Strategic Collection (page 4)

Marseille Trade Centre
A shipment of figs arrives at Marseille, whose strategic position on the Mediterranean, with access to western Europe, renders it one of the worlds leading trading centres

Malta Bombed by Italians
The defence of Malta : the islands strategic value makes it the target for intense bombardment by the Italians and Germans, but they fail to dislodge the Allies

Egypt / Damietta
Damietta town and Oschamma mosque in the Dumyat province. Of commercial and strategic importance in the Middle Ages, Dumyat was pillaged by the Byzantines & Sicilian Normans

Fort Chambly 1814
Canadians are understandably alarmed when war breaks out between Britain and the USA : Fort Chambly in Quebec province is a strategic defence and site of a camp

Siege of Cuneo 1691
The strategic location of Cuneo (Coni) in Piedmont means it is often besieged. Here, Eugene of Savoy raises a siege attempted by the French, much to the mortification of Louis

Edward Takes Berwick
Edward III takes the strategic town of Berwick, on the borders of England and Scotland, and annexes it to the English crown

Shipka Pass
THE SHIPKA PASS A Turkish force tries to take this strategic pass in the Bulgarian mountains, the scene of several engagements in the course of 1877

Malta Attacked
Malta : Italian bombers attack the island, a strategic target which is subjected to intense bombardment but manages to survive

Boer War : Spion Kop
BATTLE OF SPION KOP A British night attack takes this strategic obstacle to the advance on Ladysmith; but they are unable to hold it and have to abandon it

Medieval Defences
Towers erected at strategic locations formed part of the defences of medieval towns

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