The Siege of Lige a Personal Narrative
The Siege of Lige a Personal Narrative
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Yet the facts are that the bombardment was twice begun, and that the town was occupied while the forts, so far as we knew, were still holding out. Another report was that one of the forts (Barchon) had been damaged and silenced by the Germans; another that the two northernmost, which covered the approach to the Dutch frontier, had been neutralised, whatever that may mean. I give this as an example of the w^ild surmises and stories that are circulated in a besieged town, when no positive news is... published. The official history of the war will, when it is written, show how far those reports were founded.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE TWO BOMBARDMENTS.
We were told that the Germans were threatening to shell the town, which they had already entered, unless the forts, which they could not storm or otherwise take, were ordered to surrender. This was thought to be against international law, as the General was up in Fort Loncin, away from the tow^n, and had lost all command of and touch with the city. There also was a rumour that our burgomaster (one of the hostages) had been allowed to proceed to Brussels, to ask our King to order the surrender of the forts in consequence of the threat to bombard us civilians.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Yet the facts are that the bombardment was twice begun, and that the town was occupied while the forts, so far as we knew, were still holding out. Another report was that one of the forts (Barchon) had been damaged and silenced by the Germans; another that the two northernmost, which covered the approach to the Dutch frontier, had been neutralised, whatever that may mean. I give this as an example of the w^ild surmises and stories that are circulated in a besieged town, when no positive news is... published. The official history of the war will, when it is written, show how far those reports were founded.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE TWO BOMBARDMENTS.
We were told that the Germans were threatening to shell the town, which they had already entered, unless the forts, which they could not storm or otherwise take, were ordered to surrender. This was thought to be against international law, as the General was up in Fort Loncin, away from the tow^n, and had lost all command of and touch with the city. There also was a rumour that our burgomaster (one of the hostages) had been allowed to proceed to Brussels, to ask our King to order the surrender of the forts in consequence of the threat to bombard us civilians.
What to read after The Siege of Lige a Personal Narrative?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by P Paul Hamelius to read onlineMoreLess
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