Cannons Collection (page 5)

Travel views of Morocco, 1904. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Morocco, 1904

Travel views of Morocco, 1904. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Morocco, 1904

Fort McHenry, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry, 1914

View of Frederikshald, Norway, 1790-1799. Creator: Christian August Lorentzen
View of Frederikshald, Norway, 1790-1799. (Careened ship being repaired in foreground)

The outcome at Amager 1658 during the Swedish War 1657-60, 1791. Creator: Christian August Lorentzen
The outcome at Amager 1658 during the Swedish War 1657-60, 1791

Histoire d'un règne, 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
Histoire d'un regne, 1870. History of a reign

Lamartine refusant le drapeau rouge devant l'Hôtel de Ville, c.1848. Creator: Felix Henri Emmanuel Philippoteaux
Lamartine refusant le drapeau rouge devant l'Hotel de Ville, c.1848. Lamartine rejecting the red flag in front of the Hotel de Ville. Revolution of 1848, Paris

Les enrôlements volontaires en 1792, between 1901 and 1902. Creator: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
Les enrolements volontaires en 1792, (between 1901 and 1902). Recruits volunteering. Recruits gathered on the Pont-Neuf in Paris preparing to leave for the border

Commemorative Coverlet, c. 1939. Creator: John Wilkes
Commemorative Coverlet, c. 1939

Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, October 26, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, October 26, 1854. Crimean War: British officers on the battlefield

Equestrian Statue of Charles XIV. (Bernadotte) just inaugurated at Stockholm, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Equestrian Statue of Charles XIV. (Bernadotte) just inaugurated at Stockholm, 1854. Unveiling of bronze sculpture Bengt Erland Fogelberg

Naval Attack on the Russian Fort of Petropaulovski, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Naval Attack on the Russian Fort of Petropaulovski, [Kamchatka], 1854. Crimean War. French and English warships: L'Obligator; Virago; Eurydice

The Allied Troops preparing to silence Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Allied Troops preparing to silence Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War, extract from Lord Raglan's dispatch: The morning was extremely dark, with a drizzling rain

The Action at Balaclava, October 25 - First Charge of Heavy Cavalry, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Action at Balaclava, October 25 - First Charge of Heavy Cavalry, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian cavalry, about 4000 in number

Battle of the Alma - sketched from the Mizen-Top of H.M.S. "Retribution", by Lieutenant... 1854
Battle of the Alma - sketched from the Mizen-Top of H.M.S. "Retribution", by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, 1854. Crimean War, scene on 20 September from a British warship

Sebastopol Batteries Firing at an Austrian Vessel, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sebastopol Batteries Firing at an Austrian Vessel, 1854. Crimean War. Allied ship coming under fire from Russian guns at the strategic Black Sea port

Opening of the Bombardment of Sebastopol - Chapman's Battery, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Bombardment of Sebastopol - Chapman's Battery, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian fire, though well directed

The "Agamemnon" and "Sanspareil" attacking Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The "Agamemnon" and "Sanspareil" attacking Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships....the Agamemnon...opened fire from her large pivot gun on the "Wasp" Fort

Siege of Sebastopol - Preparing a Train for the Trenches, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege of Sebastopol - Preparing a Train for the Trenches, 1854. Crimean War: British Army position. Sebastopol will fall, no one doubts it - the question is only one of time...It is satisfactory...to

Firing the Park Guns for the Great Victory in the Crimea, 1854. Creator: Smyth
Firing the Park Guns for the Great Victory in the Crimea, 1854. Cannons are fired in London to celebrate the Russian defeat in the Crimean War

Firing the Tower Guns for the Great Victory in the Crimea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Firing the Tower Guns for the Great Victory in the Crimea, 1854. Cannons are fired in the Tower of London to celebrate the Russian defeat in the Crimean War

H.M.S. "Miranda" destroying the City of Kola, the Capital of Russian Lapland, 1854. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S
H.M.S. "Miranda" destroying the City of Kola, the Capital of Russian Lapland, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ship attacking

Oltenitza, from Turtukai - from an original drawing, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Oltenitza, from Turtukai - from an original drawing, 1854. Crimean War. Ottoman field marshal and governor Omar Pasha supervises artillery and equipment being loaded on to ships

Bomarsund - General Bodiscoe, the Russian Governor, surrendering himself to the English and... 1854 Creator: Unknown
Bomarsund - General Bodiscoe, the Russian Governor, surrendering himself to the English and French, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War

Surrender of the Tower of Prasto, Bomarsund, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Surrender of the Tower of Prasto, Bomarsund, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War:..surrender of the Commandant of the fort to the French and English forces

Burning of the town of Novitska, in the White Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Burning of the town of Novitska, in the White Sea, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War: Royal Navy warships bombard a town in northern Russia

Attack on the town of Novitska, in the White Sea, by the "Miranda" and "Brisk", 1854. Scene from the Crimean War: Royal Navy warships bombard a town in northern Russia

Laying down the Mediterranean Electric Telegraph Cable at Spezia, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Laying down the Mediterranean Electric Telegraph Cable at Spezia, 1854. Cable-laying between Italy and Corsica. The Mediterranean Electric Telegraph

