Picture No | 10238500 |
Date | 1898 |
Description | The Mendi Expedition. Boats bombarding enemy positions. |
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Boats bombarding the enemy's position on the River Jong in Sierra Leone, West Africa during the Mendi expedition where the 3rd battalion of the West Indian regiment were sent to suppress an uprising.
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Source | Illustration by C.J. Staniland based on sketches by Major Morgan in The Graphic, 25 June 1898 p.827 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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