How to use a battering ram, siege engine in use until the 16th century, historic illustration 1880

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This illustration is taken from: Ferdinand Schmidt, Preußenns Geschichte in Wort und Bild. Dritte Auflage. Zweite wohlfeile Verlag und Druck von Otto Spamer. 1890. This image may have imperfections as it is historical.

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Size: 7012px × 3499px
Location: europe
Photo credit: © Wolfgang Diederich / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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