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David Lloyd George leaving Downing Street
Lloyd George pictured leaving Downing Street after his resignation with his wife and daughter Megan. His resignation announcement featured in the Court circular of 19th October

Paris / Eiffel Tower 1926
French aviator Lieutenant Collot successfully flies his biplane beneath the Tour Eiffel, but in a moment he will hit a cable and crash fatally

Steeplechase with Faller
FALLS One horse falls at a fence while three other horses clear the fence successfully. Date: 1912

The Retreat from Mons by W. B. Wollen
With the British regulars during the famous retreat from Mons in the opening weeks of World War I

Meade at Gettysburg
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG Union General George Meade successfully repels Lee at Gettysburg, though he is later criticised for not following up his victory sufficiently

Transport / Flight / Airship
SANTOS-DUMONT successfully flies round the Tour Eiffel, though he fails to complete the circuit in 30 minutes to win the offered prize Date: July 1901

Finishing of the manufacture of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable
Completion of the Atlantic Telegraph cable as the last inch of cable passes through the machinery of Messrs Glass and Elliott at Morden Whard, East Greenwich

NORTH AMERICAN CAMPAIGN BATTLE OF LAKE GEORGE A French-Italian force successfully ambush British militia, but fail to take the British camp Date: 8 September 1755

Leader Class. Loco number 36001 - Seaford Terminal
Leader Class. Loco number 36001, in siding at Seaford Terminal station before departure for Brighton via Bexhill and Crowhurst

Pregnant Guppy N1024V under construction with On Mark Engineering at LAX - March 1962

Cessna U206 Super Skywagon G-BDGL (msn U206-0356), of Wren Aviation, on the scrap dump at Southend Airport, in October 1977

The Zulu war. The entrenched position at Rorke's Drift
The scene as reinforcements arrive at Rorke's Drift, successfully defended by the British from 3, 000 Zulus

The Defenders of Rorke's Drift at daybreak, 23rd January 187
Dead Zulus piled up against sandbanks and fortifications, British officers with rifles and bayonets standing above them, perpetrating the myth that Rorke's Drift was an important victory

Raising the dead
A magician successfully raises a dead lady from her tomb in a churchyard though she doesn't seem too thrilled by the experience Date: medieval

HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes, a Highflyer-class protected cruiser, before conversion to an experimental seaplane carrier / tender

Tipsy T. 66 Nipper Mk. III G-AVKT
Tipsy Nipper Mk.III G-AVKT (msn 70), prototype of the Mark III, at an air display in the Netherlands, circa 1969, parked next to Le Manchots (the Penguins) aerobatic display team

Death of General Wolfe 1759
NORTH AMERICAN CAMPAIGN James Wolfe successfully takes Quebec from the French but is fatally wounded during the battle. Date: 13th September 1759

Faust - Liebig
FAUST While Mephistopheles woos Marguerites neighbour Marthe, Faust successfully courts Marguerite. Date: first performed 1859

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

Tour Eiffel Air Crash
French aviator Lieutenant Collot successfully flies his biplane beneath the Tour Eiffel, but in a moment he will hit a cable and crash fatally Date: 1926

VENDEANS AT NANTES
After successfully taking Saumur and Angers, the Vendeans are defeated at Nantes Date: 29 June 1793

BUBONIC PLAGUE
Desgenettes, chief medical officer with Napoleons Egyptian expedition, inoculates himself with bubonic plague to prove it can be successfully treated Date: 1799

1798 MCGEE FIGHTS REBELS
The Reverend McGhees house successfully defended against the Rebels: Gentlemen load and fire weapons from windows whilst lady (at fireplace) manufactures lead shot. Date: June 1798

Edward Cave (1691-1754). was an English printer, editor and publisher

Mystery Airship 1897
Newsstand dealer Walter McCann successfully photographs an airship over Rogers Park, a Chicago suburb : an artist makes this version for newspaper reproduction

APOLLO
After Apollo has successfully defeated the Phrygian musician Marsyas in a contest, who can best play the flute, he rather unsportingly flays his rival alive for his presumption

Oudet Extracts Tooth
OUDET successfully extracts a tooth from a magnetised patient Date: 14 November 1836

Saint Benedict of Norcia
SAINT BENEDICT of Norcia, hermit, depicted being tempted by a demon disguised as a beautiful woman : you will be glad to learn that Benedict successfully resisted Date: 480? - 547

The Battle in Susteren; Second World War, 1945
Sketch showing a battle between British infantry (in buildings on right) and German tanks (on left) in the town of Susteren, Holland, 1945

