Looting
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Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, natural disasters, or rioting. The proceeds of al
Cartoon mocking the Napoleonic looting of art by French troops
The sacking and looting of Mechelen by Spanish troops led by the Duke of Alba, 2 October 1572
Representation of some Roman soldiers in front of the collected loot (gouache by Pehr Hörberg of 1791)
Vandalized and looted Aldi store during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis, 28 May 2020
Prize of war
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A prize of war is a piece of enemy property seized by a belligerent party during or after a war or battle. This term was used nearly exclusively in terms of captured ships during the 18th and 19th cen
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…Piracy Prize of war Spolia opima, armour and arms a Roman general stripped from the body of an opposing commander slain in single combat…
Civil ensign of an American merchant brig captured by HMS Borer during the War of 1812
The stern piece of HMS Royal Charles, which was captured by Dutch forces during the 1667 raid on the Medway
A Canadian soldier in World War I emerging from a bunker with an armful of Pickelhauben, taken as souvenirs
Cannon taken from Mexico in 1847, later captured in fighting in Kansas