Historical Military Maneuvers

Historic images depict cavalry units, inspections, and desert marches, illustrating the evolution of military tactics and equipment.

Sir Herbert Samuel's second visit to Transjordan, etc. The emir's bodyguard, mounted on camels. 1921, Jordan
Sir Herbert Samuel's second visit to Transjordan, etc. The emir's bodyguard, mounted on camels. 1921, Jordan
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09/30/1914. Africans in War. A convoy of Moroccan Goumiers passing through a French village.
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Farewell to Dr. S'jacobs/ Saturday in the afternoon a standard deficiency was held along Paushuize, in which countless many associations participated. The field artillery defects for the divorcing governor.
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Azuaga (Badajoz), 10/9/1936. Spanish Civil War. Entry of the Sevillian horsemen of the National Army.
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Funeral Of China's Great Military Leader -- Forty eight coolies carrying the hearse containing the remains of the General.The funeral of General Cheng Ze Ling, one of the foremost military leaders of the Chinese republican army took place here recently. February 8, 1923. (Photo by International Newsreel Photo).
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Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. New Zealand official photograph. N.Z. troops on the way to the firing line. 1914-1918}
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'Convoi de l'armee serbe en retraite dans le defile de Bagrdan, au Nord-Est de Kragouyevats', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".
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Equestrian scene on Royal wood fortress Het Loo: Three men cross a water on horseback. Part of Lord Brams Photo album, Chief Quarter of Queen Wilhelmina on Royal Hunting Het Loo.
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Soldiers on horseback at Drenkplaats in Puiseaux. Part of photo album from a French amateur photographer with recordings of trips in France, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the first automobiles and autoraces.
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Girl workers loading flax on to a wagon..
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10/31/1914. The last tribute. French Soldiers Praying at the Grave of Several of Their Companions after Decorating It with Flowers and Flags - Varreddes Road.
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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Inauguration of Wilhelmina as Queen of the Netherlands, Wilhelmina (Queen of the Netherlands), Steenbergh, Cornelis Johannes, Greiner, Albert, Honorary escort of Amsterdam citizens at the inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina, lower left - embossed, photo is part of a series about the inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina in Amsterdam, photograph, photo, photos, A. Greiner Amsterdam, CJ Steenberghe, Ceintuurb: 85 Amsterdam, height 135 mm, width 203 mm, height 260 mm, width 307 mm, German, Dutch, 1833-08-06 - 1890-03-28, photographer, 1898 - 1898, fourth quarter 19th century, fourth quarter of the 19th century, paper, photographic paper, photo paper, cardboard, daylight collodion silver print, 1859-06-09 - 1939-12-14, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, seller, horse, riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman, names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (Rijksmuseum), names of cities and villages (with NAME), historical person (Koningin Wilhe
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Soldiers with a horse at a barracks in France, c. 1900 - c. 1910 photograph Part of photo album of a French amateur photographer with recordings of a family, Distillery Delizy & Doistau Fils, the army and sights in France. France paper. photographic support albumen print land forces. (military) uniforms. horse France
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Camel Corps patrolling the Valley of the Kings and guarding Tutankhamun's tomb against tomb-robbers. Date: 1923
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Francisco 'Pancho' Villa (1878 - 1923) Mexican revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution.
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Mounted Branch Gets Ready For Coronation Police horses of mounted branch, which comprises some 200 horses and men, are put through their training in readiness for the coronation, at Imber Court, near Hampton Court, Surrey the training establishment, this morning April 23rd. The branch is the second oldest section of the metropolitan police. Most of the horses are purchased in Yorkshire. They are trained for police work for six or seven months at Imber Court before going out to duty. All men in the mounted branch are volunteers who have completed at least two years police service "on the beat" on foot. May 01, 1953. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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March 1915. In the vicinity of Nish. Wounded Serbian Soldiers Watching a Convoy of Their Comrades Pass by, Driven in Carts to the Hospitals.
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection General Shonbridge and staff (7th Division) playing polo.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage Palembang. Palembang street scene. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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The Great trek is a time of hardship and peril from the fierce Zulu natives, who resist this intrusion into their land. Shawn strives to meet the demands of frontier life with difficulty, but Katie drives on. They are shown here crossing the forbidding African veldt. May 19, 1955.
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A view of an artillery harnessed with horses / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères
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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, Abteilung auf dem Marsch
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Bei der Einnahme von Mitrowitza erbeutete serbische Geschütze. Im Hintergrund Abtransport von Gefangenen.. text. Postcards, Photographs. 1914 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. World War, 1914-1918 , Equipment and supplies , Serbian , Serbia and Montenegro , Serbia, Artillery (Weaponry) , Serbian , Serbia and Montenegro , Serbia, World War, 1914-1918 , Prisoners , Serbian , Serbia and Montenegro , Serbia
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09/30/1921. Melilla. Recent Operations. Artillery battery protecting the advance of a column.
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Col. C. Vanderbilt
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THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN (SUDAN): THE CAMEL DEPOT AT SUEZ
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Peter I (1844 - 16 August 1921); King of Serbia; flees across a river in World war one 1916
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The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Cattle at East Fort.
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1. Royal Saxon Ulana Regiment No. 17 - Emergency to the field serviceOschatz. K.S. 1. Ulana stimulates. No. 17 - out march z. Field service
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Officers of the Regiment of Lancers of the Imperial Guard, Constantinople, Turkey - pictured at the Selimiye barracks. Date: 1913
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Thuringian Hussar Regiment No. 12 - FightshiftTorgau. Thür.-Hus.-Regim. No. 12 - Combat shooting
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Train - Column Husaren Regiment No. 18Großenhain. Train - Column Hus. Regim. No. 18
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Prussia, Prussian Army, Soldiers' Emergency Quarters in the Rain, Germany, ca 1900, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe
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The parade on July 14 in Longchamp, Paris, France, photo by Maillard from L'Illustration, No 3412, July 18, 1908.
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Decoration and inspection by excellence Count Bothmer in the castle Raj. .
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Military use of horses, Garde-Reiter-Regiment (1. Schweres Regiment), 1906, Dresden, Königlich Sächsisches Karabinier, Regiment, Germany
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The desert phase of the South-West African campaign. Union troops plodding forward under fire. The man lower right has been hit. Puffs of sand from bullets can be seen. From The Great World War A History Volume III, published 1916.
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06/30/1918. The Rest of the Fighters. North American soldiers before their provisional accommodation in Champagne. Photo: Ginestal.
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Mexico rebels flagging train
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1. Royal Saxon Ulana Regiment No. 17 - MarschkolonneOschatz. K.S. 1. Ulana stimulates. No. 17 - March column
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03/31/1916. The French in Campaign. Soldiers from a position giving water to their horses in the vicinity of the battle line.
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1. Royal Saxon Hussar Regiment King Albert No. 18 - Einr. patrolGroßenhain. 1. K: S: Hus.-Regim. Kings. Albert No.18 - Einr.Patrouille
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Herolde with the Reichsbanner at the Macart Festival , Josef Löwy -, photographer, publisher
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The loss of the British hospital ship, Rohilla: Whitby life-boat men gallantly attempting to launch their boat. Date: 1914
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Don Kelly (foreground, center), on-set of the western film, "Frontier Uprising", United Artists, 1961
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Assassination of Alexander II - a moment before the explosion, as the tsar drives home from the parade at the Mikhailovsky Palace. Date: 13 March 1881