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Artillery going through a cutting in the Canal du Nord
Artillery going through a cutting in the Canal du Nord
Some horse-drawn artillery wagons entering a cutting in the Canal du Nord, which was being built when war broke out in August 1914. The excavations for the Canal du Nord made a perfect defensive system, and the Germans incorporated the 'canal' into their famous Hindenburg Line. Still further, the marshy terrain on both sides of the Arras to Cambrai road combined with the elevated German defenc…
Contributors
- David, British official photographer McLellan
Subject
- Artillery
- Artillery (Troops)
- Canals
- Cuts (earthworks)
- Gun carriages
- Horses
- Troop movements
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- David, British official photographer McLellan
Subject
- Artillery
- Artillery (Troops)
- Canals
- Cuts (earthworks)
- Gun carriages
- Horses
- Troop movements
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Places
- Europe, France, Centre region, Nord, Canal du (canal)
Identifier
- 74548954
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T13:22:46.995Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:47.483Z