Zulu wars. Queen Victoria decorating officers engaged in the
Queen Victoria decorating Lieutenant John Rouse Merriott Chard with the Victoria Cross for bravery

AEROPHON
Similar to the CALLIOPE, this American instrument is basically an organ which uses steam instead of air : it is successfully demonstrated at Cremorne Gardens, London

Jeanne Hachette / Lafitte
Jeanne Lamme, or Fourquet, known as JEANNE HACHETTE who, when the Burgundians besieged Beauvais in July 1472, roused her fellow citizens to resistance

Silas Deane
SILAS DEANE - American diplomat who successfully sought European support for American independence, accused of embezzlement, died on ship while returning to America. Date: 1737 - 1789

Jean Cavalier
JEAN CAVALIER French Camisard leader of Protestant resistance, successfully defied the government. Eventually governor of Jersey. Date: 1681 - 1740

Reform / 1832 / Birmingham
Political Unions gather at New-Hall Hill, Birmingham, to press the case for the Reform Bill. The Bill was passed successfully through the House of Lords on 7 June 1832. Date: May 1832

Jacques Aymar dowsing
French dowser Jacques Aymar successfully follows the tracks of three murderers from Lyon to the Mediterranean coast; one is caught, the others escape to Italy. Date: July 1692

Hunter Shows Prowess
English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) renowned for his sporting prowess & reckless behaviour successfully negotiates some high railings. Date: 1820s

Hypnotising a Horse
MAGNETISING A HORSE At Lyon, Orelut and his colleagues claim to have successfully hypnotised (magnetised) a horse Date: 9 August 1784

Little Dutch Mill - Music Sheet Cover, music by Harry Barris, words by Ralph Freed and successfully featured by Derickson and Brown. Am illustration of a wind mill and a couple in front of it

Inspecting the Company at The Maltings, Mistley, Essex. James Whale, 7Th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment. Captured 26.8.17. Pow At Holzminden Camp, Germany

P O W at Holzminden
P.O.W. at Holzminden. James Whale, 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. Captured (26.8.17) POW at Holzminden Camp, Germany

Sir Colin Campbell (1792-1865)
Portrait of Sir Colin Campbell, pictured in 1855 when he was in command of the Heavy Brigade, 93rd Highlanders notable for their actions during the Battle of Balaclava, Crimean War, 1854-6

Thomas Henry Lister
THOMAS HENRY LISTER English novelist and dramatist, best remembered for his social-political novel Granby : he also wrote successfully for the stage. Date: 1800 - 1842

Richard Hornby
RICHARD HORNBY Heroic seaman of Stokesley, captain of the merchantman Isabella which successfully withstood a French attack on 1st June 1744. Date: CIRCA 1744

Bell Demonstrates Phone
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL successfully demonstrates his device at Boston, sending a message to North Conway, a distance of about 230 km. Date: 1877

Athenians Escape
Athenians flee their city as Sullas Romans successfully besiege it Date: 88 BC

Battle of Fornovo 1495
BATTLE OF FORNOVO Francisco de Gonzaga heads an army of Venetian and Mantuan troops against a much smaller French/Swiss force, who successfully repulse them Date: 6 July 1495

Putting out Thatch Fire
The Fire Brigade deals successfully with a fire that has broken out on a thatched roof Date: 1950s

A Serbian Dragoon regiment in the Battle of Borenitza
A Serbian Dragoon regiment, part of the Allied army based in the Greek port of Salonika, are pictured riding to repel an attack by the Bulgarian army, October 1916

Bradlaugh Triumphs
In 1881 he is ejected as an MP because as atheist he refuses to swear an oath invoking God: in 1888 he successfully intro- -duces a bill permitting MPs to make a simple affirmation

Metz in Dispute
The German princes agree that Metz should be French, but emperor Carl V disagrees : he tries to re-take it, but it is successfully defended by Francois de Guise

Carol in Romania
After Alexandru Ioan I is deposed, Charles of Hohen- -zollern rules as prince, then as king Carol I, reigning successfully until 1914. He enters Bucharest to acclaim

A converted bus for pigeons
A motor bus converted into a home, or cote, for French carrier pigeons. Pigeons, along with dogs, proved to be a vital method of communication during battles

The Bicycle Tournament at the Myrtle-Street Gymnasium, Liver
Engraving of a Bicycle Tournament, held by the Liverpool Velocipede Club, at the Myrtle-Street Gymnasium, Liverpool, April 1869

