Retreating Collection

Silhouettes from the Somme by H. L. Oakley
Various scenes on the Somme cut by famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley showing the work to be done when pursuing the retreating Germans

Xenophon Reaches the Sea
Xenophon, retreating in Persia, reaches the Black Sea

Charge of the Light Brigade
Clouds billow, cannons roar, horses hooves thunder and men are asked to give their all in hand to hand combat of the battle field

Napoleon stopping the retreat, Battle of Marengo, 1800
Vintage engraving of Napoleon stopping the retreat, Battle of Marengo, 1800. The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte

Himmel The All-Highest has the truth spoken - the worst is behind us. German infantry retreating in panic before Allied infantry supported by tanks

The end of the Zulu wars
Mounted Infantry skirmishing with Zulus in a sketch by an ILN special artist. British troops wearing pith helmets and carrying rifles showing British soldiers on the higher ground

A broken German army stop for food and re-organisation on their retreat through Belgium at the end of World War One
3502793 A broken German army stop for food and re-organisation on their retreat through Belgium at the end of World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569
535872 French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569.; (add.info.: French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569)

A line of waggons and broken German troops march through Belgium in their retreat at the end of World War One
3502794 A line of waggons and broken German troops march through Belgium in their retreat at the end of World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Napoleon's Grande Armee retreating from Russia across the Beresina, 26-28 November 1812
543880 Napoleon's Grande Armee retreating from Russia across the Beresina, 26-28 November 1812. 19th century (french popular hand-coloured woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A rearguard remain to prevent the advancing Germans from repairing the bridge blown up by the retreating Belgians at
3502695 A rearguard remain to prevent the advancing Germans from repairing the bridge blown up by the retreating Belgians at Termonde, Belgium during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century

The Szechenyi Chain Bridge, in the 19th century, spanning the River Danube between Buda and Pest
5614302 The Szechenyi Chain Bridge, in the 19th century, spanning the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: General Bourbaki's defeated French army of about 80,000 retreating into Switzerland
538294 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: General Bourbaki's defeated French army of about 80,000 retreating into Switzerland, 30 January-1 February 1870-1871

Concept of Manifest Destiny: Allegorical female figure carrying electric telegraph wire
528088 Concept of Manifest Destiny: Allegorical female figure carrying electric telegraph wire, leads American pioneers and railroads westwards

Les pommiers coupes a Cuts (Oise), 1917. Creator: Francois Flameng
Les pommiers coupes a Cuts (Oise), 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Le Recit (Noyon, mars 1917), 1917. Creator: Francois Flameng
Le Recit (Noyon, mars 1917), 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les entonnoirs de Ham, 1917. Creator: Francois Flameng
Les entonnoirs de Ham, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Dans les villes liberees (mars 1917); Soldats anglais dans les vieux remparts de Peronne, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The War at Kagoshima, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The War at Kagoshima, 1877

The Death of Yamamoto Dosan at the Great Battle of Kawanakajima, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Death of Yamamoto Dosan at the Great Battle of Kawanakajima, 1866

The Dark Hours of Italy; Armored car and cavalry protecting the retreat of a column.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Armored car and cavalry protecting the retreat of a column, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Dark Hours of Italy; On the roads of the Lower Isonzo, the 3rd Italian army... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; On the roads of the lower Isonzo, the 3rd Italian army, to avoid being flanked, fell back in an orderly fashion, evacuating the Karst Plateau, taking equipment and all crews

The Dark Hours of Italy; A bridge over the Livenza, which the Italians blew up.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; A bridge over the Livenza, which the Italians blew up behind them, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Dark Hours of Italy; One of the Tagliamento bridges during the retreat... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; One of the Tagliamento bridges during the retreat, October 31, 1917, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Conquest of German East Africa; Retreat of the enemy: the procession of the German.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Conquest of German East Africa; Retreat of the enemy: the procession of the German governor, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

De la joie pour Tous; On a enfincesse de souffrir de la faim: a Noyon, la population se presse aux Creator: Unknown
De la joie pour Tous; On a enfincesse de souffrir de la faim: a Noyon, la population se presse aux distributions de soupe faites par les cuisines roulantes

'De la joie pour Tous; Entoures par les enfants d'un village reconquis
De la joie pour Tous; Entoures par les enfants d'un village reconquis, des cyclistes anglais ont imagine de leur donner ce rare bonheur de les promener sur leurs bicyclettes

Dans Peronne Saccagee: La profanation du monument de Catherine de Poix, dite Marie Foure: la statue Creator: Unknown
Dans Peronne Saccagee: La profanation du monument de Catherine de Poix, dite Marie Foure: la statue de l'heroine de la defense de Peronne, en 1563, contre les troupes de Charles-Quint

Dans Peronne Saccagee: Les ruines du precieux hotel de ville du XVI siecle et l'inscription que l'e Creator
Dans Peronne Saccagee: Les ruines du precieux hotel de ville du XVI siecle et l'inscription que l'ennemi jugea plaisant d'y laisser: Ne pas se facher: admirer seulement>>., 1917

