Sujet

An Incident in the Retreat from Mons', (1919).

Légende

'An Incident in the Retreat from Mons', (1919). Scene from the First World War: in August 1914 the British Expeditionary Force were attacked by the Germans at Mons in Belgium. 'A number of wounded were sheltered in a church over which the Red Cross flag was flying. The Germans began to shell the building...' After 'The Famous Four Days Retreat from Mons: How the wounded helped the wounded'. From "The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol. II, by W. Stanley Macbean Knight. [Caxton Pulishing Company, Limited, London, 1919]

Date

1919

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F14_382

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

62,1Mo (3,1Mo) / 48,2cm x 32,3cm / 5692 x 3813 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gens Homme Hommes destruction religieux pays religion mal Britannique La Belgique église Christianisme guerre endroit retraite ÉCOSSAIS débris blocaille siècle Grande-Bretagne UK Royaume-Uni Angleterre courageux portion courage soldats soldat blessure première guerre mondiale concept Mons bataille blessé dommages héros bandé blessé héroïque héroisme Première Guerre Mondiale WWI Guerre mondiale Une Wallonia Années 10 20e siècle retraitement Scots The Print Collector Hainault Fortunino Matania British Expeditionary Force Anonyme Knight BEF débris Battle of Mons Caxton Publishing Company William Stanley Macbean Knight William Stanley Macbean W. Stanley Macbean Knight W Stanley Macbean Knight W. Stanley Macbean W Stanley Macbean W. S. M. W. S. M. Knight Caxton Pulishing Company Lim Matania Fortunino