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Bombardment of Fort Boncelles and Fort Barchon

The German bombardment of Fort de Boncelles and Fort de Barchon in August 1914 as seen from the British Vice-Consul's (J. Byron Dolphin) garden in Liege, Belgium. The two forts were part of the Fortifications of Liege and were heavily bombarded with German artillery and taken

Picture No
10725937
Media ID
46097916
Size
4950px x 2843px (2.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Philip Dadd in The Sphere, 7 December 1914, pages 20 - 21
Date
1914

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