Defeat Collection (page 12)

Wooden caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, WW1
Wooden caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, dated 11th November 1918. English School. Date: circa 1918

Onion-whittling by Heath Robinson
More underhand ideas from the Germans to defeat their British foe imagined by William Heath Robinson cartoon. The Germans utilise biological weapons; row of onions

British science and ingenuity in war by G. H. Davis
How British science and ingenuity contributed to the defeat of the Germans at sea, on land, and in the air. A few of the many weapons, devices and tactics, both offensive and defensive

Merchant Ship Fighter Unit by G. H. Davis
The Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) at work during the Second World War: a system which was able to defeat the long-range bomber

Defeat of the Graf Spee by G. H. Davis
The fight with the Admiral Graf Spee: factors in a classic example of naval battle tactics pictorially explained. Elements that played a part in the defeat of the ship by three British cruisers

Cartoon and portraits, Kluck! Kluck!, WW1
Cartoon and portraits, Kluck! Kluck! A comment on the defeat of General Alexander von Kluck in the Battle of the Marne, turning the German invaders away from Paris in the early days of the First

The Battlefield of Gettysburg. Photograph from Huidekopers relief map of the battlefield. As it was in 1863. Date: 1901

Daytime scene, Battle of Jutland, WW1
Daytime scene during the Battle of Jutland, First World War. The German ships, from left to right, are: Wiesbaden, Derfflinger, Frauenlob, Pommern, Elbing, Rostock, and Lutzow. Date: 31 May 1916

Battle of Nieupoort 2
After the battle : Dutch general Maurits van Nassau is surprised by archduke Albrecht van Osterreich at Nieupoort, but turns imminent defeat into an important victory. Date: 2 July 1600

Battle of Nieupoort
Dutch general Maurits van Nassau, prince of Orange, is surprised by archduke Albrecht van Osterreich at Nieupoort, but turns imminent defeat into an important victory. Date: 2 July 1600

Napoleon III in Exile
LOUIS NAPOLEON III with his wife Eugenie and their son Louis, in exile at Chislehurst following the defeat of France by Prussia. Date: 1808 - 1873

Thomas Evans Photo
THOMAS W EVANS eminent American dentist practising in Paris, who smuggled the empress Eugenie out of France following the defeat at Sedan. Date: 1823 - 1897

Alexei Yermolov
ALEXEI PETROVICH YERMOLOV (or Ermolov) - Russian military commander and diplomat who played a leading role in the defeat of Napoleon, 1812. Date: 1772 - 1861

Admiral Togo
HEICHAHIRO, MARQUIS TOGO Japanese naval commander whose defeat of the Russian fleet at Tsushima has been described as the greatest naval victory since Trafalgar. Date: 1846 - 1934

Henry Pelham - 2
HENRY PELHAM, prime minister, depicted with a horses head and a reclining (deceased ?) figure, possibly Medusa, for whose defeat he is doubtless responsible. Date: 1695 - 1754

Rosebery conquers Hugh Price Hughes and Labby Labouchere
The Dreadful Story about Primrose and the Gee-Gee (cont.). Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian (1847-1929) - a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister

French WW2 Propaganda postcard - Siegfried Line leaking
French WW2 Propaganda postcard showing the German Defensive Siegfried Line having been attacked and sprung a leak! The fish is wittily asking the bashed-up German soldiers

Loving Memory of the German Sausage - Kaiser Wilhelm II Date: circa 1919

War of the Spanish Succession (1709). Battle of Tanieres, near Mons (Flemish Region). The British troops of the Duke of Marlborough defeat the French troops of Marechal Villers. Etching. FRANCE

Spain (1492). Reconquest. Taking of Granada. Capitulation and signature of Boabdil. Signed in Anadarax (8th July 1492). SPAIN. Simancas. General Archives of Simancas

Boer Wars (1880-1902). English defeat in Bergkelaagte. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Victor Emmanuel II occupies Rome after Napoleon IIs defeat. Painting

Italian Unification. Battle of Solferino (June 24, 1859). The French and Piedmontese armies defeat the Austrian army. Litography. ITALY. Brescia. Risorgimento Museum

Danish defeat. Illustration from Grandes Chroniques
" Danish defeat. Illustration from " Grandes Chroniques de France" (15th century). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. BELGIUM. Brussels. Biblioth豵 e Royale (Royal Library)."

