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Royal horse artillery in training. Location of events unknown. Royal Artillery. Series of title frames w/o footage. Then CU Drill leader shouting orders. Men march in yard. CU more shouting. More marching. Pan on troops standing; to CU giving lesson in field gun (very clean!). 3 horses make quick stop from a gallop. Several teams of horses pulling guns across park. Troops set up guns; other teams of horses bring caissons w/ shells. Then masses of horse artillery ride off to left; like making advance. LS artillery charge toward camera; from distance. Artillery ride through arch in brick building into courtyard. Form row; dismount. CU soldier checking tack (bridle; saddle strap; etc). Men lead horses to water trough. Truck bringing new double barrelled field gun. Stops next to another w/ same sort of gun. Men unload guns. MS swivelling gun on base. CU soldier looks through sights. MS team learns loading gun. Packing up truck quickly ? MS gun carriage; team drill at setting up gun w/ speed; big building in BG. Closer shot loading gun; adjusting angle. pulling string Horse artillery on road in line 1 team wide. Next; a team approaching cam; turning right off muddy road; w/ long gun. Men setting up gun. Pan on area; others doing same in BG. Again; munitions dropped off by another horse team. LS guns firing. Crew drops to ground as their gun fires; crouch behind markers. Moving guns to rt. men run after; Finally; pan on men posing sitting on guns. Military; weapons. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
