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Hooded British Territorials charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915, 1916

Hooded British Territorials charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915, 1916. British troops in gas masks charged German trenches at the Battle of Loos on the Western Front, it was the biggest British attack of 1915, and the first time the British used poison gas. From "The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Limited, London, 1916]

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A tragic masked ball, 1930. Creator: Unknown

A tragic masked ball, 1930. Un Tragique Bal Masque'. Guest in a burning bear costume. Back cover of "Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 30 March 1930]

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The Great Assault on Ladysmith - The Devons Clearing Wagon Hill, 1900. Creator: William T Maud

The Great Assault on Ladysmith - The Devon's Clearing Wagon Hill, 1900. The Battle of Wagon Hill took place during the Siege of Ladysmith in South Africa in 1900. the Boers made a determined assault on British defences and the 1st Devons were tasked with dislodging them. They did so with a bayonet charge, taking severe casualties. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. III", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

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