Defending Collection (#2)

Jack Petersen (b/w photo)
8671540 Jack Petersen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack Petersen. Jack Petersen, of Cardiff, seen here during sparring practice)

Coastwise: Cowes Regatta (b/w photo)
8671433 Coastwise: Cowes Regatta (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cowes Regatta)

Belgian soldiers defending the sandbagged Willebrock Canal from the advancing Germans during WWI
3502696 Belgian soldiers defending the sandbagged Willebrock Canal from the advancing Germans during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century

The famous motor cycle corps of Liege, Belgium defend a farm from the advancing Germans in 1914
3502693 The famous motor cycle corps of Liege, Belgium defend a farm from the advancing Germans in 1914, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: The famous motor cycle corps of Liege)

Irish Guards beat back a German cavalry charge with bayonets during WWI (litho)
3252855 Irish Guards beat back a German cavalry charge with bayonets during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Guards beat back a German cavalry charge with bayonets during WWI)

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian officer, Captain Lebedief, heroically defending the bastion at Port Arthur with
530185 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian officer, Captain Lebedief, heroically defending the bastion at Port Arthur with his sword and revolver

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926687 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926688 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Conwy Castle, Conwy, Wales
7243371 Conwy Castle, Conwy, Wales.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Conwy Castle, Conwy, Wales. The Bakehouse tower, seen here in 1880 before recontruction repairs began)

General appearance of a fortified mediaeval town, from The National Encylopaedia published by William Mackenzie
3501415 General appearance of a fortified mediaeval town, from The National Encylopaedia published by William Mackenzie, London

The Great Wall of China. (print)
7419954 The Great Wall of China. (print); (add.info.: The Great Wall of China. After a postcard published circa 1913. Photographed by an unknown photographer.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian artillery battery defending Port Arthur
530178 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian artillery battery defending Port Arthur. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 27 March 1904.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Julius Caesar landing in Britain (engraving)
8635700 Julius Caesar landing in Britain (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Julius Caesar and the Roman army landing on the coast of Britain, 55 BC)

Great Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783 (colour litho)
8635359 Great Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783 (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (1865-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783)

Jean Parisot de la Valette at the Great Siege of Malta, 1565 (colour litho)
8635357 Jean Parisot de la Valette at the Great Siege of Malta, 1565 (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (1865-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Castle of Almourol, Portugal (colour litho)
8672875 Castle of Almourol, Portugal (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castle of Almourol on an island in the River Tagus, Portugal)

Aryans settled in India, Open-Air Sacrifice (litho)
8661030 Aryans settled in India, Open-Air Sacrifice (litho) by Ruith, Horace van (1839-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aryans settled in India, Open-Air Sacrifice)

Princess Chand Bibi defends Ahmadnagar, 1595 (litho)
8660970 Princess Chand Bibi defends Ahmadnagar, 1595 (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Princess Chand Bibi defends Ahmadnagar, 1595)

Bravo, Belgium! (litho)
8655423 Bravo, Belgium! (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bravo, Belgium!, 1914)

Constantine tracing the Boundaries of the New Capital (litho)
8661307 Constantine tracing the Boundaries of the New Capital (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Constantine tracing the Boundaries of the New Capital)

Saint Genevieve, 17th century (painting)
8698451 Saint Genevieve, 17th century (painting); (add.info.: History. France. Saint Genevieve save Paris from the army of Attila the Hun (450). Painting, France, 17th cent.); © Archives Charmet

Caernarfon Castle
7243372 Caernarfon Castle; Private Collection; (add.info.: Caernarfon Castle, aka Carnarvon Castle or Caernarvon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-west Wales)

Smugglers alarm: gathered in their hideout, the smugglers organize their defense
MMM5457668 Smugglers alarm: gathered in their hideout, the smugglers organize their defense, one is watching the outside through the keyhole

A rearguard remain to prevent the advancing Germans from repairing the bridge blown up by the retreating Belgians at
3502695 A rearguard remain to prevent the advancing Germans from repairing the bridge blown up by the retreating Belgians at Termonde, Belgium during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century

Agnes Countess of March (1312?-1369) known as Black Agnes, defending Dunbar Castle, Scotland
530903 Agnes Countess of March (1312?-1369) known as Black Agnes, defending Dunbar Castle, Scotland, against the English commanded by the Earl of Salisbury, 1338

Faithful speaks in his own Defence (engraving)
8673633 Faithful speaks in his own Defence (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faithful speaks in his own Defence)

