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Outposts of Empire

British troops try to coax and cajole their pack animals on to a military supply train, but they're stubborn as mules...

Non-Fiction 1915 1 mins Silent

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Overview

Scenes from the East Africa Campaign of WWI: British soldiers prepare for an assault against German colonial forces. As they try to coax and cajole their pack animals on to a military supply train, the mules prove as stubborn as, well, mules! The beasts dig in their hooves as the men heave on their bridles and an officer's whip crackles against their haunches.

Original title
Outposts of Empire: British East African Troops Entraining on an Expedition against German Territory
Genres
Non-FictionWar
Released
1915
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English

Subjects

Colonial troops Black soldiers British East Africa World War I