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(55) L.711 - Royal Scots Greys in France
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Cavalry > (55) L.711 - Royal Scots Greys in France |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74548852 |
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| Description | Royal Scots Greys practising a charge, France, during World War I. This photograph shows the Royal Scots Greys practising a cavalry charge in a grassy field. The officer is riding in front with his arm raised to start the charge. The horses wear double bridles to give greater control. The men are in field uniform with steel helmets. The grey horses of the Royal Scots Greys caused some worries in 1914, when an order went out from Headquarters on August 22, 1914 that, 'since grey horses will make a conspicuous target .. immediate steps will be taken to darken the colour of regimental chargers'. For a while there were unhappy experiments to dye the horses with permanganate solution. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Royal Scots Greys in France.'] |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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