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Commanders Collection (#6)

"Commanders: Leading the Way to Victory" Allied D-Day Commanders: Brave leaders who spearheaded the largest amphibious invasion in history

Background imageCommanders Collection: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill having lunch with Field Marshals Sir Alan Brooke

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill having lunch with Field Marshals Sir Alan Brooke and Bernard Montgomery
6015341 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill having lunch with Field Marshals Sir Alan Brooke and Bernard Montgomery and on the banks of the Rhine in Germany after Allied forces crossed the river

Background imageCommanders Collection: Bust of Marie-Joseph-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), 1829 (marble)

Bust of Marie-Joseph-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), 1829 (marble)
5669095 Bust of Marie-Joseph-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), 1829 (marble) by David d Angers, Pierre Jean (1788-1856); 58.5x35x29 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCommanders Collection: Meeting of Wellington and Blucher at La Belle Alliance, aquatint by Joseph Constantine Stadler (fl)

Meeting of Wellington and Blucher at La Belle Alliance, aquatint by Joseph Constantine Stadler (fl)
1268432 Meeting of Wellington and Blucher at La Belle Alliance, aquatint by Joseph Constantine Stadler (fl.1780-1812), 1818 (coloured aquatint) by Heath

Background imageCommanders Collection: The Army and Navy representing the only interview between the Great Commanders

The Army and Navy representing the only interview between the Great Commanders
1268369 The Army and Navy representing the only interview between the Great Commanders, Wellington and Nelson!, c.1890 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Background imageCommanders Collection: Meeting of Lee and Grant at Appomatox Court House 1865 AD (litho)

Meeting of Lee and Grant at Appomatox Court House 1865 AD (litho)
1266310 Meeting of Lee and Grant at Appomatox Court House 1865 AD (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England pulished circa 1920)

Background imageCommanders Collection: Major-General The Honourable Sir William Ponsonby, c. 1815 (oil on canvas)

Major-General The Honourable Sir William Ponsonby, c. 1815 (oil on canvas)
1268380 Major-General The Honourable Sir William Ponsonby, c.1815 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Background imageCommanders Collection: 'Each gun from its adamantine lips, spread a death shade round the ships'

"Each gun from its adamantine lips, spread a death shade round the ships"
984704 " Each gun from its adamantine lips, spread a death shade round the ships", from Ballads of Famous Fights, First Edition, 1920 (colour litho) by Webb

Background imageCommanders Collection: The Battle of Waterloo, 1824 (oil on canvas)

The Battle of Waterloo, 1824 (oil on canvas)
1765816 The Battle of Waterloo, 1824 (oil on canvas) by Pieneman, Jan Willem (1779-1853); 567A--823 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageCommanders Collection: Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783 (engraving)

Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783 (engraving)
5235601 Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageCommanders Collection: Earl of Cardigan (engraving)

Earl of Cardigan (engraving)
812386 Earl of Cardigan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Earl of Cardigan (James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan)

Background imageCommanders Collection: The whole army knelt in the mud and confessed their sins (colour litho)

The whole army knelt in the mud and confessed their sins (colour litho)
969249 The whole army knelt in the mud and confessed their sins (colour litho) by Robinson, James Henry (1852-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCommanders Collection: The champions of the Union, 1861 (lithograph)

The champions of the Union, 1861 (lithograph)
3710014 The champions of the Union, 1861 (lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCommanders Collection: Wolfgangus Whilhelminus Count Palatin, 1827 (oil on panel)

Wolfgangus Whilhelminus Count Palatin, 1827 (oil on panel)
3035967 Wolfgangus Whilhelminus Count Palatin, 1827 (oil on panel) by White, T.S. (fl.1827); 24x18 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: After Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641).); out of copyright

Background imageCommanders Collection: The Boxer Rebellion: a meeting of Allied commanders in Beijing (colour litho)

The Boxer Rebellion: a meeting of Allied commanders in Beijing (colour litho)
3099174 The Boxer Rebellion: a meeting of Allied commanders in Beijing (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boxer Rebellion)

Background imageCommanders Collection: Portrait of Sir John Hawkins (engraving)

Portrait of Sir John Hawkins (engraving)
820033 Portrait of Sir John Hawkins (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir John Hawkins, English shipbuilder, naval administrator and commander)

Background imageCommanders Collection: Portrait of Nicolas Catinat (engraving)

Portrait of Nicolas Catinat (engraving)
819355 Portrait of Nicolas Catinat (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolas Catinat, French military commander and Marshal of France)

Background imageCommanders Collection: President Paul Kruger, General Piet Joubert and a map of the Transvaal and Orange Free State

President Paul Kruger, General Piet Joubert and a map of the Transvaal and Orange Free State (colour litho)
980291 President Paul Kruger, General Piet Joubert and a map of the Transvaal and Orange Free State (colour litho) by German School

