Cavalry Officer Collection (#4)

Prince Friedrich Carl of Prussia, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Prince Friedrich Carl of Prussia, (1936). Prinz Friedrich Karl Von Preussen. At the start of the Franco-Prussian War, Prince Friedrich Carl Nicolaus of Prussia (1828-1885)

Charge of Hodsons Horse at Rhotuck, 1857, (1901). Creator: George Francklin Atkinson
Charge of Hodsons Horse at Rhotuck, 1857, (1901). British and Indian forces at the Battle of Rohtak. Hodsons Horse was a unit of loyalist Indian cavalry raised by Brevet Major William Stephen Raikes

The Second Punjab Cavalry, 1901. Creator: Walter Fane
The Second Punjab Cavalry, 1901. Indian and Afghan soldiers during the period of the British Raj: Hindustani Trooper; Sikh Non-Commissioned Officer; Afghan Native Officer

Types of the Italian Army, 1919. Creator: Richard Simkin
Types of the Italian Army, 1919. Soldiers serving in the First World War, 1914-1919: Infantry of the Line (review order and service dress), Bersaglieri, Artillery and Cavalry

The Central India Horse, 1901. Creator: F Bremner
The Central India Horse, 1901. Indian soldiers during the period of the British Raj. The Central India Horse was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army

Types of Indian Cavalry, 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co
Types of Indian Cavalry, 1901. Indian soldiers during the period of the British Raj: Guides Cavalry; 1st Bengal Cavalry; 1st Punjab Cavalry; 11th Bengal Lancers (Major)

First Bengal Cavalry and Guide Cavalry, 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co
First Bengal Cavalry and Guide Cavalry, 1901. Indian soldiers during the period of the British Raj. From " The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. I

The Victory of Kandahar (Cavalry Pursuit to the Arghandab River), (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Victory of Kandahar (Cavalry Pursuit to the Arghandab River), (1901). The Battle of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was fought on 1 September 1880 between the British under General Frederick

The Grand Duke Michael and his Staff, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Grand Duke Michael and his Staff, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The Grand Duke [Michael Alexandrovich of Russia 1878-1918], commanding the Caucasian Native Division

Servian Cavalry on Parade, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Servian Cavalry on Parade, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The Servians [Serbians] are by no means the cut-throat barbarians they are commonly conceived to be; they have fine

Prince Rupert, c1640, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: J Cochran
Prince Rupert, c1640, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Prince Rupert, Royalist cavalry commander of the English Civil War

In the Indian Army, 1897, (1945). Creator: Unknown
In the Indian Army, 1897, (1945). Portrait of British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) as a lieutenant during his time in India

Cavalry Cadet at Sandhurst, c1893, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Cavalry Cadet at Sandhurst, c1893, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) as a cadet at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Berkshire

Boy making a face at a German cavalry officer. Creator: Unknown
Boy making a face at a German cavalry officer. A child makes a gesture of defiance at a soldier wearing a spiked helmet, in a comment on the German occupation of France during the First World War

Italian officers during victory parade, 1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Antoine Charles Louis Collinet, Count of Lasalle, 1896. Antoine-Charles-Louis, Comte de Lasalle (1775-1809) was a French cavalry general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Napoleon and His Staff Surprised By Cossacks, 1812, (1896). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) comes under attack by Russian Cossacks during his invasion of Russia

Officer of the Mounted Chasseurs Charging. (Imperial Guard), c1812, (1896). Typogravure after the painting titled The Charging Chasseur, or An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guards Charging

Vive L Empereur!, 1807, (1896). The cavalry charge of the 4th Hussars during the Battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807. Typogravure after the painting made in 1891 by Edouard Detaille

Charge of the Light Cavalry at Balaclava, c1880. Artist: T. S. S
Charge of the Light Cavalry at Balaclava, c1880. Episode of the Crimean War (1853-1856). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

The Heavy Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, c1880. Artist: C. R
The Heavy Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, c1880. Episode of the Crimean War (1853-1856). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

The future King Edward VIIand officers of the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars, 1897 (1911). Artist: Hills and Saunders
The future King Edward VIIand officers of the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars, 1897 (1911). From Edward VII: His Life and Times, Volume II, edited by Sir Richard Holmes, K.C.V.O

The Prince of Wales as Colonel of the 10th Hussars, c1865 (1910). From Edward VII: His Life and Times, Volume I Edited by Sir Richard Holmes, K.C.V.O. [The Amalgated Press, Ltd. London, 1910]

Lieutenant-Colonel GLR Richardson, commander of the 18th Bengal Lancers, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Lieutenant-Colonel GLR Richardson, commander of the 18th Bengal Lancers, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 1896

The officers of the 1st Royal Dragoons, Island Bridge Barracks, Dublin, Ireland, 1896. Artist: J Robinson & Son
The officers of the 1st Royal Dragoons, Island Bridge Barracks, Dublin, Ireland, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 3rd January 1896

Lord Roberts entering Pretoria, Boer War, South Africa, 1900 (1925). Pretoria, the Boer capital of the South African Republic (Transvaal)

The Charge of Pulaski, c1880. Kazimierz Pulaski (1746-1779) was a Polish soldier who served in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War

Major-General John French, the intrepid cavalry leader, Pretoria, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. French commanded the British 1st Cavalry Brigade in the Second Boer War

Light cavalry attacking the Russian guns at Balaclava during the Crimean War, 1854 (1857). Artist: W Hulland
Light cavalry attacking the Russian guns at Balaclava during the Crimean War, 1854 (1857). From Englands Battles by Sea and Land, volume III: Russia and Turkey, by Lieutenant Colonel Williams

Capture of the King of Delhi by Captain Hodson, 1858, (c1860). Bahadur Shah II, last Mughal emperor of India, in the custody of a British cavalry officer, Hodson of Hodsons Horses

A procession passing through the Delhi Gate, Lahore, Pakistan, 1913. Artist: HD Girdwood
A procession passing through the Delhi Gate, Lahore, Pakistan, 1913. The Delhi Gate is located within Walled City of Lahore

General Rimington, Sir Pertab Singh and the Rajah of Rutlam, France, 1900s. Artist: Crown
General Rimington, Sir Pertab Singh and the Rajah of Rutlam, France, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Russian Cossacks attacking German army, East Prussia, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British troops passing through a Galician village, Spain, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Officers in the Hussars, Chaussee de Louvain, Brussels, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Dragoon guards, 1915. Artist: LE Buckell
Dragoon guards, 1915. From a supplement to The Army and Navy Gazette (London, 1915)

The cavalry meet the infantry on the battlefield, 1910

The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 19th century. Artist: J Cousins
The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 19th century

Lord Roberts entering Pretoria, 1925. From Highroads of History, book II: Stories from British History, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons (London, Edinburgh, New York, 1925)

Symptoms of Being Amused, 1822. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Symptoms of Being Amused, 1822

Costumes of the Swiss Federal Army, 1857. From the Illustrated Times, 1857

Review of the 1st Yeomanry Brigade by the queen in Windsor Park, 1894. Artist: William Barnes Wollen
Review of the 1st Yeomanry Brigade by Queen Victoria, Windsor Park, London, 1894. From the Illustrated London News (26 May 1894)

The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1816). Artist: Romney
The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1816). Featured is the moment when the French Cuirassiers were surrounded by the 19th Regiment and Scots Greys

Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore (1761-1809), 1815

Lieutenant-General Lord Linedock, 1816

Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801), 1816. Abercrombie was a British soldier noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars

The Camp at Chobham, 19th century

The Prince of Orange Distributing His Medals, 1815

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