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After the Seljuk Turk invasion of Armenia, emigres from Armenia settled in Cilicia and set up the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Cilicia was a strong ally of the European Crusaders, and saw itself as a bastion of Christendom in the East.
Illustrations from The T'oros Roslin (or Sebastia) Gospels of Cilician Armenia, 1262
Folio 19r Return of the Magi
Folio 48r Christ Predicting the Sufferings of the Apostles
Folio 116v Betrayal of Christ

Folio 124r The Crucifixion
Folio 128v Soldiers Bribed by the Chief Priests
Folio 190r Judas Leads the Multitude
Folio 191r Apostle Fleeing
Folio 195r Christ is Scourged
Folio 305r Peter Denies Christ

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The T'oros Roslin (or Sebastia) Gospels of Cilician Armenia, 1262

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Kitsab al-makhzun jami` al-funun by ibn akhî hizâm - A Mamluk manual of military practice and horsemanship, Egypt or Syria, 1470

acrobat
hunting
bow shooting
sabre fighting
polite jousting
axe fighting
mounted fighting with sticks
fighting with sticks
lance practice
incendiary weapon
shooting the crossbow
horse fight
crossbow & bow shooting
mounted crossbow & bow shooting

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Kitsab al-makhzun jami` al-funun by ibn akhî hizâm - A Mamluk manual of military practice and horsemanship, Egypt or Syria, 1470

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[komnenos]

Hi druzhina. why didn't you introduce no sources for the Greece Revolution? So if you can, please introduce the PDF files for that.

[druzhina]

Hi druzhina. why didn't you introduce no sources for the Greece Revolution? So if you can, please introduce the PDF files for that.

Hi komnenos,
The Greece Revolution is a later period than I am interested in. Anyone else?

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Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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The Pila, an Islamic Ablution Basin, early to mid 11th century, Spain
The 'Pila' is a late 11th- or early 12th-century carved basin which stood in the gardens of the palace of the local Banu Mujahid ruler of Denia, Spain.
. Larger images of the the Pila, an Islamic Ablution Basin
. Detail of Horsemen on the Pila
. Detail of Men Pulling Beards on the Pila
. Detail of Bearers on the Pila
. The side view of the Pila with a drinker with a servant and musicians
The Pila has been used as a source for both Muslim Spanish and North African costume e.g. Saharan tribal cavalry on Plate G, Men-At-Arms Series 125, The Armies of Islam 7th-11th Centuries by David Nicolle & Angus McBride, based on the Pila

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The Pila, an Islamic Ablution Basin, early to mid 11th century, Spain
. Larger image of the the Pila, an Islamic Ablution Basin
. Detail of Horsemen on the Pila
. Detail of Men Pulling Beards on the Pila
. Detail of Bearers on the Pila
. The side view of the Pila with a drinker with a servant and musicians

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11th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[komnenos]

Do you know free history movies for downloading.Especially about Byzantine Empire?

[druzhina]

Do you know free history movies for downloading.Especially about Byzantine Empire?

Hi komnenos,
All movies would belong in a fiction thread.

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sites of wargaming interest

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Illustrations of military interest from
Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, England, c.1240–5

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Matthaei Paris Chronica Maiora I
Combat between Canute the Dane and Edmund Ironside, 1016
A Templar Banner and Two Templars on a Horse
Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, 1171
Saladin Capturing the True Cross at Hattin, 1187
Matthaei Paris Chronica Maiora II
Battle of Bouvines, 1214
Atrocities under King John, 1216
Louis of France Arriving in England
Siege of Lincoln Castle, 1217
Sea Battle off Sandwich
Battle of Damietta
Siege of Damietta
A Knight Spares His Father's Murderer, 1232
Battle between Richard, Earl Marshal, and Baldwin de Guisnes, 1233
Death of Richard, Earl Marshal, 1234
Defeat of the French at Gaza
Treaty between Nazir of Kerak and the Count of Brittany
Banners of the Hospitalers and Templars and the Oriflamme of France, 1241
Invasion of Tartars, 1241
Sea Battle between the Pisans and Genoese, 1241
Death of Gilbert, Earl Marshal, 1241
French Troops Dying of Plague, 1242
A Tartar Cannibal Feast, 1243
Battle between the Crusaders and Khorezmians, 1244 (La Forbie)
Death of Enguerrand III de Coucy, 1244
Death of Herbert FitzMatthew, 1245
Matthaei Paris Chronica Maiora III (Historia Anglorum)
Shields and banners
Man threshing corn
Templar knights

Standards of the Military Orders in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath - based on Chronica Maiora
The Royal Banner in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath.
The True Cross in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath - based on Chronica Maiora
Saracen Crossbowman in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath - based on Chronica Maiora
Ayyubid Heavy Cavalryman according to Matthew Paris by Ian Heath - based on Chronica Maiora
Frankish Horse in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath - based on Chronica Maiora

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Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, England, c.1240–5

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[Catiline]

Those links aren't working for me.

