Infantry Collection (page 9)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902714 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4859903 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859

Group of soldiers, 1554. Pikeman in corselet, gorget and steelhat; archer in brigandines, quilted breastplate
FLO4678231 Group of soldiers, 1554. Pikeman in corselet, gorget and steelhat; archer in brigandines, quilted breastplate, steel skull-cap

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Chartres
535863 French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Chartres.; (add.info.: French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Chartres)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 14 July 1901, defile of 14 July on site Jean Jaures
LUX4759965 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 14 July 1901, defile of 14 July on site Jean Jaures, soldiers at guard-vous

Two suits of armour in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1550. Black and gold suit of armour of Helionorous
FLO4678222 Two suits of armour in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1550. Black and gold suit of armour of Helionorous, Eighth Duke of Longueville, helmet with hinged oreillets

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900651 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Roman legionaries attacking an enemy fort in the testudo (tortoise) formation
FLO4704727 Roman legionaries attacking an enemy fort in the testudo (tortoise) formation, with their scuta (shields) over their heads

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Bavarian troops of the Prussian army storming Bicetre. Wood engraving, October 1870
530566 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Bavarian troops of the Prussian army storming Bicetre. Wood engraving, October 1870.; Universal History Archive/UIG

World War I: Battle of Loos. Scottish regiments, with bayonets drawn, charging and overwhelming German trenches
531823 World War I: Battle of Loos. Scottish regiments, with bayonets drawn, charging and overwhelming German trenches; Universal History Archive/UIG

The War in Schleswig: Prussian field mail on its way from Rendsburg to the front, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: Prussian field mail on its way from Rendsburg to the front, 1864. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Wm. Hayward, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Wm. Hayward, between c1915 and c1920

Mildred Tillotson, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Mildred Tillotson, 1916. Shows Mildred Tillotson holding a doll at a Russian Bazaar held at the 71st Regiment Armory, New York City on Dec. 7-9, 1916

Officers of Rainbow Division, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Officers of Rainbow Division, 1919. Officers of the Rainbow Division (42nd Division) at Ahrweiler, Germany, January 8, 1919. In front row, left to right: William Neill Hughes, Jr

U.S. soldiers in France, 6 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. soldiers in France, 6 Apr 1918. American soldiers of the Twenty Sixth Infantry in freight train car leaving Maron, France on April A6, 1918 during World War I

U.S. Army enters Germany, Dec 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. Army enters Germany, Dec 1918. The American 18th Infantry crossing the Moselle River into Germany after World War I. The town in the background is Gravenmacher, in the Grand Dutchy of Luxemburg

British enter Lille, 18 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British enter Lille, 18 Oct 1918. British soldiers of the 8th Battalion (Liverpool Regiment) with a French boy, entering Lille, France on October 18, 1918 during World War I

Maj. T. [Theodore] Roosevelt, Jr. Lieut. C.R. Holmes, Sgt. J.A. Murphy, 5 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. T. [Theodore] Roosevelt, Jr. Lieut. C.R. Holmes, Sgt. J.A. Murphy, 5 Apr 1918. Lieutenant Christian R. Holmes and Sergeant James A

U.S. troops at landing port, France, 3 Nov 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. troops at landing port, France, 3 Nov 1917. The debarkation of the Rainbow Division of U.S. troops at St. Nazaire, France on Nov. 3, 1917 during World War I

Parade of 308th, 4 Feb 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Parade of 308th, 4 Feb 1918. The 308th Infantry on parade down Fifth Avenue on February 4, 1918, past the reviewing stand at the New York Public Library on its way to the troop trains carrying

308th, 4 Feb 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
308th, 4 Feb 1918. The 308th Infantry on parade down Fifth Avenue on February 4, 1918, past the reviewing stand at the New York Public Library on its way to the troop trains carrying the soldiers to

308th, 4 Feb 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
308th, 4 Feb 1918. The 308th Infantry on parade down Fifth Avenue on February 4, 1918, past the reviewing stand at the New York Public Library on its way to the troop trains carrying the soldiers to

Army butchers, Aisne Front, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Army butchers, Aisne Front, between c1915 and 1918. Army butchers with a hanging carcass on the Aisne, (France) front during World War I

Champagne, troops leaving for front, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Champagne, troops leaving for front, between c1915 and 1918. Soldiers marching to the front from Champagne, France during World War I

