March 1918 operation Michel, the massive German Offensive, nothing stood in the way of the German army which now outnumbered the Allies after gaining another million men from the Russian front. Newly trained Australian 'Shock Troops' stood their ground against the German Stormtroopers. Then counterattacked after 3 days of no sleep and constant fighting.
Right , I can tell you lot this now , I have used this video as inspirational material for 2 lifelong mates , as I should have been born Australian , but Dad didn,t get to emigrate , ( he married Mum who refused to go !) both were battling cancer of different forms , we are not of the age group who just know everything about the net , we are older ,but I was able to get them to view this several times , to get the will to FIGHT ! This video has been instrumental in enabling 2 of my best mates to live a further 2 years from diagnosis , in as much as it makes you find the will to fight back . Their battle is now over , R.I.P. , but mine goes on.These guys altered the course of history , in one hour ! Saluted .
My Great Great Uncle fought in the 10th LHR at the Nek in Gollipolli at the age of 32. At 19 he was a member of the 2nd Victorian Mount Regiment sent to South Africa. He also volunteered in the home army for WW2, and passed peacefully in 1955. It's disturbing to think of how damaged he must have been after such experiences. RIP
I searched high and low to purchase a Blu-Ray DVD of this movie. Finally did so. Roger Ebert said this attack on Beersheba was the best ever Cavalry Charge on Film. And here’s your proof. Great story and depiction of history.
Nearly all of the charging 'soldiers' in the film were amateurs who owned their own horses and were employed just to film the charge sequence - many of them are actually teenaged girls!
Sometimes the world forget how brave the men are from the land down under. This charge is just one case. Never forget without the Australian cost watchers the story in the Pacific would have been very different. I have met several Aussies in my life and never met one I didn't like. Great people!!
The Light Horse fought and were chased out of Gallipoli by the Turks. They later chased the Turks all through the Middle East as payback as well as being involved in Belgium and France. My grandfather long gone nearly 50 years now lied about his ageto join the Light Horse.
had a great grandfather that fought in this battle his journal say that not one man showed fear at the task ahead and gave everything for their country this is one of the places that our fighting men proved the strength of the ANZAC sprit that to this day has never died our fighting men will always give their all for our country and i Honour them for it
I thought the finest bit was at the end when the officer was told about the losses. After the bravery comes success. After the success comes euphoria. After euphoria comes the realisation of the cost. I hope there is a special place in Heaven for those soldiers, sailors and airmen of every nation who lost their lives fighting bravely. If Heaven doesn’t exist, then may the memories of their sacrifices be told and re-told so that others know what bravery really is. To the politicians and financiers who generate war to meet their own needs - but stay thousands of miles away counting votes or money - you are not fit to tie the shoes of gallant men and women.
War is the continuation of politics by force of arms. The role of a soldier is to carry out the policies of his government, no different than any other civil servant.
Please allow an old American cavalry corporal [11th ACR, Germany, 82-85] to offer his regards and a respectful tip of the Stetson. John Buford and Phil Sheridan would have been proud of you.
If this doesn,t shake you to your bones , nothing could , "Man & beast we,re up ,n over till we take beersheba !" , one young lady I know says a good horse can reach 40mph flat out ,(with a man on it,s back! ) the bravest blokes , cavalry against bloody artillery , & an excellent leader to battle , & they did it ! most of them survived it , & one bloke got his mind changed for him when the turks shot his mate right off his horse alongside him .Sheer speed & determination , excellent horses & horsemanship , & fearless blokes in a fight . I have to be a bit careful , because although I certainly wasn,t born then ( 1917) , I should have been born Australian , which makes me VERY proud of these blokes , but I also am friends with another delightful young lady who I believe is part TURKISH . Christ , walking on glass again ! I hope all these guys were rewarded well , they certainly earned it . Excellent rousing song .
I keep watching this video over and over again . Any nation would have been so proud to have such valour in it's history . The memorial to these heroes in Albany is an extraordinary memorial .
Talk about gallantry and bravery..this is one of those one will never forget..RIP to all who died galantly and to those beautiful machines: 🐎 GOD's magnificent creatures who were beloved by their soldiers! Ty for posting this...War is horrendous but to watch this..is thrilling!
@@anthonyeaton5153 They weren't mounted infantry. Australian doctrine was revised after the Boer War and clearly distinguished between Light Horse, Mounted Infantry and Cavalry. The LH had some of the characteristics of both the latter forces, and were also influenced by the Boer kommandos. This charge was the first such by them in WWI, but Australian mounted units had conducted charges against the Boers.
