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| Picture No | 10008081 |
| Date | 16 April 1850 |
| Description | Basse-Chaine collapse, Angers, France |
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Collapse of the Bridge of the Basse-Chaine, a suspension bridge over the River Maine at Angers, France. It broke when a battalion of French soldiers was marching across it, and over 200 of them were killed.
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| Source | Unattributed French engraving |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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