A line of cavalry walking through a ruined village. Each horse has a halter around its neck. When cavalrymen had to fight on foot, one man of every four had to stay back, holding four horses. As one young cavalryman said, 'What can one man do with four terrified horses? Nothing, except keep them together as much as possible. If shells burst behind they lunge forward. If shells burst ahead they go back on their haunches, nearly pulling your arms out of their sockets.'The cavalry were hampered by the nature of the trench warfare at the Western Front. As a result, they were often used in a combination of traditional cavalry charges and fighting on foot as infantry. [Original reads: 'Cavalry passing through a wrecked village.'] http://digital.nls.uk/74549534

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