The First Battle of Ypres
November 1, 2014 9:49 AM Subscribe
British Pathe has made a silent film dramatizing the First Battle of Ypres available on their website. They have cataloged all of their WWI films. Personal favorites are: "Wounded Horses Recover" and "Horse Breaking by American Cowboy Soldiers".
Is anyone getting the videos to play if Firefox/Mac? They play fine in Safari, but the Flow Player in FF can't seem to load the videos.
posted by Thorzdad at 12:19 PM on November 1, 2014
posted by Thorzdad at 12:19 PM on November 1, 2014
I wonder if they were real cowboys, or if the European soldiers just thought all Americans were cowboys.
posted by ChuraChura at 12:31 PM on November 1, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by ChuraChura at 12:31 PM on November 1, 2014 [1 favorite]
Shortly after enlisting in the Canadian army, my grandfather was ordered to break mustangs, since he was a "colonial" and must know all about such things.
My great-grandfather had a similar experience- he was Scottish, and was enlisted in the Scots Guards. Of course, his uniform in the trenches was that natural garment of the Scotsman- the kilt. He was a butcher from Glasgow, and had never worn a kilt in his life. Needless to say, it was not the ideal garment during the winter of 1917.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 8:39 PM on November 1, 2014 [2 favorites]
My great-grandfather had a similar experience- he was Scottish, and was enlisted in the Scots Guards. Of course, his uniform in the trenches was that natural garment of the Scotsman- the kilt. He was a butcher from Glasgow, and had never worn a kilt in his life. Needless to say, it was not the ideal garment during the winter of 1917.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 8:39 PM on November 1, 2014 [2 favorites]
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