British Defeat Collection

Mind your own business as representative of the people and let me mind my own business of artilleryman
XIR415290 Mind your own business as representative of the people and let me mind my own business of artilleryman, Napoleon Bonaparte answering to Barras at the Siege of Toulon in 1793 (litho)

Napoleon (1769-1821) at the Siege of Toulon, 17th December 1793, illustration from Bonaparte by G
CHT173599 Napoleon (1769-1821) at the Siege of Toulon, 17th December 1793, illustration from Bonaparte by G. Montorgueil, 1910 (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Naval engagement between the U.s Frigate Constitution and H. M Frigate Java (w / c on paper)
PEM216885 Naval engagement between the U.S Frigate Constitution and H.M Frigate Java (w/c on paper) by Montardier (fl.1814-1823); 43.2x54.6 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

Plan of the Battle of Saratoga, October 1777 (litho)
PNP332821 Plan of the Battle of Saratoga, October 1777 (litho) by American School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

General Gates at Saratoga, c. 1799 (oil on canvas)
PNP332801 General Gates at Saratoga, c.1799 (oil on canvas) by Peale, James the Elder (1749-1831); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Princeton, 3 January 1777 (litho)
PNP332824 Battle of Princeton, 3 January 1777 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Washingtons forces defeated the British army near Princeton)

Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York, 17 October 1777 (colour litho)
PNP332855 Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York, 17 October 1777 (colour litho) by Trumbull, John (1756-1843) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The British Surrendering to General Washington after their Defeat at Yorktown, Virginia
XIR86115 The British Surrendering to General Washington after their Defeat at Yorktown, Virginia, October 1781 (coloured engraving) by American School, (18th century); Chateau Blerancourt, Picardie

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at York Town, Virginia, October 19, 1781, from Gallery
KW327870 Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at York Town, Virginia, October 19, 1781, from Gallery of Historical Portraits, published c.1880 (litho) by English School

The Valley of Death, after the Charge of the Light Brigade, 1855 (sepia photo)
KW315679 The Valley of Death, after the Charge of the Light Brigade, 1855 (sepia photo) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); Private Collection; (add.info.: after the Charge of the Light Brigade)

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Napoleon Bonaparte's defiant response to Barras at the Siege of Toulon in 1793, 'Mind your own business as representative of the people and let me mind my own business of artilleryman,' foreshadowed his future military successes and eventual defeat of the British. Meanwhile, the U.S. Frigate Constitution's victory over H.M. Frigate Java in 1798 showcased American naval prowess, while the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, as depicted in this lithograph, marked a turning point in the American Revolution with the surrender of British General Burgoyne. Fast forward to the Battle of Princeton in 1777 and the eventual British surrender at Yorktown in 1781, and it's clear that the tides of war were turning against the British. The Light Brigade's ill-fated charge at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854, immortalized in this sepia photo, serves as a reminder of the cost of military miscalculations. Through these historical moments, we witness the rise and fall of empires and the indomitable human spirit in the face of adversity.