Defeat Collection (#14)

Milan of Serbia
King Milan I of Serbia travels to the front, where he will take personal command of his army against the Bulgarians. Sadly, he will lead them to defeat, not victory

Battle of Elgueta
Government forces at the battle of Elgueta, where they defeat the Carlists

Solferino / Beauce
BATTLE OF SOLFERINO Napoleon III on the field of battle, which resulted in a defeat for the Austrians, marking the beginning of Italian independence

Jewish Purim
Amsterdam Jews celebrate PURIM, commemorating the defeat of Hamans plot to massacre the Jews

American Aircraft attacking German Vehicles, Falaise; Second
Illustration showing Thunderbolts and Lightning of the US Air Force attacking a column of German vehicles attempting to escape from the Falaise Pocket, France, August 1944

Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe
Photograph of Admiral John R. Jellicoe (1859-1935), supreme commander of the British fleets in 1914. Although criticised at the time of the Battle of Jutland for failing to categorically defeat

Defeat of Germanys biplane
A Royal Flying Corps airplane ablaze shortly after shooting down a German fighting biplane

French Army retreating from Carignan; Franco-Prussian War, 1
Engraving showing the French Army being driven out of Carignan by the Prussians on 30th August 1870. This action preceded the Battle of Sedan

Izmir in Flames
IZMIR : the Turkish city, ceded to Greece in 1920 after Turkeys WW1 defeat, is re- taken by the Turks, and the Greek population flees as the city is almost entirely burnt

News of Defeat at Court
Sir James de Hely presenting news of the defeat of the Turkish expedition to the King and the French court

Battle of Fraubrunn
BATTLE OF FRAUBRUNN (Switzerland) French defeat the Swiss

Military / Weapons / Bowmen
At CRECY, 9000 English soldiers under Edward III defeat 30, 000 French under Philippe VI - a triumph of the English strategy of bowmen against cavalry

Athenian Defeat - Sicily
A disastrous Athenian expedition to Sicily

Three Baseball Fans Enjoy the Highs and Lows of the Game, 19
Cartoon showing three spectators at a Baseball match enjoying the feeling of success (top image) and the crushing sense of defeat (bottom image)

The Provisional Government reviewing the National Guard; Fra
Illustration showing the Provisional Government reviewing the National Guard during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1. The Provisional Government of National Defence was set up after the French

The Civil War in America. The bombardment of Frederickburg
Army of the Potomac under General Burnside suffering a defeat at Fredericksburg, Virginia, with the loss of 12, 653 men after 14 assaults on the Maryes Heights by the Federal Army

The Civil war in America. Positions of the Federal and Confe
Positions of the Federal and Confederate pickets on the Rappahannock, at Fredericksburg, December 4th 1862. Later in December, Fredericksburg was the scene of a costly Union defeat at Maryes Heights

The Zulu war, the Burning of Ulundi. From a sketch by an ILN
British army massed with infantry and several gun carriages, burning in the background in the Zulu capital Ulundi, where the British made their final defeat of the Zulus on 4th July 1879

The Zulu war. Fort Helpmakaar. Field auction of the effects
Isandlwana was the scene of the British armys most humiliating defeat at the hands of the Zulus, slightly assuaged by the successful defence of Rorkes Drift later the same day, January 22nd 1879

The Zulu war. Graves of the 17 men who fell in the defence o
140 British soldiers defended the fort and hospital at Rorkes Drift from 3, 000 zulu warriors on the same day that the British suffered their heaviest defeat of the war at Isandhlwana

Lord Chelmsfords camp at St Paul s; Zulu War, 1879
Lord Chelmsford was the head of the British forces in South Africa, whose blunders lead to the defeat at Isandlwana

Fable / the Two Cocks
THE TWO COCKS (Human Version of animal fable): two men fight over a woman; the victors arrogance in his triumph leads finally to his defeat

Thiers the Magician
Adolphe the Alchemist, a Tale of Wonder and Enchantment - Punch mocks Adolphe Thiers efforts to get France back on her feet after the defeat by Prussia and the Commune

Napoleons Gifts
Napoleon IIIs gifts to his country - first, the empire of 1851 : second, defeat by the Prussians

Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603), attired for the Royal Thanksgiving on the defeat of the Spanish Armada of 1588

Buildings Fired
On the evening of 23 May, many government buildings are deliberately fired by the Communards as they face defeat

French Take Rome - 5
The Capitol is illuminated in honour of the glorious restoration of Rome to papal authority after the defeat of the republicans by the French

Battle of Novara - 2
The Austrians under Radetsky inflict a decisive defeat on the Piedmontese at Novara

Radetsky & Vitt. Eman
After the defeat of Novara, the new king of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele, rejects the demands of Austrian commander Radetsky. Even so, the terms are harsh

Radetsky after Novarara
Austrian marshal Radetzky on the battlefield of Novara, after his men have inflicted a crushing defeat on the Piedmontese

Battle of Staffalo
The Piedmontese defeat the Austrians at Staffalo

Battle of Goito
The Piedmontese defeat the Austrians at Goito

Allies Propaganda Card
The Allies join hands in their resolve to defeat Germany in the First World War

Prussian Manoeuvres
Wilhelm I, king of Prussia, at manoeuvres of his army which will defeat his Danish, Austrian and French enemies and make him Kaiser of Germany

Pius VII Returns
Pius VII returns from exile following Napoleons defeat : his feet are kissed by Carlo Emanuele IV as he enters St Peter s, and he forms a reactionary government

French at Venice
The French under Louis XII defeat the Venetians at Agnadella (Rivolta). The guns stand idle as the foot- soldiers and cavalry separately collide

French at Ravenna
The French, claiming Naples, defeat the Holy League of Spanish and Papal forces at Ravenna

Wittelsbach at Verona
Emperor Friedrich I is saved from defeat at Verona by Otto von Wittelsbach, who plants the imperial banner on the battlements

Combat at Belle Isle
Naval battle off Belle Isle : the English fleet under Admiral Hawke defeat a French fleet under Marechal Conflans

Vendee Defeat
The Royalist forces are forced to withdraw across the Loire

Senegal Rebel Fighters
French native soldiers defeat rebel natives at Ampasimena

Battle of San Lorenzo
At the battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga, the French led by generals Perrignon and Dugommier defeat the Spaniards under general Union

Battle of Zurich
The French revolution and the the creation of the Helvetian Republic drag Switzerland into the wars : the French defeat the Russians at Zurich twice, secondly at Devils Bridge

Battle of Sempach 2
The Swiss defeat Leopold of Austria at the battle of Sempach, largely thanks to the heroism of Arnold von Winkelried who breaks the line of the Austrian spearmen

Battle of Sempach 3
The Swiss defeat Leopold of Austria at the battle of Sempach, largely thanks to the heroism of Arnold von Winkelried who breaks the line of the Austrian spearmen

Battle of Sempach 4
The Swiss defeat Leopold of Austria at the battle of Sempach, largely thanks to the heroism of Arnold von Winkelried who breaks the line of the Austrian spearmen

Battle of Sempach 1
The Swiss defeat Leopold of Austria at the battle of Sempach, largely thanks to the heroism of Arnold von Winkelried who breaks the line of the Austrian spearmen

Flanders Seekd Help / 1382
Earl of Flanders soliciting the aid of Charles VI of France, to defeat the Flemings

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