Hardly the last. There were several on the eastern front in WWII. The Italian Savoia cavalry wiped out a Russian battalion in a charge during Operation Barbarossa. However this one at Beersheba is probably the last in Brgiade strength (two regiments attacking and two more in depth).
@@Lonefarmer-lk9ld Actually, they got their warning order about 45 minutes before. They knew what their objective would be. In addition, the division had issued orders for how charges were to be conducted (with the hand-held bayonet) five days before the battle, as they anticipated they might be necessary.
@@anthonyeaton5153 the Australians at Singapore made up 13% of the entirety of the British empire forces garrisoned there. yet they took 70% of the casualties from the battle. they took the brunt of the Japanese assault and put up more of a fight than anyone else there! keep in mind that there was about 60,000 empire troops, limited air support and no tanks, despite churchils claim of "fortress singapore".
My Great Grandfather was Queens Own Worcestershire Hussars one of the British Light Yeomanry units in the 5th Mounted Brigade in the Australian Mounted Division who alongside the Warwickshire Yeomanry charged the Turks, Germans and Austrians at Huj on 8th November 1917, one of the guns they captured is now outside Victoria Barracks in Melbourne.
He was a Brigadier and he dropped back behind the two forward regiments after they had gne about half a mile. He only went to the front at first so that he could indicate the direction and be sure the lead regiments were going there. He also had two more regiments riding behind (one Austraian and one British) and he dropped back so he coud direct them.
Driving home after this film role in South Australia some dick head driving on the wrong side of the road ended his life, He would have been the next Mel Gibson in Holly wood R.I.P. mate
The saddest part of this story is the Australian government refused to transport all these horse's back to Australia, that tore the heart's out of these digger's .The government wanted to sell these horse's to the locals, but the digger's saw how badly they treated there own stock that the digger's went for one last ride and put there best friend down,as an act of kindness .out of all those horse's one made it home , Bill the bustard was his name,but that's another story
'silly bloody poms' yes l am sure my 1st cousin 2x really likes that as he is buried in Beersheba after being KIA on the same day. RIP Frederick Albert Scott from Childs Hill, London.
there is something about "at full gallop yelling madly, pounding hooves go hell for leather" that makes my hair stand up and my spine tingle every time... Also would that be a sabaton song in your outro by any chance....
Not 100% sure but at 4:20 there's an officer in the background with a "Baden Powell" hat which might indicate be a token nod to the NZ troops who were also there. Having said that, the Australian 4th Light Horse Regiment and some of the 12th Light Horse were the ones who got to charge while all the other units of the ANZAC Mounted Division were already engaging the Ottomans in support to make the charge possible.
@@anthonyeaton5153 It is quite likely that most people dressed in Australian or NZ uniform in 1915 considered themselves “British” whether they were born in Britain or in the antipodes.
Yes, New Zealand troops were an important part of the British empire force that fought at Beersheba, but this charge was conducted by two Australian light horse regiments, with a British regiment and another Australian regiment in depth
Conducting a cavalry charge at night was a recipe for disaster. More to the point, waiting until nightfall would have allowed the Turks to demolish the wells, which would have stopped further advances more effectively than a regiment of machine guns.
@@ricklorimer9984 Actually they weren't mounted infantry either. Australian doctrine for mounted operations distinguished between Light Horse, Mounted Infantry and Cavalry. The Light Horse conducted scouting, screening and combat mainly dismounted, however they also planned for charges like this one.
So this charge succeeded in all of its objectives, with minimal casualties, yet you compare it to Balaclava?? Do you know anything about either battle?
After the North african campaign Hitler asked Rommel what he would need to win the war, and the reply was "1 division of ANZACS" , god bless Australia!!!
Obviously the western front was not terrrain for cavalry, whereas this was. To flip your question, try using western front tactics in Egypt-Palestine and see where that gets you (nowhere except outflanked and dead of thirst). By the way, Brigadier Grant had four regiments under his command for this charge. The lead two were Australian, but one of the depth regiments was British yeomanry.
Great victory but sad that not just lost of Australian soldiers but the horses that survive couldn’t be brought back to Australia, definitely dark stain post battle.
True, they were very good, although I am not sure they ever conducted a mounted charge in brigade strength. .Of course, they could have done so if required. Polish cavalry were superb.
