Defeating Collection

Scipio Africanus meeting Hannibal at Battle of Zama
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus meets the Carthaginian leader Hannibal before defeating him at the Battle of Zama, near Carthage in North Africa

TIPU SULTAN (1749?-1799)
TIPU SULTAN (TIPPU SAHIP) Sultan of Mysore Son of Hyder Ali - fought against Marathas - pictured here at Pollilur in 1780 defeating British under Baille

100 Years War / Agincourt
Henry V leads the English to victory at Agincourt, defeating an army four times as large : the French lost 8000, the English 400

Battle of Zorndorf
BATTLE OF ZORNDORF Friedrich der Grosse leads his soldiers at the Battle of Zorndorf, defeating the Russians though he loses 11, 000 men in the process

Alexander and Porus
Alexander accepts the surrender of PORUS, king of the Pauravas, after defeating him on the Hydaspes (now Jhelum) river in northwest India/Pakistan

Jack Dempsey just before defeating Jess Willard in a boxing match

Edward of Woodstocks English army defeating
" Edward of Woodstocks English army defeating Jean IIs French army. Poitiers battle, 1356. Illustration from " Grandes Chroniques de France" (14th century). Gothic art

Triumph of Scipio Africanus after defeating Hannibal
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the triumph of the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus after defeating the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama

Admiral Rodney defeats French navy, Battle of the Saintes
Admiral Rodney defeats the French navy, Battle of the Saintes (Dominica), American War of Independence, 9-12 April 1782 Date: 1782

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Remember Dien Bien Phu (victory for Vietnamese forces against the French after a four-month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh in May 1954)

Victory of Heraclius over the Saracens. Miniature. Le Miroir
Victory of Heraclius over the Saracens. Fol. 65v. Miniature in Le Miroir Historial by Vincent de Beauvais (c.1190-c.1264). French school. 15th century. Conde Museum. Castle of Chantilly. France

Hannibal stripping the dead Romans after battle
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, after defeating the Romans, stripping the dead of their armour and weapons. Date: 218 BC

St Patrick defeats druids and converts king
SAINT PATRICK The Saint defeats the Druids and converts the King. 390? - 461?

Medieval knight defeating another knight at a joust. Sir Ethelbert breaking a lance as he knocks a knight from his mount in the lists

GEORGE II / DETTINGEN 1743
GEORGE II, KING OF ENGLAND leads his men into battle, successfully defeating a much larger French army at Dettingen during the Austrian Succession War Date: 27 June 1743

JEWS IN CAPTIVITY
Nebuchadnezzar II, after defeating the Jews, takes many of them captive to Babylon, where they are very unhappy Date: 597 BC

CLOVIS BAPTISED (2)
Clovis, Merovingian king of the Franks, converts to Christianity after defeating the Alemanni at TOLBIAC, as he promised his wife Clothilde he would do Date: 25 December 496

ALEXANDER&DARIUS FAMILY ALEXANDER&DARIUS FAMILY
ALEXANDER THE GREAT in 333 BC, after defeating Darius at Arbela, visits his family. Date: 356 - 323 BC

The Standard of England - Girl Guides Association. Date: circa 1940s

King Henry VII after the Batte of Bosworth
After defeating King Richard III at Bosworth, Henry VII is offered the crown of England. Date: 1485

WW1 - The Central Powers unified holding the Balkan Express
WW1 - A propaganda postcard depicting The Central Powers unified holding the Balkan Express - symbolising the Victories in defeating (and capturing) Serbia in January 1916 and 18th January 1916

Pyrrhus fighting the Romans at Battle of Asculum
Pyrrhus, King of Epirus and Macedon, fighting the Romans at the Battle of Asculum (or Ausculum), in his bid to defend the Greek city of Taranto (Tarentum) in southern Italy

The First Balkan War - An Allegory
The First Balkan War in allegorical depiction, showing the Forces of the Cross (the countries of the Balkan League: Serbia, Greece)