Background imageCommanders Collection: Gen. Anderson (left), Gen Alexander (centre), and Air Marshal Coningham (right

Gen. Anderson (left), Gen Alexander (centre), and Air Marshal Coningham (right) conferring at First Army Headquarters on the occasion of Gen. Alexanders visit to Allied Commanders. Circa 1940s

Background imageCommanders Collection: Lord Montgomery visiting the front in the western desert shortly after taking over

Lord Montgomery visiting the front in the western desert shortly after taking over command of the eighth army. Montgomery is in the centre (pointing)

Background imageCommanders Collection: Company Commander of a British County regiment with his second in command

Company Commander of a British County regiment with his second in command, keeping an eye forward of Tobruk. Circa 1940s

Background imageCommanders Collection: Commanding the land forces of Britains Libyan defences. Lt

Commanding the land forces of Britains Libyan defences. Lt. Gen Sir Alan Cunningham, who is commanding the Land Forces in the new desert drive chatting to a Sudanese soldier. 20th November 1941

Background imageCommanders Collection: Picture from Algiers shows Gen. Montgomery with Gen. d Havet

Picture from Algiers shows Gen. Montgomery with Gen. d Havet, commander of the Italian 206th Coast Defence division after its surrender. Circa July 1943

Background imageCommanders Collection: Correspondents talking to W / Cdr. H. Law-Wright (centre). 14th October 1943

Correspondents talking to W / Cdr. H. Law-Wright (centre). 14th October 1943
Correspondents talking to W/Cdr. H.Law-Wright (centre). 14th October 1943

Background imageCommanders Collection: A radioed wire image of General Montgomery and General Eisenhower studying the Italian

A radioed wire image of General Montgomery and General Eisenhower studying the Italian mainland from Messina, as British and Canadian forces were making their final preparations for the assault

Background imageCommanders Collection: New Army Council meeting in session in the historic surroundings of the conference room

New Army Council meeting in session in the historic surroundings of the conference room at the War Office 4th December 1939 Left to right General Sir W Venning (Q.M.C)

Background imageCommanders Collection: Supreme command allied expeditionary force meeting at allied headquarters

Supreme command allied expeditionary force meeting at allied headquarters. General Eisenhower supreme commander studies the map of Europe with allied commanders

Background imageCommanders Collection: Field Marshal Petain places a wreath at the Cenotaph Circa June 1922

Field Marshal Petain places a wreath at the Cenotaph Circa June 1922

Background imageCommanders Collection: Lord Kitchener in France seen here meeting General Joffre / 9th April 1915

Lord Kitchener in France seen here meeting General Joffre / 9th April 1915
Lord Kitchener in France seen here meeting General Joffre/ 9th April 1915

Background imageCommanders Collection: HM King George V, General Ferdinand Foch and Sir Douglas Haig on the balustraded terrace

HM King George V, General Ferdinand Foch and Sir Douglas Haig on the balustraded terrace of General Haigs headquarters at Beauquesne 12th August 1916

Background imageCommanders Collection: The Imperial War Cabinet of 1917 pose for the photographers in the gardens of Number 10

The Imperial War Cabinet of 1917 pose for the photographers in the gardens of Number 10 Downing Street: Back Row (Left to Right): Capt. L.S. Amery, M.P

Background imageCommanders Collection: The allied representatives at the signing of the armistice

The allied representatives at the signing of the armistice. Ferdinand Foch, second from right, seen outside his railway carriage in the forest of Compiegne. November 11 1918

Background imageCommanders Collection: Winston Churchill in Tripoli with General Montgomery, British Prime Minister

Winston Churchill in Tripoli with General Montgomery, British Prime Minister. February 1943

Background imageCommanders Collection: Haig and his victorious commanders arriving at Dover

Haig and his victorious commanders arriving at Dover
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig and his fellow victorious commanders arriving at the port of Dover aboard a vessel painted with jazz camouflage at the end of World War One. Date: 1918

Background imageCommanders Collection: Japan - General Sadao Araki and General Nobuyuki Abe

Japan - General Sadao Araki and General Nobuyuki Abe
(left) General Sadao Araki (1877-1966) - general in the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II. Leader of the Kodo-ha (Imperial Way) faction

Background imageCommanders Collection: Portrait of Louis Alexander Mountbatten

Portrait of Louis Alexander Mountbatten
Portrait of the Late Admiral of the Fleet, The Marquess of Milford Haven, Louis Alexander Mountbatten

Background imageCommanders Collection: John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and 1st Earl of Waterford KG, 1384 / 1387 - 1453

John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and 1st Earl of Waterford KG, 1384 / 1387 - 1453
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and 1st Earl of Waterford KG, 1384/1387 - 1453. English military commander during Hundred Years War, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Constable of France

