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Captain Charles Vane by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Captain Charles Vane was born in 1680, and was an English pirate who preyed upon English and French shipping. Vane began piracy in 1716 and lasted 3 years. Vane captured a Barbados sloop and then a large 12-gun brigantine, which he renamed the Ranger. Vane was among the pirate captains who operated out of the Bohama at the notorious base at New Providence after the colony had been abandoned by the British. His pirate attacks made Captain Charles Vane well known to the Royal Navy and in February of 1718 Vincent Pearse, commander of HMS Phoenix cornered Vane on his ship the Lark. Vane had heard of the recent royal pardons that had been offered to pirates in exchange for a guarantee they would quit plundering, so Vane claimed he had actually been en route to surrender to Pearse and accepted the pardon on the spot, Charle Vane gained his freedom but as soon as he was free of Pearse he ignored the pardon and resumed his pirate ways. Charles Vane was again captured and in 1721 was executed by hanging at Gallows Point, Port Royal, Jamaica on March 29th 1721. |
US 8th Cavalryman by Chris Collingwood. (PC) No text for this item |
Counter Charge of the 12th and 13th Light Dragoons by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Lord Uxbridge commits the Light Dragoons against the French Cuirassiers and Chasseurs, who are driven over the ridge and down the slope. This action happened many times during the battle. |
The Roman War Machine by Chris Collingwood. (PC) A Centurion orders the formation of a shield wall. Note that the title of this image has changed since we printed the postcard version - it has the title Roman Wall. |
Broadsword Charge on Brown Bess by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Camerons and Stuarts attack the centre and flank of Barrells Regiment (4th Foot) at the Battle of Culloden. |
Samurai Warriors by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Samurai Warriors of the Sekighahara campaign 1600. The most important and decisive battle in the history of Japan, Sekigahara was the culmination of the Power struggle triggered by the death of the great warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The two rivals for power were Ishida Mitsunari and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The contest was ultimately settled by force of arms in a small mountain valley in central Japan. By the end of the day 40,000 heads had been taken and Ieyasu was master of Japan. Within three years the Emperor would grant him the title he sought - Shogun. |
AD61 by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Cavalry and Legionaries (plus Auxiliary Hamian Archer) of the XIVth Legion. |
Captain Henry Long Ben Avery by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Avery and his vessel the Fancy being a ship of 46 guns and 150 men set sail in 1695 bound for Madagascar. On the way the fancy caught up with and captured the Ganj-i-Sawai, owned by the Great Mogul himself. Its name means Exceeding Treasure and the treasure it yielded surpassed anything yet seen in the history of piracy. Long Ben became the pirates pirate. |
Testudo Formation by Chris Collingwood. (PC) The testudo was used to protect Roman soldiers from all sorts of missiles. |
Death and Glory in Flanders Fields by Chris Collingwood. (PC) The 17th Lancers in Flanders 1916. |
Morituri Te Saluttant (For Those About to Die Salute You) by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Rome AD52, Gladiatorial Combat under the eyes of the Emperor Claudius (actual name, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero) a great supporter of the games. Seen are the Net and Trident fighter Retiarius matched with a more heavily armed Mirmillone, whilst in the background a successful Secutor seeks permission for the killing stroke. |
The Worst Scrape - Retreat from Burgos October/November 1812 by Chris Collingwood. (PC) After a major victory at Salamanca (22 July 1812) Wellington occupied Madrid and then advanced to capture Burgos - unfortunately with insufficient siege equipment he was compelled to retire and forced to experience a harrowing retreat, it was, he said The worst scrape. However, when the campaigning season ended, Spain, south of the Tagus, was free of the French. |
William III by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Showing William III in full Black Armour at the time of the Battle of Boyne. |
Forward the Guns by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Officer and sergeant of the 17th Light Dragoons in charge of Indian Irregular Cavalry. |
Portrait of Admiral Nelson by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Portrait of Admiral Nelson shown in the uniform worn at the Battle of Trafalgar. |
Damnation Seize My Soul by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Blackbeard the Terrible, otherwise known as Edward Teach, Thatch or Drummond. Circa 1718. |
Fighting for a Foothold, 82nd Airborne at St Mere Eglise, 1944 by Chris Collingwood. (PC) During the morning of June 7th the 82nd Airborne were attacked by a mixed German battle group. Supported by 4th Division armour the Paratroopers and Glider troops repelled the attack which lasted most of the day. |
Grey Cover for Grey Rifles by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Confederate skirmishers of the 19th Virginia Volunteers take over behind a farmhouse during the early stages of the war 1861. |
The Roman IX Legion by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Note that the title of this image has changed since the postcard edition was printed - it has the title Roman Legion. |
Boarding the San Nicolas by Chris Collingwood. (PC) Nelson's sailors and marines board the San Nicolas and during heavy hand to hand fighting capture the ship. Nelson drives HMS Captain onto the Spanish vessel in order that she can be boarded and taken as a prize, the British marines and men scrambling up the Captain's bowsprit to use it as a bridge. The San Nicolas then fouled the Spanish three-decker San Joseph, allowing Nelson and his men to take both ships as prizes in a single manoeuvre. |
Sabres and Dust by Chris Collingwood. (PC) British light cavalry and horsemen of Skinners Horse fight Pindarn and Maratha 1826. |
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