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Defeated Collection (page 5)

Background imageDefeated Collection: MURAD BEY

MURAD BEY (or Mourad etc) Egyptian Mameluke chief, defeated by Napoleon at the battle of the Pyramids and died shortly after. Date: 1750? - 1801

Background imageDefeated Collection: George Gordon Meade

George Gordon Meade
GEORGE GORDON MEADE U.S. army general, commanded Army of the Potomac, defeated Lee at Gettysburg but criticised for not following up sufficiently aggressively. Date: 1815 - 1872

Background imageDefeated Collection: Samuel Houston

Samuel Houston
SAMUEL HOUSTON - American statesman who worked on behalf of Native Americans, defeated Mexicans, President of Republic of Texas, later governor but deposed for favouring union. Date: 1793 - 1863

Background imageDefeated Collection: French WW2 Propaganda postcard - Siegfried Line leaking

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

Background imageDefeated Collection: For Peace at almost any price - Johnnie Turk flees - WWI

For Peace at almost any price - Johnnie Turk flees - WWI
For Peace at almost any price - Johnnie Turk flees, having been let down by his German Master at the end of WWI. Baghdad and Jerusalem are abandoned

Background imageDefeated Collection: Loving Memory of the German Sausage - Kaiser Wilhelm II

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

Background imageDefeated Collection: The Wolfe Monument, Westminster Abbey, London

The Wolfe Monument, Westminster Abbey, London. Major General James P. Wolfe (1727 1759) was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over

Background imageDefeated Collection: Dutch prisoners loaded onto ships - Luanda, Angola

Dutch prisoners loaded onto ships - Luanda, Angola
Dutch prisoners loaded onto Portuguese ships in the Harbour of Luanda after defeat in the Colonial War in Angola. Date: 1648

Background imageDefeated Collection: Russian Bear trapped up a pole by the Japanese

Russian Bear trapped up a pole by the Japanese
Dudley Hardy - Stuck; Humorous postcard relating to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. The sender has added the comment " Good Old Japs" onto the pole. Date: circa 1905

Background imageDefeated Collection: Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow

Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
The Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow on 21st June 1919 at the end of the First World War. The High Seas Fleet had been interned there under the terms of the Armistice whilst negotiations

Background imageDefeated Collection: Italian Unification (1866). Battle of Lissa (July

Italian Unification (1866). Battle of Lissa (July
" Italian Unification (1866). Battle of Lissa (July 20th). The Italian fleet, allied to Prussia in his war against Austria

Background imageDefeated Collection: Battle of l Ecluse, fought in Sluys bay, when

Battle of l Ecluse, fought in Sluys bay, when
" Battle of l Ecluse, fought in Sluys bay, when the Frenchs fleed was defeated by the English and the Flemish. Beginnin of the the Hundred Years War, 1340

Background imageDefeated Collection: Battle of l Ecluse, fought in Sluys bay, when

Battle of l Ecluse, fought in Sluys bay, when
" Battle of l Ecluse, fought in Sluys bay, when the Frenchs fleed was defeated by the English and the Flemish. Beginnin of the the Hundred Years War, 1340

Background imageDefeated Collection: LENFANT, Pierre (1704-1787). Battle of Fontenoy

LENFANT, Pierre (1704-1787). Battle of Fontenoy. 11th May 1745. Episode of the War of Austrian Succession in which the French army defeated the British, the Austrian and the Dutch. Oil on canvas

Background imageDefeated Collection: Kutusov, Mikhail Illarionovich, Prince (1745-1813)

Kutusov, Mikhail Illarionovich, Prince (1745-1813). Russian Field Marshal who defeated Napoleons Grande Arm饠 during the invasion of Russia in 1812. Bust. Sculpture on bronze

Background imageDefeated Collection: CASTELLO, Fabrizio (1562-1617)

CASTELLO, Fabrizio (1562-1617). Battle of St. Battle where the troops of Philip II of Spain defeated those of Henry II

Background imageDefeated Collection: Abyssinia (1896)

Abyssinia (1896). Negus Menelik at the battle of Adowa, where the Abyssinian defeated the Italian. Image of the illustrated

Background imageDefeated Collection: Crusades. Naval battle of Embro (1346) in which

Crusades. Naval battle of Embro (1346) in which the Knights of Rhodes defeated the Turks. After an original painting by Eug讥 Lepoittevin (1842). Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Versailles

Background imageDefeated Collection: Battle of Novara / Postcd

Battle of Novara / Postcd
BATTLE OF NOVARA Austrian general Radetsky and his staff at this decisive battle in which he utterly defeated the Piedmontese under Chrzanowski Date: 23 March 1849

Background imageDefeated Collection: ETHELRED I (D. 871)

ETHELRED I (D. 871)
ETHELRED (AETHELRED) I Anglo-Saxon ruler. Drove Danes from Mercia (868-869). Defeated Danes with brother Alfred at Ashdown (871). Date: ? - 871

