Captures Gallery

The capture of Charette (engraving)

964483 The capture of Charette (engraving) by Johannot, Tony (1803-52) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The capture of Charette (Prise de Charette), showing the capture of Francois de Charette, a French Royalist soldier and politician. Drawn by Tony Johannot, engraved by Moret. Illustration for Histoire De La Revolution Francaise by M A Thiers (Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1880). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

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James II's plan to escape England to France is thwarted

James II and VII (1633-1701) - King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII discovered trying to escape England. As William of Orange and his army advanced slowly towards London, many of James supporters changed sides. Even senior generals in James army, like John Churchill, went over to William. At this point James sent his wife and son to France for safety. James soon decided to flee himself, but his boat was stopped by some fishermen in Kent (as shown here) and he was taken back to London.
1688

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Franco-Prussian War. The Streets of Strasbourg during the S

Between August the 4th and 6th 1870 Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia defeated French Marshal MacMahon at Worth and Weissenburg, pushing him out of Alsace and surrounding Strasbourg. This scene at Strasbourg of damaged buildings and families under fire vividly captures the impact of the war on ordinary people

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