On Maubeuge Road, coming from 1st line trenches, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
On Maubeuge Road, coming from 1st line trenches, between c1915 and c1920. Soldiers marching on a road at Mauberge, France during World War I

British military bridge, Flanders, 5 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British military bridge, Flanders, 5 Aug 1917. British infantry soldiers crossing the bridge over the Yser canal at Boezinge, West Flanders, Belgium, August 5, 1917

Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Canadian Highlander soldiers (Kilties) entering the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and 4th streets), New York City

14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. A camp of the 14th Infantry in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York

Captain Adams addresses recruits, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Captain Adams addresses recruits, July 1917. Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929), a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the U.S.S

Colonel Guthrie on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Colonel Guthrie on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Colonel Percy Albert Guthrie (1884-1948), leader of the 236th Canadian Infantry (the Maclean Highlanders), speaking on the U.S.S

Captain Adams receiving "Kilties" on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Captain Adams receiving "Kilties" on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929) a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the USS Recruit

Colonel J.R. Howlett, Major G.G. Hollander, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Colonel J.R. Howlett, Major G.G. Hollander, 1917. Colonel James Redmond Howlett, who in 1917 was the new commander of the 14th Infantry, U.S. National Guard and Major Gabriel G

Lieut. Seely, Lt. Col. P.A. Guthrie, Col. J.S. Denis [i.e. Dennis], Capt. Black, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieut. Seely, Lt. Col. P.A. Guthrie, Col. J.S. Denis [i.e. Dennis], Capt. Black, July 1917. Officers of Canadian Highlander regiments standing outside the 71st Regiment Armory

Col. Percy A. Guthrie, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. Percy A. Guthrie, July 1917. Colonel Percy Albert Guthrie (1884-1948) on the steps of the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and East 34th streets), New York City

Some of the men who took Tilloy, 10 Apr 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Some of the men who took Tilloy, 10 Apr 1917. Soldiers of the 13th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment with captured machine guns in front of a German mobile pill box and observation post

14th Infantry Camp, signing recruit in, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
14th Infantry Camp, signing recruit in, 1917 or 1918. Soldiers at a table signing up recruits at a camp of the 14th Infantry, probably in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York during World War I

British booty Tilloy, 10 Apr 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British booty Tilloy, 10 Apr 1917. The troops of the 13th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment with some German machine guns which they captured in Tilloy-les Mofflaines, France, April 10

Poilus making mattresses, between c1915 and c1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Poilus making mattresses, between c1915 and c1918. French soldiers making mattresses during World War I

Col. J.S. Boyer, 30 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. J.S. Boyer, 30 Aug 1917. Colonel James S. Boyer, Commander of the First Infantry during a parade of the 27th Division (National Guard of New York) on August 30, 1917 in New York City

King Ludwig of Bavaria & Excellenz von Strantz, 6 Jan 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
King Ludwig of Bavaria & Excellenz von Strantz, 6 Jan 1915 (date created or published later). Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845-1921) and General Hermann von Strantz (1853-1936)

Certificate of completion of the first Soviet infantry command courses, issued to... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Certificate of completion of the first Soviet infantry command courses, issued to Orbet Oscar Karlovich (1890-1961), 1919

The brilliant exploit of the Noshido(?) Infantry Company destroyed rail road, going... c1919. Creator: Unknown
The brilliant exploit of the Noshido(?) Infantry Company destroyed rail road, going around the back of the ememy, c1919

Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier: view of the Chumla Valley and village of Umbeylah from the position held by the British force on the Goroo Heights, 1864

Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier: view of the Chumla Valley and village of Umbeylah from the position held by the British force on the Goroo Heights, 1864

U.S. infantry & machine gun men assigned in trenches, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S
U.S. infantry & machine gun men assigned in trenches, between c1915 and c1920. American soldiers in France during World War I

English Infantry, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
English Infantry, between c1914 and c1915. English infantry soldiers during World War I

Turcos Examining War Booty at Neufmentiers, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Turcos Examining War Booty at Neufmentiers, 1914. Algerian tirailleurs (infantry soldiers) at Chauconin-Neufmontiers, France during World War I

Algerian, 5 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Algerian, 5 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). A tirailleur, an infantry man in uniform from an army from French Equatorial Africa, possibly Senegal

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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.