True, they were. So were other Australian units, and British units. The movie is about this one particular charge, which was conducted by a brigade consisting of three Australian regiments and one British regiment.
Did u know all the horses in the cavalry charge were quarantined and left behind and latter killed and fed to the Palestinians ,abandoned by australians
George Greenberg it was the freaking Australian government they thought the Australians would bring diseases home to Australia so the Aussies couldn’t return their horses home only one returned to Australia. My lovers grandfathers were in the Australian Light Horse they were so mad they couldn’t return their horses home I couldn’t believe that so I cried for weeks after what I was told so I supported my lover everyday
George Greenberg they weren’t abandoned by the Aussie those good men wanted to bring them home but the bloody government refused due to possible diseases
From Wikipedia: The British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour contacted Baron Rothschild, a wealthy banker and head of the British branch of European Jewish causes, on 2 November (two days after the capture of Beersheba). In the Balfour Declaration, he proposed a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, published in The Times on 9 November 1917. So these Australians basically fought for "Baron Rothschild". Well, that's something to be really proud of. Oi well done moite.
No, in the long haul those Aussies didn't fight for Baron Rothschild. They fought to provide a homeland for Jews, one of the most persecuted people in history. And those Israelis have return the favor by fighting valiantly to defend their free land in so many wars that their Arab foes have learned to respect them.
Tell an Aussie that some pommy officer said they can't do it .... they'll do it
f*ck oath, seeing comments like this makes me proud of where im from and the people who live here.
From a proud Scotsman who has many OZ. Relatives this Glorious charge brings a tear to my eye. Australia finest hour..respect from Edinburgh Scotland
March 1918 operation Michel, the massive German Offensive, nothing stood in the way of the German army which now outnumbered the Allies after gaining another million men from the Russian front. Newly trained Australian 'Shock Troops' stood their ground against the German Stormtroopers. Then counterattacked after 3 days of no sleep and constant fighting.
I second that 🥃
Magnifecent
+1 more Bloody PROUD Australian "Thistle Boy" from Aberdeen Sub Sole Sub Sole Umbra Virens !
Jesus you Aussies are tough people. Glad you’re on our side!
Right , I can tell you lot this now , I have used this video as inspirational material for 2 lifelong mates , as I should have been born Australian , but Dad didn,t get to emigrate , ( he married Mum who refused to go !) both were battling cancer of different forms , we are not of the age group who just know everything about the net , we are older ,but I was able to get them to view this several times , to get the will to FIGHT ! This video has been instrumental in enabling 2 of my best mates to live a further 2 years from diagnosis , in as much as it makes you find the will to fight back . Their battle is now over , R.I.P. , but mine goes on.These guys altered the course of history , in one hour ! Saluted .
My great grandfather Thomas Joseph canny was a lighthorseman at Beersheba in first world war
My Great Great Uncle fought in the 10th LHR at the Nek in Gollipolli at the age of 32.
At 19 he was a member of the 2nd Victorian Mount Regiment sent to South Africa.
He also volunteered in the home army for WW2, and passed peacefully in 1955. It's disturbing to think of how damaged he must have been after such experiences.
RIP
I searched high and low to purchase a Blu-Ray DVD of this movie. Finally did so. Roger Ebert said this attack on Beersheba was the best ever Cavalry Charge on Film. And here’s your proof. Great story and depiction of history.
Nearly all of the charging 'soldiers' in the film were amateurs who owned their own horses and were employed just to film the charge sequence - many of them are actually teenaged girls!
@@plymouth5714 That’s very interesting Plym, I never knew that and I believe that the shadows are pointing the wrong way.
Sometimes the world forget how brave the men are from the land down under. This charge is just one case. Never forget without the Australian cost watchers the story in the Pacific would have been very different. I have met several Aussies in my life and never met one I didn't like. Great people!!
Cheers mate 🍺
Yeah, Albanocchio is a traitor to this country. God Bless the Aussies
Another case of the bravery shown by the young men of Australia
Undying guts and tenacity, deserves nothing but respect from an englishman.
The Light Horse fought and were chased out of Gallipoli by the Turks. They later chased the Turks all through the Middle East as payback as well as being involved in Belgium and France. My grandfather long gone nearly 50 years now lied about his ageto join the Light Horse.
The light horse left gallipoli, they weren't chased. Any time the 2 faced each other on equal ground the Australians always won.
@@SamO-ik2cm Actually the Turks had their share of victories too.
