Sieges Collection

Siege of Malta 1565
Jean de la Valette defends the island against the Turks

Ivanhoe
Promotional postcard for Ivanhoe Presented and produced by Walter and Frederick Melville (programme) They also credit themselves with a share of the production

Military Siege India 17C
Indian General receives the key of a besieged town as a token of surrender

Weaponry, Middle Ages. Bombard. Engraving by Serra
Bombard. Cannon used throughout the Middle Ages an the Early Modern Period. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Siege of Porto Bello
The Spanish governor of Porto Bello, Panama, dies heroically, trying to defend the town against Morgan's buccaneers Date: 1668

Burgundians under Charles VI
3785999 Burgundians under Charles VI by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Burgundians under Charles VI defend a town under siege - from miniature in Monstrelets chronicles, Paris, c. 1500)

Burgundians under Charles VI
3785973 Burgundians under Charles VI by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Burgundians under Charles VI defend a town under siege - from miniature in Monstrelets chronicles, Paris, c. 1500)

Siege of the city of Tyre (chromolitho)
964085 Siege of the city of Tyre (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of the city of Tyre (Siege de la ville de Tyr), a 10th-century depiction

Prowess of the Crusaders before Antioch (colour litho)
2787356 Prowess of the Crusaders before Antioch (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prowess of the Crusaders before Antioch)

Joan of Arc addressing the King (colour litho)
2787351 Joan of Arc addressing the King (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joan of Arc addressing the King)

The Bombardment and Capture of Fort Fisher, NC, January 15th 1865, pub
3090437 The Bombardment and Capture of Fort Fisher, NC, January 15th 1865, pub. 1867(coloured litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Capture of Fort Fisher, pub. 1887 (colour litho)
3090435 Capture of Fort Fisher, pub. 1887 (colour litho) by Davidson, Julian Oliver (1853-94) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Union troops led by General Alfred Howe Terry (1827-90)

Machines used in ancient sieges. Vinea 1, pluteus 2, moveable towers 3, 4, and different modes of defending castle walls from a battering ram

Henry the Fourth enters his Capital (colour litho)
2787352 Henry the Fourth enters his Capital (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry the Fourth enters his Capital)

Anecdote of Vesius and Regnier (colour litho)
2787350 Anecdote of Vesius and Regnier (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anecdote of Vesius and Regnier)

The Siege of Gloucester, 1643, 1860 (oil on canvas)
2655658 The Siege of Gloucester, 1643, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Dowling, Robert (1827-86); 101.6x162.6 cm; Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, Gloucestershire

Syracuse (engraving)
3635392 Syracuse (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Syracuse. Illustration for Illustrations of School Classics arranged and described by G F Hill)

The Devils Own, 1812, 1908 (w / c on paper)
1772213 The Devils Own, 1812, 1908 (w/c on paper) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

Siege of Jerusalem, Godfrey of Bouillon (colour litho)
2787354 Siege of Jerusalem, Godfrey of Bouillon (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Jerusalem, Godfrey of Bouillon)

Assault on the Malakoff (colour litho)
2787349 Assault on the Malakoff (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assault on the Malakoff)

Siege of Veii (colour litho)
2787355 Siege of Veii (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Veii. Illustration for The Great Sieges of History (George Routledge)

Death of Louis the Ninth of France (colour litho)
2787353 Death of Louis the Ninth of France (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Louis the Ninth of France)

The siege of Buren (colour litho)
960160 The siege of Buren (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The siege of Buren, by Marcel Pille, published in Figaro Illustre, August 1898)

French Military Personnel 1871
Portraits of military personnel including: a veteran, a mastermind, a doctor, a stretcher bearer, an officer of state, a home guard, a drummer, a captain in the home guard, a foot soldier

ROMANS BESIEGE JERUSALEM
The Romans besiege Jerusalem Date: 70

ROMAN SIEGE THREAT
Roman troops threaten to use their battering ram against a Parthian town : the residents come out to parley with the besiegers Date: circa 200