[druzhina]

Those links aren't working for me.

What error message do you get?

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sites of wargaming interest

[Catiline]

Unable to connect

[druzhina]

Unable to connect

Does your ISP block some sites for being 'suspicious'? warfare.uphero.com is a free subdomain of uphero.com which has a mass of free sites of all kinds.

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Frankish, Saracen & Byzantine costume in the 'Melisende Psalter', Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1131-43 AD

. Upper Cover of the 'Melisende Psalter'
. David and Goliath in the 'Melisende Psalter'
. Betrayal in the 'Melisende Psalter'
. Crucifixion in the 'Melisende Psalter'

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Frankish, Saracen & Byzantine costume in the 'Melisende Psalter', Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1131-43 AD

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12th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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Ancient history until Caesar. Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1260-1270.

Ninus riding with his army, Joseph and his army, Oedipus killing the Sphinx, Combat of Tydeus and Polynices
First battle of the Amazons, Amazons riding, Combat of Hercules and an Amazon, Combat of Theseus and an Amazon, Death of Hector
Battle of Penthélisée and Pyrrhus, Camille and her Amazons fighting against Aeneas, Alexander and his companions riding, Alexander kneels before the high priest
Battle of the Hydaspes, Battle between the army of Pyrrhus and the Romans

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The 'Roger Histories', or Ancient history until Caesar. Acre, c.1287

Oedipus and the Sphinx, Combat of Tydeus and Polynices, Amazons, Amazons in combat
Combat of Theseus, Hercules and the Amazons, Death of Hector, Penthesilea and her company, Combat of Penthesilea and Neoptolemus
Camille and her army, Surrender to Holofernes, Judith and Holofernes, Alexander and Jaddus
Battle of the Hydaspes (326BC), Combat of Alexander and Poros
Army of Pyrrhus I, The Roman Temple of Janus, Combat of Scipio Africanus and Hannibal, Combat of Jugurtha and Marius

Large Images

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Oedipus and the Sphinx
Combat of Tydeus and Polynices
Amazons
Amazons in combat
Combat of Theseus, Hercules and the Amazons
Death of Hector
Penthesilea and her company
Combat of Penthesilea and Neoptolemus
Camille and her army
Surrender to Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes
Alexander and Jaddus
Battle of the Hydaspes (326BC)
Combat of Alexander and Poros
Army of Pyrrhus I
The Roman Temple of Janus
Combat of Scipio Africanus and Hannibal
Combat of Jugurtha and Marius

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Ancient history until Caesar. Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1260-1270.
The 'Roger Histories', or Ancient history until Caesar. Acre, c.1287

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Clothing of the Ancient Celts: A Guide to Celtic Costume by M. E. Riley

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Hallstat and La Tene Celts
Ireland, 5th - 10th c. AD
-- Hair, Jewelry, etc. (Classical Celts and pre-medieval Ireland)
Late Medieval Ireland
Medieval Scotland, 1100-1600
Scotland, 1600-1800
Dyes & Dyeing
Fiber Working Techniques
Celtic Costume Myths and Tips
Patterns and Resources
Bonnet & Cockade
Directions for knitting a Scottish Bonnet
The Rogart Shirt

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Clothing of the Ancient Celts: A Guide to Celtic Costume by M. E. Riley

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Hi. I have a question. What shape was drawn on the flag of Constantinople? I don't know that it was face of Constantine the great or a shape of the moon or other things.

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Kalila and Dimna by Ibn al-Muqaffa', 1st Quarter of the 14th century
. folio 29v, fable: Le pauvre et le voleur. The poor man and the thief.
. folio 30v, fable: Le vendeur de sesame et son associe. The seller of sesame and his associate.
. folio 83r, fable: Les deux perroquets et l'epouse du satrape. The two parrots and the wife of the satrap.
. folio 89v, fable: Le saint homme, son hote et le rat. The holy man, his host and the rat.
. folio 116v, fable: Le devot et la mangouste. The devotee and the mongoose.
. folio 130v, fable: Shedram, Iraht & Iblad.
. folio 131v, fable: Shedram, Iraht & Iblad.
. folio 132v, fable: Shedram, Iraht & Iblad.
. folio 134v, fable: Shedram, Iraht & Iblad.