@@SamO-ik2cm actually, the allies lost. The Anzacs quietly left Gallipoli during a night, very quietly. That's ok though.
had a great grandfather that fought in this battle his journal say that not one man showed fear at the task ahead and gave everything for their country this is one of the places that our fighting men proved the strength of the ANZAC sprit that to this day has never died our fighting men will always give their all for our country and i Honour them for it
Thank you for your absolutely beautiful words .god bless
The ghosts of these Heroes need to come back and set their country straight.
I'm embarrassed of our government. Strong men have made weak people
Well said and so true.
I blame greed not the true soldiers spirit
My great grandfather Thomas Joseph canny was a Australian lighthorseman at famous charge of Beersheba in first world war 31st Oct 1917
I thought the finest bit was at the end when the officer was told about the losses. After the bravery comes success. After the success comes euphoria. After euphoria comes the realisation of the cost.
I hope there is a special place in Heaven for those soldiers, sailors and airmen of every nation who lost their lives fighting bravely. If Heaven doesn’t exist, then may the memories of their sacrifices be told and re-told so that others know what bravery really is.
To the politicians and financiers who generate war to meet their own needs - but stay thousands of miles away counting votes or money - you are not fit to tie the shoes of gallant men and women.
Mine said hardest part was leaving Horses behind after all they fought as hard as the Humans.
im pretty sure that only about 40 died surprisingly
War is the continuation of politics by force of arms. The role of a soldier is to carry out the policies of his government, no different than any other civil servant.
Casualties were actually very light from this action.
The way they put there horse's first is pure testament to training. God bless the Anzac division's
Watching on Anzac 2022. So amazing that they only lost 40 men doing this. Lest We Forget
Please allow an old American cavalry corporal [11th ACR, Germany, 82-85] to offer his regards and a respectful tip of the Stetson.
John Buford and Phil Sheridan would have been proud of you.
And the Akubras reply
We would have accepted Buford- he did a great job on day one at Gettysburg
This charge was made 50 years to the day I was born, (1967). Epic charge, and result for the Aussies!
If this doesn,t shake you to your bones , nothing could , "Man & beast we,re up ,n over till we take beersheba !" , one young lady I know says a good horse can reach 40mph flat out ,(with a man on it,s back! ) the bravest blokes , cavalry against bloody artillery , & an excellent leader to battle , & they did it ! most of them survived it , & one bloke got his mind changed for him when the turks shot his mate right off his horse alongside him .Sheer speed & determination , excellent horses & horsemanship , & fearless blokes in a fight . I have to be a bit careful , because although I certainly wasn,t born then ( 1917) , I should have been born Australian , which makes me VERY proud of these blokes , but I also am friends with another delightful young lady who I believe is part TURKISH . Christ , walking on glass again ! I hope all these guys were rewarded well , they certainly earned it . Excellent rousing song .
They were mounted infantry. The Turks thought they would dismount but the Aussies didn't and that's what took them by surprise
I keep watching this video over and over again . Any nation would have been so proud to have such valour in it's history . The memorial to these heroes in Albany is an extraordinary memorial .
Talk about gallantry and bravery..this is one of those one will never forget..RIP to all who died galantly and to those beautiful machines: 🐎 GOD's magnificent creatures who were beloved by their soldiers! Ty for posting this...War is horrendous but to watch this..is thrilling!
Never underestimate the Aussie military R. I. P to all that fell in battle
SnK Nah my love to my lovers grandfathers who were in Beersheba on the day
SnK No, my Australian lover actually loved me on the day
Their story is still with me a year on
In battle the veneer of civilisation seems to have worn fairly thin .
Arabs called them the Devils Horsemen,the lean and mean Aussie digger is long gone now....
Horse cavalry might be more than a century out of date, but I expect a charge like that would be no less impressive than one of armoured vehicles.
Looks like we only lost about 30 blokes,... almost miraculous!
Not if your one of them it isn't.
Well said, Lest We Forget.
The last horseback cavalry battle ever fought.
Cavalry means on horseback but they weren’t cavalry but mounted infantry.
@@anthonyeaton5153 They weren't mounted infantry. Australian doctrine was revised after the Boer War and clearly distinguished between Light Horse, Mounted Infantry and Cavalry. The LH had some of the characteristics of both the latter forces, and were also influenced by the Boer kommandos. This charge was the first such by them in WWI, but Australian mounted units had conducted charges against the Boers.
Hardly the last. There were several on the eastern front in WWII. The Italian Savoia cavalry wiped out a Russian battalion in a charge during Operation Barbarossa. However this one at Beersheba is probably the last in Brgiade strength (two regiments attacking and two more in depth).