Background imageCommanders Collection: Reproduction tapestry Spanish Armada 29-31 July

Reproduction tapestry Spanish Armada 29-31 July
Reproduction of a tapestry over the Spanish Armada (29-31 July), The English and Spanish fleet in the Channel between Dover and Calais, with the coat of arms of the English Queen Elizabeth I

Background imageCommanders Collection: Reproduction tapestry Spanish Armada 16-20 July

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

Background imageCommanders Collection: Reproduction tapestry Spanish Armada July 21

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

Background imageCommanders Collection: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Ca. 268 Bc-208 Bc. Roman General, One Of The Commanders Of The Roman

Marcus Claudius Marcellus Ca. 268 Bc-208 Bc. Roman General, One Of The Commanders Of The Roman Army During The Second Punic War And The Conqueror Of Syracuse

Background imageCommanders Collection: General John J. Pershing by Fortunino Matania

General John J. Pershing by Fortunino Matania
General John Joseph " Black Jack" Pershing (1860-1948), Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces during the First World War

Background imageCommanders Collection: Lieut. -General Sir Francis J. Davies by Percival Anderson

Lieut. -General Sir Francis J. Davies by Percival Anderson
General Sir Francis John Davies KCB KCMG KCVO (18641948) was a British Army General during World War I. He served in World War I becoming General Officer Commanding 8th Division on the Western Front

Background imageCommanders Collection: Through the commanders periscope. Frank Day

Through the commanders periscope. Frank Day
Photograph: Through the commanders periscope. Frank Day. Photograph taken through a periscope of a tank, showing a man on some open ground

Background imageCommanders Collection: Meeting of Allied commanders, Mstricht

Meeting of Allied commanders, Mstricht
Photograph, 7th Dec 1944: a meeting of Allied commanders, Mstricht; L-R: Gen O Bradley, Gen D D Eisenhower, Gen B L Montgomery, Air Chief-Marshal Sir A Tedder

Background imageCommanders Collection: Prime Minister Churchill and Montgomery in Normandy

Prime Minister Churchill and Montgomery in Normandy
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965), Field Marshal Jan Smuts, of the Imperial War Cabinet (1870-1950), Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery

Background imageCommanders Collection: Second Boer War - British Military Commanders - Victory card

Second Boer War - British Military Commanders - Victory card
A victory celebration card showing British Commanders in South Africa at the end of the Second Boer War (1899-1902) (from left): Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts

Background imageCommanders Collection: WW1 - German caricatures - Cadorna, Venizelos, Nikolayevich

WW1 - German caricatures - Cadorna, Venizelos, Nikolayevich
WW1 - German caricatures of enemy Italian, Greek and Russian military leaders Luigi Cadorna (1850-1928), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936), with an egg cracked on his head

Background imageCommanders Collection: The Russo-Japanese War - Discussing Russian Surrender

The Russo-Japanese War - Discussing Russian Surrender
The Russo-Japanese War of 1905-05 - Japanese and Russian commanders discuss the terms of the Russian Surrender. Date: circa 1905




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"Commanders: Leading the Way to Victory" Allied D-Day Commanders: Brave leaders who spearheaded the largest amphibious invasion in history, ensuring the success of Operation Overlord. Wellington reorganizes his defence - Battle of Waterloo: The strategic genius of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, as he skillfully rearranged his troops to secure a decisive victory against Napoleon Bonaparte. Churchill and Montgomery crossing the Rhine, 1945: Winston Churchill and General Bernard Montgomery forging ahead across the Rhine River during World War II, symbolizing their unwavering determination to defeat Nazi Germany. Wellington at Waterloo (colour litho): A vivid depiction capturing the commanding presence of Wellington on that fateful day in 1815 when he led his forces to triumph over Napoleon's army. Victors of the Nile, 1803 (engraving): Celebrating Admiral Horatio Nelson's brilliant leadership and tactical brilliance during the Battle of Aboukir Bay, securing British dominance in Egypt and establishing him as a national hero. French Generals in WWI: Honoring the valiant French commanders who bravely fought on various fronts during World War I, displaying remarkable resilience amidst unimaginable adversity. Allied Commanders WWI: United under a common cause, these courageous leaders from different nations strategized together to bring an end to one of history's deadliest conflicts – World War I. Sir Alexander Stanier, Stevenson and Beckwith-Smith: A portrait showcasing three distinguished military commanders whose exceptional leadership played pivotal roles in safeguarding peace and security. Stevenson and Sir Alexander Stanier - Welsh Guards: Two gallant officers exemplifying bravery within their ranks while serving with honor as part of Britain's renowned Welsh Guards regiment. The English Armada: Depicting England's naval commanders leading their fleet against Spain's formidable Armada, showcasing their indomitable spirit and determination to protect their homeland.