Reconnoitring Collection

Military / Napoleonic
A staff officer reconnoitring

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne
536327 Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne; (add.info.: Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675) French soldier: marshal of France 1644

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): British troops reconnoitring in mountains between Cabul valley
530485 Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): British troops reconnoitring in mountains between Cabul valley and plain of Jellalabad. Wood engraving February 1880; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Garibaldi at the Farro Point, 1860
1577523 Garibaldi at the Farro Point, 1860; (add.info.: Garibaldi at the Farro Point, Messina, reconnoitring the Fort Torre Di Cavallo, Calabria.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne(1611-1675) French soldier: Marshal-General of France 1668
543313 Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne(1611-1675) French soldier: Marshal-General of France 1668, killed by a cannon ball while reconnoitring at Sasbach, Germany

With the Tirah Field Force, Cavalry reconnoitring in the Bargolai Pass (litho)
1039296 With the Tirah Field Force, Cavalry reconnoitring in the Bargolai Pass (litho) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Tirah Field Force)

The British Expedition to Abyssinia, reconnoitring up the Hadoda Pass (engraving)
1620671 The British Expedition to Abyssinia, reconnoitring up the Hadoda Pass (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Expedition to Abyssinia)

Garibaldi at the Faro Point, Messina, reconnoitring the Fort Torre Di Cavallo, Calabria (engraving)
1612379 Garibaldi at the Faro Point, Messina, reconnoitring the Fort Torre Di Cavallo, Calabria (engraving) by English School

Boats reconnoitring the Passage to Wyborg (engraving)
1608092 Boats reconnoitring the Passage to Wyborg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boats reconnoitring the Passage to Wyborg)

Reconnoitring at Cronstadt (engraving)
1607572 Reconnoitring at Cronstadt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reconnoitring at Cronstadt)

South African Warfare, Mounted Infantry reconnoitring (litho)
1592731 South African Warfare, Mounted Infantry reconnoitring (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: South African Warfare)

The French Expedition to Tunis, Goums, reconnoitring, attacked by Khroumirs (engraving)
1590406 The French Expedition to Tunis, Goums, reconnoitring, attacked by Khroumirs (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Seaside Romance (chromolitho)
1107125 A Seaside Romance (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Seaside Romance)

Sveaborg (engraving)
1607661 Sveaborg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sveaborg. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 August 1854)

The Soudan Advance, Commander the Honourable C Keppel, DSO, on his Gun-Boat the "Zaffir"reconnoitring Osman
1615479 The Soudan Advance, Commander the Honourable C Keppel, DSO, on his Gun-Boat the " Zaffir" reconnoitring Osman Dignas Position at Shendy (litho) by English School

The War in Afghanistan, Reconnoitring (engraving)
1613867 The War in Afghanistan, Reconnoitring (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Afghanistan, Reconnoitring)

Emperor & staff reconnoitring during the Franco-Prussian War
Above, an image of the Emperor and staff reconnoitring; below, the Emperors carriage at Metz. The artist, William Simpson, was arrested on suspicion of spying, for making this sketch. Date: 1870

Reconnoitring (engraving)
1623279 Reconnoitring (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reconnoitring. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 April 1886)

The Armies of the Continent (litho)
1595083 The Armies of the Continent (litho) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Armies of the Continent)

The War in New Zealand, the Gun-Boat Pioneer at Anchor off Meremere, on the Waikato River
1103056 The War in New Zealand, the Gun-Boat Pioneer at Anchor off Meremere, on the Waikato River, reconnoitring the Native Position (engraving) by Weedon

The Basuto War, Colonial Volunteers reconnoitring, Return of the Scout (engraving)
1590160 The Basuto War, Colonial Volunteers reconnoitring, Return of the Scout (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Basuto War)

Garibaldi in Calabria (engraving)
2773113 Garibaldi in Calabria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garibaldi in Calabria)

The War in Eastern Asia, Sketches off Wei-Hai-Wei (litho)
1627792 The War in Eastern Asia, Sketches off Wei-Hai-Wei (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Eastern Asia, Sketches off Wei-Hai-Wei)

Sketches of the War in the Soudan (engraving)
1622327 Sketches of the War in the Soudan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the War in the Soudan)

The Pathfinder, a seventeenth century Polish cavalryman on a white charger
POM114768 The Pathfinder, a seventeenth century Polish cavalryman on a white charger (gouache on paper) by Brandt, Jozef (1841-1915); Private Collection; Polish, out of copyright

The Emperor Napoleon and General Changarnier reconnoitring near Metz (engraving)
2773824 The Emperor Napoleon and General Changarnier reconnoitring near Metz (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

War in the Snow, reconnoitring the Stormberg Mountains in a Blizzard (litho)
1037185 War in the Snow, reconnoitring the Stormberg Mountains in a Blizzard (litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: War in the Snow)

The Rising in Rhodesia, Reconnoitring by Night in the Selundi Range (engraving)
1051095 The Rising in Rhodesia, Reconnoitring by Night in the Selundi Range (engraving) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rising in Rhodesia)

