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November 04, 2022

 

  • Cavalry

    W.A.S. Dunlop and three other soldiers from the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Giza, Egypt, approximately 1915.
    World War INational Library of Australia, nla.obj-148034768

    Despite the advances in technology, cavalry retained a significant role in World War I, and horses died by the millions in the conflict.





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  • Battleship

    Figure 30: HMS Orion, super dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. Heavier than HMS Dreadnought but just as fast, this ship mounted 10 13.5-inch guns of greater armour-piercing power in five turrets along the centreline of the vessel.The Orion was pre
    HMS Orion; dreadnoughtThe National Maritime Museum, London

    The age of the battleship reached its apotheosis in World War I, as even the Dreadnought, the archetypal "big-gun" ship, found itself outgunned. Super dreadnoughts, such as the HMS Orion, ruled the waves; their reign was short, however, as developments in naval aviation would soon render such ships obsolete.

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