Kalila and Dimna by Ibn al-Muqaffa', 15th century
. folio 26v, fable: Le vendeur de sesame et son associe. The seller of sesame and his associate.
. folio 28v, fable: Le pauvre et le voleur. The poor man and the thief.
. folio 51r, fable: Le saint homme, son hote et le rat. The holy man, his host and the rat.
. folio 58r, fable: L'homme et les deux femmes. The man and two women.
. folio 61r, fable: Les deux perroquets et l'epouse du satrape. The two parrots and the wife of the satrap.
. folio 88r, fable: Le devot et la mangouste. The devotee and the mongoose.
. folio 93r, fable: Shedram, Iraht & Iblad.

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Kalila and Dimna by Ibn al-Muqaffa', 1st Quarter of the 14th century

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[druzhina]

Hi. I have a question. What shape was drawn on the flag of Constantinople? I don't know that it was face of Constantine the great or a shape of the moon or other things.

Hi komnenos,

You did not state which period.
Ian Heath said they used the 'Lady of Blachernae' until it was captured in 1204. He also mentions that Scylitzes ms shows a standard with a cross. You may be able to find it at Manuscript Miniatures

For the 14th century try The Romance of Alexander, Byzantine, 14th century & a 14th century manuscript of the Constantine Manasses Chronicle

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Byzantine Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury
The Murder of Thomas Becket, Wall Painting in Santa Maria de Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain, c1180-1200
Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, ca. 1240–53
Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Carrow Psalter, c.1250

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Histoire d'Outremer by William of Tyre, copy from Northern France, between 1232 and 1261, ms Yates Thompson 12

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Histoire d'Outremer by William of Tyre, Military Images
Godfrey of Bouillon
Siege of Nicea
Baldwin
Siege of Antioch
Battle outside Antioch
Bishop Adhemar
Siege of Jerusalem
Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey and Baldwin
Bohemund and Daimbert
Ebremars, Archbishop of Caesarea
Assault on Tyre
Coronation of Foulques
Emperor John
Death of Sanguius
Battle
Patriarch of Antioch
Nureddin, Sultan of Damascus
Amaury and Mary
Saladin ravaging the Holy Land
Siege

Histoire d'Outremer called the Lyon Eracles, 1280 - Lyon BV Ms P.A. 29

Histoire d'Outremer par Guillaume de Tyr, Saint-Jean-d'Acre, c.1280 - Lyon BM Ms 828

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Peter the Hermit leading the First Crusade
The bishop of Puy Adhemar de Monteil leading the departure of the crusader barons (late 1096-early 1097)
Raymond de Saint-Gilles besieging Nicaea (June 1097)
Antioch
Bohemond besieging Antioch (late 1097-mid 1098)
Crusaders before Jerusalem (June 1099)
Godfrey of Bouillon and the Crusaders in prayer at the Holy Sepulchre; Election of Godfrey of Bouillon as Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre (July 1099)
Crusaders besieging Tyre (1124)
Crusaders besieging Damascus (1148)
Louis VII, Conrad III and Baldwin III; Crusaders besieging Damascus (1148)
The Crusaders besieging Bilbeis (1168)

Histoire d'Outremer - Saint-Jean-d'Acre, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1280 - M.E. Saltykov-Shchredin State Public Library
Bohemond besieging Antioch (late 1097-mid 1098), man-powered stone-throwing mangonel

Histoire d'Outremer - French translation with continuation until 1275, Acre, c.1287 - Boulogne-sur-mer Ms 142

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Godfrey of Bouillon and Adhemar bishop of Puy ride with their men to the Holy Land
Turks and Armenians meeting at the foot of a mountain and signing a peace treaty
Godfrey of Bouillon and the Crusaders attacking Antioch
Taking of Antioch
Delivery of a message ... the Emperor Alexis by two Crusaders
Coronation of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem
John II Comnenus besieging Caesarea Antioch (Shaizar) (1138) / Raymond of Poitiers Count of Antioch and Josselin II Count of Edessa playing chess
Torture of Amaury de Limoges Patriarch of Antioch by Renaud de Châtillon Prince of Antioch

