Military Collection

Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington " portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830)

Battle of Hastings IC008_018
BATTLE ABBEY, East Sussex. Battle of Hastings 1066. Reconstruction drawing by Jason Askew

Honourable surrender at Pendennis Castle N900005
PENDENNIS CASTLE, Cornwall. 17th August 1646. Honourable surrender of Royalist troops. Civil War reconstruction drawing by Ivan Lapper

Red army soldiers raising the soviet flag over the reichstag in berlin, germany, april 30, 1945, photo taken by vladimir grebnev

Michael Collins 1890-1922) Irish Nationalist, Sinn Fein leader, founder and director of intelligence of the Irish Republican Army 1919

Canterbury Tales - The Knight
The Knight, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Bayeaux Tapestry portraying the Norman Conquest
Norman invasion of England in 1066 A.D. Color lithograph reproduction of part of the Bayeux tapestry

Key to Waterloo Banquet N970007
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. Key to engraving of " The Banquet after the Battle of Waterloo". The banquet was held at Apsley House. Also see: N970006

Lefevre - Napoleon Bonaparte N070490
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Napoleon Bonaparte" (1769-1821) by Robert Lefevre (1755-1830) after Francois Pascal Simon Gerard (1770-1837)

The Military Tattoo, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Allan - The Battle of Waterloo J040105
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " The Battle of Waterloo " 1815 by Sir William ALLAN (1782-1850)

Wellington Bombers
8th February 1940: A flight of Vickers Wellington long range bombers, used by the Royal Air Force to undertake raids into Germany and elsewhere. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Battle of Cannae plan, 216 BC
Map of the Battle of Cannae, in which Hannibal defeated the Romans during the Second Punic War, 216 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Search And Destroy
The second wave of combat helicopters of the 1st Air Cavalry Division fly over an RTO and his commander on an isolated landing zone during Operation Pershing

Dawe - Field Marshal Blucher N070506
APSLEY HOUSE " Field-Marshal Prince Von Blucher". Painted c.1818 by George DAWE (1781-1829). Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Prince von Wahlstaff (1742-1819)

Oliver Cromwell at Edgehill, English Civil War
Cromwell in prayer before the Battle of Edgehill, English Civil War, 1642. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Film Poster for Ian Sharps Who Dares Wins (1982)
" The closest you ll ever get to knowing the secrets of the legendary SAS" Lewis Collins Judy Davis Richard Widmark

William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne, 1668
William of Orange, later King William III of England, leading the Dutch army in Englands Glorious Revolution. Hand-colored engraving

British army advancing at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815
Duke of Wellington ordering the entire British line to advance at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Dover Castle siege J020152
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The siege of 1216. Reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn, English Heritage Graphics Team, of the French attack on the collapsed North Gate, East tower

Lancaster Bomber
circa 1945: A Royal Air Force Lancaster Bomber in flight. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grenadier Guards march to Wellington Barracks after Changing the Guard ceremony, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Nathan Bedford Forrest
Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century photograph

Beechey - Lt. General Sir Thomas Picton N070463
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Lt. General Sir Thomas Picton" c.1815 (1758-1815) by Sir William BEECHEY (1753-1839). WM 1485-1948

Captain Albert Ball (1896-1917), VC, DSO
Artist: Newling, Edward - Title: Captain Albert Ball (1896-1917), VC, DSO - Date: 1921 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 111.8 x 86.4

Segedunum Roman Fort J960244
HADRIANs WALL, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. Segedunum Roman Fort. An aerial view reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn, English Heritage Graphics Team. hadrian

Wilkin - Battle of Hastings K021254
BATTLE ABBEY, East Sussex. " The Battle of Hastings " c1820 by Frank W WILKIN (1791-1842)

Jules Vernes Nautilus submarine, artwork
Nautilus submarine. Artwork of the submarine Nautilus surfacing rapidly after sinking a ship. This scene is from the book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870)

Roosevelt and the Rough Riders on San Juan Hill, 1898
Colonel Roosevelt and Rough Riders where they charged over San Juan Hill, Spanish-American War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

General Lee and General Jackson before Chancellorsville, US Civil War
Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson conferring before the battle of Chancellorsville, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dawe - Count of Gneisenau N070505
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Field-Marshal August Neidhart, Count of Gneisenau" 1818 by George DAWE (1781-1829). WM 1535-1948