Tombeau dit des Deux Sieges a Cerveteri Italie
Tombeau, dit des Deux Sieges, a Cerveteri, Italie, Monuments anciens et modernes: collection formant une histoire de l architecture des differents peuples a toutes les epoques, Bury, Thomas Talbot

Spain. Burgo de Osma. Osma Castle. Ruins
Spain. Burgo de Osma. Osma Castle, built in 912. Ruins

Charles De LA Meilleraye
CHARLES DE LA PORTE, duc de LA MEILLERAY French marshal, one of the outstanding soldiers of his day, renowned for skill in sieges Date: 1662 - 1694

Roman Siege Tactics
Roman troops attack a Parthian town using a BATTERING RAM - note that it did in fact have a rams head carved at the business end Date: circa 200

Siege weapon, a Roman movable tower
A siege weapon, a Roman movable tower, utilised in one of the many sieges of Namur, Belgium, between the 15th and 19th centuries. Date: circa 50 AD

Italy Pavia
Pavia, on the Ticino, in the seventeenth century : the fortifications were much needed during the periodic battles and sieges. Date: 17th century

Six Years in Biscay, comprising a personal narrative of the sieges of Bilbao in June 1835, and Oct. to Dec. 1836. and of the principal events which occurred in that city and the Basque provinces

2619053; out of copyright

The surrender of Acre to Philip II of France, called Philip Augustus, during the Third Crusade
KW2603382 The surrender of Acre to Philip II of France, called Philip Augustus, during the Third Crusade, from L Histoire Universelle Ancienne et Moderne

Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). Sieges of Saragossa (1808-1809). The local hero Jos頤 e la Hera. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Wilkie, Sir David (1785-1841). The Maid of Saragossa. 1827. Peninsular War. Scene of the sieges of Saragossa with Agustina de Arag󮮠 Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Zaragoza

Portrait of 1863 of the veteran survivors fo the sieges of Girona during the Peninsular War (1809). Oil on canvas

Spain (1809). Peninsular War. Santiago Sas, clergyman, heroe during the Sieges of Saragossa. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Spain (1808-1814). Peninsular War. Sieges of Saragossa. Spanish woman shooting a French soldier. Etching. SPAIN. Zaragoza. Diputaci󮠐 rovincial Library

QUEROL Y SUBIRATS, Agust�(1860-1909). Monument
QUEROL Y SUBIRATS, Agust� (1860-1909). Monument to the Sieges. 1908. SPAIN. ARAGON. ZARAGOZA. Zaragoza. Lower detail with a fight scene of the Peninsular War. Relief

Newark Castle, Notts. dating from the 12th century, in which King John is reputed to have died in 1216. Withstood 3 sieges in the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Date: 12th century

Turkey Kars
Distant view of the town, whose history is a series of sieges and changes of rulers through the centuries

Military / Scenes / Sieges
Soldiers defending at a castle turret during a siege

Collecting Rainwater
Many a siege has been won when the defenders run short of water : ths castle is taking every chance to gather rain water to augment its supply

Siege (Olaus Magnus)
A well-protected town, skirted with multiple rows of chain-linked defences and spikes to prevent a frontal attack by cavalry

Roman Testudo / Sieges
The TESTUDO (tortoise), a Roman siege technique using overlapping shields, giving protection from arrows and boiling oil, and serving as a platform to raise attackers

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"Unyielding Fortresses and Heroic Battles: A Glimpse into the History of Sieges" The Siege of Malta 1565: When Valor Stood Against Invaders Ivanhoe's Epic Tale: Knights, Romance, and a Fierce Castle Siege Unleashing Destruction: Exploring Weaponry in Middle Ages' Sieges Bombardment Unleashed: Engraving by Serra Reveals Medieval Warfare Conquest on the Horizon: Reliving the Siege of Porto Bello The Relief of Lucknow, 1857: Courage Amidst an Intense Battle for Survival Burgundians under Charles VI: Warriors at the Gates of Power Defending Ancient Walls: Witnessing the Siege of Tyre (chromolitho) Prowess Amidst Chaos: Crusaders Before Antioch (colour litho) Joan of Arc Inspires Kingship in Desperate Times (colour litho) The Bombardment and Capture of Fort Fisher, NC - January 15th, 1865.