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The War in Waziristan: Camp Wano attacked by Mahsud Waziris, November 3, 1894, (1895). Creator: George Meisenbach.

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The War in Waziristan: Camp Wano attacked by Mahsud Waziris, November 3, 1894, (1895). The British Army in what is now Pakistan. 'From a Sketch by Captain C. Powell, 1st Goorkha Rifles. The camp was suddenly surrounded by the enemy in pitch darkness. Three onslaughts were made on the 1st Goorkha Rifles, who suffered heavy losses, 631 men being killed or wounded.' From "Illustrated London News", 1895.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM26A07_189

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24,1Mo (3,3Mo) / 30,7cm x 19,7cm / 3627 x 2326 (300dpi)

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