Battery Collection (page 7)

Voltas battery (colour litho)
2807717 Voltas battery (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Voltas battery. Alessandro Volta demonstrating his invention to Napoleon. Inventions illustres)

Gunners And Infantrymen On Moschin Hill (colour litho)
2808703 Gunners And Infantrymen On Moschin Hill (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gunners And Infantrymen On The Moschin Hill)

The wonders of our war (Colour Litho)
2808579 The wonders of our war (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wonders of our war. The arduous climb of a mountain battery to go over a peak)

To escape German harassment (colour litho)
2808552 To escape German harassment (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: To escape German harassment)

"Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before"(engraving)
2777027 " Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The intense shooting of the bombs before the victorious attacks on October 11, on the Karst (colour litho)
2777592 The intense shooting of the bombs before the victorious attacks on October 11, on the Karst (colour litho) by Beltrame

Panoramic View of the Fortifications, Town, and Harbour of Sebastopol (engraving)
2785680 Panoramic View of the Fortifications, Town, and Harbour of Sebastopol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Panoramic View of the Fortifications)

New York Harbour viewed from The Battery - showing Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Date: circa 1920

The Great Fight at Charleston, S. C. April 7th, 1863, pub. 1863 (colour litho)
3105560 The Great Fight at Charleston, S.C. April 7th, 1863, pub. 1863 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Napoleon loading a cannon like a common soldier at the Siege of Toulon, 1793 (colour litho)
3100862 Napoleon loading a cannon like a common soldier at the Siege of Toulon, 1793 (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Admiral Farraguts Fleet engaging the Rebel Batteries at Port Hudson, March
2646253 Admiral Farraguts Fleet engaging the Rebel Batteries at Port Hudson, March, 14th 1863, pub. Currier & Ives, 1863 (colour litho) by American School

The Highlanders capturing Cawnpore 1857 AD (litho)
1266279 The Highlanders capturing Cawnpore 1857 AD (litho) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England pulished circa 1920)

British artillery battery on the heights above the sea, Gibr
Vintage 19th century photograph: British artillery battery on the heights above the sea, Gibraltar

The Chinese Question, Battery on the Island of Liu-Kung-Tau, at the Entrance to the Harbour of Wei-Hai-Wei (b / w photo)
1615429 The Chinese Question, Battery on the Island of Liu-Kung-Tau, at the Entrance to the Harbour of Wei-Hai-Wei (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Bombardment of Odessa (engraving)
1619029 Bombardment of Odessa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardment of Odessa. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 May 1854)

Operations against the Russian Squadron in the Pacific (engraving)
1608280 Operations against the Russian Squadron in the Pacific (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Operations against the Russian Squadron in the Pacific)

Mediterranean Electric Telegraph (engraving)
1608223 Mediterranean Electric Telegraph (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mediterranean Electric Telegraph)

The Bombardment of Odessa by the English and French Steam Squadron (engraving)
1608000 The Bombardment of Odessa by the English and French Steam Squadron (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Military Manoeuvres in Sussex, the 3rd Hussars capturing a Battery of Horse Artillery on Burton Down (litho)
1598308 The Military Manoeuvres in Sussex, the 3rd Hussars capturing a Battery of Horse Artillery on Burton Down (litho) by Woodville

The Attack on Plevna (engraving)
1589815 The Attack on Plevna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Attack on Plevna. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 October 1877)

Swimming in the Serpentine (engraving)
1589213 Swimming in the Serpentine (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swimming in the Serpentine)

A 13-inch mortar of the Royal Artillery in action, 1855 (w / c over pencil on paper)
NAM280917 A 13-inch mortar of the Royal Artillery in action, 1855 (w/c over pencil on paper) by Alderson, Lt. Henry James (d.1909); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Siege of Sebastopol)

The Bombardment of Copenhagen and Surrender of the Danish Fleet, September 1807
NAM261116 The Bombardment of Copenhagen and Surrender of the Danish Fleet, September 1807, published by John Fairburn in 1807 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Federal siege guns, Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Civil War (1861-65
PNP270919 Federal siege guns, Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Civil War (1861-65) (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; American

Belgian Headstones Houthulst Belgian Military Cemetery
This War Cemetery is maintained by the War Graves Department of the Belgian MOD. It is on the edge of the Houthulst forest which Napoleon called he key to the Low Countries