Histoire d'Outremer by William of Tyre, Saint-Jean-d'Acre, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, late 13th century, BnF Fr 9084
The Battle of Antioch (1098)

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Histoire d'Outremer by William of Tyre, copy from Northern France, between 1232 and 1261, ms Yates Thompson 12
Histoire d'Outremer called the Lyon Eracles, 1280 - Lyon BV Ms P.A. 29
Histoire d'Outremer par Guillaume de Tyr, Saint-Jean-d'Acre, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, c.1280 - Lyon BM Ms 828
Histoire d'Outremer - Saint-Jean-d'Acre, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1280 - M.E. Saltykov-Shchredin State Public Library
Histoire d'Outremer - French translation with continuation until 1275, Acre, c.1287 - Boulogne-sur-mer Ms 142
Histoire d'Outremer by William of Tyre, Saint-Jean-d'Acre, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, late 13th century, BnF Fr 9084

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Illustrations from
Maqamat of al-Hariri
The Maqamat ('Assemblies') are a collection of amusing stories told by the merchant al-Harith about a peripatetic rogue named Abu Zaid.

Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, manuscript Arabe 6094, dated 619H, 1222-23AD


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies, manuscript C-23 of c. 1225-35


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Bibliothèque nationale de France, manuscript Arabe 5847, 1237AD


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Bibliothèque nationale de France, manuscript Arabe 3929, (al-Wasiti) 2nd quarter of 13th century
or selected Maqamat folios with camels, horses or weapons with larger images


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Suleymaniye Library manuscript Esad Efendi 2916 of 1242-1258AD


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Vienna manuscript of 1334AD


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford manuscript Marsh 458 of 1337


Bedouin Tribesmen in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath based on the Maqamat of al-Hariri
Moslem Musicians in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath based on the Maqamat of al-Hariri
Saracen Standards in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath based on the Maqamat of al-Hariri
Moslem Horses in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath based on the Maqamat of al-Hariri
A pack camel in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath based on the Maqamat of al-Hariri

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Timurid Soldiers from Baysunghur's Shahnama - 1430
Baysunghur was Timur's grandson. The Shahnama (Book of Kings) is a Persian epic.

. f3v Frontispiece
. f4r 2nd Frontispiece
. f163 Guruy executes Siyavush
. f219 Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso
. f257 Barzu wounds Rustam in combat
. f335 Battle between Iran and Turan
. f393 Isfandiyar's 1st labour, he fights the wolves
. f604 Bahram Chubina defeats the army of Sava Shah

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Baysunghur's Shahnama, 1430

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Pictures of Southern India from 'Oriental Memoirs' by James Forbes, 1813

. An Indian Hackeree, drawn by Guzerat Oxen, with the Costume of different Casts in Hindostan from a drawing by Baron de Montalembert, 1807
. A Mahomedan of Distinction with a Dervise on his Pilgrimage
. Parsees at Bombay
. The Conclusion of the Cheeta Hunt at Cambay, from an original drawing by Lady Malet
. Hill Fort on the Island of Caranjah
. Ragonath Row Ballajee; Pundit Purdhan, Peshwa of the Mahratta Empire
. The Mahratta Peshwa, and his ministers at Poonah. Drawn from an original sketch belonging to Sir Charles Malet Bart.
. Mohman Khaun, Nabob of Cambay
. A Foot Soldier in the usual Costume of the Native Indians
. A Mahratta Horseman, Sketched in the Camp
. Peasants at a well in Hindostan. Sketched by Baron de Montalembert, 1807
. Hindoo Devotees, of the Gosanee & Jetty Tribes
. A Jungam and a Byragee, Hindoo Devotees
. A Coolie Chieftain
. A Gracia Chieftain or Rajah, with his Suarree or usual attendants, from a drawing by Baron de Montalembert, 1783
. View of Onore Fort after the Seige in 1783

