Illustration of an incident during the Peninsular

Illustration of an incident during the Peninsular Campaign demonstrating the humanity of French soldiers. Following hostilities on the banks of the Tagus they found a baby asleep in a wicker cradle, rescued it and cared for it. Popular 19th century hand-coloured woodcut

Asleep Cared Cradle Demonstrating Hand-coloured Hostilities Humanity Incident Peninsular Rescued Tagus

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