Salvador Correia attacks Fort San Miguel, Luanda, Angola
The attack by Salvador Correia de Sa e Benevides (1602-1688) - Portuguese soldier and politician - on the Dutch-held Fort Of San Miguel in Luanda, Angola

Macbeth Meets Witches
Macbeth and Banquo, after defeating the invading Norsemen, encounter three witches on a blasted heath, who predict wonderful events

Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeats the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, near Carthage in North Africa

First Punic War, Catulus wins naval victory at Aegusa
PUNIC WARS : Gaius Lutatius Catulus wins a major naval victory, defeating Hanno the Greats Carthaginian fleet at the Battle of the Aegates Islands or Aegusa (the Aegadian Islands)

The defeat of the Midianites - Judges 7. circa 1690

Admiral Rodney
Engraving of Admiral Rodnet defeating the French. Date: circa 1785

Theodoric I. Visigothic king (418-451). Walia successor. Portrait. Engraving

Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
In 1864, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as President defeating Democrat George B McClellan with 55% of the popular vote. He was inaugurated at the Capitol Date: 1865

German Victory Feast / 9Ad
Germans hold a victory feast after defeating the Romans Date: 9 AD

Andrea Doria Woodcut
ANDREA DORIA Genoese naval commander who sometimes fought for and sometimes against the French, but always against the Turks defeating them at Patras 1532 Date: 1466 - 1560

Allies Enter Paris 1815
ALLIES ENTER PARIS After defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the Allies travel to Paris where they are received enthusiastically by those who are pleased to see them Date: June 1815

Allies Enter Paris
AFTER WATERLOO After defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the Allies march south and enter Paris Date: October 1815

Allies Outside Paris
After defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the Allies march south and camp outside Paris, where Wellington reviews the British troops beneath the heights of Montmartre Date: 21 October 1815

Battle of the Saintes, 1782
Battle of the Saintes (Battle of Dominica) in 1782 in which a British fleet under Admiral Rodney defeated the French forces during the American Revolutionary War. Date: C.1800

WW1 - Hindenburg checkmates the Russians
WW1 - A German illustration showing Paul von Hindenburg (1847 - 1934) and the Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov of Russia (1856 1929), ending a game of chess

Marconi strangles Ocean Cable and Land Telegraph snakes
THE INFANT HERCULES Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), strangling the twin snakes of Ocean Cable and Land Telegraph with his new Wireless telegraph system

Anthony Wilding at Wimbledon in 1913
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand born tennis player and Wimbledon champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 pictured playing on court and defeating M. E

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

The Story of Cruel Joseph - Joseph Chamberlain
The Story of Cruel Joseph. Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) as the political menace, making trouble for Tories and Radicals

French encouraged to pour their gold into French WW1 effort
Dramatic patriotic postcard encouraging the French population to pour their gold into the French WW1 war effort or to exchange their gold at banks for real money to contribute. Date: 1915

WWI - National Loan Scheme from French Bank Societe Generale
By supporting the National Loan Scheme from French Bank Societe Generale, this card gives the distinct impression one was aiding the French war effort against Germany! Date: circa 1916

La Journee du Pas-de-Calais Charity card - WWI
A postcard relating to a charity drive in the Pas de Calais region in France, calling on to the generosity of the public. Repeated several times in about 700 communes in the department during World

Boyacᠢattle, Bol�rs soldiers defeating Jos項
Boyacᠢ attle, Bol� rs soldiers defeating Jos頍.Barreiros royalist soldiers, making sure Nueva Granada was independent. Painting

Clovis Baptised (1)
Clovis, Merovingian king of the Franks, converts to Christianity after defeating the Alemanni at TOLBIAC, as he promised his wife Clothilde he would do Date: 25 December 496

Constantine Halts Revolt
The emperor CONSTANTINE crushes the revolt of MAXENTIUS, defeating the Italians at Saxa Rubra, near Rome Date: 28 October 312

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