Defeated Collection (page 6)

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

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

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

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

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

Breenus and his Sword
When Brennus defeats the Romans, he measures their tribute with false weights, they protest, he adds his sword, saying Vae victis ! (Woe to the defeated). Date: 4th century BCE

North African French Colonial Troops - WWI
World War One - North African French Colonial Troops who decimated the Prussian Guard

Abyssinian Expedition: The Exodus of Theodores Broken Army
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against King Theodore, after he had imprisoned missionaries and representatives of the British Government

Bosworth Field Leicestershire, where Richard III was defeated on 21 August 1485 by Henry, Duke of Richmond, who assumed the throne and established the Tudor dynasty

Emperor and Tsar
Tsar Alexander II receives Napoleon III at Warsaw, soon after the end of the Crimean War in which the Russians were defeated by the French and British

Bulgarian Prisoners
Though generally defeated, the Serbians win a few battles : their Bulgarian prisoners are incarcerated in the fortress at Belgrade

Battle of Ostrolenka
Led by Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki, Polish forces fight valiantly at Ostrolenko, but are eventually defeated by the Russians and forced to retreat to Warsaw. Date: 26 May 1831

Portugal Sao Vicente
(aka Cape St Vincent) anciently regarded as the furthest point of Europe, and indeed, of the known world. The British defeated a Spanish fleet here in 1797

Turks Take Rhodes
The Ottoman empire has another go at Rhodes, and this time they are successful : the Knights of St John are defeated and expelled, and the island is under Turkish rule

Waldemar II Escapes
Waldemar II (known as the Victorious, but that was earlier in his career) is defeated at the battle of Bornhjoved but escapes helped by one of his men

Enlisting for War
Enlisting for Charles XIIs rash war with Russia : though initially successful, he will ultimately be decisively defeated at Poltowa in 1709

Gladstone home Rule Leap
Gladstones Home Rule Leap - his commitment to Irish Home Rule leads to his downfall - he is defeated in the General Election and spends several years out of office

Rebels Suppressed
In conflict with the Russians, Polish patriots are once again defeated

Battle at Louvain
At Louvain, the Norsemen are defeated by Arnolf von Karinthen (Carinthia)

W. E. Gladstone addressing the House of Commons, 1886
Engraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal statesman (centre left), addressing the House of Commons during a debate on Irish Home Rule, 8th April 1886

Franco-Prussian War. The Streets of Strasbourg during the S
Between August the 4th and 6th 1870 Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia defeated French Marshal MacMahon at Worth and Weissenburg, pushing him out of Alsace and surrounding Strasbourg

William Ewart Gladstone in the House of Commons, 1886
Engraving showing W.E. Gladstone (1809-1898) explaining to the House of Commons his scheme for the Government of Ireland, 8th April 1886

Herbert Hoover with his wife at their home in Washington
The Republican Partys candidate for the Presidency of the United States. Mr Herbert Hoover and his wife in the Washington House. Born in 1874 he was involved in the relief activities in World War I

Herbert Hoover
The successful candidate in the Presidential Election in America; Herbert Hoover the Republican Partys candidate for the Presidency

Franco-Prussian War. General View of the Battle of Sedan fro
French Marshal MacMahon is defeated at Sedan on September 1st 1870, following french defeats at Worth, Weissenburg, Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte

American Indians. Sitting Bull, Sioux Chief
Inspirational leader of the Sioux, who, with Crazy Horse, coordinated major resistance against the Americans and defeated Custer

Glorious 1 June / Ozanne
GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE The French fleet is defeated by Howe off Ushant

Vinegar Hill 1798
The rebels are defeated at Vinegar Hill

Koeniggratz - Retreat
BATTLE OF KOENIGGRATZ (aka Sadowa) - the defeated Austrians retreat

Street fighting in the Rue de Rivoli; Paris Commune, 1871
Illustration showing street fighting, in the Rue de Rivoli, between French Government troops and Paris Communards, 1871. Barricades can be seen at each end of the street

A Squadron of Cavalry from General Chanzys Army; Franco-Pru
Illustration showing a squadron of General Chanzys cavalry during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1. At the end of January 1871 General Chanzy was utterly defeated by the Prussians at Le Mans

The Prussian Army advance at the Battle of Sadowa; Seven Wee
Illustration showing the army of the Crown Prince of Prussia advancing at the Battle of Sadowa during the Seven Weeks War (or Austro-Prussian War) of 1866

The Civil war in America: The lazy stand made by the Federal
Battle scene showing both sides, cannons and guns blazing. At the second Battle of Bull Run, 75, 000 Federals under General John Pope were defeated by 55

The Civil war in America: engagement between the 71st New Yo
The First Battle of Bull Run took place on July 21st 1861 and was the first major land battle of the Civil war. The Union army was defeated by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson

Greece Philippi
Scene of the battle of 42 BCE, where Brutus and Cassius were defeated by Octavius & Mark Antony : this, too, was where Paul preached to the Philippians

Greece Salamis
The Gulf of Salamis, scene of the battle of 480 BCE when the Persian fleet of Xerxes was defeated by a Greek fleet, though outnumbered three to one

Greece Marathon
Site of the battle of 490 BCE when a Greek army (mainly Athenian) defeated the very much larger force of Persian invaders. A messenger ran back to Athens with the news

The General Election: On the way to the Poll
Engraving by R.Caton Woodville showing people occupying horse-drawn carriages making their way to the poll to vote. 1886 saw Salisbury

Saving Guns at Maiwand
BATTLE OF MAIWAND Saving the guns : though the British force was defeated by the Afghans, they were able to retreat to Kandahar in relatively good order

Artillery Seized
Mitrailleuses captured by government forces from the defeated Communards, parked near the Bourse

Manuel Belgrano
MANUEL BELGRANO Argentine general and patriot, won two victories against the Royalists but was later defeated

Blucher (Kay)
GEBHARD LEBRECHT von BLUCHER German military commander who with Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo

Achille Bazaine (Holl)
ACHILLE-FRANCOIS BAZAINE French soldier in Crimea, Mexico, Italy, but defeated in war with Prussia, court- martialled, imprisoned : escaped, lived in exile

Blucher (Dahling)
GEBHARD LEBRECHT von BLUCHER German military commander who with Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo

Battle of Custoza
The Piedmontese are defeated by the Austrians at Custoza

Caius Marius & Cimbri
Not realising that the Romans have already defeated their allies, the Teutones, the Germanic tribe the Cimbri, demand land from Caius Marius and for the Teutones too

Laine Resigns
After being defeated on a question of changing the electoral laws, Laine resigns as president of the Assembly, but Louis XVIII refuses to accept his resignation

Battle of Pavia
Popular broadsheet describing the battle of Pavia, where Francois I is defeated by a mixed Imperial army, leading to the Spanish domination of Italy

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