Siege Collection

Siege of the Alamo, 1836
Fall of the Alamo to Santa Annas Mexican forces in Texas, 1836. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina, 1780, American Revolution. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration by F.C. Yohn

Ottoman Empire defeated in Vienna, 1683
King John III Sobieski leads Polish forces repulsing the Ottoman Turks from Vienna, 1683. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Siege of Magdeburg, Germany, Thirty Years War, 1631
Fall of Magdeburg to Flemish General Tilly, resulting in massacre of citizens, Thirty Years War, 1631. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sullivans Island bombarded by the British, 1776
American defense of Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island, Charleston SC, 1776. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century F.C. Yohn illustration

Flag of Fort Sumter, 1861
Fort Sumters US flag after the bombardment, as raised in New York in 1861 by Major Anderson, Sumter commander. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roman siege of a fortified city
Roman legions attacking a city to expand the Roman Empire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

American siege of Yorktown, Revolutionary War
Washington directing the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Revolution, 1781. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Cobbs and Kershaws Confederate troops behind a stone wall defending Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1862. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Battering rams used in a medieval siege
Army besieging a medieval fortified town using battering rams. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Siege of a medieval walled town
Moveable siege tower, archers, and cannon of medieval warfare. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Siege machine, used in ancient and medieval warfare. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Swedish settlement at Fort Christina, Delaware
Fort Christina under siege by the Dutch in 1655 (now Wilmington, Delaware). Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a contemporary illustration by Campanius

Fort Sumter artillery during the siege, 1861
Big guns of Fort Sumter returning fire from Fort Moultrie at the start of the Civil War, 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ruins of Fredericksburg, US Civil War
Fredericksburg, Virginia, after the siege and battle. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862
Confederate artillery on Maryes Hill firing on Union troops attacking Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fort Moultrie ready to fire on Fort Sumter, 1861
Secession flag over Fort Moultrie, artillery in place to attack Fort Sumter, 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Scaling walls of a fort during the Hundred Years War
English soldiers scaling a fortress in Gascony, France, Hundred Years War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Guienne reclaimed for France, Hundred Years War
Recovery of Aquitaine, or Guienne, by the French, Hundred Years War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Greek fire used in ancient warfare
Machine for throwing Greek fire, used in ancient times. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration

Battle of Jericho in ancient Palestine
Joshua and the Israelites conquering Jericho, circa 1400 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battering-ram
Suspended battering-ram for siege warfare. Hand-colored woodcut from Groses Military Antiquities

Destruction of Carthage by the Romans
Carthage destroyed by the Roman army in the Third Punic War, 146 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Assyrian siege of a city using a battering-ram
Assyrians attacking a city using a battering ram. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a carving from Nimrud

Close-up of a Revolutionary War cannon at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Portuguese capture of Ceuta, a Moorish stronghold in Morocco, 1415. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Artillery siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico, during the Mexican-American War, 1847. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

US naval bombardment of Vera Cruz during the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Battle of San Gabriel, California, 1849
US marines, sailors, dragoons, and volunteers hold off Mexican attack, Battle of San Gabriel, US-Mexican War, 1849. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Map of the Battle of Yorktown where the British Army was defeated by the American and French alliance in the Revolutionary War, 1781. Printed color lithograph

Confederate defense of Fredericksburg, US Civil War
Mississippians opposing the Union Armys advance into Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Union gunboats and steamships passing the Confederate stronghold Vicksburg, on the Mississippi River, night of April 16, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Interior ruins of Fort Sumter after Confederate bombardment, 1861, beginning the Civil War. Hand-colored printed halftone reproduction of a photograph

Citizens of Charleston watching the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter, starting the American Civil War, 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart

English army of Edward III attacking Calais during the Hundred Years War wiith France, 1347 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hundred Years War siege of a town in Burgundy
Siege of town defended by the Burgundians under Charles VI, Hundred Years War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hundred Years War siege of a French town
Siege of a town in France during the Hundred Years War. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Siege of a French town in the 100 Years War
Charles VII of France besieges the town of Harfleur, held by the English, Hundred Years War. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Surrender of a French town during the Hundred Years War
Alancon captured by the Duke d Alancon during the Hundred Years War, 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Alexander the Greats siege of Gaza, 332 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Catapaults used in ancient times
Catapaults used in siege warfare, ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Egyptians besieging a fortress
Assaulting a fortification with testudo formation and scaling ladder, ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Persians hurling cats at Pelusiums defenders during Cambyses IIs conquest of Egypt, 525 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Trojan Horse delivered by the Greeks
Trojan Horse delivered to the city of Troy by the Greek army. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Surrender of British army under commander Cornwallis to Washington and Rochambeau at Yorktown, 1781. Hand-colored photogravure of a 19th-century illustration

Hand-colored engraving
Siege of Charleston, South Carolina. by the British during the American Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Americans capturing a British redoubt during the Battle of Yorktown, 1781. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British signalling surrender after the siege of Yorktown, 1781, effectively ending action in the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Raid on cliff-dwellers in precolumbian America
Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloans under attack by other Native Americans in prehistoric times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

General Burnside ordering Hooker to charge the heights at Fredericksburg, December, 1862. Printed color halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Russian bombardment of Noteborg (Petrokrepost), from an island on the Neva River, during the Great Northern War, 1702. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Breaching tower, archers, and cannon used in a siege during the Hundred Years War. Hand-colored woodcut

Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter, starting the American Civil War, 1861. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor, April 1861. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Union siege of Fredericksburg, Civil War
Bombardment of Fredericksburg, Virginia, by Burnsides artillery, December 11, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Union fleet bombarding Fort Sumter to retake Charleston harbor from the Confederates, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Alexander the Great leading the Greek army building a causeway during the siege of Tyre, 332 BC. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

British attack on Fort Moultrie in Charleston harbor, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Destruction of British frigate " Sharon" during the battle of Yorktown, 1781. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Revolutionary War French cannon called " the Fox" at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Revolutionary War French cannon on a redoubt at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Artillery demonstration, Revolutionary War reenactment at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph of an 18th century living history demonstration at Colonial National Park Virginia

Continental Army reenactors firing a cannon at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Close-up of a Revolutionary War cannon at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Revolutionary War cannon atop a redoubt at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Revolutionary War mortar at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph of a National Park Service living history event at Yorktown Battlefield on the 225th anniversary of the surrender

Revolutionary War cannon atop a redoubt at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Revolutionary War French cannon called " the Fox" at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Revolutionary War French cannon called " the Fox" at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Revolutionary War French cannon called " the Fox" at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Revolutionary War cannon atop a redoubt at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia

Fort Mifflin besieged by the British, 1777
American garrison in Fort Mifflin holding the Delaware River, 1777. Antique 19th-century hand-colored woodcut illustration

Artillery demonstration, Revolutionary War reenactment at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph of an 18th century living history demonstration at Colonial National Park Virginia

Artillery tools, Revolutionary War reenactment at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph of an 18th century living history demonstration at Colonial National Park Virginia

General George Washington and French Commander Rochambeau overseeing the trenches at the Battle of Yorktown, 1781. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Sergeant Jasper with the South Carolina flag at the Battle of Fort Moultrie, American Revolution, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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