Sujet
French mounted infantry for the war in Tonquin, 1883. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
French mounted infantry for the war in Tonquin, 1883. 'It is observed this week, and with much regret, if not alarm, in well-disposed quarters, that there are increasing signs of the probability of a war between France and China, consequent upon the intention of the French Government to attack the town of Bae-Ninh, in that part of Tonquin which lies north of the Song-Koi River, and the garrison of which has been reinforced by Chinese troops. Rumours are current in France of the immediate formation of an army corps of 12,000 men to go to the seat of war; while the Chinese Government has declared its resolution to defend its rights of Imperial sovereignty in the border country, and has ordered a large augmentation of its military forces in the southern provinces...It is said that the whole population of the delta of the Song-Koi is in a state of impending revolt against the French conquest...The French troops lately dispatched to Tonquin cannot arrive till near the end of tire year...we now present [an illustration of] one of the corps of Mounted Infantry. The "Temps" announces this week the instant embarkation of at least two regiments of three battalions, each battalion numbering 800 men'. From "Illustrated London News", 1883.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A50_400
Model release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
29,0Mo (4,4Mo) / 31,4cm x 23,1cm / 3711 x 2733 (300dpi)