It remains one of the darkest days in Edinburgh's history.

The evening of 2 April, 1916 saw the single largest loss of civilian life on Scottish soil during the First World War.

A total of 23 bombs were dropped on Leith and parts of the city centre, killing 13 people and injuring dozens more.

It was all the work of the L14 Zeppelin, an airship of the Imperial Germany Navy commanded by Kapitanleutnant Alois Bocker – one of their most experienced captains.

The war was raging and Reinhard Scheer, commander in chief of the German fleet, was keen to provoke the Royal Navy.

In order to do this they wanted to bomb the Forth Bridge and the Rosyth naval base – and sent a group of airships to get the job done.

While they were unsuccessful in their ultimate goal, the devastation they caused throughout Edinburgh that night was simply harrowing.

A young child was among the 13 killed while 24 others were badly hurt and many many more were left with long-lasting mental scars from the awful experience.

The city as a whole took a while to recover, and in addition to the lives lost, the ultimate cost of the attack was estimated at £44,000 – the equivalent to £3.6 million today.

We've taken a look back at the events of that night – and reported the bombings "as they happened".