Title

Heroic death of Schill's Eleven Officers, 16 September 1809

Caption

Heroic death of Schill's Eleven Officers, 16 September 1809, (1936). 'Heldentod Der Elf Schillschen Offiziere, 16 September 1809'. Prussian officer Ferdinand Baptista von Schill (1776-1809) led an unsuccessful revolution against French domination. Eleven of the officers who supported him were tried on Napoleon's orders and executed in Wesel, (Germany). From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

Date

1936

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F23_319

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,3Mb (2,2Mb) / 17,1in x 14,2in / 5123 x 4248 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany people male man men historical German arts country French France book guy shooting color courage dramatic death dying war location Armed Forces century brave bravery officer officers rebellion rebel soldier thirties revolution literature concept killing hero courageous killed Army heroic warfare album heroism Colour execution firing squad 19th century 1930s Prussian 20th century nineteenth century history historic The Print Collector cigarette card Prussia TGN Ferdinand Baptista von Schill Unknown Ferdinand Major cigarette card Major von von Schill Ferdinand Baptista Schill Ferdinand Baptista von Ferdinand von Stralsund Mecklenburg-Vorpommer Ferdinand von Schill Major von Schill Bilder Deutscher Geschichte O.H.W. Hadank Hadank O.H.W. Oskar Hermann Werner Hadank Oskar Hermann Werner O H W Hadank O H W Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Altona-Bahrenfeld Altona-Bahrenfeld Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Cigaretten Bi F Lützow Lützow F F Lutzow Lutzow F cigarette card