Beleaguered Mafeking, from Photographs sent out by a Special Runner (litho)
1048696 Beleaguered Mafeking, from Photographs sent out by a Special Runner (litho) by Spence, Percy F.S. (1868-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beleaguered Mafeking)

With the Allies in China, Chasseurs d Afrique, with a Chinese Guide, reconnoitring (litho)
1040314 With the Allies in China, Chasseurs d Afrique, with a Chinese Guide, reconnoitring (litho) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Allies in China)

Reconnoitring near Strasburg, September 1870 (engraving)
959071 Reconnoitring near Strasburg, September 1870 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reconnoitring near Strasburg, September 1870)

HM Ships "Hecla"and "Leopard"reconnoitring, Hango Harbour, Finland (engraving)
1619030 HM Ships " Hecla" and " Leopard" reconnoitring, Hango Harbour, Finland (engraving) by English School

The Submarine Boat in Naval Warfare (litho)
1593460 The Submarine Boat in Naval Warfare (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Submarine Boat in Naval Warfare)

The Gun-Boat "Ruby, "and Boats of "The Arrogant"and "Magicienne"reconnoitring the Strait
1608085 The Gun-Boat " Ruby, " and Boats of " The Arrogant" and " Magicienne" reconnoitring the Strait of Stralsund (engraving) by English School

The War in Egypt, Fort Mex, Alexandria (engraving)
1061048 The War in Egypt, Fort Mex, Alexandria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt, Fort Mex, Alexandria)

The Afghan War, a Party of the Guide Corps reconnoitring (engraving)
1621732 The Afghan War, a Party of the Guide Corps reconnoitring (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The War in America, Texan Rangers (Federalists) reconnoitring between Alexandria and Fairfax, Virginia (engraving)
1619765 The War in America, Texan Rangers (Federalists) reconnoitring between Alexandria and Fairfax, Virginia (engraving) by English School

General Sir Evelyn Wood reconnoitring with the 15th Hussars across the Buffalo River (engraving)
1590473 General Sir Evelyn Wood reconnoitring with the 15th Hussars across the Buffalo River (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Spanish-American War, Scenes in Cuba (litho)
1606243 The Spanish-American War, Scenes in Cuba (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American War, Scenes in Cuba)

The Revolt in the Transvaal (engraving)
1037657 The Revolt in the Transvaal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Revolt in the Transvaal)

With the Turks, the Attack on Pyrgos (engraving)
1049794 With the Turks, the Attack on Pyrgos (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Turks, the Attack on Pyrgos)

General Wolseley reconnoitring the Position of the Arabs before Kassassin, August 1882 (litho)
1100146 General Wolseley reconnoitring the Position of the Arabs before Kassassin, August 1882 (litho) by European School

IN DANGER AT JENA
Battle of Jena : Reconnoitring the field, Napoleon is challenged by the Austrian sentinels and is in danger of his life Date: 14 October 1806

Henri de la Tour d Auvergne Turenne(1611-1675) French soldier: Marshal-General of France 1668, killed by a cannon ball while reconnoitring at Sasbach, Germany

Henri de la Tour d Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675) French soldier: marshal of France 1644: Marshal-General of France 1668

Henri, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-75) French soldier. Officers of his army lamenting over his body after his death reconnoitring at Sasbach

Russian infantry patrol reconnoitring, WW1
A Russian infantry patrol reconnoitring during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Italo-Turkish War - Aircraft
Captain Moizo prepares for a reconnoitring flight in his Nieuport monoplane during the Italo-Turkish War

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"Unveiling the Unknown: The Art in Military History" In the realm of military strategy, it has long been a vital component for success. From the Napoleonic era to modern warfare, this artful practice has shaped countless battles and campaigns. With the Tirah Field Force, we witness cavalry units fearlessly venturing into the treacherous Bargolai Pass, their mission to gather crucial intelligence on enemy positions. Through lithography, their daring exploits are immortalized. The British Expedition to Abyssinia takes us up the Hadoda Pass as intrepid soldiers navigate rugged terrain in search of hidden adversaries. An engraving captures their determination as they meticulously survey every crevice and corner. Garibaldi at Faro Point reveals another facet - one that transcends borders. Here, Garibaldi himself is depicted scrutinizing Fort Torre Di Cavallo in Calabria from afar. Engraved details showcase his strategic mind at work. From land to sea, boats cautiously explore passages leading to Wyborg and Cronstadt - both engravings showcasing naval reconnaissance during times of conflict. These images serve as reminders that even on waterways, knowledge is power. South African Warfare introduces mounted infantry reconnoitring vast landscapes through lithography; these skilled troops adeptly scout potential threats while maintaining mobility – an essential skillset for success on unfamiliar terrains. The French Expedition to Tunis brings forth a vivid scene where Goums find themselves under attack by Khroumirs while engaged in reconnaissance duties. This engraving encapsulates not only danger but also resilience amidst adversity. Yet not all instances are confined within war's domain; "A Seaside Romance, " captured through chromolithography paints a picture where lovers clandestinely observe each other from afar – an innocent form of personal exploration akin to military reconnaissance techniques.