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| Picture No | 12036050 |
| Date | 1863 |
| Description | Attack on the Battery of Coconut Trees 1863 |
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An attack on the battery of coconut trees by the Diamond and Galatea detachments. Soldiers overrun a hill surrounded by coconut trees, where the 'coconut tree' battery had dug in cannons to defend the shore. French ships lay at a distance, and long boats line the shoreline.
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| Source | Engraving by L. Dumont in 'L'Illustration', 1863 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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