Battle of Pavia (1525). Defeat and capture of Francis I. Tapestry based on a cardborad by Barnaert van Orley. Flemish art. Tapestry. ITALY. Naples. National Museum of Capodimonte

Picture of the Chronicles (Chroniques) by Jean
" Picture of the " Chronicles" (Chroniques) by Jean Froissart (15th c.). Arrest of the king John II of France after the defeat in the battle of Poitiers (1356). Gothic art

Battle of Eylau
Indecisive battle of EYLAU - Prussians and Russians avoid defeat by the French : here, Scharnhorsts men in action Date: 8 February 1807

Cavalry Charge, Marengo
BATTLE OF MARENGO (Italy) Napoleon is facing defeat when a series of cavalry charges overwhelm the Austrians, leading to a French victory Date: 14 June 1800

Napoleon at Battle of Friedland
Battle of Friedland - Napoleon defeats the Russians. Date: 14 June 1807

Gallant charge of the Kentuckians at the Battle of Buena Vista, Feby. 23nd 1847, and complete defeat of the Mexicans. Date c1847

Defeat of the British army
Scene during the battle of New Orleans between the British under General Edward Pakenham and the Americans under Major General Andrew Jackson, with Mississippi River in foreground. Date 1815?

The British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at YorkTown in Virginia October 1781. Print showing British officers on the right, with Cornwallis presenting his sword

Macdonoughs victory on Lake Champlain and defeat of the Bri

A satirical look at Germanys defeat in 1915
" The New Year - By An Optimist" The mood is tongue in cheek, and yet there remains a hint of hopeful optimism in this cartoon by George Studdy

Stoodley Pike at Eastwood, Lancashire
Stoodley Pike which dominates the moors above Todmorden, West Yorkshire - a bunch of chaps are sitting at the base of the obelisk

Wounded German prisoners of war, WW1
Wounded German prisoners of war captured by the British on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Three German prisoners of war, WW1
Three German prisoners of war, two of them with bandaged heads and labels attached to their coats, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Serbian headquarters staff retreat to Albania, WW1
Serbian headquarters staff retreating to Albania during the First World War. They are crossing a bridge near the village of Sizir. Date: October 1915

German prisoners at Oise, France, WW1
German prisoners of war sitting in front of a brick wall on the Western Front at Oise, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Belgian Air Force 4
Michel Donnet and Leon Divoy, after the German defeat of Belgium, find and repair an old aeroplane and make a daring escape to England where they fight with great success. Date: 1916+

Gladstone - the return of the vanquished
The return of the vanquished! Cartoon of William Gladstone on the front cover of Funny Folks, after the defeat of his Irish Home Rule bill. Date: 1886

Serbian retreating to Albania through the snow, WW1
Serbians retreating to Albania through the snow during the First World War. Date: late 1915

German prisoner captured at Messines, Flanders, WW1
A German prisoner of war captured during the Battle of Messines Ridge (June 1917), Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 1917

German prisoners in Champagne, France, WW1
German prisoners of war in a field in the Champagne region of north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 26 July 1918

German prisoners at Verdun, France, WW1
German prisoners of war walking along a road at Verdun, north eastern France, during the First World War. 1917

German prisoners of war on the march, WW1
German prisoners of war marching along a road on the Western Front, on their way to a detention centre after being captured, First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German prisoners of war, Fricourt, WW1
German prisoners of war captured during the Battle of Bazentin Ridge in northern France, First World War. Seen here being marched into Fricourt. Date: 14 July 1916

General Joseph Joffre circa 1915

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