Siege Collection (#6)

British cutter Buck evading the Spanish blockade of Gibraltar, 1779 (colour litho)
8635360 British cutter Buck evading the Spanish blockade of Gibraltar, 1779 (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (1865-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Siege of Harfleur, scene from Shakespeare's Henry V (engraving)
8676735 Siege of Harfleur, scene from Shakespeare's Henry V (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Harfleur, scene from Shakespeare's Henry V)

Capture of Lisbon, 1147 (colour litho)
8672973 Capture of Lisbon, 1147 (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of Lisbon from the Moors by King Afonso I of Portugal, 1147)

A Siege (engraving)
8663103 A Siege (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Siege. Illustration for The Life and Work of St Paul by F W Farrar (Cassell)

The Return of Ivan the Terrible to Moscow after the Conquest of Kazan (colour litho)
8661452 The Return of Ivan the Terrible to Moscow after the Conquest of Kazan (colour litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

M Jules Favre (engraving)
8643909 M Jules Favre (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Jules Favre)

Les moutons au jardin du Luxembourg (engraving)
8643904 Les moutons au jardin du Luxembourg (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les moutons au jardin du Luxembourg)

La Place De La Bourse dans la journee du 6 aout (engraving)
8643903 La Place De La Bourse dans la journee du 6 aout (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Place De La Bourse dans la journee du 6 aout)

A bord du ponton (engraving)
8644001 A bord du ponton (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bord du ponton. Le dortoir des prisonniers)

Incendiaires conduits a la prevote du Petit-Luxembourg, le 24 mai (engraving)
8643986 Incendiaires conduits a la prevote du Petit-Luxembourg, le 24 mai (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

L'ancienne salle d'exposition des Gobelins (engraving)
8643984 L'ancienne salle d'exposition des Gobelins (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'ancienne salle d'exposition des Gobelins)

La rue de Lille (engraving)
8643980 La rue de Lille (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La rue de Lille. Cote sud)

La caisse des Depots et Consignations (engraving)
8643967 La caisse des Depots et Consignations (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La caisse des Depots et Consignations. Cote de la rue de Lille)

Tuileries (engraving)
8643963 Tuileries (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tuileries. Vestibule de la salle des Marechaux)

Les Tuileries, vues de la place du Carrousel (engraving)
8643958 Les Tuileries, vues de la place du Carrousel (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Tuileries, vues de la place du Carrousel)

La fosse commune du Pere-Lachaise (engraving)
8643953 La fosse commune du Pere-Lachaise (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La fosse commune du Pere-Lachaise)

Barricades de la rue Castiglione (engraving)
8643950 Barricades de la rue Castiglione (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barricades de la rue Castiglione)

La cathedrale de Saint-Denis a recu, cette apres-midi, un assez grand nombre de projectiles (engraving)
8643945 La cathedrale de Saint-Denis a recu, cette apres-midi, un assez grand nombre de projectiles (engraving) by French School

Dans presque tous les arrondissements de Paris existent des cantines municipales (engraving)
8643936 Dans presque tous les arrondissements de Paris existent des cantines municipales (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Il a ete seconde par le tir des pieces de gros calibres montees sur wagons blindes (engraving)
8643934 Il a ete seconde par le tir des pieces de gros calibres montees sur wagons blindes (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le comite des Ingenieurs civils engage les fondeurs a voir un type de piece se chargeant par la culasse
8643920 Le comite des Ingenieurs civils engage les fondeurs a voir un type de piece se chargeant par la culasse, depose dans la chapelle du Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers (engraving)

Fonte d'un canon dans les ateliers Broquin et Laine (engraving)
8643918 Fonte d'un canon dans les ateliers Broquin et Laine (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Ambuscade in the Franco-Prussian War (colour litho)
8661467 An Ambuscade in the Franco-Prussian War (colour litho) by Baader, Louis (1828-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ambuscade in the Franco-Prussian War)

Crusaders storming the City of Tyre (litho)
8661168 Crusaders storming the City of Tyre (litho) by Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crusaders storming the City of Tyre)

Siege of Constantinople by the Turks (litho)
8661156 Siege of Constantinople by the Turks (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Constantinople by the Turks)

Les Tuileries, vues de la place du Carrousel (engraving)
8650664 Les Tuileries, vues de la place du Carrousel (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Tuileries, vues de la place du Carrousel)

Il existe depuis deux jours chez un marchand de comestibles un etalage de viandes insolites (engraving)
8650661 Il existe depuis deux jours chez un marchand de comestibles un etalage de viandes insolites (engraving) by French School

Un immense bureau d'enrolements volontaires est dresse devant le monument (engraving)
8650660 Un immense bureau d'enrolements volontaires est dresse devant le monument (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les edifices du quai d'Orsay (engraving)
8651639 Les edifices du quai d'Orsay (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les edifices du quai d'Orsay)

Palendres de la Flotte des Croises, Prise de Constantinople, 1203 (colour litho)
8650831 Palendres de la Flotte des Croises, Prise de Constantinople, 1203 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palendres de la Flotte des Croises)