Horatius Cocles defending the Pons Sublicius (engraving)
8635801 Horatius Cocles defending the Pons Sublicius (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Brasidas defending Methone against the Athenians (engraving)
8635079 Brasidas defending Methone against the Athenians (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brasidas defending Methone against the Athenians)

Defile of Thermopylae, Greece (engraving)
8635031 Defile of Thermopylae, Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Defile of Thermopylae, Greece. Illustration from Hellas)

A Meeting of the Confederacy of Delos (litho)
8660795 A Meeting of the Confederacy of Delos (litho) by Prater, Ernest (1864-1950) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Meeting of the Confederacy of Delos)

The defence of the Telegraph Office (colour litho)
8649467 The defence of the Telegraph Office (colour litho) by Somerfield, Thomas (1876-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The defence of the Telegraph Office)

Conway Castle from the Creek, c.1864-68 (albumen print)
8698278 Conway Castle from the Creek, c.1864-68 (albumen print) by Bedford, Francis (1816-94); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926685 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926683 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926682 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926686 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift
3432574 Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, South Africa in January 1879, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June

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

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630777 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Kriegsschule / War School (colour litho)
8666180 Kriegsschule / War School (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kriegsschule)

Arthur Balfour (1849-1920) British Conservative statesman, defending the House of Lords against the Liberal Prime
527261 Arthur Balfour (1849-1920) British Conservative statesman, defending the House of Lords against the Liberal Prime Minister, Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836-1908)

Masterless Samurai, 1869
1574394 Masterless Samurai, 1869; (add.info.: Ukiyo-e print illustration showing Ronin deflecting arrows with a long-handled sword. Dated 1869); Universal History Archive/UIG

Daniel Boone (1734-1820) American pioneer, hunter, frontiersman, and folk hero
528335 Daniel Boone (1734-1820) American pioneer, hunter, frontiersman, and folk hero. Boone in buckskins, defending his wife and son from a Native American wielding a tomahawk

The Defense of Paris, 1870-71 (oil on panel)
5861702 The Defense of Paris, 1870-71 (oil on panel) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier)

Swiss homeland guards (colour litho)
8635460 Swiss homeland guards (colour litho) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swiss homeland guards. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Neolithic Man (litho)
8661255 Neolithic Man (litho) by Cormon, Fernand (1854-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Neolithic Man. Neolithic man spent his time hunting and fishing)

An engraving depicting a crow defending its nest against martens, 19th century
5310947 An engraving depicting a crow defending its nest against martens, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1887); Universal History Archive/UIG

Drawing of Round Tower, Portsmouth harbour, 1815 (graphite)
7342021 Drawing of Round Tower, Portsmouth harbour, 1815 (graphite) by Schetky, John Christian (1778-1874); 19.4x36.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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"Defending: A Tale of Courage, Strategy, and Resilience" In the heart of the Zulu War at Rorke's Drift, brave soldiers stood tall against adversity, defending their position with unwavering determination. Just like the Scaredy Cat Plant - Coleus canina Hybr. - that drives away cats and dogs, these defenders showcased their fierce spirit in protecting what they hold dear. Leon-Maxime Faivre's masterpiece "Deux meres (Two Mothers), 1888" captures the essence of a mother's instinct to defend her children at all costs – a timeless symbol of love and protection. With sword held high in Kendo martial arts, fighters embody discipline and skill as they defend themselves from any attack that may come their way. Ulster 1914 patriotic postcard reminds us of the strength found within unity when communities rally together to defend their shared values and beliefs. Davy Crockett, an American folk hero known for his bravery during battles, exemplifies the indomitable spirit required to defend one's principles even in times of great peril. Like chess pieces on a board, strategic moves are made by those who understand that defense is just as important as offense when it comes to achieving victory in life's challenges. Bamburgh Castle stands proudly on England's coast – a testament to centuries-long efforts to protect its inhabitants from external threats; reminding us that sometimes defending means fortifying our foundations against potential harm. Witnessing murmuration of common starlings with Peregrine falcon soaring above showcases nature’s delicate balance between predator and prey – where each species must fiercely defend its own survival instincts while respecting others' roles in this intricate dance called life. A female Common Eider duck fearlessly defends her nest from an Arctic fox; showcasing maternal instinct combined with unwavering courage against formidable odds – proving once again that mothers will go to extraordinary lengths for the safety of their young.