Militia Collection (#13)

France. Wars of Religion. Procession of the Holy

Spain. Third Carlist War. Mountain somaten (Catalan
" Spain. Third Carlist War. Mountain somaten (Catalan militia). Carlist troops near Berga. Picture from " La Ilustraci󮠥 spa񯬡 y americana" (30th November 1875)

SPAIN. Manresa. City Hall. Spain. Peninsular
" SPAIN. Manresa. City Hall. Spain. Peninsular War. First battle of El Bruc (6th June 1808). " Victoria de los somatenes bajo la protecci󮠤 e los Santos Patrones de Manresa"

SPAIN. Bilbao. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

MORENO GONZALEZ, Vicente (19th century). Spanish general. Litography. Private Collection

Spain (19th c. ). Cavalry of the Nacional Militia
Spain (19th c.). Cavalry of the Nacional Militia. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

SPAIN. Barcelona. Spain (1925). Primo de Rivera s
SPAIN. Barcelona. Spain (1925). Primo de Riveras Dictatorship. Somatenes (civil militia) of Catalonia marching through the Diagonal of Barcelona

Spain (1830). Provincial Militia. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo Nacional del Romanticismo

Spain (1833). Provincial Militia. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Spain (19th c. ). Volunteer urban militia of Madrid
Spain (19th c.). Volunteer urban militia of Madrid under the kingdom of Isabel II. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Bill of indebtedness for militia service issued by the state of New Jersey to John Peck, May 1784
MILITARY DUE BILL, 1784. Bill of indebtedness for militia service issued by the state of New Jersey to John Peck, May 1784

The Battle of Lexington during the American Revolution, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 19th century
BATTLE OF LEXINGTON, 1775. The Battle of Lexington during the American Revolution, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 19th century

Broadside, 13 June 1776, from the Provincial Congress in New York, ordering the militia to prepare for an English
NEW YORK: MILITIA, 1776. Broadside, 13 June 1776, from the Provincial Congress in New York, ordering the militia to prepare for an English invasion of the colony

The 17 year old rallying the Colonial Militia on April 26, 1777. Line engraving, c1850
SYBIL LUDINGTON, 1777. The 17 year old rallying the Colonial Militia on April 26, 1777. Line engraving, c1850

Death of Captain Isaac Davis of the Acton militia at the North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts, 19 April 1775
BATTLE OF CONCORD, 1775. Death of Captain Isaac Davis of the Acton militia at the North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts, 19 April 1775. Wood engraving, 1775

Fighting at Merriams Corner, on the Lexington Road, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 19th century
BATTLE OF CONCORD, 1775. Fighting at Merriams Corner, on the Lexington Road, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 19th century

Let us stand our ground. Minutemen assemble before the Battle of Concord, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 1775
CONCORD: MINUTEMEN, 1775. Let us stand our ground. Minutemen assemble before the Battle of Concord, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 1775

James Madisons commission as a colonel in the Virginia militia, signed by Governor Edmund Pendleton, 1775
MADISON: COMMISSION, 1775. James Madisons commission as a colonel in the Virginia militia, signed by Governor Edmund Pendleton, 1775

(1732-1799) as a colonel in the Virginia Militia: steel engraving after a copy by Anson Dickinson of Charles Wilson
GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799) as a colonel in the Virginia Militia: steel engraving after a copy by Anson Dickinson of Charles Wilson Peales portrait of 1772

Colonel George Washington (center) of the Virginia militia raising his hat to the British flag over Fort Duquesne
FORT DUQUESNE, 1758. Colonel George Washington (center) of the Virginia militia raising his hat to the British flag over Fort Duquesne (rebuilt as Fort Pitt) in November 1758

American broadside, probably printed in the state of New York, reporting on the American defeat against the British at
WAR OF 1812: BROADSIDE. American broadside, probably printed in the state of New York, reporting on the American defeat against the British at Queenston, Ontario, 13 October 1812

Commission to Thomas Jefferson as Commander in Chief of the militia of Abermarle County, Virginia, 26 September 1775
JEFFERSON: COMMISSION, 1775. Commission to Thomas Jefferson as Commander in Chief of the militia of Abermarle County, Virginia, 26 September 1775

Colonel George Washington of the Virginia militia planting the British flag at Fort Duquesne (rebuilt as Fort Pitt)
FORT DUQUESNE, 1758. Colonel George Washington of the Virginia militia planting the British flag at Fort Duquesne (rebuilt as Fort Pitt), November 1758: wood engraving, late 19th century

CIVIL WAR: MILITIA, 1861. Members of the 7th New York State Militia at Camp Cameron, near Washington, D. C. 1861
CIVIL WAR: MILITIA, 1861. Members of the 7th New York State Militia at Camp Cameron, near Washington, D.C. 1861

ANTI-CATHOLIC MOB, 1844. An anti-Catholic Native American mob, wearing tall beaver hats, battling the state militia in Philadelphia in 1844. Contemporary lithograph

CIVIL WAR: UNION ARMY, 1861. Members of the 7th New York State Militia, at Camp Cameron near Washington, D. C. 1861
CIVIL WAR: UNION ARMY, 1861. Members of the 7th New York State Militia, at Camp Cameron near Washington, D.C. 1861

CIVIL WAR: MASS, 1861. Father Thomas Mooney giving Sunday morning mass at the camp of the 69th New York State Militia near Washington, D.C. 1861

