203-metre

Updated: May 25, 2025

Thereafter, the story of the siege followed stereotyped lines except that the colossal nature of the fortifications entailed unprecedented sacrifice of life on the besiegers' part. The crucial point of the siege-operations was the capture of a position called 203-Metre Hill.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

We also saw other defences, but had no time to study them, as a long rough drive ensued, in order to reach 203-Metre Hill, the scene of the last engagement. 203-Metre Hill is the highest eminence of the whole fortified line, about two and one-half miles from the new town.

Ellen Mary Hayes Peck - Travels in the Far East