Background imageDefeated Collection: Battle of Alexandria - Egyptian Campaign

Battle of Alexandria - Egyptian Campaign
Battle of Alexandria: General Abercrombys men defeat and drive back the French, but he is killed. Alexandria is then returned to Turkish rule. 1801

Background imageDefeated Collection: Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine
ALEXANDER ALEKHINE Russian (French after 1917) chess master, defeated Capablanca in 1927, world champion to 1935, 1937-1946, on left, playing Niemzowitsch Date: 1892 - 1946

Background imageDefeated Collection: Defeated tobacco seller

Defeated tobacco seller. Print shows a Russian soldier seated at a table on which are tobacco products that he is trying to sell to Japanese soldiers. Date 1904

Background imageDefeated Collection: The Japanese army defeated the German-Austrian Army near Usr

The Japanese army defeated the German-Austrian Army near Usr

Background imageDefeated Collection: The first battle near Manturia i. e. Manchuria. The Japanese

The first battle near Manturia i. e. Manchuria. The Japanese
The first battle near Manturia i.e. Manchuria. The Japanese soldiers defeated the enemys cavalry. Date ca. 1919

Background imageDefeated Collection: A satirical look at Germanys defeat in 1915

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

Background imageDefeated Collection: Harold II at the Battle of Hastings

Harold II at the Battle of Hastings
Harold II, King of England, fights for his life in vain at the Battle of Hastings, where he is defeated and killed by the invading Norman forces under the command of William the Conqueror Date

Background imageDefeated Collection: Russo-Turkish War - King Carol I of Romania

Russo-Turkish War - King Carol I of Romania
King Carol I of Romania - he personally led Romanian troops during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78 (as depicted here) and assumed command of the Russo/Romanian army during the siege of Plevna

Background imageDefeated Collection: Blucher (Rehbery)

Blucher (Rehbery)
GEBHARD LEBRECHT von BLUCHER German military commander who with Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Date: 1742 - 1819

Background imageDefeated Collection: The Brutus Stone

The Brutus Stone, 51 Fore Street, Devon, England. According to medieval mythology, Totnes is where the defeated Trojans settled, led by their Prince, Brutus. Date: circa 1170 BC

Background imageDefeated Collection: Wounded German prisoners of war, WW1

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

Background imageDefeated Collection: Three German prisoners of war, WW1

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

Background imageDefeated Collection: German prisoners at Oise, France, WW1

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

Background imageDefeated Collection: Paris Commune Defeated

Paris Commune Defeated
Government forces suppress the Commune : fighting on the housetops in the Faubourg Poisonniere. Anyone with a gun or a can of petrol in their hands is summarily shot. Date: 1871

Background imageDefeated Collection: Blucher (Statue Admired)

Blucher (Statue Admired)
GEBHARD LEBRECHT von BLUCHER German military commander who with Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. His statue at Berlin is admired by passers-by. Date: 1742 - 1819

Background imageDefeated Collection: Blucher on Horseback

Blucher on Horseback
GEBHARD LEBRECHT von BLUCHER German military commander who with Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Depicted on horseback. Date: 1742 - 1819

Background imageDefeated Collection: Blucher (Groger)

Blucher (Groger)
GEBHARD LEBRECHT von BLUCHER German military commander who with Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Date: 1742 - 1819

Background imageDefeated Collection: Blucher (Statue, Berlin)

Blucher (Statue, Berlin)
GEBHARD LEBRECHT von BLUCHER German military commander who with Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. His statue at Berlin. Date: 1742 - 1819

Background imageDefeated Collection: German prisoners in Champagne, France, WW1

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

Background imageDefeated Collection: German prisoners at Verdun, France, WW1

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

Background imageDefeated Collection: German prisoners of war on the march, WW1

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

Background imageDefeated Collection: German prisoners of war, Fricourt, WW1

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

Background imageDefeated Collection: Indian soldier after the Siege of Kut, WW1

Indian soldier after the Siege of Kut, WW1
An Indian soldier in an emaciated condition after the Siege of Kut (1916), Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDefeated Collection: Indian soldiers after the Siege of Kut, WW1

Indian soldiers after the Siege of Kut, WW1
Indian soldiers in an emaciated condition after the Siege of Kut (1916), Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDefeated Collection: French army retreat from Arroyo de Molinos, 1811

French army retreat from Arroyo de Molinos, 1811
French army retreat from Arroyo de Molinos after General Rowland Hill had defeated Giraud. Date: 26 October 1811

Background imageDefeated Collection: Charles Victor Leclerc

Charles Victor Leclerc
CHARLES VICTOR EMMANUEL LECLERC - French military, married Maria Bonaparte, Napoleons sister. Defeated Toussaint - Louverture in Haiti in 1802, died of fever Date: 1702 - 1802

Background imageDefeated Collection: Rev War / Battle Novi 1799

Rev War / Battle Novi 1799
The Battle of Novi - the French are defeated by Russian and Austrian forces Date: 1799

Background imageDefeated Collection: Home of William J Bryan

Home of William J Bryan
The home of William Jennings Bryan at Lincoln, Nebraska : though widely popular, he was defeated as Democratic Presidential candidate in 1896 and 1900. Date: 1900



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