1896 Print Caton Woodville Berlin Napoleonic War Cannon Destruction Lange XEGA9 XEW8 " Si Ling Chi (Leizu)

" Si Ling Chi (Leizu) was the first Empress of China (2640 BCE)

Sally Crute

The plaza is surrounded by various ancient government structures

with one arm outstretched to a nearby vase

1896 Print Caton Woodville Berlin Napoleonic War Cannon Destruction Lange XEGA9 XEW8 " Si Ling Chi (Leizu)This is an original 1896 black and white halftone print of a Berlin blacksmith slamming a nail into a French cannon's touch hole, rendering it useless to the French garrison's soldiers occupying Berlin since the War of the Fourth Coalition. Earlier that day, Russian forces had entered the city and harassed the garrison there, prompting a small rebellion from the population. An angry mob of German citizens attacked several artillery units stationed on