Retire Collection

Boer War; Colenso
BATTLE OF COLENSO Buller fails to dislodge the Boers from their positions and has to retire, abandoning ten guns

Battle of Leipzig
BATTLE OF LEIPZIG - a delightful popular print of the decisive battle which ended Napoleons attempt to subdue Germany and forced him to retire across the Rhine

4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Alex Winton breaks down at start
4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Alex Winton (40 Winton for America) breaks down at start and forced to retire. Date: 2nd July 1903

Comic postcard, Hot bath before retiring Date: 20th century

Eugene De Beauharnais
EUGENE de BEAUHARNAIS adopted son of Napoleon I, military, viceroy of Italy : after Napoleons defeat he will retire to Bavaria, where his wife comes from. Date: 1781 - 1824

Siege of Bergen Op Zoom
The Spanish under the duke of Parma besiege Bergen op Zoom, making three surprise attacks, but Maurits van Nassau relieves the siege and forces the Spanish to retire. Date: 23 Sept to 13 Nov 1588

Beagle Puppy with Candle
A beagle puppy with a candle and holder, about to retire to bed, with a doll under one arm. Date: early 1930s

German 21cm howitzers preparing to retire, WW1
German 21cm howitzers preparing to retire from a battlefield on the Western Front towards the end of the First World War. Date: October 1918

Turks Besiege Rhodes
Having taken Constantinople, the Turks turn their eyes on Rhodes and besiege it, but it is heroically defended by the Hospitallers (Knights of St John) and the Turks retire

The King of Greece
Photograph of H. M. Constantine I, King of Greece

Battle of Essling 1809
Battle of ASPERN-ESSLING Napoleons men, outnumbered two-to-one by the Archduke Carls Austrians, have to retire but the battle is indecisive

Retire Steam Threshers
At rest. A weekend study of retired steam threshers in a field at Thorley, Hertfordshire, England

Battle of Colenso
At COLENSO, the Boers are in a strong position to repel Buller when he makes a brave attack on their position, forcing him to retire with heavy losses

The Boche at Reims
Germans set up a field camp in the Parois of the cathedral at Reims. However, they will be forced to retire by the allied counter-attack

French Troops Retreat
Beaten back by the German offensive, French troops retire : the people of Reims watch as their troops defile through the place du Palais- de-Justice and rue de Vesle

Battle of Lutzen
At the indecisive battle of Lutzen, the Allies retire, giving Napoleon a nominal victory

Announcing Lexington
News of the battle of Lexington, in which the Americans are defeated and forced to retire, is announced in Wall Street, New York, to general perturbation

Baden Rebels Retreat
The rebel forces in Baden lay down their arms and retire to Switzerland

Spion Kop - Bordeaux
At SPION KOP, the British take the hill, but are unable to hold it and have to retire with heavy losses

Spion Kop - P. Journal
At SPION KOP, Buller and Warren fail to break through the Boer lines despite taking Spion Kop; they have to retire with heavy losses

Battle of Copenhagen
The first battle of Copenhagen - Nelson disobeys order to retire ( I see no ships... ) and wins the day

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