Indian cavalry 1916
The Deccan Horse line up in ranks in the Carnoy Valley, waiting for the order to advance during the Battle of Bazentin Ridge, the beginning of the second phase of the Battle of the Somme. Later that day, the Deccan Horse, wielding their lances, took part in the cavalry charge against the German position in High Wood, the last such charge of the war
Picture No
10269372
Media ID
47858922
Size
4601px x 3496px
(2.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Robert Hunt Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph
Date
14 July 1916
