Title

'French Mitrailleuse in Action', c1872. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'French Mitrailleuse in Action', c1872. Machine gun used by the French army during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. The mitrailleuse was a type of volley gun that could fire rounds at once or in rapid succession. From "The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences", Volume I, by Captain H M Hozier. [William Mackenzie, London, 1872]

Credit line

Photo12/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G31_492

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,7Mb (2,4Mb) / 20,6in x 11,8in / 6192 x 3540 (300dpi)

Keywords

technology country French France equipment weapon weapons gun guns war location century soldiers concept machine gun B&W artillery warfare 19th century black & white black and white B W weaponry nineteenth century The Print Collector 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War mitrailleuse engraving Unknown William William Mackenzie Mackenzie Hozier H. M. Hozier H. M. Henry Montague Hozier Henry Montague H M Hozier H M Sir Henry Montagu Hozier engraving