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![[A detachment of French infantry with 2 quick-firing guns (machine guns)]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvYS1kZXRhY2htZW50LW9mLWZyZW5jaC1pbmZhbnRyeS13aXRoLTItcXVpY2stZmlyaW5nLWd1bnMtbWFjaGluZS1ndW5zLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/255/jpg "[A detachment of French infantry with 2 quick-firing guns (machine guns)]")
![[German soldiers firing at attacking French troops from prone position]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvZ2VybWFuLXNvbGRpZXJzLWZpcmluZy1hdC1hdHRhY2tpbmctZnJlbmNoLXRyb29wcy1mcm9tLXByb25lLXBvc2l0aW9uLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[German soldiers firing at attacking French troops from prone position]")
![[Unidentified cavalry soldier in Union uniform with two revolvers and a saber]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLWNhdmFscnktc29sZGllci1pbi11bmlvbi11bmlmb3JtLXdpdGgtdHdvLXJldm9sdmVycy1hbmQtYS1zYWJlci1lMTliODYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/43/webp "[Unidentified cavalry soldier in Union uniform with two revolvers and a saber]")
![[German machine gunners in a trench]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvZ2VybWFuLW1hY2hpbmUtZ3VubmVycy1pbi1hLXRyZW5jaC02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[German machine gunners in a trench]")
![[Ten unidentified artillery soldiers in Union uniforms with cannon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDYvdGVuLXVuaWRlbnRpZmllZC1hcnRpbGxlcnktc29sZGllcnMtaW4tdW5pb24tdW5pZm9ybXMtd2l0aC1jYW5ub24tMWU1NDA3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[Ten unidentified artillery soldiers in Union uniforms with cannon]")
![[Verite, French battleship]. Warship photograph collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvdmVyaXRlLWZyZW5jaC1iYXR0bGVzaGlwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Verite, French battleship]. Warship photograph collection")
![[Soldiers preparing cannons on the battlefield]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDUvc29sZGllcnMtcHJlcGFyaW5nLWNhbm5vbnMtb24tdGhlLWJhdHRsZWZpZWxkLTJkMTI0NC02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Soldiers preparing cannons on the battlefield]")
