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War’s brutal toll at Strasbourg and the cathedral siege
An outsider describes a night bombardment from 250 cannons and 200 mortars over Strasbourg. The cathedral is damaged, thousands displaced, homes burned, food scarce, and refugees relate sobering horrors as war’s brutality is laid bare. The King orders sparing of the town, yet shells still fall on fortifications.
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Rhine
Black Forest
Strasbourg
Kehl
Ulrich
Prussia
Paris