1877 Wood Engraving Capture Malakoff Battle Crimean War Zouave France XEA7 YOR2 Ligonier Valley and Norfolk and

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1877 Wood Engraving Capture Malakoff Battle Crimean War Zouave France XEA7 YOR2 Ligonier Valley and Norfolk andThis is an original 1877 black and white wood engraving of the Battle of Malakoff on September 7, 1855 CE during the Crimean War between France and Russia. The engagement began with a day long exchange of artillery fire. The next day on September 8, Bosquet's corps charged up the Malakoff redoubt and after a whole day of visceral, hand to hand combat, the French planted their flag at the summit. The French lost 10,000 soldiers and the Russians had