Wins Collection (page 3)

Jean Bart in Action
The French admiral Jean Bart, threatened by a superior Dutch fleet, cries Comrades, no more cannon-shots, use your sabres ! and wins the day with hand-to-hand fighting

Enamelled Objects - 2
Enamelled items by Morel of London, the kind of thing that makes Victoriana something you love or loathe. For the maidservants who have to dust them, loathing wins

DORANDOs MARATHON 1908
Pietri Dorando of Italy wins the marathon from Windsor to the Olympic stadium, but because he is assisted during the final metres he is disqualified

Band of Hope Prize
C.E.T.S Church of England Temperance Society ? All England Challenge Competition for Band of Hope, Diocese of Canterbury, Herne Bay Branch. Claude Watkins wins a prize

Texas Militia
Texas wins independence from Mexico in 1836, and Texans such as these mounted militia- men are determined to keep it an independent Republic. But it will become a state 1845

Beurnonville Jemappes
Beurnonvilles decisive cavalry charge routs the Austrians and wins the day for France

Battle of Montmirail
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of MONTMIRAIL Napoleon wins the second of four battles in 5 days against the Allies, considered to be one of his finest achievements

Raleigh Lays Cloak Down
Raleigh comes to the court, where he soon wins the favour of Elizabeth by thoughtful little actions such as laying his best cloak in the mud for her to walk upon

Carpentier Wins
The French heavyweight knocks out another opponent

Ethiopia Attack Amba Alg
Italian air gunner Dalmazio Birago wins posthumous medal for bravery in an attack on Amba Alagi

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

King Cash Always Wins
CARTOON: King Cash the habitual victor

Cards with Devil
A Norwegian countryman plays a game of cards with Mr Splitfoot, with his soul at stake; being a crafty peasant, he wins the game...and keeps his soul

50 Chess Games at Once
Playing fifty games of chess simultaneously. Bogoljubow wins forty games, loses two and draws eight to Aljechin at Monaco

Octavian Wins at Actium
The Battle of Actium : off the west coast of Greece; the Romans are victorious when the Egyptian fleet withdraws

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