The beginning of modern historiography in South Africa is set to 6 April 1652, when the Dutchman Jan van Riebeeck on behalf of the Dutch East India Company established a supply station at the Cape of Good Hope.
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Gens de Trait. Archer and Crossbowman 1350 to 1380s.
Soldiers of the middle ages. An archer and crossbowman (Arbalète) attack a fortress castle.
The English Civil War. The Battle of Marston Moor on 2 July 1644 .
The Battle of Marston Moor was held on 2 July 1644 near York
Battle between Assiniboine warriors and Blackfeet. Fort McKenzie.
Battle between Assiniboine warriors and Blackfeet in front of Fort McKenzie on the Upper Missouri River, 1833.
The Schaller. Helmet and neck cover from the 15th century.
The Schaller or Salade. Helmet and neck cover (beard hood) from the 15th century.
War invalid in 1850. Second French Republic.
Invalide de Guerre en 1850. Deuxième République française.
Imperial Herald and Lansquenet 1510-1550, by Hans Holbein.
Imperial Herald from the first half of the 16th century. Colored pen drawings by Hans Holbein. Garb of the common lansquenets.
Roland at the Battle of Roncesvalles.
Roland at the Battle of Roncesvalles. ROLAND, the hero of Pulci’s “Morgante Maggiore,” was the nephew of Charlemagne. As he was leading the rear-guard of Charlemagne’s army through the valley… Read More
Garde royal. Grenadier à Cheval. 2e Régiment 1825.
The Grenadiers à cheval de la Garde impériale were a regiment of heavy cavalry belonging to the Garde impériale of the First Empire.
Light infantry of the Imperial Guard (Napoleon 1st, 1809).
Infanterie légère de la Garde Impériale (Napoléon 1er,1809). Voltigeur. Carabinier.