Infantry Collection (page 5)

Chinese and Tartar infantry: tiger guard with striped uniform, tiger shield and scimitar
FLO4622337 Chinese and Tartar infantry: tiger guard with striped uniform, tiger shield and scimitar, with archers and other troops

France, Centre, Loiret (45), Montargis: February 1899, comic troupier, two soldiers simulate an enema with clystere
LUX4783444 France, Centre, Loiret (45), Montargis: February 1899, comic troupier, two soldiers simulate an enema with clystere and basin, Private Breard

France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Montpellier: The 122nd defile on the avenue de Toulouse, 1900
LUX4767704 France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Montpellier: The 122nd defile on the avenue de Toulouse, 1900; (add.info.: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34)

French infantry launch a surprise night attack on German heavy guns during WWI (litho)
3252849 French infantry launch a surprise night attack on German heavy guns during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Pikeman. From A First Book of British History published 1925
3058518 A Pikeman. From A First Book of British History published 1925.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Representation of the battle between Bacchides, general of Demetrius I Soter (c187-150 BC) Seleucid King of Syria
532918 Representation of the battle between Bacchides, general of Demetrius I Soter (c187-150 BC) Seleucid King of Syria, and Jonathan during 160 BC campaign crushing Jewish rebellion

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569
535872 French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569.; (add.info.: French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569)

English Infantry soldier in 1750. From The Story of England, published 1930
2963150 English Infantry soldier in 1750. From The Story of England, published 1930.; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

The Zouaves Last Will and Testament, 1870 (engraving)
1575654 The Zouaves Last Will and Testament, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the Zouave's, the title given to certain light infantry regiments in the French Army)

Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Army snowed under the Retreat from Moscow, 1812
FLO4608628 Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Army snowed under the Retreat from Moscow, 1812. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by

The blindfolded Austrian officer (Prince Maurice Liechtenstein) forced to capitulate to Napoleon Bonaparte at
FLO4608502 The blindfolded Austrian officer (Prince Maurice Liechtenstein) forced to capitulate to Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ulm, 1805

European military alphabet, late 19th century: while the Zouaves seem adequate to illustrate the letter Z
PCT4263115 European military alphabet, late 19th century: while the Zouaves seem adequate to illustrate the letter Z, the Greek Infantry to illustrate the Y is much more fanciful

Uniforms of the Navy Infantry - drawing by Ludovic, 1889
LSE4079092 Uniforms of the Navy Infantry - drawing by Ludovic, 1889; (add.info.: Uniforms of the Navy Infantry - drawing by Ludovic, 1889); Photo © Leonard de Selva

I Attack d'Infanterie - "Military Alphabet" 1837 (engraving)
DUV4215735 I Attack d'Infanterie - "Military Alphabet" 1837 (engraving); (add.info.: I Attack d'Infanterie - Engraving 1837 in " Military Alphabet" Lithographs by Clement)

Japanese infantry, musicians - Japanese infantry musicians, one beating a drum (taiko) carried by another
FLO4724386 Japanese infantry, musicians - Japanese infantry musicians, one beating a drum (taiko) carried by another, both in helmets, kimono over leggings and sandals, wearing swords

French infantry in a trench, 1914 (lantern slide)
5925412 French infantry in a trench, 1914 (lantern slide) by Newton & Co. (1858-1953); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: French infantry in a trench, 1914)

Drapeau de la Liberte flotte sur la Terre. Flag of Liberty float above Earth
5674956 Drapeau de la Liberte flotte sur la Terre. Flag of Liberty float above Earth. by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); (add.info.: Histoire. France. Iere Guerre Mondiale)

Charge of the Palmettos at the Battle of Churubusco, August 20, 1847, 1860
7125166 Charge of the Palmettos at the Battle of Churubusco, August 20, 1847, 1860; (add.info.: Charge of the Palmettos at the Battle of Churubusco, August 20, 1847)

Senegales tirailleurs, 1908 (engraving)
7143638 Senegales tirailleurs, 1908 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. Senegal. Senegalese Tirailleurs (colonial infantry in the French Army) leaves for Morocco with their wives

French military uniforms, circa 1795: General of the Premiere Republique (1792-1804) (left) and infantry officers
NWI4837280 French military uniforms, circa 1795: General of the Premiere Republique (1792-1804) (left) and infantry officers, 1795

Uniforms of French soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815): Hussard, cavalier and infantry soldier, 1795-1796
NWI4837243 Uniforms of French soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815): Hussard, cavalier and infantry soldier, 1795-1796

