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Background imageDefeat Collection: Confederate surrender at Appomattox, 1865

Confederate surrender at Appomattox, 1865
General Lee surrenders his army to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 1865. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVNT2A-00053

EVNT2A-00053
Marshal Ney bringing the French rear-guard out of Russia with heavy losses, 1812. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century painting

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVCW2A-00019

EVCW2A-00019
General Robert E. Lee surrendering the Confederate army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865

Background imageDefeat Collection: Battle of Long Island, New York, Revolutionary War

Battle of Long Island, New York, Revolutionary War
Retreat of American army from Long Island after defeat by the British, 1776. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: Spanish Armada, 1588

Spanish Armada, 1588
Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English navy, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVNT2A-00047

EVNT2A-00047
Retreat of the Spanish Armada from England in stormy seas, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVCW2A-00145

EVCW2A-00145
Black regiment of the Union army entering Richmond, Virginia, after its own citizens burned ithe city, April 3, 1865, near the end of the Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: Richmond, Virginia, burned by the Confederates, 1865

Richmond, Virginia, burned by the Confederates, 1865
Citizens huddled in Capitol Square during the burning of Richmond by its own people, 1865. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVRV2A-00232

EVRV2A-00232
Capitulation document from Lord Cornwallis to General Washington at Yorktown, 1781. Woodcut reproduction of the original manuscript with a watercolor wash

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVNT2A-00052

EVNT2A-00052
Winter retreat of Napoleon and the French army from Moscow in 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVCW2A-00125

EVCW2A-00125
Retreat of the Federal army over the stone bridge after the second Battle of Bull Run, August 30, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVCW2A-00107

EVCW2A-00107
Army of the Potomac under General George B. McClellan retreating from the Chickahominy in 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVCW2A-00003

EVCW2A-00003
General Robert E. Lee and his aide Col. Marshall leaving the McLean House after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, 1865 Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVCW2A-00008

EVCW2A-00008
Confederate General Robert E. Lees farewell to his soldiers after the surrender at Appomattox, 1865. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVCW2A-00039

EVCW2A-00039
General Lees Confederate army retreating south after the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: French and Indian ambush of Braddocks army, 1755

French and Indian ambush of Braddocks army, 1755
Braddocks forces ambushed on their march to Fort Duquesne, French and Indian War, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVRV2A-00043

EVRV2A-00043
Surrender of British army under commander Cornwallis to Washington and Rochambeau at Yorktown, 1781. Hand-colored photogravure of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDefeat Collection: EVRV2A-00050

EVRV2A-00050
Last boatload of British troops evacuating New York City, 1783. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration


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