Manoeuvres Collection (page 4)

Dr Syntax Soliloquising
Doctor Syntax gazes out at the countryside and soliloquises, while two dogs sit listening to him and an old woman spins

Preliminary Manoeuvres
A show girl, with skirts hoisted to reveal stocking tops, peeping through a stage curtain

Prussian Manoeuvres
Wilhelm I, king of Prussia, at manoeuvres of his army which will defeat his Danish, Austrian and French enemies and make him Kaiser of Germany

Naval manouvres on the Thames
Men of the Red Fleet of the British Navy preparing mines to protect the Thames and Medway area during naval manoeuvres in 1906

Field telegraph
A field telegraph in use by two soldiers during army manoeuvres in the New Forest, Hampshire in 1895

Trumpeters Trumpeting
Trumpeters of the Sachsen Armeekorps sound the call for officers to report to divisional headquaters

Nordsee Manoeuvres
The deck of a German Torpedoboot during manoeuvres in the North Sea

Cavalry Horses Drinking
Three cavalrymen stop to water their horses at a drinking trough on the outskirts of a village, during manoeuvres

Bivouac on Manoeuvres
Biwakskuche - field-kitchen at a bivouac - during manoeuvres. The commanding officer studies his plans while his adjutant tastes the stew

Manoeuvres in Germany
Villagers look on while the local hotel becomes temporarily the headquarters of the German army

German Advanced Post
Sachsen Jaeger ( hunters ) man an advance post

German Military Balloon
A German military balloon used for reconnaissance, during manoeuvres with a Dragoon regiment

Fording a River
Bavarian Light Cavalry fording a river

German Naval Manoeuvres
The German battle fleet on manoeuvres, seen from the bridge of the commanding flagship

Making Friends

Cavalry in Snow
A troop of Prussian Uhlans inquire directions of a local countryman

German Pontoon Bridge
German pioneers build a pontoon bridge across a river

Cavalry Patrol Fired On
Three Hessian cavalrymen on patrol are disconcerted when they come under fire

Practice Gas Attack
At Osaka, a mock gas attack is staged, involving not only the military but also the civil population, to prepare them for what is likely to happen in a future war

Sham German Tanks
Forbidden real tanks under the terms of the Versailles peace treaty the German army parades & manoeuvres with sham ones

Manoeuvres in Paris
Spring manoeuvres are taking place in France this year

Searchlight Practice
Warships of the Royal Navy engaged in searchlight practice off the Kent coast at Margate

Italian Aerobatics
A squadron of Italian fighters perform acrobatics over Le Bourget airfield, near Paris

Cyclist Manoeuvres
The Compagnie Cycliste of the French Army take part in the annual manoeuvres, pedalling rapidly to the high ground before firing on the enemy

Retired Soldiers
After the Napoleonic wars, unemployed French soldiers watch troops drilling and exchange reminiscences about the glorious past

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