GEORGE FOREMAN- The boxer is congratulated in the ring after defeating Joe Frazier for the world heavyweight championship. Kingston, Jamaica 1/22/73

The Battle of Poitiers, Edward the Black Prince defeats and captures John II of France and his son, Philip the Bold of Burgundy, 1356

FRANCE--Defenders of a pillbox guarding a street in Cherbourg, German soldiers surrender, waving a white flag, after being knocked out of their position by allied tank fire. Soldiers in doorway of building at right keep guns on the ready on the lookout for any escape moves. Nazis carry their own wounded as they move defectedly in defeat with their

Croesus, last king of Lydia from c560 BC. Defeated and imprisoned by Cyrus the Great 546 BC. Legend has it that Croesus was put on funeral pyre and when fire took hold he called on Apollo for help and rain fell, putting out fire.

William III (1650-1702), King of Great Britain, The Protestant William at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland where he defeated supporters of the deposed Roman Catholic James II, John Leech, (1817-1864 British) , Hand-coloured wood engraving

William III (1650-1702) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1689, William at the Battle of the Boyne (1690) where he defeated supporters of the deposed James II, Hand-coloured engraving

Old Bridge of Stirling dating from the 15th century, site of the battle of Stirling in 1297, where Wallace defeated English troops, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Battle of Evesham, 4 August 1265. (c1800). Evesham marked the end of the Second Barons War. Royalist forces led by Prince Edward (Edward I) defeated Simon de Montfort (c1208-1265) who was slain in the battle. Here Henry III (1207-1272) who had been Montforts prisoner, stumbles through the battle

Battle of Vigo Bay, Spain, 12 October 1702. Spanish treasure fleet defeated by combined English and Dutch fleets. War of the Spanish Succession 1701-14. Dutch plan of the engagement. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Pyramids 21 July 1798. Napoleon defeated Mamelukes. Painting by Louis Francois Lejeune (1776-1848/French), Oil on canvas

Cetewayo (c1826-1884) King of Zululand, South Africa During the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879 Cetewayo was defeated at Ulundi and taken prisoner. Here he is shown under guard in the British army encampment on the Black Umvolosi Frank Dadd (1851-1929 British) Engraving

English Civil Wars: Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) at Battle of Marston Moor, 2 July 1644. Parliamentarians defeated Royalists under Prince Rupert. Engraving

Italy - Veneto Region - Venice - Doge's Palace - Ballot Room - Venetians defeat Genoeses in Caffa (13th century) by Giulio dal Moro

Arthur, 6th century semi-legendary Christian king of Britons, United Britons against Saxons whom he defeated c516 at battle of Badon Hill, After late 14th century tapestry,

Battle of Fleurus 26 June 1794. French Revolutionary Wars. French defeat of the Austrians, Dutch, and their allies. The first use of a hot air balloon for aerial observation during a battle. French captive balloon 'La Entreprenant' on right., From contemporary copperplate engraving

The Battle of the Masts, The fleet of Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV is defeated by the Muslim fleet in the Phoenician Sea, c. 655.

Battle of Lepanto, October 1571. Fleets of Spain, Venice and the Pope, under command of Don John Juan of Austria, defeated the Turks in the last great sea battle involving Galleys. Artist unknown. Oil on canvas. National Maritime Museum, London

Boudicca (Boadicea) lst century British queen of the Iceni after her defeat. Overwhelmed by the Romans under Suetonius, Boudicca is said to have taken poison. The location of the battle is unknown, but some think it is likely to have been at the junction of the Fosse Way and Watling Street in Leicestershire, England. Wood engraving c1870.

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Albuera 16 May 1811, Beresford defeats Soult. Sergeant of 18th Hussars (British) takes French officers prisoner. Hand-coloured aquatint after W Heath 1817

Turkey - Cappadocia - Gulsehir. Karsi Kilise (St. John's church). The Last Judgement, fresco depicting St. George and St. Michael defeating two dragons.

Ruins of the 12th century Cistercian Byland Abbey, destroyed by Scottish army in Battle of Byland 1322, when Edward ll was defeated, Coxwold, North York Moors National Park, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

American War of Independence. Battle of Bennington, 16 August 1777. British defeated by colonials under General John Stark. Engraving

Switzerland - 18th century - Napoleonic Wars. General André Masséna defeats Russian Army at second Battle of Zürich, 25th September 1799

Ruins of the 12th century Cistercian Byland Abbey, destroyed by Scottish army in Battle of Byland 1322, when Edward ll was defeated, Coxwold, North York Moors National Park, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Charles Martel (c688-741) 'The Hammer'. Frankish king, grandfather of Charlemagne. Defeated Moors at battle of Tours, near Poitiers 732. 19th century chromolithograph

A rendition of the Siege of Yorktown. The combined American and French armies and the French navy surround the British army in Yorktown, Va. 1781

La Defaite Des Cimbres The Defeat Of The Cimbris CA. 19th Century Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860 French) Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Spartacus (d71 BC) Roman gladiator, Leader of the slave army eventually defeated by Marcus Licinius Crassus, Late 19th century impression of Spartacus victorious in the arena,

The Rout of the Rebel Angels 1807 William Blake (1757-1827/British) Pen & Watercolor The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA