Defeat Collection (#6)

Napoleon receives the keys of Vienna, Schloss Schonbrunn, 13th November 1805 (1882-1884). Vienna fell to the French during the War of the Third Coalition

Convention after the Battle of Marengo, Italy, 15th June 1800 (1882-1884). Marengo was the decisive battle of the War of the Second Coalition

Cartoon depicting Boer leader Paul Kruger as a Maori, 1900. Kruger was President of the South African Republic (Transvaal)

Oom Paul Consulting the Time Table, 1900. Satirical cartoon showing Boer leader Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic (Transvaal)

President Kruger looking at a plan of the New Pretoria, 1900. Satirical cartoon showing Boer leader Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic (Transvaal)

Cronjes Captive Warriors, the Docks, Paardeberg, South Africa, 1900. Soldiers of Piet Cronjes Boer Army after surrendering to Field Marshal Lord Roberts after the Battle of Paardeberg

General Cronjes principal commanders after surrendering, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
General Cronjes principal commanders after surrendering, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. The Boer general Piet Cronje (1835-1911) surrendered to Lord Roberts

The Battle of the Spurs, 1513. The headlong flight of French chivalry. Fought at Guinegate in Belgium, the battle earned its name form the haste with which the French cavalry fled the field after

Defeat of the Sealkote Mutineers by General Nicholsons column, 1857, (c1860). Battle at Sialkot (now in Pakistan), during the period of the Indian Mutiny

Defeat of the Peishwas army before Jhansi by General Rose, 1st April 1858, (c1860). The enemy tried to stop our pursuit by setting the jungle on fire; but nothing could check the ardour of

The suicide of Theodore, Magdala, Ethiopia, 1868 (late 19th century). Tewedros (Theodore) II, Emperor of Ethiopia, taking his own life after his army was defeated by the British under General Robert

Single combat between Maximilien and a German knight, 15th century (1849). Artist: Burgmayer
Single combat between Maximilien and a German knight, 15th century (1849). A 19th century version of an original 15th century manuscript illustration in Aventures du Chevalier a la Roue

The last effort of Tippoo Saib at Seringapatam, 1799, (1847). The death of Tippoo Sahib (1753-1799), Sultan of Mysore at his stronghold, Seringapatam, India

Document confirming the abdication of Kaiser Wilhel II of Germany, 9 November 1918 (1935). From The Royal Jubilee Book 1910-1935 [Associated Newspapers Ltd. London, 1935]

Battle of Palo Seco, (1873), 1920s
Battle of Palo Seco. Maximum Gomez defeated the wing column of Lieutenant colonel Vilches, on December 2, 1873. He died along with four hundred soldiers

Defeat and Death of Dhoondiah at Conaghull, c19th century. Artist: J Rogers
Defeat and Death of Dhoondiah at Conaghull, c19th century

The Death of Major Pearson, c1782-c1784. The Death of Major Pearson celebrates the 1781 defeat of the French at the Isle of Jersey

John Brown (1807-1859) after his capture, 1859. Artist: Thomas Hovenden
John Brown (1807-1859) after his capture, 1859. Brown was the first white American abolitionist to advocate and practice insurrection as a means to the abolition of slavery

Napoleon Bonaparte at the end of the battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815. Napoleon (1769-1821) French soldier and emperor, fleeing from the battlefield of Waterloo after his defeat by the British

Discussing the surrender of France after the Battle of Sedan, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1900). Artist: Georg Bleibtreu
Discussing the surrender of France after the Battle of Sedan, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1900). General Faure, General de Wimpffen, Moltke and Bismarck

Armour worn by James II at the Boyne, 1690 (1894). The Battle of the Boyne was fought in Ireland for the English, Scottish and Irish thrones

The Allies enter Paris, 31 March 1814 (1900). The final battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition saw the combined armies of Russia

Resolution of a Council of War of the English commanders, 1st August 1588. Artist: Sir Francis Drake
Resolution of a Council of War of the English commanders against the Spanish Armada after the defeat of the latter off Gravelines, 1st August 1588

On the Road from Waterloo to Paris, 1863, (1912). Artist: Marcus Stone
On the Road from Waterloo to Paris, 1863, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings with an Introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, London, New York, Toronto, 1912

Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultan (1799), mid-19th century. Artist: Walker
Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultan (1799), mid-19th century. The death of Tippoo Sahib (1753-1799), Sultan of Mysore at his stronghold, Seringapatam

Tsar Ivan IV Conquering Kazan in 1552, 1894. Artist: Pyotr Shamshin
Tsar Ivan IV Conquering Kazan in 1552, 1894. Kazan, the capital of the Tatar Khanate of Kazan, fell to the Russian army of Ivan the Terrible after a siege in 1552

The expulsion of Polish invaders from the Moscow Kremlin, 1612 (late 19th or early 20th century). Moscow was occupied by the army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1610 until 1612 as

The Journey of a Modern Hero, to the Island of Elba, 1814. Cartoon depicting Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French

The Jacket of Crispi, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Jacket of Crispi, 1896. Defeat at the hands of King Menilek IIs army at Adwa brought the Italian invasion of Ethiopia to a humiliating end and led to the resignation of the prime minister

Victory in Artois and Champagne, 30th September 1915, (1919). Artist: Andre Helle
Victory in Artois and Champagne, 30th September 1915, (1919). A book of the principal events of the war period. A print from Le livre des heures heroiques et douloureuses

The Defeat and Death of the Tyrant Boccoris, 1774. Artist: W Walker
The Defeat and Death of the Tyrant Boccoris, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Phorbas, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Phorbas, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

French refugees returning home after the fall of France to the Germans, Paris, July 1940

The Defeat of Cimbres, 1833. Artist: Alexandre Gabriel Decamps
The Defeat of Cimbres, 1833. Located in the collection at, Louvre, Paris

L Executif 1870-1871. Artist: Pilotell
L Executif 1870-1871. Cartoon from La Caricature depicting France losing Alsace-Lorraine to Germany, the consequence of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871. From a private collection

Allegorical cartoon, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. France suffering the hardships and deprivations of Prussian occupation, a severe winter and famine. From a private collection

Allegory of France of 1870, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. France, seated and surrounded by the chaos and destruction of the Franco-Prussian War. From a private collection

Le Sou de la Delivrance caricature and song sheet, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. Marianne sweeping up coins leaking from a split sack

Allegory of Republican France, 1871. Artist: E Courtaux
Allegory of the Republican France, 1871. Cartoon from a series titled La Grande Crucifiee!!! depicting Marianne as Republican France sitting on the tomb of Paris

Le Martyr Immortalise!, allegory of Republican France, 1871. Artist: E Courtaux
Le Martyr Immortalise!, allegory of Republican France, 1871. Cartoon from a series titled La Grande Crucifiee!!! depicting Marianne as Republican France crucified by defeat in the Franco-Prussian

English playing cards commemorating defeat of the Spanish Armada (8 August 1588)
English playing cards from a pack commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada (8 August 1588), 16th century

Tsar Ivan IV Conquering Kazan in 1552, 1880. Artist: Aleksey Kivshenko
Tsar Ivan IV Conquering Kazan in 1552, 1880. Kazan, the capital of the Tatar Khanate of Kazan, fell to the Russian army of Ivan the Terrible after a siege in 1552

Crossing the Berezina River, Russia, 27 November 1812 (1844). Artist: Peter Heinrich Lambert von Hess
Crossing the Berezina River, Russia, 27 November 1812 (1844). Scene from Napoleons epic retreat from Russia. Napoleon had expected to find the river frozen, but a thaw had melted the ice

Policy Verso, 1906. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Policy Verso, 1906. A gladiator representing Free Trade triumphant in the arena, appeals to the crowd for their verdict. With the return of Liberal government in Britain in December 1905

Gladiators in the Roman arena. Spectators are giving the thumbs down, signalling the victor not to spare his defeated adversary. Print after Jean-Leon Gerome

Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - April 1814. Artist: Paul Delaroche
Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - April 1814. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Charlemagne, King of the Franks, accepting the submission of the Saxons, 777 (19th century). Charlemagne (741-814) became King of the Franks in 768, jointly with his brother Carloman

The Reduction of Breda, Thirty Years War, 1625, (17th century). Artist: Diego Velazquez
The Reduction of Breda. Representation of the surrender of the city to the Spanish in 1625 during their occupation of the Netherlands during the Thirty Years War

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