Guerilla Collection

ERNESTO CHE GUEVARA
ERNESTO GUEVARA - Che Guevara reading a book in Havana in 1960. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*

Fidel Castro in 1959
FIDEL CASTRO - President of Cuba, on manoeuvres in the jungle in 1965. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*

Turkish Zeibek warriors - Izmir, Turkey. Zeibeks or sometimes Zeybeks were irregular militia and guerilla fighters living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire. Date: 1901

Pensinular War: Spanish guerilla brought to safety (c1809). Engraving after David Wilkie
536037 Pensinular War: Spanish guerilla brought to safety (c1809). Engraving after David Wilkie.; (add.info.: Pensinular War: Spanish guerilla brought to safety (c1809)

Confederate Partisan Leader Col. George M. Jesse
3028807 Confederate Partisan Leader Col. George M. Jesse ; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Confederate Partisan Leader Colonel George M. Jesse of Kentucky)

World War II, France, Free French lapel pin
3073362 World War II, France, Free French lapel pin; Private Collection; (add.info.: Free French Resistance enameled lapel pin or cap badge lapel pin); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Female African soldiers
A group of young African women stand outside barefoot, each holding a gun and bayonet. Another woman stands watching them holding a machine gun. Date: 1972

Young African women with guns
Four young African women stand in a wooded area in Mozambique posing for the camera, two of them holding rifles. Date: c. 1972

African soldiers
A group of African soldiers stand together carrying weapons. Date: c. 1972

Men against Breastplates (Colour Litho)
2783976 Men against Breastplates (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men against armor)

Defense in a Church from Guerillas
French soldiers fire from the Church of St. Nicholas, using it as a defensive position against Mexican guerillas. Guerilla lancers on horseback

The Defeat and Flight of the guerillas before Saint-Nicholas. Guerilla soldiers are routed by the French on horseback on a rocky outcropping, a few buildings in the distance. Date: 1864

The Russian plan for a lightning-fast invasion into Finland has failed (Colour Litho)
2783962 The Russian plan for a lightning-fast invasion into Finland has failed (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Conquering the Dernic Plateau, General Salsa, after ordered disarmament to the populations... (colour litho)
2815559 Conquering the Dernic Plateau, General Salsa, after ordered disarmament to the populations... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The pitfalls of the war in Tripolitania, seizure of rifles and ammunition discovered inside... (colour litho)
2815495 The pitfalls of the war in Tripolitania, seizure of rifles and ammunition discovered inside... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Prince Danilo of Montenegro during the assault on Brdica falls into a wolfs mouth... (colour litho)
2815527 Prince Danilo of Montenegro during the assault on Brdica falls into a wolfs mouth... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The pitfalls of the war in Tripolitania, Arabs discovered inside a well with a large supply of weapons and ammunition
2815497 The pitfalls of the war in Tripolitania, Arabs discovered inside a well with a large supply of weapons and ammunition (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Anglo-Boer War, The Ambush Into Which The British Fell While Crossing A Ford In Bushman-Kop (colour litho)
2798303 The Anglo-Boer War, The Ambush Into Which The British Fell While Crossing A Ford In Bushman-Kop (colour litho) by Beltrame

The pitfalls of the Italo-Turkish War, Bedouins sent to cut telegraph wires around... (colour litho)
2808485 The pitfalls of the Italo-Turkish War, Bedouins sent to cut telegraph wires around... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Surprise Attack, 1888 (oil on panel)
615716 A Surprise Attack, 1888 (oil on panel) by Berne-Bellecour, Etienne Prosper (1838-1910); 50.5x73 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Russian guerilla fighters. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany. After first having cooperated with Germany in invading Poland whilst remaining neutral in

Women members of the French Forces of the Interior march up Whitehall after placing a wreath on the Cenotaph. 15th November 1944

Giuseppe Garibaldi Island at the Capri Island, 1860. Artist: Houghton, Arthur Boyd
Giuseppe Garibaldi Island at the Capri Island, 1860. From a private collection

Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), 1861. Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), 1861. From a private collection

GATL2A-00037
General Juan Rius Rivera, insurgent leader in the Pinar del Rio, Cuba, 1896. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Confederate sharpshooters defending New Orleans, 1862
Swamp-hunters attacking Union mortar-boats on Mississippi River, Battle of New Orleans, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Miguel Salamero Buesa, 1760 - 1840. Spanish Guerilla Fighter, Hero In The Siege Of Zaragoza During The Spanish War Of Independence. From Guerra De La Independencia Published 1935

Chouannerie. Counter Revolutionary Royalist Partisans During The French Revolution, From Histoire De La Revolution Francaise By Louis Blanc

CIVIL WAR: A GUERILLA. Pencil drawing by Alfred R. Waud (1828-1891)

