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Under cover from archers, a storming party crossing the drawbridge of a medieval siege tower brought to a castle wall.
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French Renault F.T. light tank, 1918.
Katowice; Silesian uprisings
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Tecumseh. Battle of the Thames, Ontario, Canada, and the death of Tecumseh. Col. Richard M. Johnson with the Kentucky volunteers on left battle with Tecumseh and his Native troops. Native American Shawnee chief. North American indian. (See Notes)
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German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.
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