Interior of the Fort of Chanak-Kalessi, on the Asiatic Side of the Dardanelles... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Fort of Chanak-Kalessi, on the Asiatic Side of the Dardanelles - sketched by Lieutenant M. O'Reilly, 1854. Cannon and soldiers of the Ottoman Empire

The Dardanelles - the Battery and Stone Shot, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Dardanelles - the Battery and Stone Shot, 1850. View of...the battery from which the stone shot are discharged [at] the Fort of Chanah-Kalesi, [in modern Turkey]

Battle Scene with Charging General on Horseback in Foreground, Artillery and Cannons in Ba... n.d. Creator: Unknown
Battle Scene with Charging General on Horseback in Foreground, Artillery and Cannons in Background, n.d

Vessel of the Russian Line (Vaisseau de ligne russe), 1827. Creator: CW Eckersberg
Vessel of the Russian Line (Vaisseau de ligne russe), 1827

Storming of Molino del Rey, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Storming of Molino del Rey, 1849. Battle on the outskirts of Mexico City - scene from the Mexican-American War. From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D

Ephraim Town, with Old Calabar - King Eyo-Honesty's Canoe... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ephraim Town, with Old Calabar - King Eyo-Honesty's Canoe - Her Majesty's Steam-Sloop "Rattler" Saluting, 1850. Royal Navy ship off the coast of West Africa

The French Squadron in Position, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The French Squadron in Position, 1850. Warships off Cherbourg in northern France for a naval review. The French fleet was under the command of Admiral Parseval-Dechesnes

The French President Quitting the Squadron at Cherbourg, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The French President Quitting the Squadron at Cherbourg, 1850. Louis Napoleon attends a naval review off the coast of France....the Prince visited each line-of-battle ship in succession

Laying the foundation-stone of the Albert Harbour, Greenock, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of the Albert Harbour, Greenock, [Scotland], 1862. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Andrew Swan

The Civil War in America - main battery at Fort Pillow... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in America - main battery at Fort Pillow, on the Mississippi, evacuated by the Confederates on the 5th of June - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862

The Civil War in America: destruction of the Confederate flotilla... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in America: destruction of the Confederate flotilla off Memphis - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. Memphis, the hotbed of Secession, has fallen

The Civil War in America - portion of the water batteries at Fort Pillow... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in America - portion of the water batteries at Fort Pillow, on the Mississippi, after the evacuation - looking up the river - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862

Preparations at Cherbourg for the departure of reinforcements for Mexico, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Preparations at Cherbourg for the departure of reinforcements for Mexico, 1862. Engraving from a sketch by M. Lix. From the beginning of July the armaments for the expedition have been carried out

The Civil War in America: Colonel Fitch and the 46th Indiana Volunteers... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in America: Colonel Fitch and the 46th Indiana Volunteers taking at the point of the bayonet the Confederate battery of Fort St

Federal gun-boat, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Federal gun-boat, 1862. American Civil War. We learned that the Southern fleet had preceded us but a few hours, and that their crews had landed and searched every plantation they came to for cotton

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862. British sailors firing a cannon. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100 pounders, 1862. In viewing the manner in which the work is carried out in the various branches of the Royal

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862.... to fire a piece of ordnance...by the ordinary method of a man pulling a friction-tube while others are

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862. The gun, being now completely built up, is carried to a lathe for the purpose of being finish-turned

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. This is the upper floor of a two-storied building upwards of 200ft. in length and 60ft

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"Cannons: A Historical Journey Through Power and Warfare" Step back in time to the Woolwich Barracks, where rows of majestic cannons stood ready for battle. These mighty weapons played a crucial role in shaping history, from protecting His Majesty's Ship, the Victory, during the Battle of Trafalgar to defending Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island. Renowned artist John Christian Schetky captured the intensity of war with his vivid depiction of The Battle of Trafalgar. British cannons roared as they fought against their adversaries, showcasing both their destructive force and strategic importance. Traveling further east, witness the boldness of Alpine drums resonating through picturesque landscapes in TSM H. 1524 Siege of Vienna by Suleyman I. They were instrumental in this historic event led by the Magnificent Sultan himself. Closer to home at Woolwich Arsenal in southeast London stands the Great Crane - a testament to industrial might that aided cannon production on an unprecedented scale. This engineering marvel highlights how these weapons became integral parts of warfare across nations. But cannons weren't limited to land battles alone; Dutch Warships depicted by Wenceslaus Hollar showcased naval supremacy and emphasized how these powerful artillery pieces dominated maritime conflicts. Venturing beyond Europe's borders, explore The Walls of Derry where cannons guarded against sieges and invasions throughout centuries. These fortifications symbolize resilience and determination against all odds. In more recent times, modern weaponry like Junkers Ju 87G aircraft armed with formidable 37mm anti-tank cannons emerged during World War I. Witness its devastating impact at Gallipoli as Asiatic Annie unleashed destruction upon enemy forces. From ancient battlegrounds to modern warfare innovations, they have left an indelible mark on human history. Their power has shaped empires' destinies while reminding us that strength lies not only within their barrels but also within those who wield them.