Pancho Villa and his staff - Mexico
Mexican revolutionary Guerillas fighter Pancho Villa (Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula - 1878-1923) pictured with his his staff - Mexico. Villa is in the centre with beard and red shirt. Date: 1910

Chinese Guerilla School
Early in the morning, students gather in front of a picture of Sun Yat-Sen, founder of the Chinese Republic. They salute the national flag and listen to a lecture about the latest war news

Abd el-Kader (b / w photo)
XJF441225 Abd el-Kader (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abd el-Kader (also spelt al-Qadir)

The Civil War in Spain: Drilling Republican Troops for Guerilla Warfare in the North: 1
THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN: DRILLING REPUBLICAN TROOPS FOR GUERILLA WARFARE IN THE NORTH: 1. Skirmishing. 2. Commander-in-Chief and Staff. 3. After Drill, 1873 engraving

MEXICO: GUERILLAS, 1847. Guerilla fighters in Mexico. Engraving, English, 1847

MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1914. Armed revolutionary troops lined up outside the entrance of General Francisco Pancho Villas headquarters in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, during the Mexican Revolution, 1914

MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1911. Rebel forces taking part in the Battle of Ciudad Juarez during the Mexican Revolution having lunch in camp, April-May 1911

MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1912. Mexican revolutionary troops photographed with a cannon during the Mexican Revolution, March 1912

MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1911. Mexican revolutionary troops aiming rifles from a mountain position, March 1911

CIVIL WAR: VICKSBURG, 1863. Confederate troops attack a Union Army steamboat exploring a swamp near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Wood engraving, American, 1865

CALIFORNIA: MODOC WAR, 1873. U. S. Army soldiers discovering the entrance to the
CALIFORNIA: MODOC WAR, 1873. U.S. Army soldiers discovering the entrance to the cave occupied by Captain Jack and his band of Modoc warriors, during the Modoc War in 1873

The Chief of a Guerilla Band - Moroccan Rebellion
The Chief of a Guerilla Band standing in the entrance to his tent during the Moroccan rebellion (uprising against Sultan Abdelhafid) in 1911

Turkish Zeibek Wedding - Istanbul, Turkey. Zeibeks or sometimes Zeybeks were irregular militia and guerilla fighters living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire. Date: circa 1906

Turkish Zeibek warriors - Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish Zeibek warriors - Izmir, Turkey. Zeibeks or sometimes Zeybeks were irregular militia and guerilla fighters living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire. Date: circa 1906

Joseph Speckbacher - Tyrolean freedom fighter
Joseph Speckbacher (1767-1820) - Tyrolean freedom fighter, a leading figure in the rebellion of the Tyrol against Napoleon. Date: circa 1809

Turkish Guerilla band of fighters - Yannis and Skotidas
A Turkish Guerilla band of fighters - active against the Bulgarian forces in Macedonia. Shown here are Guerilla leaders Yannis and Skotidas from the Niausi region

The Civil War in Spain: Drilling Republican Troops for Guerilla Warfare in the North: 1
THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN: DRILLING REPUBLICAN TROOPS FOR GUERILLA WARFARE IN THE NORTH: 1. Skirmishing. 2. Commander-in-Chief and Staff. 3. After Drill, 1873 engraving

World war 2, anna suslina guarding the fields of the twelfth anniversary of october collective farm in the moscow region

Thomas Bumalacarregui
THOMAS BUMALACARREGUI Basque guerilla leader who hoped to take advantage of Spains divided political state to advance the cause of Basque deparatism. Date: CIRCA 1835

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"Unyielding Spirit: The Legacy Warfare" From the iconic Ernesto Che Guevara to Fidel Castro's triumph in 1959, guerilla warfare has shaped history. It transcends borders and time, as seen with the Turkish Zeibek warriors in Izmir, Turkey. Even Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest led his Confederate cavalry forces fearlessly during the Civil War. Mosby's Rangers, a Confederate unit operating behind Union lines under John S. Mosby's command, exemplified audacity and resourcefulness in their raids on Union sutler trains. Breaking gender norms, female African soldiers have shown immense courage alongside young African women wielding guns. The pitfalls of colonial conquests are evident through images like the assault on a military truck in Cyrenaica by Arab fighters. "Men against Breastplates" captures the relentless struggle between traditional armies and guerrillas who fight unconventionally. In times of desperation, even churches become strongholds for defense against guerillas as depicted in "Defense in a Church from Guerillas. " However, victory is not always guaranteed for these unconventional fighters; "The Defeat and Flight of the guerillas before Saint-Nicholas" reminds us that they too face setbacks. Guerilla warfare embodies resilience and adaptability - it is an enduring symbol of resistance against oppression throughout history.