Stronghold Collection (page 29)

Arco, Lake Garda, Italy Date: circa 1903

Romania - Eforie Sud
The ruins of Soimos Fortress, Cetate, Romania Date: circa 1929

Bellinzona, Switzerland - Castelgrande and the Cathedral. The site of the Castelgrande has been fortified since at least the late 1st Century BC

Viking Ruins
The ruins of a fine dry stone building, reputed to have once been the stronghold of the former Norse Chieftains of the islands, Jarlshof, Sumburgh, Shetland, Scotland. Date: 9th or 10th century

American infantry in action near St Mihiel, France, WW1
American troops of the 167th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, dug in and defending a farm used as a temporary stronghold, near St Mihiel, north eastern France, during the First World War

Arco, Lake Garda, Italy - Cypresses
The ruins of the Castle and the distinctive hillside Cyress Trees at Arco, above Lake Garda, Italy Date: circa 1910s

Basuto Gun War, 1880 - Thaba Bosigo
Thaba Bosigo, the stronghold of the Basuto chief Masupha, in South Africa. Date: 1880

Croatia - Trogir - Kamerlengo Castle
View of Kamerlengo Castle/Fortress at Trogir, Croatia. Built by the Republic of Venice Date: circa 1906

Spain, Granada, Andalucia The Alhambra, fortified Moorish Palace (13th-14th C.) and Sierra Nevada mountains

Spain, Granada, Andalucia The Alhambra, fortified Moorish palace (13th-14th C. )
Spain, Granada, Andalucia The Alhambra, fortified Moorish palace (13th-14th C.) and Sierra Nevada mountains

Wawel Hill with Royal Castle and Cathedral, Vistula River, Krakow, Poland

Mont St Michel, Manche, Normandy, France

China, Huairou County, Mutianyu section of The Great Wall, viewed through turret window

Fort Jalali, Muscat, Oman

Al-Mirani Fort, Muscat, Oman
Al-Mirani Fort (the old Portuguese Fort), Muscat, Oman

Destroyed gun cupola in Belgium WWI
Annihilated gun dome part of the stronghold at Namur in Belgium during World War I

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Fort Peshawar
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Battle of the Somme 1918
A German stronghold at the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1918

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - fixing telegraph wires
Fixing telegraph wires on the road to the Prah river. The Ashanti warriors had crossed this river to reach the coast where they tried to maintain a stronghold

Germanys eastern stronghold which suffered the fate of Liege and Antwerp: Men of the German Garrison at Tsing-Tau

The Demolition of Heligoland, Germany, 1947
Aerial photograph showing the destruction of the former naval base on Heligoland, Germany, on 18th April 1947. Heligoland had been a stronghold for German military forces during both World Wars

Tabor in 17th Century
Founded by Hussite leader Zizka, this was a protestant stronghold during the Hussite wars of the 15th century

Schinss, Iran
A pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz. A British warship is anchored in the foreground

Attack on Linga, Iran
British forces attack the pirate stronghold of Linga, on the Straits of Hormuz. Dhows are seen burning on the left

Attack on Schinss
British soldiers from Bombay prepare to attack the pirate stronghold of Schirss, in the Persian Gulf

Iran / Lufi
A pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz. A British warship is anchored in the foreground

France Chateau Gaillard
Chateau Gaillard, above Les Andelys in Normandie, was the stronghold of Richard I of England

The British Expedition Against Havana, 1762
Illustration of the British Fleet, under Sir George Pocock, entering Havana Harbour on 14th August 1762. In the centre of the image can be seen Morro Castle; an important stronghold to the east of

Catania Bombarded
Catania, Sicily, stronghold of the independence movement, is bombarded by the warships of the kingdom of Naples and Two Sicilies

Morocco / Asilah
A Phoenician trading post circa 1500 BCE, a pirate stronghold in the 19th century, today a tourist resort - theres progress for you !

Geriah Fort. India
Geriah is a notorious pirate stronghold, until February 1756 when the East India Company send admiral Watson and Clive to seize the town and burn the ships

Corfe Castle / Dorset / 30S
CORFE CASTLE It was built by King John and was one of the last Royalist stronghold in the English Civil War

Louis in the Temple
Louis implores his friends outside France to rescue him : for greater security, the authorities confine him in the Temple prison, once the stronghold of the Templars

Austrians V Turks - 2
After successfully besieging a Turkish stronghold, Austrian officers watch as prisoners are led out of the battered fortress

Basing House Besieged
BASING HOUSE, a strategically located Royalist stronghold, is attacked periodically by the Parliament army : eventually Cromwell takes it and burns it to the ground

England, Northumberland, Thirlwall Castle. Thirlwall Castle, near Greenhead, part of the Northumberland National Park

The gardens and the castle on St Michaels mount Marazion Cornwall UK
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Tintagel castle Cornwall UK
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Puffins on the Farne Islands Northumberland UK. These comical seabirds are reducing in numbers as global warming is
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The gardens from the castle on St Michaels mount Marazion Cornwall UK
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Puffins on the Farne Islands Northumberland UK. These comical seabirds are reducing in numbers as global warming is
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Carlisle Castle in Cumbria UK
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the cliff tops at Boscastle overlooking Meachard island in cornwall UK
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A man on the cliff tops at Boscastle overlooking Meachard island in cornwall UK
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British Charge at Pilkem
During the battle of Passchendaele, British infantry charge at Pilkem ridge and bomb the Germans out of their stronghold

Attack on Geriah
Geriah Fort, northwest India, stronghold of Maratha pirate Tulagee Angria, is attacked and taken by a combined British/Portuguese force under admirals Pocock and Watson

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