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Title: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: cameronian on 25 October 2015, 11:17:11 AM
Good

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164613
Title: Re: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: Fenton on 25 October 2015, 11:26:02 AM
I saw these a coup!e of days ago on FB. I was wondering if they were taken just for taking photographs sake or maybe ( probably unlikely) as instructional photographs for officers. I was thinking of the pictures of the troops in square etc
Title: Re: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: Rob on 25 October 2015, 11:41:56 AM
These are excellent. Thanks very much for sharing  :)
Title: Re: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: fsn on 25 October 2015, 12:25:58 PM
Love'em. Shows how formidable a square looks.
Title: Re: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: Matt J on 25 October 2015, 12:43:59 PM
but also how much havoc artillery would wreak

excellent photos
Title: Re: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: Techno on 25 October 2015, 01:57:24 PM
Fascinating !
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: Aksu on 25 October 2015, 02:44:28 PM
Brilliant! The last one with the deck chairs obviously shows the chaps ready to scramble to beat back the dastardly french... Err the hun...  Err the chaps with sharp fruit... Hmmm.
Cheers,
Aksu
Title: Re: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: Steve J on 25 October 2015, 03:34:57 PM
Wow, what a fantastic find 8).
Title: Re: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: Ace of Spades on 29 October 2015, 08:45:34 AM
Historical military porn...the best! =P~

Cheers,
Rob
Title: Re: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: Bill Braham on 29 October 2015, 04:55:20 PM
Cameronian

Excellent find - some nice detail of squares formed at company and battalion level plus a couple of good ones of a skirmish line. I particularly like the one that has the paired skirmishers, the supports and reserve all in one shot - obviously posed but it shows how these things were done. It has given me some ideas on what to do with the 1860s Canadian militia.

Bill
Title: Re: Photos of British Infantry on manouvres, Curragh
Post by: cameronian on 29 October 2015, 06:35:57 PM
Its a pleasure Bill, welcome.