CIVIL WAR: FORT SUMTER, 1861. South Carolina militia firing on the Federal steamer Star of the West in Charleston harbor en route to Fort Sumter on 10 January 1861: contemporary line engraving

CIVIL WAR: LEEs CAMPAIGN. Poster, June 1863, calling on members of the Pennsylvania Militia to report in Philadelphia in defense against the approaching Confederate army

CIVIL WAR: RELIGION. Father Mooney saying mass for the 69th New York State Militia, an Irish regiment, at their camp in Virginia. Photographed in 1861 by Mathew Brady or an assistant

FRANKLIN: CARTOON, 1764. Benjamin Franklin (left) condemns anti-Native American sentiment in Pennsylvania. He holds a paper which reads, Resolves, ye Proprietaries are knave and tyrant

CIVIL WAR: MILITIA, 1861. Group of members of the 8th New York State Militia at a camp in Arlington, Virginia. Photograph, June 1861

FRANKLIN: CARTOON, 1764. The March of the Paxton Men. Cartoon showing Benjamin Franklin condemning the Paxton Boys, an informal Scotch-Irish militia. Wood engraving, American, 1764

MORMONS AT NAUVOO, 1840s. Joseph Smith reviewing the Nauvoo Legion, the militia unit at the Mormon settlement at Nauvoo, Illinois, early 1840s. Wood engraving, American, 1853

GRANDVILLE: MILITIA. A citizen militia. Wood engraving from Grandvilles Scenes de la Vie Priv

COLONIAL BARBECUE, c1766. Colonial militia preparing for a barbecue. Line engraving after Felix O. C
COLONIAL BARBECUE, c1766. Colonial militia preparing for a barbecue. Line engraving after Felix O.C. Darley, 19th century

GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE. The Philadelphia milita firing on rioters, 21 July 1877. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

MILITIA REVIEW, 1859. Grand Review at Camp Massachusetts, near Concord, 9 September 1859. Wood engraving after Winslow Homer, from a contemporary American newspaper

GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE, 1877. Construction gang righting overturned cars at Corning, New York, under the protection of the militia during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877

HOMESTEAD STRIKE, 1892. The state militias position on the Monongahela River at Shanty Hill, commanding the town. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

MARION AT ETCHOEE, 1761. Lieutenant Francis Marion leads an advance guard of South Carolina militia against Cherokee positions near the village of Etchoee during the French and Indian War, June 1761

SIR WILLIAM TRYON (1729-1788). British colonial governor in North Carolina. Governor Tryon supressing the Regulators revolt in 1771. Wood engraving, 19th century, after Felix O.C. Darley

NEW ORLEANS: RIOT, 1873. Police firing on the milita and rioters in Jackson Square during the riot of March 1873. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

BLACK HAWK WAR, 1832. The defeat of the Sauk and Fox Native Americans under Black Hawk by an American mixed force militia

U. S. COLONIES: FRONTIER. Conflict with the Indians on the Southwestern Frontier. Wood engraving after Felix O. C
U.S. COLONIES: FRONTIER. Conflict with the Indians on the Southwestern Frontier. Wood engraving after Felix O.C. Darley (1821-1888)

WASHINGTON: FORT DUQUESNE. Colonel George Washington (center) of the Virginia militia raising his hat to the British flag over Fort Duquesne (rebuilt as Fort Pitt) in November 1758

HOMESTEAD STRIKE, 1892. The First Troops in Homestead. The Eighteenth Regiment passing the Office and Works of the Carnegie Company. Wood engraving from a contemporary newspaper

Sketches with the Co. B 8th Reg. Pa. Ma. i. e. militia unde
Sketches with the Co. B 8th Reg. Pa. Ma. i.e. militia under the officers of the old Southwark Gaurd sic night after leaving Camp McClure

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"Militia: Guardians of Ideals, Protectors of Freedom" Throughout history, the concept has been intertwined with the struggle for independence and the defense of cherished beliefs. From Belfast to Izmir, from North Korea to South Carolina, these diverse examples highlight the resilience and dedication displayed by those who take up arms in service of a cause. In Northern Ireland's troubled past, an Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) poster serves as a reminder of a divided society where propaganda fueled tensions. Yet amidst this backdrop emerges Laodicea Dicey Langston, a courageous daughter shielding her father from Loyalist troops during the American Revolution. This mezzotint painting captures her unwavering commitment to protecting her family and supporting their revolutionary ideals. The iconic Bunker Hill battle symbolizes another chapter in militia history - one that witnessed ordinary citizens standing shoulder-to-shoulder against oppression. As artillery moves on the battlefield during the French and Indian War, it becomes evident that militias were not limited to specific regions or eras; they arose wherever freedom was at stake. Across continents and time periods alike, militias have played pivotal roles in shaping societies. In Spain's tumultuous Civil War era, Republican Militia members fought valiantly for their vision of justice and equality. Rembrandt's masterpiece "The Night Watch" immortalizes Amsterdam's civic guard - an early form tasked with maintaining order within their city walls. From Winchester Cathedral's graveyard gravestone commemorating fallen soldiers to Turkish Zeibek warriors showcasing their indomitable spirit in Izmir - these images remind us that militiamen are bound by duty but also driven by passion for their homeland. Whether defending unionism in Belfast or promoting ideology under North Korea's regime through propaganda posters found in Wonsan City - militias continue to shape our world today. Their legacy is one marked by sacrifice and valor.