Siege of Gibraltar (coloured engraving)
8643399 Siege of Gibraltar (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Gibraltar)

The Surrender of Lord Charles Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781
3742789 The Surrender of Lord Charles Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, from the book Short History of the English People by J.R. Green, pub

Coriolanus disarmed by his mother (engraving)
8664201 Coriolanus disarmed by his mother (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Russian troops storming the fortress of Ochakov (now Ochakiv)
7243345 Russian troops storming the fortress of Ochakov (now Ochakiv); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian troops storming the fortress of Ochakov (now Ochakiv)

Lieut. Turner & boats crew of the ship Tea, made prisoners by the Ladrone Pirates, c.1800 (coloured aquatint)
7341674 Lieut. Turner & boats crew of the ship Tea, made prisoners by the Ladrone Pirates, c.1800 (coloured aquatint) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 17.8x25.9 cm; National Maritime Museum

Map of the Siege of Barcelona in April 1706 (colour litho)
6317519 Map of the Siege of Barcelona in April 1706 (colour litho) by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: Print by Pieter van Call after a work by Alexander Forbes.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Limerick, Ireland under siege in 1690
6266297 Limerick, Ireland under siege in 1690; (add.info.: Map of Limerick, Ireland, dating from 1690 and showing the forces of William III besieging the city during the Williamite War of 1689-1691)

18th century French illustration depicting a siege of a castle
5304958 18th century French illustration depicting a siege of a castle; (add.info.: 18th century French illustration depicting a siege of a castle); Universal History Archive/UIG

The repulse of the Turks at the Siege of Vienna, Austria in 1529, from The Book of Martyrs by John Foxe, pub
5242609 The repulse of the Turks at the Siege of Vienna, Austria in 1529, from The Book of Martyrs by John Foxe, pub. c.1865 (print) by English School, (19th century)

A Medieval siege tower
5310039 A Medieval siege tower; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a Medieval siege tower from an 18th century military manual by William Henry Toms)

Siege of Paris, during the Hundred Days, 1815 (print)
2757096 Siege of Paris, during the Hundred Days, 1815 (print); (add.info.: France. Premier Empire. Le general de Moncey defend la barriere de Clichy, siege de Paris, 1815. Coll. Part. History)

Siege of Santo Domingo
2902889 Siege of Santo Domingo; (add.info.: Siege of Santo Domingo, 1895.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Uhlans tracking the course of a balloon during the Franco-Prussian War
3732737 Uhlans tracking the course of a balloon during the Franco-Prussian War; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Uhlans tracking the course of a balloon during the Franco-Prussian War)

The construction of balloons in the Gare d'Orleans to carry information out of Paris during the Prussian siege
3732729 The construction of balloons in the Gare d'Orleans to carry information out of Paris during the Prussian siege; (add.info)

Spanish War of Independence, 1808-1814
3697234 Spanish War of Independence, 1808-1814; (add.info.: Spanish War of Independence, 1808-1814. Siege of Saragossa (Zaragoza), 7th August, 1808

Capture of Santarem, Portugal, 1147 (colour litho)
8672878 Capture of Santarem, Portugal, 1147 (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of Santarem from the Moors by King Afonso I of Portugal)

La nuit du 25 mai au cimetiere Montmartre (engraving)
8643988 La nuit du 25 mai au cimetiere Montmartre (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La nuit du 25 mai au cimetiere Montmartre)

La place de la Bastille (engraving)
8643985 La place de la Bastille (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La place de la Bastille. Cote de la rue de la Roquette)

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"Unyielding Determination: A Glimpse into History's Most Notable Sieges" Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, lst Viscount Baden-Powell - The man who inspired millions with his leadership during the Siege of Mafeking. Winston Churchill at Sidney Street Siege, East London - Witnessing the courage and resilience of a nation in the face of adversity. The Conquest of Tenochtitlan, from the Conquest of Mexico series - An epic struggle for dominance that forever changed the course of history. Siege of Vienna by Turks (1683). Battle of Kahlenberg - When Europe united to defend its freedom against an overwhelming force. The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789 - Brave soldiers defying all odds in a daring attempt to break free from their besieged fortress. Stephen Bathory at Pskov - Uniting nations under one banner to withstand a relentless siege and emerge victorious. The Forlorn Hope At Badajos, 1906 - Sacrifices made by brave souls who dared to storm enemy lines amidst chaos and destruction. Hamilton at Yorktown in 1781 - A pivotal moment when determination led to triumph in America's fight for independence. Siege of the Alamo, 1836 – Remembering those who valiantly defended their beliefs against overwhelming forces during Texas' struggle for independence. Siege of Malta 1565 – Withstanding wave after wave, knights held strong against invaders seeking control over this strategic Mediterranean island. Crusades capture Antioch- Crusaders overcoming immense challenges as they conquer Antioch during one chapter in history's most famous holy wars. In each tale lies a testament to human endurance and unwavering spirit; these sieges remind us that even amidst seemingly insurmountable odds, the human will can prevail.