Infantry Collection (page 6)

American Civil War, Three officers of the 5th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
3073322 American Civil War, Three officers of the 5th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

French soldiers raking a wood with machine gun fire to clear the way for an infantry advance, WWI (litho)
3252903 French soldiers raking a wood with machine gun fire to clear the way for an infantry advance, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

French art nouveau postcard satirising women in military uniform, 1900: Austrian Infantry
3666190 French art nouveau postcard satirising women in military uniform, 1900: Austrian Infantry; (add.info.: French art nouveau postcard satirising women in military uniform 1900)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: August 1904, the Alpine infantry, the Alpine hunters, 1904
LUX4809956 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: August 1904, the Alpine infantry, the Alpine hunters, 1904; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: August 1904, the Alpine infantry

First World War: The Defile of Victory on Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on 14/07/1919
ELD4859033 First World War: The Defile of Victory on Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on 14/07/1919: Moroccan infantry parading before marshal Foch - (WWI)

Medieval cavalry charging against infantry, from a 19th century engraving
5242582 Medieval cavalry charging against infantry, from a 19th century engraving

Vigils of the Death of Charles VII'. Entry of the Burgundians into Paris, 1418
534758 Vigils of the Death of Charles VII'. Entry of the Burgundians into Paris, 1418. Martial of Paris called Auvergne (c1440-1508). Manuscript c1484.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Roman swords (engraving)
8635795 Roman swords (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman swords of various periods. Illustration from Rom)

Crests and badges of the British Army (colour litho)
8672603 Crests and badges of the British Army (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crests and badges of the British Army)

Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655602 Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanese War, 1904)

Battle of Shaho, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655572 Battle of Shaho, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders crossing the Modder River, 1899 (colour litho)
8663986 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders crossing the Modder River, 1899 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (colour litho)
8663980 Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Gettysburg, victory for Union forces led by George Gordon Meade and defeat of General Robert Edward Lee
6372833 Battle of Gettysburg, victory for Union forces led by George Gordon Meade and defeat of General Robert Edward Lee, July 1-3, 1863 (engraving); Private Collection

French illustration circa 1870 of The Zouaves
5306369 French illustration circa 1870 of The Zouaves; Universal History Archive/UIG

chocolate wrapper. circa 1900. depicting French soldiers in action
5306266 chocolate wrapper. circa 1900. depicting French soldiers in action; Universal History Archive/UIG

French art nouveau postcard satirising women in military uniform, 1900: Austrian Infantry
3666189 French art nouveau postcard satirising women in military uniform, 1900: Austrian Infantry; (add.info.: French art nouveau postcard satirising women in military uniform 1900)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the representatives of the different regiment of the army that a woman
LUX4739647 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the representatives of the different regiment of the army that a woman can choose, in the form of a lottery game

Postcard, N & B: In the Marne Infantry Company - War of 14 -18, Photography, Infantry, Marne
ICA4837370 Postcard, N & B: In the Marne Infantry Company - War of 14 -18, Photography, Infantry, Marne, English Language - Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard)

Uniforms of the French army of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815): soldier of the infantry, 1814-1825, grenadier
NWI4837205 Uniforms of the French army of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815): soldier of the infantry, 1814-1825, grenadier, 1812-1815 and cavalry, 1805-1812

Battle of Austerlitz, between the French Empire, the Russian Empire and the Austrian Empire. Engraving
CUL4931382 Battle of Austerlitz, between the French Empire, the Russian Empire and the Austrian Empire. Engraving; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Battle of Austerlitz)

Greece, Chania, Crete: French Military Circle of Officers. On the wall the Map of Turkey, the Black Sea
LUX4765228 Greece, Chania, Crete: French Military Circle of Officers. On the wall the Map of Turkey, the Black Sea. Letter and Newspaper Sorting Lockers, 1908 - Officers of 122; (add.info.: Greece)

Belgian infantry, 1914 (lantern slide)
5925403 Belgian infantry, 1914 (lantern slide) by Newton & Co. (1858-1953); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Belgian infantry, 1914)

France, Burgundy, Yonne (89), Auxerre: fete of the 4th regiment of infantry, commemoration of the battle of Austerlitz
LUX4746612 France, Burgundy, Yonne (89), Auxerre: fete of the 4th regiment of infantry, commemoration of the battle of Austerlitz, 1901; (add.info.: France, Burgundy, Yonne (89)

Infantrymen during the reign of Philip IV and Charles II of Spain (1621-1700), 1851-59 (engraving)
CUL4861326 Infantrymen during the reign of Philip IV and Charles II of Spain (1621-1700), 1851-59 (engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Academia General Militar, Zaragoza

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4859827 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859. Infantrymen during the reign of Philip V of Spain

Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Queen Isabel II's Infantry. Engraving. Private Collection
CUL4879924 Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Queen Isabel II's Infantry. Engraving. Private Collection; (add.info.: Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Queen Isabel II's Infantry. Engraving

Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Album of the Carlist troops of the North. Battalion of volunteers of Madrid. Litography
CUL4879516 Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Album of the Carlist troops of the North. Battalion of volunteers of Madrid. Litography. Private Collection; (add.info.: Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of
CUL4878657 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of Spain. 1828. GODOY y ALVAREZ DE FARIA, Manual of (1767-1851)

German soldiers wearing harem pants, late 16th century. Chief sutler with his arms raised
FLO4644174 German soldiers wearing harem pants, late 16th century. Chief sutler with his arms raised, and infantry chief in armour and helmet with short staff

Harquebussier and pikeman, 1640. Pikeman in helmet and cuirass, doublet, breeches, boots, holding a pike
FLO4678609 Harquebussier and pikeman, 1640. Pikeman in helmet and cuirass, doublet, breeches, boots, holding a pike. Officer of pistoliers in cuirasset, doublet, breeches

Sir Thomas Peyton, 1484. He wears a suit of jousting armour with a globular breastplate with demi-placard
FLO4678479 Sir Thomas Peyton, 1484. He wears a suit of jousting armour with a globular breastplate with demi-placard, ribbed pauldrons, ornamented elbow plates or bracciaiuola, gauntlets and tiles

John Beaufort, First Duke of Somerset, English nobleman and military commander, 1403-1444
FLO4678462 John Beaufort, First Duke of Somerset, English nobleman and military commander, 1403-1444. He wears a conical helm, and a suit of splendid armour with borders along the arms

A crossbowman and his paviser, 1433. Arbalest in jacket and multicoloured clothes from the Chronique d'Engleterre
FLO4678460 A crossbowman and his paviser, 1433. Arbalest in jacket and multicoloured clothes from the Chronique d'Engleterre

At knight, 1320. He wears a suit of plate armour on a cloth tunic with bassinet helmet, hauketon, gauntlets
FLO4678416 At knight, 1320. He wears a suit of plate armour on a cloth tunic with bassinet helmet, hauketon, gauntlets, ornamented kneecaps, short surcoat laced on the right side

David, Earl of Huntingdon, Scottish nobleman, 1120. He wears a an embroidered broigne hauberk
FLO4678383 David, Earl of Huntingdon, Scottish nobleman, 1120. He wears a an embroidered broigne hauberk and carried a lance with pennant and targe shield. Handcoloured lithograph by R

Cavalry officer and pistolier, 1640. Officer with pistol in helmet and suit of armour with buckram skirt over his
FLO4678593 Cavalry officer and pistolier, 1640. Officer with pistol in helmet and suit of armour with buckram skirt over his thighs, boots and sash sword belt

Two suits of black armour made for a German knight of the Order of St. George of Ravenna, 1534
FLO4678577 Two suits of black armour made for a German knight of the Order of St. George of Ravenna, 1534. Suit of black armour edged in gilt, helmet with gorget of chainmail, horse in barding

Knight in armour for a joust a la haute bard, 1512. Knight in tilting helmet, breastplate with shoulder palettes
FLO4678509 Knight in armour for a joust a la haute bard, 1512. Knight in tilting helmet, breastplate with shoulder palettes, thighs, tilting lance with coronel and vamplate

Embossed armour of Alfonso II, Fifth Duke of Ferrara, in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1565
FLO4678249 Embossed armour of Alfonso II, Fifth Duke of Ferrara, in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1565. The suit or armour has embossed breastplate, pauldrons, thighs and shield

Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, 1313-1369, English nobleman and military commander
FLO4678215 Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, 1313-1369, English nobleman and military commander. He wears plate armour and chainmail, and carries his staff of office as Marshal of the Army

Belgian infantry on the march from Brussels to Louvain during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502714 Belgian infantry on the march from Brussels to Louvain during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Belgian infantry on the march from Brussels to Louvain during WWI)

Soldiers from the Bedfordshire infantry regiment fire on German soldiers from the upstairs of a private house during
3252870 Soldiers from the Bedfordshire infantry regiment fire on German soldiers from the upstairs of a private house during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Guardians of the Empire. The overseas forces who came to England for the coronation of King George V
2915340 Guardians of the Empire. The overseas forces who came to England for the coronation of King George V. From The Illustrated London News, 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Trench barber postcard World War I (postcard)
673420 Trench barber postcard World War I (postcard); Universal History Archive/UIG

The new shako for the Infantry, 1860 (engraving)
1579654 The new shako for the Infantry, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the new shako for the Infantry. A shako is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a visor)

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569
535869 French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569.; (add.info.: French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569)

Battle of Solferino, 1859 (engraving)
8677056 Battle of Solferino, 1859 (engraving) by Gaildrau, Jules (1816-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Solferino, Italy, Second Italian War of Independence, 1859)

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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.