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Capture of Le Quesnoy painting
Capture of the walls of Le Quesnoy by George Edmund Butler, painted in 1920. The painting shows New Zealand soldiers scaling the ancient walls of the old French fortress town before capturing the remaining German defenders on 4 November 1918.
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Reference: AAAC898 NCWA 535
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See this image on the Archives New Zealand War Art website.
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