Plaque to Canadian Artillery D21 Battery, Zonnebeke
The plaque is on the outside wall of the re-built church. The battery was stationed in Zonnebeke during Third Ypres, October-November 1917

Crimean War - the 21-gun battery before Sebastopol
Scene in the 21-gun battery before Sebastopol, Crimean War. 1855

A Hot Night in the Batteries, plate from The Seat of War in the East, pub
STC121093 A Hot Night in the Batteries, plate from The Seat of War in the East, pub. by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. 1856 (litho) by Simpson

Poster advertising the Centenary of the Discovery of the Voltaic Pile
CHT224153 Poster advertising the Centenary of the Discovery of the Voltaic Pile, 1899 (colour litho) by Hohenstein, Adolfo (1854-1928); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta, invented in 1800
GIA4817404 Pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta, invented in 1800. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta

The piles of Alessandro (Alexander) Volta. Museum of Science and Technology, Milan
GIA4744270 The piles of Alessandro (Alexander) Volta. Museum of Science and Technology, Milan. by Volta, Alessandro (1745-1827); Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci

The large electricite room of the Opera Garnier or two hundred Bunsen batteries allow to
XEE4181222 The large electricite room of the Opera Garnier or two hundred Bunsen batteries allow to project the rays of the electric sun, 1875. Engraving in " La Nature", 1875

Electrochemistry: electrolysis of water by Anthony Carlisle (1768-1842
XEE4140780 Electrochemistry: electrolysis of water by Anthony Carlisle (1768-1842) and William Nicholson (1753-1815) in London on May 2, 1800

The Battery and Harbour, New York, c. 1811-1812 (oil on canvas)
985116 The Battery and Harbour, New York, c.1811-1812 (oil on canvas) by Birch, Thomas (1779-1851); 73x103.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battery and Harbour, New York)

Crown Reef Gold Mining Companys Battery, Exterior (b / w photo)
5222085 Crown Reef Gold Mining Companys Battery, Exterior (b/w photo) by South African Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crown Reef Gold Mining Companys Battery, Exterior)

Battery at Fort Omaha, Nebraska (b / w photo)
6018241 Battery at Fort Omaha, Nebraska (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battery at Fort Omaha, Nebraska)

Battery D, 2d U. S. Artillery, in action. May, 1863 (albumen print mounted on wove paper)
3951154 Battery D, 2d U.S. Artillery, in action. May, 1863 (albumen print mounted on wove paper) by O Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); 17.8x22.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Battery No. 1, near Yorktown--No. 1. May, 1862 (albumen print mounted on wove paper)
3951115 Battery No. 1, near YorktownA--No. 1. May, 1862 (albumen print mounted on wove paper) by Wood and Gibson (fl.1862); 17.2x22.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

A Quiet Night in the Batteries, plate from The Seat of War in the East
STC142012 A Quiet Night in the Batteries, plate from The Seat of War in the East, published by Colnaghi and Co. 1856 (colour litho) by Simpson

Confederate 32-pounder cannon and militia gunners overlooking the entrance into Pensacola
834316 Confederate 32-pounder cannon and militia gunners overlooking the entrance into Pensacola Bay, Florida, prior to the American Civil War, March 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b / w photo)
869216 Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b/w photo) by Hs and Peale (fl.1839-57); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson
869207 Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson, late 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bearded Col. Robert O)

A battery of the Royal Horse Artillery firing a royal salute in Hyde Park when the bells proclaimed the opening of
607448 A battery of the Royal Horse Artillery firing a royal salute in Hyde Park when the bells proclaimed the opening of the Imperial Institute (engraving) by English School

The battery room (engraving)
608015 The battery room (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The battery room; from The Graphic)

A Hot Day in the Batteries, plate from The Seat of War in the East, pub
STC121092 A Hot Day in the Batteries, plate from The Seat of War in the East, pub. by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. 1856 (litho) by Simpson

No. 3 Commando Memorial Plaque, Merville Battery
The taking of the Battery was the task of the 9th Parachute Battalion, and despite a complicated plan that went very wrong from the first jumps at 0020 hours on D-Day

A View of the Glorious Action of Dettingen, 16th-27th June 1743, engraved by I
NAM261106 A View of the Glorious Action of Dettingen, 16th-27th June 1743, engraved by I. Pano, published by Robert Wilkinson, London, 1743 (coloured engraving) by Daremberg, F

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