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1870, das belagerte Paris und sein stärkstes Fort, Mont Valerien (der Bullerjahn):
"Illuminating Paris at night with a carbon arc searchlight from Mt. Valerien in 1870"
“The striking effect of the powerful electric lights, by which the French are able at night to illuminate the country to a great distance around Paris, is shown in the picturesque sketch [the illustration above] on this page. The dark mass in the center is Fort Mont Valérien, from which the light is cast over the western side of Paris with almost the brilliance of noonday. By the use of this light the French were able to annoy the Prussians very much in such military operations as are usually carried on after nightfall, as it enables them to detect every attempt to take up new positions or throw up earth-works under cover of darkness. It is not to be supposed, however, that it can materially impede the construction of aggressive works, since at most it only partially deprives the enemy of the advantage offered by night, and obliges them to proceed with greater caution. The modern system of approaches is reduced to an exact science; and if the besieging army is strong enough to hold its own against sorties and attacks from a relieving force, the question of its success is only one of time. Starvation, if not bombardment, will sooner or later cause the most powerful strong-hold in the world to fall.”
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Carbon Arc Searchlights
1870, das belagerte Paris und sein stärkstes Fort, Mont Valerien (der Bullerjahn):
"Illuminating Paris at night with a carbon arc searchlight from Mt. Valerien in 1870"
“The striking effect of the powerful electric lights, by which the French are able at night to illuminate the country to a great distance around Paris, is shown in the picturesque sketch [the illustration above] on this page. The dark mass in the center is Fort Mont Valérien, from which the light is cast over the western side of Paris with almost the brilliance of noonday. By the use of this light the French were able to annoy the Prussians very much in such military operations as are usually carried on after nightfall, as it enables them to detect every attempt to take up new positions or throw up earth-works under cover of darkness. It is not to be supposed, however, that it can materially impede the construction of aggressive works, since at most it only partially deprives the enemy of the advantage offered by night, and obliges them to proceed with greater caution. The modern system of approaches is reduced to an exact science; and if the besieging army is strong enough to hold its own against sorties and attacks from a relieving force, the question of its success is only one of time. Starvation, if not bombardment, will sooner or later cause the most powerful strong-hold in the world to fall.”
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Carbon Arc Searchlights
