Part of a war which is well defined in duration, area and force commitment

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The death of Major Peirson in the battle of Jersey. Engraving by A. Kessler after J.S. Copley.

An ornate garden obelisk with a battle scene carved in relief on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

Ambroise Paré, on the battlefield using a ligature for the artery of an amputated leg of a soldier. Wood engraving by Charles Maurand after E. Morin.

Memorial of religious and military events concerning Prussia from the year 1703. Engraving, c. 1722.

The dance of death: the battle. Coloured aquatint after T. Rowlandson, 1816.

Crimean War: ambulance men collecting the wounded after the Battle of Inkermann. Wood engraving.

Shah Namah, the Persian Epic of the Kings

A liqueur label illustrated with a French foot-soldier attacking a Polish cavalcade. Coloured engraving, 19th century.

The fatal wounding of Sir Ralph Abercrombie at Alexandria, 1801. Line engraving.

Memorial of European events from the year 1721. Engraving, c. 1722.

Schleswig-Holstein War: an ambulance arriving at a battlefield in Düppel 18 April 1864. Lithograph by W. Funke, 1864.

Boer War: a hospital train at the Battle of Colenso with soldiers milling around. Halftone, c. 1900, after H. Brazier-Creagh.

The death of Sir Philip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Line engraving.

Page 71: a warrior fighting a mythical beast. Watercolour drawing.

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Battles

Images from the collections

Images referencing Battles

Works from the collections

Schleswig-Holstein War: an ambulance arriving at a battlefield in Düppel 18 April 1864. Lithograph by W. Funke, 1864.

Boer War: a hospital train at the Battle of Colenso with soldiers milling around. Halftone, c. 1900, after H. Brazier-Creagh.

The death of Sir Philip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Line engraving.

Page 71: a warrior fighting a mythical beast. Watercolour drawing.

Shah Namah, the Persian Epic of the Kings

Battles

Images from the collections

Images referencing Battles

Works from the collections

Schleswig-Holstein War: an ambulance arriving at a battlefield in Düppel 18 April 1864. Lithograph by W. Funke, 1864.

Boer War: a hospital train at the Battle of Colenso with soldiers milling around. Halftone, c. 1900, after H. Brazier-Creagh.

The death of Sir Philip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Line engraving.

Page 71: a warrior fighting a mythical beast. Watercolour drawing.

Shah Namah, the Persian Epic of the Kings

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