Uniforms of the American Armee, 1813-1821: (from left to right:) shooting, gunner, infantry
NWI4835770 Uniforms of the American Armee, 1813-1821: (from left to right:) shooting, gunner, infantry, dragon and superior officer

Postcard, N & B: The Great War 1914 In Turkey - War 14 -18, Photography, Turkey - Soldiers
ICA4948740 Postcard, N & B: The Great War 1914 In Turkey - War 14 -18, Photography, Turkey - Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard, N & B: The Great War 1914 In Turkey - War 14 -18, Photography)

Cavalry General ignoring an order to support the infantry in battle. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a
FLO4718126 Cavalry General ignoring an order to support the infantry in battle. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

1st World War: Front de l'Est, October 1918, /, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4696079 1st World War: Front de l'Est, October 1918, /, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1st World War: Front de l'Est, October 1918)

Flag of Spanish Navy Marines (18th c.). SPAIN. MADRID (AUTOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum
CUL4870116 Flag of Spanish Navy Marines (18th c.). SPAIN. MADRID (AUTOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum; (add.info.: Flag of Spanish Navy Marines (18th c.). SPAIN. MADRID (AUTOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Revision Council determining the military abilities of conscripts. France Chromolithography of the beginning of
JAB5036991 Revision Council determining the military abilities of conscripts. France Chromolithography of the beginning of the 20th century; (add.info)

Spain (1853). Infantry soldiers and mess assistent. Litography. FRANCE. ILE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library
CUL4879981 Spain (1853). Infantry soldiers and mess assistent. Litography. FRANCE. ILE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library; (add.info.: Spain (1853). Infantry soldiers and mess assistent. Litography

Knight armed for the bond, a joust where the horse's eyes were covered, 1512
FLO4678549 Knight armed for the bond, a joust where the horse's eyes were covered, 1512. Knight in visored salad helmet with ring hooked to the grand guard a la montoniere

Sir John Cheney or Cheyne, the Vigorous Knight, Master of the Horse to King Edward IV, bodyguard to Henry VII
FLO4678525 Sir John Cheney or Cheyne, the Vigorous Knight, Master of the Horse to King Edward IV, bodyguard to Henry VII, 1442-1499

Maximilian I, Emperor of Germany, 1498. In a suit of fluted armour, helmet with visored beavor, culettes
FLO4678522 Maximilian I, Emperor of Germany, 1498. In a suit of fluted armour, helmet with visored beavor, culettes, puckered velvet lamboys and long tassets

Sir John Crosbie or Crosby, London alderman and Yorkist, and a serjeant at arms, 1475
FLO4678487 Sir John Crosbie or Crosby, London alderman and Yorkist, and a serjeant at arms, 1475. Crosby wears a breastplate with three cupboards, elbow pieces and tiles, ornamented knee pads

Richard Fitzhugh, Constable of Chester and Standard Bearer of England, 1141
FLO4678445 Richard Fitzhugh, Constable of Chester and Standard Bearer of England, 1141. Richard Fitzhugh, Earl of Chester, carries the royal standard with two lions passant guardant

Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, 1416, commander at the Battle of Agincourt
FLO4678379 Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, 1416, commander at the Battle of Agincourt. He wears a suit of armour with small pallettes, bassinet wreath and inscription on the forehead plate

A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt
FLO4678329 A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt, and carries a mace and shield with coat of arms

Sir Eudo de Arsic III, Knight Templar, 1260. He wears a jacket over a chainmail hauberk with hood, chausses
FLO4678300 Sir Eudo de Arsic III, Knight Templar, 1260. He wears a jacket over a chainmail hauberk with hood, chausses, knee poleyns and carries a sword and shield. From an effigy in St

Archer and crossbow man, 1250. English longbowman in skullcap helmet cerebrerium, hauberk
FLO4678295 Archer and crossbow man, 1250. English longbowman in skullcap helmet cerebrerium, hauberk, leather breastplate and arrows in a girdle

Suit of armour of an Italian man at arms of Count Gironi, Bologna, 1555. The suit has flexible splints at elbows
FLO4678253 Suit of armour of an Italian man at arms of Count Gironi, Bologna, 1555. The suit has flexible splints at elbows, breastplate and backplate

Sir John Harsich, 1384. He wears his tilting helmet with turkey-feather crest and cointisse over his bassinet
FLO4678208 Sir John Harsich, 1384. He wears his tilting helmet with turkey-feather crest and cointisse over his bassinet. The wreath below the crest is two pieces of silk in his armorial colours

