dragonders

Eerste Wereldoorlog, Algerijnse dragonders

from Nationaal Archief

• 5 older comments, and then…
• Calm Range said:

  brave brave men....what they must have been feeling...

• doustpauline of > \whatwhenwhere/ <all behind. said:

  takeing into account the camras of this era the capture of a moveing subject is remarkable, outstanding,

• Algeria888 ( G.Zouaî ) said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called a Picture, a Story!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• Mike Blake said:

  They are Spahis, and usually described as French Algerian cavalry rather than dragoons. Are they charging along the beach at Nieuwpoort - it doesn't look like the sea in the background? Given that they are Algerian, would the sand be more likely to be in North Africa? There are a number of similar photos of what are staged charges, called 'razzias' [sp?] which North African horsemen were famous for - this looks like one rather than a 'charge into battle' shot. Nonetheless it is a great photo.

• grijsz Hans said:

  Wow ! Where are these times gone