The Red Cross During War

Spanish-American War, 1898.   A wounded soldier being transported from the battlefield.
ICRC

Shocking Scenes
A wounded soldier is transported from the battlefield during the Spanish-American War of 1898. Dunant's first-hand account of the sight of many thousands of dead and wounded after the battle of Solferino, Italy in 1859 led to the foundation of a committee to promote humanitarian ideals in war.

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