Equestrian Military History

Historical images of military personnel on horseback, depicting various eras including World War II and traditional Indigenous chiefs.

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Draft for a Emperor Franz Joseph Monument on Heldenplatz
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Photo collection First World War. With the Serbians on the Balkan Front. A Serbian Patrol. 1914-1918}. Orsova, Romania
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Second World War. Front pictures. Soviet Union. Convoy of the German Wehrmacht with horsebacks
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Audie Murphy, on-set of the western film, "Apache Rifles", 20th Century-Fox, 1964
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Great Britain, colonies (2) 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain
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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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China. Sinkiang (Xinjiang). Kunlun. Expedition in the crossing of the togthra-su (left minor ripple of Karakasch Darja)
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04/01/1912. Veroniqueando bomb. Photo: Suárez Longoria.
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Cossacks Give Riding Display in London -- Toherez Ogogn - Charging through fire during the display today. Les Cosaques Djinguits - The Fearless horsemen - who are visiting England again with their daring riding display, gave a show at the Paddington Recreation ground today. The display is being held throughout the week in aid of the "Dogs for the Blind" fund. April 12, 1938. (Photo by Keystone).
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In this photo, Austrian soldiers are shown laying a field telephone line across a stream during World War Iin late 1914, early 1915.
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Fighting Over the Captured Herd. Original caption: "Fighting Over the Captured Herd" from remington's Frontier Sketches by Frederic Remington. Publishers - The Werner Company - New York. Copied by H. H. Ritter - March 1938. In French - Published in Paris, France in 1840.
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Anefo photo collection. Ring steken Middelburg. August 25, 1949. Middelburg, Zeeland
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A major battleground, Burma was devastated during World War II. By March 1942, within months after they entered the war, Japanese troops had advanced on Rangoon and the British administration had collapsed. A Burmese Executive Administration headed by Ba Maw was established by the Japanese in August 1942. Wingate's British Chindits were formed into long-range penetration groups trained to operate deep behind Japanese lines. A similar American unit, Merrill's Marauders, followed the Chindits into the Burmese jungle in 1943. Beginning in late 1944, allied troops launched a series of offensives that led to the end of Japanese rule in July 1945. However, the battles were intense with much of Burma laid waste by the fighting. Overall, the Japanese lost some 150,000 men in Burma. Although many Burmese fought initially for the Japanese, some Burmese, mostly from the ethnic minorities, also served in the British Burma Army. The Burma National Army and the Arakan National Army fought with the J
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Jewish 'Shomer' settler guard in afield protecting a small settlement. Palestine circa 1905
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Anefo photo collection. Concours Hippique, royal family. 11 August 1949
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The Attack. Original caption: "The Attack" by Frederic Remingtom. From the Library of Congress - Copied by H. H. Ritter - March 1938.
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Frederick Johnson next to his bicycle. 1900-1910
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On board Hr.Ms. Rotterdam (D 818) (1957-1981), a submarine booth of the Friesland class, during the so-called cross journey with nobility breasts. An extensive travelogue can be read in the Jaarboek Koninklijke Marine (km) 1964 from page 431. Passenitious corporal quartermaster in Barcelona.
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07/20/1913. Zaragoza Square. July 20th. Herrerin at the end of a remove.
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07/25/1914. July 25. Algabeño Ii Crutching in the plaza of Madrid.
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Rendering First Aid. A demonstration of how ambulance dogs could help wounded men in battle by bringing them something to drink and alerting stretcher bearers to their whereabouts. Major Edwin Richardson was a renowned dog trainer who during the Great War was commandant of the British War Dog School at Shoeburyness, where hundreds of messenger dogs were trained for work at the front. Date: 1902
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Moroccan Spahis In London For The First Time: Rehearsing For The Horse Show -- One of the Spahis with ***** at the rehearsal at Olympia today.Fifty-One Spahis members of the crack Native Cavalry regiments of the French possession in North Africa are now in London and were today rehearsing for the international Horse show, to compete in which The French Government granted them special permission. The spahis are stationed at Algiers and tunis and are the pride of The French Colonial armies, and are noted for their Dare Devil courage. They will act as part of the escort to the King and Queen when they arrive in Paris at the end of the month. June 14, 1938.
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08/15/1913. Plaza de San Sebastian, August 15. Bombita Finishing off a remove.
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French Cavalry Officers School. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel