Capture of Jerusalem by Godfrey of Bouillon, First Crusade, 15 July 1099. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIkEUpxpaWN/?igshid=o9gglo00lae0
“Surrounded,” by Don Troiani. The 9th Virginia Regiment makes a desperate last stand in the previously overrun British camp at Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777. The 9th had previously broken the 4th Regiment of Foot but outran their supports and in the fog became surrounded by the counterattacking British. In the background can be seen the attacking light infantry of the 42nd Highlanders, the Black Watch.
The Sumiyoshi lighthouse, in the town of Ogaki, is Japan’s oldest lighthouse dating back to 1185-1333 AD.
Large shell lying in the forest. Even a century after WWI, many of these still remain.
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August 26th, 2021. 11 Marines, 1 Navy Corpsman, and 90+ Afghan civilians killed in terrorist attack.
Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Rest in peace, all of you.