Commander In Chief Collection (#10)

Portrait Ferdinand duke Brunswijk-LAOEneburg Knee piece
Portrait of Ferdinand duke of Brunswijk-Luneburg, Knee piece of Ferdinand duke of Brunswijk-Luneburg in military uniform, in an interior

Pascal Paoli leader Corsicans Pascal Paoli Supreme Commander
Pascal Paoli, leader of the Corsicans Pascal Paoli, Supreme Commander of the Corsen (title on object), leader of the Corsicans, is accompanied by four dogs on the Genoese flag in a rocky landscape

Mercury points six gentlemen news print Title page
Mercury points six gentlemen to a news print Title page for: European Mercury, Eleventh Piece, First Part: Embracing the ses First Maiden of the Jaer 1700

Roman General addresses soldiers elevation foreground
Roman General addresses his soldiers, A Roman General addresses his soldiers from an elevation. In the foreground a boy with a shield leaning against the elevation, commander-in-chief, general

Reproduction tapestry Spanish Armada 16-20 July
Reproduction of a tapestry over the Spanish Armada (16-20 July), Spanish fleet in the Channel below the coast of Cornwall and Devon with the coat of arms of the English Queen Elizabeth I

Reproduction tapestry Spanish Armada July 21
Reproduction of a tapestry over the Spanish Armada (July 21), English and Spanish fleet in the Channel below the coast of Cornwall and Devon with the coat of arms of the English Queen Elizabeth I

Roman Greek general lauded Greek Roman general
Roman and Greek general are lauded, A Greek and Roman general are lauded by winged personifications, Faam and Victoria. In the foreground are two portrait medallions surrounded with palm branches

Three unarmed men conversation two army commanders
Three unarmed men in conversation with two army commanders, in the background soldiers on horseback, Marked upper left: foli 98, commander-in-chief, general, marshal, land forces, Jan Luyken

Roman general speaks men camp Veldheerlyke claim
Roman general speaks to his men near a camp Veldheerlyke claim (title on object), print top right: Fol: 39, commander-in-chief, general, marshal, (military ) camp with tents, Jan Luyken, 1697, paper

Lord Roberts, Lord Kitchener And Staff Riding Into Pretoria, South African Republic After Its Surrender At The End Of The Second Boer War, June 5th, 1900

Lord Kitchener Boarding Hms Hampshire, June 5, 1916. Kitchener, His Staff, And 643 Of The Crew Died When The Ship Struck A Mine And Sank

Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1St Earl Of Ypres, 1852 To 1925, Aka The Viscount French Between 1916 And 1922

General Edward Braddock, 1695 To 1755. British Soldier And Commander-In-Chief For North America During The French And Indian War

General Joffre Sympathising With One Of His Wounded Soldiers During World War I. Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre, 1852 To 1931. French General, Commander-In-Chief Of The French Army

General Joffre And His Wife Madame Joffre. Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre, 1852 To 1931. French General, Commander-In-Chief Of The French Army During World War I. From The Illustrated War News, 1915

Paul Von Hindenburg, 1847-1934. General And Commander-In-Chief Of German Armies 1914. Kaiser Wilhelm Ii, 1859-1941
Paul Von Hindenburg, 1847-1934. General And Commander-In-Chief Of German Armies 1914.Kaiser Wilhelm Ii, 1859-1941. Emperor Of Germany, King Of Prussia, 1888-1918 And Erich Von Ludendorff

H. R. H. The 2Nd. Duke Of Cambridge. Prince George William Frederick Charles, 1819-1904
H.R.H. The 2Nd. Duke Of Cambridge.Prince George William Frederick Charles, 1819-1904. Commander-In-Chief Of The Army. Engraved By D.J. Pound From A Photograph By Mayall

The Changes In The Russian Command, September, 1915: The Grand Duke Nicholas, Appointed Viceroy Of The Caucasus And Commander-In-Chief Of The Caucasian Army, Pointing Out Positions To The Tsar

Sir David Beatty, 1871-1936. British Commander-In-Chief Of The Grand Fleet. From An Official Photograph

Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1St Baron Raglan, Lord Raglan, 1788-1855. English Soldier And Commander In Chief During The Crimean War. 19Th Century Print Drawn And Engraved By J. Pound

John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1859-1935. 1St. Earl Jellicoe, British Admiral. Commander-In-Chief Of The Grand Fleet
John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1859-1935. 1St.Earl Jellicoe, British Admiral. Commander-In-Chief Of The Grand Fleet. From A Photograph By Russell From The Great World War Volume 3 Published 1916

Francis Rawdon Hastings, 1St. Marquis Of Hastings, 1754-1826. Soldier And Statesman. Commander-In-Chief In India, 1813-1822. Engraved By G. Parker After M.A

Prince George, Duke Of Cambridge, 1819-1904. British Army Officer And Commander-In-Chief Of The British Army 1856 To 1895.From A Portrait At Windsor Castle.From The Book " The Girlhood Of Queen

Esek Hopkins 1718 -1802. Commander In Chief Of The Fleet Throughout The American Revolutionary War. From The Book Gallery Of Historical Portraits Published C.1880

Burial Of General Edward Braddock In 1755 Near Great Meadows Pennsylvania Usa General Edward Braddock 1695-1755 British Soldier And Commander In Chief For North America At The Start Of The French And

Tsar Nicholas II visiting the Russian front, May 1915, (1926). Nicholas II is greeted by Count Bobrinsky while Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army

Henri Philippe Omer Petain (1856-1951) French soldier and statesman c1916. Commander-in-Chief 1917: Marshal of France 1918: Minister of War 1934: Head of French Vichy government from 1940

