THE HERO OF LIEGE
GENERAL LEIMAN AND HIS KING (Rec. September 13, 6.50 p.m.) Antwerp, September 12. General Leiman, who was responsible for the construction of the Liege forts, and who directed the defence, WTote to' the King of the Belgians as follows:— "In honour that our arms have' surrendered, but neither 1 tho fortress nop the forts remained. Deign to pardon me, sire. I would willingly have given: my life better to serve yau, but death was not. grante<l me."—"Times , ,' ;an<J : Sydney "Sun" services. ■)
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2254, 14 September 1914, Page 5
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85THE HERO OF LIEGE Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2254, 14 September 1914, Page 5
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