The firing of artillery just ahead of an advancing army.
Creeping barrage
Fact of the Day
The artillery used by the British in the run-up to the Somme offensive in 1916 was so loud it could be heard in England.
Quote of the Day
"London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
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~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.