A suit of cuirassier's armour at the time of the Restoration, 1650. Leather, helmet
FLO4678642 A suit of cuirassier's armour at the time of the Restoration, 1650. Leather, helmet, pauldrons and brassarts of blue steel, buff coat, gambado boots and spurs

The attack of the pel, 1309. Soldier in hauberk and capuchon, tunic and surcoat, with gamboised chausses and knees
FLO4678449 The attack of the pel, 1309. Soldier in hauberk and capuchon, tunic and surcoat, with gamboised chausses and knees, attacking a quintain with his sword

Two crossbow men, 1423. Man stringing a great stirruped crossbow, with his foot in the stirrrup
FLO4678417 Two crossbow men, 1423. Man stringing a great stirruped crossbow, with his foot in the stirrrup and winding on a moulinet and pulleys

An officer of pikemen in corselet holding a wide-brimmed hat and sword, 1616. From Bingham's Tactics
FLO4678282 An officer of pikemen in corselet holding a wide-brimmed hat and sword, 1616. From Bingham's Tactics. Handcoloured lithograph by Maddocks after an illustration by S.R

Bavarian suit of jousting armour 1600. With mentoniere helmet with perforated door for ventilation
FLO4678263 Bavarian suit of jousting armour 1600. With mentoniere helmet with perforated door for ventilation, shoulder shield for tilting, pauldron, elbow plates

A knight of the Blanchfront Family, 1397. He wears a suit of armour with a visored bassinet, silk camail
FLO4678217 A knight of the Blanchfront Family, 1397. He wears a suit of armour with a visored bassinet, silk camail, ornamented mamillieres, round cuffed gauntlets, hauberk

Sir Guy de Bryan, First Baron Bryan, English military commander and admiral, 1319-1390, and Bernarbo Visconti
FLO4678203 Sir Guy de Bryan, First Baron Bryan, English military commander and admiral, 1319-1390, and Bernarbo Visconti, Lord of Milan, Italian soldier and statesman, 1354-1385

Sir John d'Aubernoun or d'Abernon, 1330. He wears a bassinet helmet, tunic under a hauberk, gamboised armour
FLO4678175 Sir John d'Aubernoun or d'Abernon, 1330. He wears a bassinet helmet, tunic under a hauberk, gamboised armour, studded pourpoint and cyclas, plate greaves and demi-brassarts

Military costume: un infantryman italian (infantry), 15th century - Costume of an Italian infantryman
FLO4676549 Military costume: un infantryman italian (infantry), 15th century - Costume of an Italian infantryman, 15th century - He wears a small brown cap embroidered in gold, long hair loose

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Infantry: The Backbone of Warfare From ancient Roman legions to modern-day armies, the infantry has always been at the forefront of battle. Their unwavering courage and unyielding spirit have shaped history and left an indelible mark on countless battlegrounds. The military badge worn proudly by these brave soldiers symbolizes their commitment to duty and sacrifice. It represents a long-standing tradition that dates back centuries, reminding us of their valor in the face of adversity. One such example is "The Last Stand of the 44th Regiment at Gundamuck during the Retreat from Kabul, 1841. " This harrowing event exemplifies the resilience displayed by infantrymen when faced with overwhelming odds. In "The Canadians at Ypres, " artist William Barnes Wollen captures another poignant moment in history. The image depicts Canadian soldiers bravely holding their ground amidst chaos and destruction during World War One. Scottish regiments also played a vital role in conflicts like World War One, as seen in "Badges of Scottish Regiments - World War One. " These badges represent not only pride but also honor for those who fought gallantly on foreign soil. Looking further back into history, we find ourselves witnessing pivotal moments like the Battle of Pyrenees in 1813. Here, infantry units clashed fiercely against formidable foes, displaying remarkable tenacity despite challenging terrain and harsh conditions. Fast forward to D-Day's landing on Omaha Beach; it was through sheer determination that Allied forces triumphed over adversity. Infantry troops stormed ashore under heavy fire, marking a turning point in World War Two's European theater. "The British army advancing at the Battle of Waterloo" showcases yet another defining moment where infantry formations proved instrumental in securing victory against Napoleon's forces. Their discipline and strategic maneuvers turned tides on that fateful day in 1815. Even ancient Rome recognized the importance of well-trained foot soldiers donning distinctive attire while marching into battle.