Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
“Gentlemen, I don't know whether we are going to make history tomorrow, but at any rate we shall change geography”
These were the words spoken by General Charles Harington on the eve of the battle of Messines. This was in anticipation for the detonation of nineteen mines filled with almost one million pounds of explosives. The explosions were so loud they were heard in London and resulted in thousands of German casualties. In today’s video, we will cover the devastating explosion of the Battle of Messines and the horrors of the underground war.
“Gentlemen, I don't know whether we are going to make history tomorrow, but at any rate we shall change geography”
These were the words spoken by General Charles Harington on the eve of the battle of Messines. This was in anticipation for the detonation of nineteen mines filled with almost one million pounds of explosives. The explosions were so loud they were heard in London and resulted in thousands of German casualties. In today’s video, we will cover the devastating explosion of the Battle of Messines and the horrors of the underground war.
