NWI4901496: Hernando Cortes (Hernan Cortez, 1485-1547), Spanish conquistador, had his ships slashed to take away any chance of retreat from his men after his arrival in Mexico in 1519. Hernando Cortes scuttling his ships to cut off any chance of his men's retreat after landing in Mexico City, 1519. / Bridgeman Images
JEB4907358: Model or model of canoe. Peninsule de la Gazelle, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). Dim: 140x60x10cm. Donation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Issoudun in 2000. Wood cut and painted, vegetable fiber. Musee de l'hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun. Mandatory mention / Bridgeman Images
ETE4911088: Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Huningue (France) around 22 November 1944: On the Rhine and on the Helvetic border (in the background), these soldiers of the 1st Corps of the 1st French Armee fire at machine gun to try to cut the retreat of German troops towards Switzerland / Bridgeman Images
NWI4963867: Sailors putting a lifeboat at sea to rescue sailors survivors of a shipwrecked, early 1900s - Colour reproduction of an illustration, 19th century - Sailors lowering a lifeboat to rescue shipwrecked sailors, early 1900s - Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration / Bridgeman Images