London Rifle Brigade)

On the field of honour, 1915 (litho)
KW345530 On the field of honour, 1915 (litho) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952) (after); Private Collection

Theatre for the Armies of the Republic, French soldier kissing the hand of an actress, 1917 (colour litho)
661491 Theatre for the Armies of the Republic, French soldier kissing the hand of an actress, 1917 (colour litho) by Arnoux

Theatre for the Armies, front cover illustration from La Baionnette, No 82, 25th January 1917 (colour litho)
661490 Theatre for the Armies, front cover illustration from La Baionnette, No 82, 25th January 1917 (colour litho) by Arnoux, Guy (1886-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: le theatre aux Armees)

Ramon Cabrera going to death, 16th feb 1836 (engraving)
CUL4866281 Ramon Cabrera going to death, 16th feb 1836 (engraving) by Ayguals de Izco, Wenceslao (1801-1875); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: By AYGUALS DE IZCO)

The Soldier Ploughman, 1917 (colour litho)
698827 The Soldier Ploughman, 1917 (colour litho) by Arnoux, Guy (1886-1951); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: soldat laboureur;); © Archives Charmet

Officer of the Norfolk Militia with a Fusil and Gorget, A. D. 1759, from The British Army: Its Origins
619351 Officer of the Norfolk Militia with a Fusil and Gorget, A.D. 1759, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

Taking of the Strategic hill during the Siege of Sevastopol and death of General Brancion, 7 June 1855
904764 Taking of the Strategic hill during the Siege of Sevastopol and death of General Brancion, 7 June 1855, 1855-57 (oil on canvas) by Protais

A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866 (oil on canvas)
7327503 A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903); 71.8 x 51.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Battle of Palestro fought in 1859 (oil on canvas)
884846 The Battle of Palestro fought in 1859 (oil on canvas) by Lapi, Emilio (1814-1898); Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Poltava Battle in 1709 (oil on canvas)
FIA5390597 Poltava Battle in 1709 (oil on canvas) by Vladimirov, Ivan Alexeyevich (1869-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

La bataille de Borodino, le 7 septembre 1812 (26 aout 1812), troisieme offensive francaise (ou bataille de la Moskova)
FIA5367346 La bataille de Borodino, le 7 septembre 1812 (26 aout 1812), troisieme offensive francaise (ou bataille de la Moskova, opposant la Grande Armee de Napoleon aux troupes russes)

Attack on the Selinghinsk redoubt by General Monet, February 24, 1855, 1857 (oil on canvas)
904700 Attack on the Selinghinsk redoubt by General Monet, February 24, 1855, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Fontaine, Edme Adolphe (1814-83); 143x193 cm; Chateau de Versailles

Private Francis E. Brownell, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Pvt. Francis E. Brownell, 1862. [Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. Brownell received the Medal of Honor for killing Confederate secessionist James W

Big Elephants Being Attacked, 2nd month, 1863. 2nd month, 1863. Creator: Isshinsai Yoshikata
Big Elephants Being Attacked, 2nd month, 1863

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"Bayonet: A Weapon of History and Valor" This captivating poster for the Welsh Guards transports us back to a pivotal moment in history - the Battle of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War. Painted by Howard Pyle in 1906, it showcases the bravery and determination of those who fought for their nation's freedom. The bayonet, an integral part of warfare throughout centuries, played a crucial role during the Napoleonic Wars. French soldiers donned their distinctive uniforms as they wielded this formidable weapon on battlefields across Europe. Even during times of celebration, such as Christmas and New Year, the Coldstream Guards proudly displayed their bayonets on cards sent to loved ones. Their commitment to duty never wavered. In between conflicts, when peace seemed within reach, posters like that from the Territorial Army reminded citizens of their responsibility to protect their homeland. The bayonet symbolized readiness and preparedness against any threat that might arise. Artistic depictions like James Gillray's "A March to the Bank" captured both humor and satire while showcasing soldiers armed with bayonets. These images served as reminders that even in times of peace or political turmoil, military strength was always at hand. The Napoleonic Wars witnessed countless battles where brave soldiers faced each other with fixed bayonets. One such engagement was immortalized in "BATTLE OF THE ROTHIERE (1814), " reminding us of both triumphs and sacrifices made by those who carried these lethal weapons into combat. During World War I's infamous Battle of Somme, Coldstreamers charged fearlessly towards enemy lines with bayonets gleaming under fire-filled skies. Their unwavering courage became synonymous with heroism amidst unimaginable horrors. George Orwell's book cover for "Homage to Catalonia, " published in 1938 about the Spanish Civil War evokes emotions tied closely with sacrifice and loyalty embodied by those who fought with bayonets in hand.