The worldwide Organization of the Red Cross stems from the ideal of Henri Dunant, a Swiss Banker. In 1838, at the age of ten, Dunant was taken by his father to visit a prison, there he saw prisoners chained together exercising in the yard and breaking stones along the road. This experience left a deep impression on him and made him determined to do something for convicts and slaves and (1)____________________________.
On 24th June 1859 while on his way from Geneva to France, Dunant witnessed the battle between the French and Austrian armies. (2)______________________. Shocked by the lack of medical supplies and attention given to the wounded, Dunant decided that a volunteer service had to be organized. He gathered together a number of women who attended to the hundreds of wounded soldiers of all nationalities and (3)____________________.
1. for all who are depressed and deprived for their liberty
2. It was one the fiercest battles of the 19 century.
3. helped the surgeons as best as he could.
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