Equestrian Military Figures

Photographs of military personnel on horseback, illustrating historical and modern equestrian roles in military operations.

WORLD WAR (1914-1918). Soldiers and horses of the German army, both with gas masks to protect against poison gas launched by the enemy.
WORLD WAR (1914-1918). Soldiers and horses of the German army, both with gas masks to protect against poison gas launched by the enemy.
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Anefo photo collection. Arrest members in Spijkerboor. 26 February 1956
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'Sergeant-Major of the New South Wales Lancers', 1900. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900
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A Borstal for Bucephalus: Lt. Mike Rimmington taming unruly steeds for the war effort. Here, horses gather round gramophone to listen as part of their treatment.
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Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Wehrmachiger, a horse on the reins leading from the stable (well with the Hague)
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Theodore Roosevelt and Col. Alexander O. Brodie, in Uniform, Greeting each other, Surrounded by Horses, Photograph by Paul Thompson, June 1910
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Page from The Tatler reporting with bravado on a group of British officers enjoyed a spot of hunting near the Front, complete with a pack of beagles (sent by permission of the military authority). Date: 1915
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01/19/1937. The Guards of an advanced post of the alpine battalion of Navacerrada, heading by sled to relieve their companions.
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Feast of the Warrior Association for the 65th anniversary 1862-1937
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parade of the U-Brigade on the occasion of Queen's Day on August 31, 1946. Parade commander on horseback. August 31, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies
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Anefo photo collection. Napoleon, invited to a launch on the 150-year Verolmeewerf. 17 February 1962
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Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Wehrmachiger, a horse on the reins leading from the stable (well with the Hague)
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Patrolling, Military use of horses, Thüringisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 12, 1906, Landkreis Nordsachsen, Torgau, Thüringisches Husaren, Regiment Nr. 12, Patrouille Abg. Meldereiter, Germany
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A hundred Scotsmen came riding over the border from Coldstream, Berwick to Flodden Field, They came to commemorate their glorious defeat in 1513, when the Earl of Surreys men killed James IV, King of Scots in battle. Shoe shine boy, John Ford, 13, blackened the horses' horses before the ride. August 11, 1952. (Photo by Daily Mirror).
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Recruits' Ride -- Household Cavalry recruits had their first full dress ride in preparation for the Coronation to-day. Seen in Hyde Park, they are all recruits of a year's standing and have not yet passed out from the riding school. April 1, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).
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08/16/1907. Police Dog Contest that Started on the Champ de Mars in Paris and Ended in Neville, Agents Blois, Godot and Catin with their Dogs, Black, Job and Dick.
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection A Lady trainer teaching a mule leg discipline: this is Lieutenant Rimington's preliminary treatment which gets the animal under absolute control at the word foot up, and also prevents kicking.
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The Queen riding along the Mall on her way from Buckingham palace to horse guards parade.The Queen rode from Buckingham palace today to take the salute at the trooping the Colour ceremony on horse guards parade. Record crowds lined the route to watch the Queen go by and from the early hours of this morning people had waited on Horse guards parade to see the Ceremony. The Queen rode side-saddle on the police horse winston and wore her specially designed Guard's uniform - a Scarlet tunic, dark blue riding skirt, and a tricorne hat with the gold badge and white plume of the Grenadiers. Behind the Queen rode Prince Philip, in field-marshal's uniform, and the Duke of Gloucester, Colonel of the 1st Battalion the Grenadier Guards, the senior guards regiment, was trooped. After the ceremony the Queen rode back along the Mall where she took a final salute at the gates of Buckingham palace. June 11, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).
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03/31/1915. The War in Eastern Europe - a pair of German Hussars on scouting duty on the Borders of East Prussia.
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Protecting horse and man from German gas attack during World War I. France, 1918.
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French war dog: A courser whose winged feet spurn the earth. A french courier dog leaps over a soldier in a trench, the dogs were used when the telephone systems in the front line trenches were out of commision. Date: 20th century
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Officer McCabe , Police, Horses. Leon Abdalian Collection
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Cowboys on horseback during chase scene, on-set of the film, "Cheyenne", Warner Bros., 1947
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Military use of horses, 1912, Landkreis Nordsachsen, Oschatz, Ulanen, Abteilung in bergigem Gelände, Germany
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Light Horse Series -- Troops on coastal patrol crossing a river. The men ride horses into water and when horses begin to swim the men leap off and hand on the *****. Charges are exploded in water to accustom the animals to raid hoises. January 1, 1943. (Photo by H. Rodda).
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Spanish Civil War, republican soldier travels by donkey
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Uniform of German Snowshoe Battalion
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Anefo photo collection. Police clear the cracked former eye clinic on the WG site in Amsterdam. Police on horseback turns off the WG site. March 29, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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The Camargue - (Magazine Unit). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Military people of Saxony, Lancers of Germany, 3. Königlich Sächsisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 20, Husarenkaserne (Bautzen), Military use of horses, 1912, Landkreis Bautzen, Bautzen, 3. Husaren, Regiment Nr. 20, Meldereiter
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Duke And Queen's 'Stand-in' at Trooping Rehearsal -- The Duke of Gloucester and Mrs. Doreen Archer-Houblon (on Winston) on their way to the saluting base after making the inspection at to-day's rehearsal.The Duke of Gloucester took the salute at a full dress rehearsal of the trooping the colour on the horse guard parade, London, to-day (Friday).Deputing for the Queen on police horse Winston was Mrs. Doreen Archer-Houblon.She is the wife of major Richard Archer-Houblon, Royal horse Artillery, and a leading authority on side-saddle riding. June 4, 1954. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.
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07/31/1913. The Loyal Moors in the current Campaign. The Moorish officer of Ceuta, Sidi Hamed Medari, the only one who is uninjured, giving instructions to a couple of the mounted section to protect the convoy.
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06/01/1912. Barcelona. Algabeño Entering to kill.
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08/24/1913. Plaza de San Sebastian, August 24. Bomb when making a save in a Danger Fall.
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Around Ourga, Mongolia a Mongolian hunter on horseback and armed with a stone rifle , 1913 - Mongolia - Stéphane Passet - (July 6-25) (French - Aux environs d' Ourga , Mongolie Un chasseur mongol à cheval et armé dun fusil à pierre). Animal transport, horse, rider, real animal, costume, exists in high definition, portrait, equidated, weapon, man, Transport, animal, clothing, HD, human beings, Mongolia, Mongolian armed with an old stone rifle that he carries behind his back
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French Cavalry Officers School. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Thuringian Hussar Regiment No. 12 - single barkTorgau. Thür.-Hus.-Regim. No. 12 - single fake