General Sir Frederick Pile, Commander-in-Chief, Anti-Aircraft Command, 1943. From Roof Over Britain. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

General Sir Frederick Haines, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India, c1880. Frederick Paul Haines (1819-1909), British Army officer. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Admiral Seymour (afterwards Lord Alcester), c1882-85. Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester (1821-1895), British naval commander. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol

Bovane, the Swazi Commander-in-Chief, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

General Louis Botha, (1862-1919), Afrikaner soldier and statesman, 1894-1907. Botha was Commander-in-chief of the Boer forces from 1900 during the 2nd Boer War (1899-1902)

General Dalzell Entering Edinburgh, July 1666, (c1880). Sir Thomas Dalyell of The Binns, 1st Baronet (1615-1685) was a Scottish Royalist general in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Gen. Lord Clyde, G. C. B. Etc. 1859. Artist: Thomas William Hunt
Gen. Lord Clyde, G.C.B. Etc. 1859. British Army officer 1808-1860, Field Marshal and Commander-in-Chief of India. From a photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)

General Sir Charles Napier, 1859. Artist: Thomas William Hunt
General Sir Charles Napier, 1859. Soldier and governor of the British Empire and British Armys Commander-in-Chief in India. From a photograph attributed to William Edward Kilburn (1818-1891)

H. R. H. The Duke fo Cambridge, K. G. &c. 1859
H.R.H. The Duke fo Cambridge, K.G. &c. 1859. Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge. Member of the British Royal Family, served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (military head of the British Army)

Capitan Pasha, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

King George V aboard HMS Neptune, 1910s (1935). The King with Admiral George Callaghan (second from left), Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet. From King Emperors Jubilee, by F. G. H

Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1832-1914), British soldier, c1901. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1832-1914), British soldier, c1901. Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852-1925), 1917
Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852-1925), Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army, 1917. Known as The Viscount (Lord) French between 1916 and 1922

General Mikhail Vasiliyevich Alekseyev (1857-1918), Imperial Russian Army general, 1917
General Mikhail Vasiliyevich Alekseyev (1857-1918), Imperial Russian Army general during World War I and the Russian Civil War, 1917

Sir Robert Napier (1791-1876), Lord Napier of Magdala, 1896
Sir Robert Napier (1791-1876), Lord Napier of Magdala, 1875. Lord Napier of Magdala. Napier was commissioned in the Bengal engineers in 1826

Field Marshal Earl Haig arriving at Cologne, Germany, c1919-c1920. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Field Marshal Earl Haig arriving at Cologne, Germany, c1919-c1920. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) on a tour of inspection of the Army of Occupation

Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar, British soldier, late 19th or early 20th century. Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Field Marshal Marquis Oyama Iwao, Japanese soldier, Mukden, Manchuria, 1906. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Field Marshal Marquis Oyama Iwao, Japanese soldier, Mukden, Manchuria, 1906. Detail from a stereoscopic card. Japan was leased the Liaodong Peninsula in Manchuria as one of the terms of the Treaty of

General Rowland Hill, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, c1830-c1835 (c1857). Artist: WH Mote
General Rowland Hill, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, c1830-c1835 (c1857). One of Wellingtons most trusted lieutenants during the Peninsular War (1809-1814)

Tirah, General Sir William Stephen Alexander Lockhart, Scottish soldier, 1898. Artist: Spy
Tirah, General Sir William Stephen Alexander Lockhart, Scottish soldier, 1898. Lockhart (1841-1900) served at the Khyber Pass and in Kabul, later being appointed Commander-in-Chief in India in 1898

Lord Wolseley and the headquarters staff in Ireland, 1896. Artist: J Robinson & Son
Lord Wolseley and the headquarters staff in Ireland, 1896. Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-1913) was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 1895, a post he held until 1900

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"Commander in Chief: Leading the Charge Through History" From ancient times to modern warfare, the role of a commander in chief has been pivotal in shaping the course of battles and nations. The painting "The Continence of Scipio" captures the essence of leadership as Scipio Africanus, a Roman general, displays his magnanimity towards a captive princess. This portrayal symbolizes the balance between power and compassion that defines an effective leader. Fast forward to 1902, Field Marshal Lord Roberts assumes command as Commander in Chief of forces in South Africa during a tumultuous period. Lafayette's portrait immortalizes his resolute determination etched on his face - a testament to his unwavering commitment to duty. Intriguingly, even footwear can become synonymous with leadership. The Wellington Boot, dubbed "the Head of the Armye, " represents how military leaders like Fitzroy HJ Somerset embodied authority from head to toe. History is replete with instances where commanders faced surrender or victory. Vercingetorix's submission before Julius Caesar at Alesia showcases both bravery and strategic acumen amidst defeat – qualities that define great leaders who learn from setbacks. During World War II, American Admiral Chester W Nimitz assumed the role for the US Pacific Fleet. His photo exudes confidence and resolve as he steered America through treacherous waters towards ultimate triumph against Japan. Field Marshal Douglas Haig's review of Canadian troops at Drocourt-Queant exemplifies how commanders inspire their soldiers on battlefields. Their presence instills courage while ensuring meticulous planning for success against all odds. Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser's leadership within the British Pacific Fleet during WWII highlights unity among allies under one commanding voice – essential for victory against formidable foes across vast oceans. Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse epitomized aerial supremacy as he commanded air forces during critical moments when skies became battlegrounds. His strategic brilliance and tactical expertise ensured dominance in the skies.