Royal Humane Society
A sketch of the receiving house of the Royal Humane Society. The society was founded in 1774 by Dr William Hawes and Dr Thomas Cogan, to save people from drowning by using resuscitation

Photographing the Aurora Borealis, 1910
Photograph of Professor Carl Stormer photographing the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights ; Bossekop in the North of Norway, 1910

France Josselin
The chateau de Josselin was the seat of the illustrious Rohan family : in 1395 Marguerite de Rohan gallantly and successfully defended it against Simon de Montfort

Aquatic Velocipede
The unnamed inventor of this aquatic velocipede claims to have used it successfully through the winter. Three air filled receptacles keep him up, pedals give motive power

Siege of Peschiera
The Piedmontese successfully besiege Peschiera, and occupy the city

Timoleon Sails to Sicily
As Timoleon, a Corinthian, sets sail for Sicily the skies clear and a bright light guides him all the way. Later he successfully frees Syracuse and Sicily from tyrants

Prince of Wales visiting the Great Eastern steam-ship
Engraving showing the Edward, Prince of Wales, visiting Isambard Kingdom Brunels Great Eastern steam-ship in 1865, prior to its voyage to lay the transatlantic cable

Shipping the Atlantic Telegraph onboard the Great Eastern
Engraving showing Isambard Kingdom Brunels steam-ship Great Eastern receiving the Atlantic cable from a smaller vessel. The cable was manufactured at Messrs

Coiling of the Atlantic telegraph cable
Coiling of the Atlantic cable on board H.M.S Agamemnon prior to the 1858 expedition to lay cable from Britain to North America

Burnt out liner L Atlantique, successfully brought into port
The burnt out liner, L Atlantique successfully brought into port at Cherbourg. The fire broke out in the early hours of 4th January 1933, at 6am the abandon ship order was given

George Ii / Dettingen 1743
BATTLE OF DETTINGEN George II, king of England, leads his men into battle, successfully defeating a much larger French army : he is the last English king to do this

Alex II Assass. Attempt
An attempt is made on the life of ALEXANDER II when he drives through the Bois de Boulogne while visiting Paris : but he will not be successfully assaulted till 1881

Combat at Kalafat
Russian and French infantry at close quarters near Kalafat - the French successfully hold off the Russian attack

Anaesthetics Morton
American dentist William Morton successfully uses sulphuric ether on Dr Warrens patient at Boston hospital

Austrians V Turks - 2
After successfully besieging a Turkish stronghold, Austrian officers watch as prisoners are led out of the battered fortress

Italian Campaign / Lodi
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN Marching on Milan, Napoleon successfully leads the French army across the bridge of Lodi, defeating the Austrians, but with heavy losses of life. Date: 10 May 1796

Steamship Belvidere
The Belvidere steam-boat plied successfully on the Ohio River for several years. It appears to have some kind of internal paddle wheel

Samson Fights the Lion
He fights a lion, successfully

French Warplanes at Base
French SPAD fighters on the ground at an airfield; these are probably the finest aircraft of the war, flown successfully by such pilots as Guynemer

WWI / 1918 / PIAVE
Italian forces, supported by British and French divisions, attack across the river Piave, successfully splitting the enemy, a decisive victory

Robert F Stockton Ship
John Ericsson successfully tests his screw propeller on this steamship which crosses the Atlantic, leading to his emigration to the U.S. and many other innovations

The Canal at Mindi
Part of the canal is successfully constructed such as this stretch at Mindi, but this is the year when the French are forced to abandon their operations

FULTONs SUBMARINE 1801
Interior of the Nautilus built by American inventor Robert Fulton in Paris for Napoleon; it is successfully tested at Brest, descending to 8 metres

Westland Pterodactyl
Geoffrey Hill produces several designs for tailless aircraft, and this Mark V, intended as a fighter, flies successfully though erratically

D ascania Helicopter
Italian inventor D Ascania successfully demonstrates his helicopter at Ciampino Airport, Rome

Native Americans Buffalo
Native men with rifles, hunting buffalo, not very successfully in this instance

Santos Dumont at Paris
Brazilian aviator Santos- Dumont successfully flies round the Tour Eiffel, Paris, though he fails to complete the circuit in 30 minutes to win the offered prize

Spanish. Suc. War / Ramilles
BATTLE OF FONTENOY The duke of Cumberland successfully routs the French, but the failure of his Dutch allies leads eventually to a defeat

Boxing Retreat C1890
A boxer steps away from his opponents left jab, avoiding the punch successfully

Bear / The Hunter Hunted
In a snowy wood, the bear successfully hunts down the hunter

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