Delivres ! ; Le prefet de la Somme est venu saluer ses administres delivres: le voici a Roye, press Creator: Unknown
Delivres ! ; Le prefet de la Somme est venu saluer ses administres delivres: le voici a Roye, pressant la menotte d'un jeune enfant intimide par cette bienveillance

Delivres ! ; La population enfantine d'un village libere se presse autour d'un brasero improvise pa Creator
Delivres ! ; La population enfantine d'un village libere se presse autour d'un brasero improvise par les Anglais, 1917

Le Royaume de la Mort'; La rue Saint-Eloi a Chauny: en y rentrante le 19 mars 1917, nos troupes trouverent la petite ville totalement detruite, 1917

Cathedrale de Peronne, 1917. Creator: Francois Flameng
Cathedrale de Peronne, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Pavilions in Forest Retreat, First half of 19th century. Creator: Goto Masayoshi
Pavilions in Forest Retreat, First half of 19th century

The Von Wied Pavilion in Scheveningen, 1877. Creator: Johannes Josephus Destree
The Von Wied Pavilion in Scheveningen, 1877

La retraite allemande (mars 1917). Coucy-le Chateau apres la destruction allemande, 1917. Creator: Francois Flameng
La retraite allemande (mars 1917). Coucy-le Chateau apres la destruction allemande, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Cartoon on the retreat of Napoleon from Russia, 1812-1814. Creator: Jacob Smies
Cartoon on the retreat of Napoleon from Russia, 1812-1814. On the right is Napoleon with a stocking on his head and followed by creepy-crawlies

The departure of the Spanish garrison from Den Bosch after the surrender to Frederik Hendrik in 1629 Creator
The departure of the Spanish garrison from Den Bosch after the surrender to Frederik Hendrik in 1629, 1865

Bivouac at Molodechno, 3-4 December 1812: an episode from Napoleon's Retreat from Russia, 1816. Soldiers around a smoking campfire - the man on the right holds a wild boar's head

Sur le front oriental; Les soldats de la garnison autrichienne evacuant la ville, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'Sur le front oriental; Les soldats de la garnison autrichienne evacuant la ville, charges de leur bagage individuel, 1915

Le Nord de la France Envahi; La retraite strategique de l'armee franco-anglaise, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Le Nord de la France Envahi; La retraite strategique de l'armee franco-anglaise se poursuit depuis le 25 aout, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I"

'Ecrases par le Nombre; Louvain est evacue le 18 aout, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Ecrases par le Nombre; Louvain est evacue le 18 aout, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Carrying the Wounded Russians to St George's, Bucharest, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Carrying the Wounded Russians to St George's, Bucharest, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

'Military Manoeuvers at Aldershot: A Sham Fight; Close Quarters, A Retreat Inevitable, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'Military Manoeuvers at Aldershot: A Sham Fight; Close Quarters, A Retreat Inevitable, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Le repli des troupes Francaises vers Salonique; --Passage du defile de Demir-Kapou... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le repli des troupes Francaises vers Salonique; --Passage du defile de Demir-Kapou, ou il n'y a de place que pour la voie ferree entre le Vardar et la montagne : au fond

Le repli des troupes Francaises vers Salonique; un detachement d'arriere-garde... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le repli des troupes Francaises vers Salonique; un detachement d'arriere-garde sur la route de Kavadar a Demir-Kapou, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Four army soldiers confused, c1826. Creator: Ary Scheffer
Four army soldiers confused, c1826

Four army soldiers confused, c1826. Creator: Ary Scheffer
Four army soldiers confused, c1826

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"Retreating: A Journey Through History's Shadows" Silhouettes from the Somme by H. L. Oakley: A haunting depiction of soldiers retreating amidst the horrors of World War I, their silhouettes etched against a backdrop of destruction. Xenophon Reaches the Sea: The legendary Greek general leads his weary troops through treacherous terrain, finally finding solace as they reach the shimmering shores, marking an end to their arduous retreat. Charge of the Light Brigade: Immortalized in Tennyson's poem, this ill-fated cavalry charge during the Crimean War showcases bravery and sacrifice in face of overwhelming odds during a desperate retreat. Napoleon stopping the retreat, Battle of Marengo, 1800: With strategic brilliance, Napoleon halts his retreating forces at Marengo and turns defeat into victory, altering history's course forever. The end of the Zulu wars: As dawn breaks on a war-torn land, warriors lay down their weapons and retreat into history's annals - marking an end to one chapter while igniting hope for another. "Himmel The All-Highest has spoken - worst is behind us. " German optimism echoes through time as leaders rally their troops during moments of retreat amid World War II’s chaos and uncertainty. Moeraki Boulders: Nature’s ancient marvels stand steadfast on New Zealand’s coast; reminders that even when tides recede or storms rage – resilience prevails amidst life’s ebb and flow. Bridge Blown up in Bilbao; Spanish Civil War 1937: Amidst civil strife, bridges crumble under explosive force – symbols not only of physical barriers but also shattered hopes for peace amid political turmoil. Satirical cartoon - Evacuation of Holland and Brabant.