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Cavalry after an attack on the enemy
Cavalry after an attack on the enemy
This photograph is eloquent of the complete waste of cavalry in the warfare of the Western Front. The cavalry are returning after an attack, while the equally doomed infantry run into action. Of the dozen or so horses returning, more than half are rider less. In the new warfare of trenches, wire and heavy artillery, there was no longer a place for brave and chivalrous cavalry attacks. However, …
Subject
- Cavalries
- Horses
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Subject
- Cavalries
- Horses
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Identifier
- 74549496
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T13:22:55.479Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:46:16.743Z