HMS Warspite EAW005978
HMS WARSPITE, Prussia Cove, Cornwall. Warspite was launched in 1913 and saw action with the Royal Navy at the Battle of Jutland in 1916

USA, South Carolina, Charleston, The Citadel, military college, residence hall

Housesteads Roman Fort J930498
HADRIANs WALL, HOUSESTEADS ROMAN FORT, Northumberland. Reconstruction drawing by Alan SORRELL

Buffalo soldiers charging to the rescue
Captain Dodges black troopers to the rescue in the west. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

French Lancer J840005
Engraving of a French Napoleonic soldier produced in Paris. Lancer of the French Imperial Guard. In 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo this unit formed part of General Lefebvre-Desnouettes Guard Light

Waterloo Banquet N970006
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. Engraving of " The Banquet after the Battle of Waterloo". The banquet was held at Apsley House. Also see: N970007 - Key to Waterloo Banquet engraving

Large circular aerial at RAF Chicksands, a communications centre operated by the U.S. Air Force, near Shefford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Destruction of the Keep, Civil War, Scarborough Castle J000085
SCARBOROUGH CASTLE, North Yorkshire. Reconstruction drawing of the destruction of the keeps west wall in 1645 during the English Civil War by Ivan Lapper

Horatio, Viscount Nelson N070501
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Horatio, Viscount Nelson" (1758-1805) after Sir William BEECHEY

USA, B-17 Bomber Aircraft, Cockpit, Salinas, California

Band of the Coldstream Guards marching past Buckingham Palace during the rehearsal for Trooping the Colour, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

French uniforms during the Napoleonic Wars
French army uniforms: infantry 1814-1825, grenadier 1812-1815, and cavalry 1805-1812. Antique hand-colored print

Battle of Agincourt about to begin, 1415
English army on the morning of battle at Agincourt, Hundred Years War, 1415. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge a98_05144
TOWER BRIDGE, Stepney, London. Looking down onto the foredeck of the cruiser HMS Belfast. Being guided up the River Thames by two tugs on the approach to Tower Bridge

Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America, North America

Goya - Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Wellington N070532
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Wellington" 1812 by Francisco GOYA (1746-1828). Wellesley

Roman infantry practising combat J050053
HADRIANs WALL: BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT, Cumbria. Reconstruction drawing by Philip Corke of Roman auxiliary infantry practising combat in the Drill Hall. hadrian

RAF Fylingdales H820 / 0072
RAF Fylingdales. Aerial photograph RAF Fylingdales Ballistic Missile Early Warning Site (BMEWS). The pyramid shaped structure is a solid-state phased-array radar (SSPAR)

Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812
British and American ships engaged in the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cornfield at the Battle of Antietam, Civil War
Union troops charging through the cornfield at Antietam, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Buffalo soldier drinking from his canteen on a desert march. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Statues of soldiers at the Korean War Memorial in Washington D.C. United States of America, North America

Roman legionary soldier IC048_145
Reconstruction drawing by Nick Hardcastle depicting a Roman legionary soldier stationed at Hadrians Wall in about 120AD, with a section of the wall being constructed in the background

Michael Collins 1890-1922) Irish Nationalist, Sinn Fein leader, founder and director of intelligence of the Irish Republican Army 1919

Telegraph Key (Morse Code) Type J-37
A well-used example of the portable telegraph key issued by the US Signal Corps during WW II, the Korean and Vietnam wars

Medieval castle
Knights entering a castle in the Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

PCWR3P-00006
Confederate General Robert E. Lee in 1862 or 1863. Photograph 19th century

Bunker Hill battle, 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill at the outset of the American Revolution, 1775. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by Trumbull

North American P-51-D Mustang Fighter
North American P-51D, Donna-Mite, at the CAF Air Show, Fleming Field, in St. Paul

Lawrence - Henry William Paget N070452
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey" (1768-1854) by Sir Thomas LAWRENCE (1769-1830). WM 1474-1948

Wessex helicopter winching up survivior in rescue from sea

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I shot Albatross
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, With my crossbow I shot the Albatross. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet

North Sheffield marked with bombing targets, c. 1940
Full title: Ordnance Survey map of north Sheffield copied by the Germans, and marked with bombing targets, c. 1940 Original at Sheffield Libraries: y06718

Rorkes Drift
The Defence of Rorkes Drift during the Zulu War, 22nd January 1879. A painting by Lady Elizabeth Butler, specially commissioned by Queen Victoria to commemorate the bravery of the soldiers who fought

HMS Broadsword EAW582726
HMS Broadsword (F88) off Plymouth. July 1990. This Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy was commissioned in 1979. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy in 1995. Aerofilms Collection

France, Paris, Greek War of Independence, Insurrection flag
Greece - 19th century - War of Independence. Insurrection flag 1821

Royal Navy recruitment vintage advertising poster

Cutaway view of an American warship
Hull of an American man-of-war cut open amidships, showing deck plans and quarters, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Caesar leading the Roman army across the Rubicon
Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon to begin a civil war against Pompey, 49 BC. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Viking raid under Olaf I
Viking raid along the English Channel led by Olaf Tryggvason, 900s AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

EVNT2A-00183
British army burning the White House in 1814 during the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The apprentice boys of Derry shutting the gates
Some of the thirteen apprentice boys of Derry (also known as Londonderry) who shut the gates of the Protestant Irish city against a Jacobite (Catholic) army who then laid siege in 1688-89

Dover Castle siege J020153
Dover Castle, Kent. The siege of 1216, reconstruction artwork by Peter DUNN. The French undermining the Barbican & attacking the breach

John Mills Basil Hoskins and Anthony Quayle
in a scene from Ice Cold In Alex (1957)

Battle of Bull Run, US Civil War
General Stonewall Jackson leading Confederates at the battle of Bull Run, 1861. Printed 19th-century color lithograph reproduction of an illustration

Ancient Greeks holding the pass of Thermopylae, 480 BC
Greeks under Leonidas holding off the Persian invasion at Thermopylae, 480 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

HMS Wishart a002466
HMS WISHART, Hays Wharf, Bermondsey, London. A Thorneycroft modifed W class destroyer launched in 1919, here bedecked in celebratory bunting

Spithead Review 1924 EPW011365
REVIEW OF THE FLEET, Spithead, Portsmouth. The Spithead Review in July 1924, at which George V presented colours to the Royal Navy

Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America, North America

Battle of Hastings J960036
BATTLE ABBEY, East Sussex. Battle of Hastings 1066. Reconstruction drawing of the battle scene with soldiers by Ivan Lapper

Battle of Hastings J000010
BATTLE ABBEY, East Sussex. Battle of Hastings reconstruction drawing looking over the heads of the English towards the Norman ranks, by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team)

Lefevre - Napoleon K050089
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Detail of the portrait of Napoleon by Robert LEFEVRE (1755-1830)

DCLI recruiting march, Carclew House, Mylor, Cornwall. Friday 2nd July 1915
Soldiers of the Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry on the lawn in front of Carclew House, at ease during a recruitment march. Instruments of their military band are in the background

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"Military: A Tapestry of History, Courage, and Sacrifice" From the battlefields of Edgehill to the halls of The Citadel in Charleston, military prowess has shaped our world. Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044 and Michael Collins 1890-1922 stand as icons of leadership and determination in their respective struggles. As an Irish Nationalist and Sinn Fein leader, Collins founded a movement that would shape Ireland's destiny. In April 1945, Red Army soldiers raised the Soviet flag over the Reichstag in Berlin, captured forever by Vladimir Grebnev's lens. This iconic image symbolizes victory against fascism during World War II. The Bayeux Tapestry tells a tale etched into history—the Norman Conquest. With intricate detail woven into every thread, it depicts William the Conqueror's triumph at Hastings—a testament to military strategy and power. The Military Tattoo echoes through time with its mesmerizing display of precision and discipline. It unites nations under one banner—music transcending borders. Lefevre immortalized Napoleon Bonaparte N070490 on canvas—an emblematic figure whose ambition reshaped Europe's political landscape. His key to Waterloo Banquet N970007 reminds us that even great leaders have their moments of defeat. Ian Sharps' film poster for "Who Dares Wins (1982)" captures the essence of daring missions undertaken by special forces—a reminder that courage knows no bounds when defending freedom. "Search And Destroy" becomes more than just words; it embodies relentless pursuit against adversaries who threaten peace and security worldwide. Oliver Cromwell at Edgehill marked a turning point in English Civil War history—a clash between Parliamentarians and Royalists where bravery clashed with ideology on blood-soaked fields. Lastly, we find ourselves drawn to Charleston's military college—The Citadel—an institution molding future leaders within its residence halls. Here lies a legacy built upon honor, integrity, and service.