Cavalry
(45) L.1145 - Riding through a stream
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Cavalry > (45) L.1145 - Riding through a stream |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74548942 |
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| Description | Two British soldiers riding a team of pack-horses through a quite deep stream. The soldier in the foreground can be seen tightly clutching the reins for a number of horses, most of which are very heavily laden. After it had been repeatedly proven that cavalry attacks had no place on the Western Front, many cavalry horses joined the pack-horses and mules that were used to carry supplies. For although all the armies were increasingly using mechanical horsepower in the shape of trains, lorries and motorbikes, the muddy conditions in the front line area meant that horses were still vital to building an efficient supply route. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Riding through a stream.'] |
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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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