But they will be surprised to learn that there once was a unit called the Maltese Mounted Infantry that saw action in the Second Anglo-Boer War fought from October 11, 1899, until May 31, 1902.

TIBETANS AMBUSH BRITISH.; Mounted Infantry Lose One Man Killed, Two Wounded, and Seven Horses. Share full article. LONDON TIMES -- NEW YORK TIMES Special Cablegram. May 21, 1904; ...

For mounted infantry tactics there is more to be said, but even these are best carried out, not by men on horses, but by men on motorbicycles and in motor-cars.

Help needed to identify WW1 soldiers in £1 photo. 15 December 2024. ... including six from the Durham Light Infantry ... saw 19,240 British soldiers killed ...

The first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July, 1916, saw 19,240 British soldiers killed - the deadliest day in the history of the Army Mr Maasz said a World War One internet forum had been a ...