From Thessaloniki to Piraeus. Capture of Edirne - From Salonica to Piraeus. The capture of Andrinople.
| Title | From Thessaloniki to Piraeus. Capture of Edirne - From Salonica to Piraeus. The capture of Andrinople. |
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| Author | Gustave Babin |
| Publication Date: | 1913-04-05 |
| Type | Other |
| Language | French |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Pages Count | 6 |
| Physical Dimensions | Printed |
| Library: | SALT Research Collections |
| Library Asset ID | FFTDOC01263 |
| Record ID | 17187 |
| Library Location | SALT Research |
| Date | 1913-04-05 |
| Notes | The coffin of King George I was carried on top of the gun carriage. Funeral of King George in Thessaloniki - On the pier: Greek princes, the king's son and grandson take the coffin from the gun carriage to put it on the ship Amphitrite. Amphitrite, carrying the body of King George, arrives in Piraeus. Return of the king's body to Athens. Sofia celebrates the capture of Edirne. After the capture of Edirne: The people of Sofia praise the Russian minister. Mr. Meklioudof. Attack and defense. Successive phases of the siege. Fall of Adrianople—Map of Bulgarian efforts against Eastern fortifications. Their attacks led the city to surrender. Final attack. The big mosque of Edirne. Bulgarian General Ivanov, conqueror of Edirne. Masterpiece of Ottoman architecture: Edirne's large mosque with 999 windows, Selimiye - King George 1st's coffin transported on top of a cannon. The funeral of King George in Salonica - at the wharf: the Greek princes, son and grandson of the king, lift the royal coffin from the top of the cannon to place it on the Amphitrite. Arrival in Piraeus of the Amphitrite carrying the body of King George. The return to Athens of the corpse of the assassinated king. Sofia celebrates the capture of Andrianople. After the capture of Andrianople: The population of Sofia praises the minister of Russia. Mr. Meklioudof. Attack and defense. The successive phases of the siege. The fall of Andrianople-Map of Bulgarian operations against the forts of the east, the storming of which lead to the surrender of the city. The final attack. The grand mosque of Adrianople. Bulgarian general Ivanov, conqueror of Adrianople. A masterpiece of Ottoman architecture: the great mosque Selimiye of Adrianople, with 999 windows. |
