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Rear-Admiral H.H. Rawson

Rear-Admiral H.H. Rawson (1843 - 1910), of the Royal Navy, 1897. In August 1896 Rear-Admiral Rawson was in charge of the British warships that took part in the shortest war in history - 40 minutes of conflict between Great Britain and Zanzibar

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13989679
Media ID
45610224
Size
4084px x 5873px (2.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrated London News, 30 January 1897, page 139
Date
1897

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