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'Oriental Memoirs' by James Forbes, 1813
. An Indian Hackeree, drawn by Guzerat Oxen, with the Costume of different Casts in Hindostan from a drawing by Baron de Montalembert, 1807
. A Mahomedan of Distinction with a Dervise on his Pilgrimage
. Parsees at Bombay
. The Conclusion of the Cheeta Hunt at Cambay, from an original drawing by Lady Malet
. Hill Fort on the Island of Caranjah
. Ragonath Row Ballajee; Pundit Purdhan, Peshwa of the Mahratta Empire
. The Mahratta Peshwa, and his ministers at Poonah. Drawn from an original sketch belonging to Sir Charles Malet Bart.
. Mohman Khaun, Nabob of Cambay
. A Foot Soldier in the usual Costume of the Native Indians
. A Mahratta Horseman, Sketched in the Camp
. Peasants at a well in Hindostan. Sketched by Baron de Montalembert, 1807
. Hindoo Devotees, of the Gosanee & Jetty Tribes
. A Jungam and a Byragee, Hindoo Devotees
. A Coolie Chieftain
. A Gracia Chieftain or Rajah, with his Suarree or usual attendants, from a drawing by Baron de Montalembert, 1783
. View of Onore Fort after the Seige in 1783

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Napoleonic Links

The Prusso-Saxon Army at Jena 14th October 1806 by Peter Hofschröer.
Infantry Skirmishing in the Napoleonic Wars by Peter Hofschröer.
Napoleonic Skirmishing In Practice by Peter Hofschröer.
The White Uniforms of the French Army, 1806-1807 Described by Guy C. Dempsey Jr., illustrated by R. J. Marrion.
Spanish Napoleonic Uniforms. & Spanish Uniforms of Joseph Bonaparte's Army
Uniforms Of Spanish Units At Talavera
Uniforms of Archduke Charles' Legion by Ken Bunger
Map and Orders of Battle for Wagram 1809 from Armies On The Danube by Bowden & Tarbox
The Great Cavalry Battle Of Liebertwolkwitz (14th October, 1813) by Peter Hofschröer.
Full corrected OCR text of "1815, Waterloo" by Henry Houssaye, 1905.
Netherlands Infantry Uniforms 1813 to 1831, (or in Dutch).
Full corrected OCR text of "The battle of Wavre and Grouchy's retreat; a study of an obscure part of the Waterloo campaign" by Hyde Kelly 1905. Includes 3 maps (2.7MB).
. Map of Wavre by Johnston (0.8MB).
. Map of Wavre by Siborne (1.9MB).
Pictures of Buildings on the Waterloo Battlefield including:
. Belle Alliance and la Haie Sainte
. Frischermont, Papelotte and Plancenoit
. Hougoumont


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The Prusso-Saxon Army at Jena 14th October 1806 by Peter Hofschröer.
Infantry Skirmishing in the Napoleonic Wars by Peter Hofschröer.
Napoleonic Skirmishing In Practice by Peter Hofschröer.
The White Uniforms of the French Army, 1806-1807 Described by Guy C. Dempsey Jr., illustrated by R. J. Marrion.
Spanish Napoleonic Uniforms. & Spanish Uniforms of Joseph Bonaparte's Army
Uniforms Of Spanish Units At Talavera
Uniforms of Archduke Charles' Legion by Ken Bunger
Map and Orders of Battle for Wagram 1809 from Armies On The Danube by Bowden & Tarbox
The Great Cavalry Battle Of Liebertwolkwitz (14th October, 1813) by Peter Hofschröer.
Full corrected OCR text of "1815, Waterloo" by Henry Houssaye, 1905.
Netherlands Infantry Uniforms 1813 to 1831, (or in Dutch).
Full corrected OCR text of "The battle of Wavre and Grouchy's retreat; a study of an obscure part of the Waterloo campaign" by Hyde Kelly 1905. Includes 3 maps (2.7MB).
. Map of Wavre by Johnston (0.8MB).
. Map of Wavre by Siborne (1.9MB).
Pictures of Buildings on the Waterloo Battlefield including:
. Belle Alliance and la Haie Sainte
. Frischermont, Papelotte and Plancenoit
. Hougoumont

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Sogdian murals from Panjakent, 6th-8th Centuries
Battle Scene
Sogdian Armoured Cavalry
Sogdians on foot and mounted
Sogdians seated
Sogdians discussing
Sogdian holding a flower

Iranian Dish with a Horsearcher Hunting, c.8th Century
Drawing of, and notes on, a Sogdian Horse Archer by Ian Heath

See also Sogdian New Year Festival, Bas Relief, Anyang, Henan, 6th Century & large image

and Cup with horseman, Khwarezm c.7th to beginning of the 8th Century

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Sogdian murals from Panjakent, 6th-8th Centuries

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18th & 19th Century Württemberg Uniform Plates by Leo Ignaz von Stadlinger

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Stadlinger Plate 1: Generals 1638-1806
Stadlinger Plate 2: Generals 1825-1851
Stadlinger Plate 3: General and aide, adjutant of the King 1806-1854
Stadlinger Plate 4: Quartermaster General Staff, Pioneer Company 1806-54
Stadlinger Plate 5: Military college 1714-1849
Stadlinger Plate 6: Honorary Invalid Corps, Landjäger 1817-49
Stadlinger Plate 7: Leibgarde Horse 1660-1776
Stadlinger Plate 8: Leibgarde Horse 1776-1817
Stadlinger Plate 9: Leibgarde Horse 1821-1854
Stadlinger Plate 10: Guard Light Cavalry Sqn 1759-1815
Stadlinger Plate 11: Guard Light Cavalry Sqn 1817-1854
Stadlinger Plate 12: Foot Artillery 1735-1811
Stadlinger Plate 13: Foot Artillery 1813-1849
Stadlinger Plate 14: Horse Artillery 1784-1813
Stadlinger Plate 15: Horse Artillery 1813-1849
Stadlinger Plate 16: 1st Cavalry Regiment 1663-1775
Stadlinger Plate 17: 1st Cavalry Regiment 1792-1820
Stadlinger Plate 18: 2nd Cavalry Regiment 1805-1820
Stadlinger Plate 19: 3rd Cavalry Regiment 1809-1820
Stadlinger Plate 20: 4th Cavalry Regiment 1805-1820
Stadlinger Plate 21: Several regiments of cavalry. NCOs, trumpeters & standard bearers 1821-1852
Stadlinger Plate 22: 1st Infantry Regiment 1638-1767
Stadlinger Plate 23: 1st Infantry Regiment 1792-1817
Stadlinger Plate 24: 2nd Infantry Regiment 1792-1817
Stadlinger Plate 25: 3rd Infantry Regiment 1716-1788
Stadlinger Plate 26: 3rd Infantry Regiment 1794-1817
Stadlinger Plate 27: 4th Infantry Regiment 1806-1817
Stadlinger Plate 28: Jager Btn, 5th Infantry Regiment 1799-1817
Stadlinger Plate 29: 6th Infantry Regiment 1803-1817
Stadlinger Plate 30: 7th Infantry Regiment, Disciplinary Compagnie 1760-1821
Stadlinger Plate 31: 8th Infantry Regiment 1745-1817
Stadlinger Plate 32: Several infantry regiments. NCOs, drummer & standard bearer. 1821-1851
Stadlinger Plate 33: Cavalry regiments and corps. [37] Bouwinghausen Hussar Regiment, [28] Phull Dragoons, [33] Noble Guard, [35] Jäger-Regiment No. 5 1758-1813
Stadlinger Plate 34: Infantry regiments. [37] Foot Guards in 1687, [57] Seckendorff Regiment [58] Stockmayer Infantry Regiment 1687-1814
Stadlinger Plate 35: Infantry regiments. [46] and [52] Regiment Prince Louis, [56] Kapregiment, [36] Foot Guards 1752-1814
Stadlinger Plate 36: Grenadier battalions. [51], [53], [60b] and [60d] in Silesia 1757, [60e] and [60g] Leib or household grenadier battalions 1757-1761

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18th & 19th Century Württemberg Uniform Plates by Leo Ignaz von Stadlinger

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Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers

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Asiatic Heavy Cavalrymen
A drawing of an Avar? Rock Carving at Seljek, Siberia
Armoured Magyar? horseman and captive, 9th-10th century on a cup from Nagyszentmiklós
Drawings of, and notes on, Asiatic Heavy Cavalrymen by Ian Heath

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Illustrations of Ancient Costume and Soldiers

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Some great links right here, some of them are real gems. Thank you druzhina!

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An Anglo-Saxon drawing from the 'Caedmon manuscript', c.1000
Eber and his men drive cattle and found a city

The 'Life of St. Aubin'. Made in Angers, France.
Saint Aubin defends Guérande, end of the 11th century


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Illustrations of Soldiers

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Mounted Hunters on an Umayyad Casket from Cordoba, c.966-968 & large image

Soldiers on a Moorish Casket from Cuenca, Spain, c.1049AD, Lower row of carving & Upper row of carving

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Mounted Hunters on an Umayyad Casket from Cordoba, c.966-968 & large image

Soldiers on a Moorish Casket from Cuenca, Spain, c.1049AD, Lower row of carving & Upper row of carving

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Illustrations of Soldiers