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| Picture No | 10644715 |
| Date | 23-24 August 1914 |
| Description | Battle of Mons 1914 |
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German forces attempt to cross the Mons-CondÚ Canal by throwing pontoons across the water. Several times this was done and each time the pontoons were destroyed by the British artillery fire from the south bank.
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| Source | Drawing by Fortunio Matania The Sphere, 12 September 1914, pages 266 & 267 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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