"we'er gonna charge Beersheba mate" he just says it so casually
why so casual just why
@@Lonefarmer-lk9ld cause they're Aussies mate
@@gavinsfriend5836 TRUE TRUE US AUSSIE ARE CASUAL
@@gavinsfriend5836 Because he’s a soldier. We’re casual about damn near everything.
@@Lonefarmer-lk9ld Actually, they got their warning order about 45 minutes before. They knew what their objective would be.
In addition, the division had issued orders for how charges were to be conducted (with the hand-held bayonet) five days before the battle, as they anticipated they might be necessary.
We Aussies are the second-best and most unstoppable soldiers.
Second only to the Gurkhas.
Then why did the Aussies runaway at Singapore?
@@anthonyeaton5153 the Australians at Singapore made up 13% of the entirety of the British empire forces garrisoned there. yet they took 70% of the casualties from the battle. they took the brunt of the Japanese assault and put up more of a fight than anyone else there! keep in mind that there was about 60,000 empire troops, limited air support and no tanks, despite churchils claim of "fortress singapore".
@@anthonyeaton5153 Some might have. Gurkhas run too, despite all the hype
My Great Grandfather was Queens Own Worcestershire Hussars one of the British Light Yeomanry units in the 5th Mounted Brigade in the Australian Mounted Division who alongside the Warwickshire Yeomanry charged the Turks, Germans and Austrians at Huj on 8th November 1917, one of the guns they captured is now outside Victoria Barracks in Melbourne.
My great grandfather was supposed to at Beersheba but got hit by a car at Cairo, Egypt. He got sent home instead.
And the colonel led the charge and survived!
And he had a brilliant political career after the war, as was told here in the movie, at the ending part.
When he looks left and right then yells "CHARGE" sends shivers down my spine every time. God Bless ya, Diggers
He was a Brigadier and he dropped back behind the two forward regiments after they had gne about half a mile. He only went to the front at first so that he could indicate the direction and be sure the lead regiments were going there. He also had two more regiments riding behind (one Austraian and one British) and he dropped back so he coud direct them.
Quel courage
Ces Holmes absent, chapeau bad.
Shit to google stop to correct my bad English. Respect to these heros
They must have balls I don't know if I can have same
My great grandfather Thomas joesph canny was a Australian lighthorseman at beersheba on famous charge
Did he survive?
@@lightningforesthd3446 he died in 1986
My Grandfather road with 4th at Beersheba. 🇦🇺 it is a fact that the men gave their last water to their horses.
We'll take Beersheeba mate.
No worries, she'll be right.
Damn, I love then Downunder. Kiwi's and Aussies alike.
Driving home after this film role in South Australia some dick head driving on the wrong side of the road ended his life, He would have been the next Mel Gibson in Holly wood R.I.P. mate
Bloody hell this is such a good song.
We are tough yes and we never give up
Happy 104th anniversary
The saddest part of this story is the Australian government refused to transport all these horse's back to Australia, that tore the heart's out of these digger's .The government wanted to sell these horse's to the locals, but the digger's saw how badly they treated there own stock that the digger's went for one last ride and put there best friend down,as an act of kindness .out of all those horse's one made it home , Bill the bustard was his name,but that's another story
'silly bloody poms' yes l am sure my 1st cousin 2x really likes that as he is buried in Beersheba after being KIA on the same day. RIP Frederick Albert Scott from Childs Hill, London.
Australia for life 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
The ANZAC spirit a breed apart.
there is something about "at full gallop yelling madly, pounding hooves go hell for leather" that makes my hair stand up and my spine tingle every time...
Also would that be a sabaton song in your outro by any chance....
Y'all forgetting the Anzacs were comprised of men from Australia AND New Zealand, both should get credit
Not 100% sure but at 4:20 there's an officer in the background with a "Baden Powell" hat which might indicate be a token nod to the NZ troops who were also there. Having said that, the Australian 4th Light Horse Regiment and some of the 12th Light Horse were the ones who got to charge while all the other units of the ANZAC Mounted Division were already engaging the Ottomans in support to make the charge possible.
You are forgetting that 25% of the ANZACS were British born.
@@anthonyeaton5153 It is quite likely that most people dressed in Australian or NZ uniform in 1915 considered themselves “British” whether they were born in Britain or in the antipodes.
@@rednaughtstudios very interesting, I didn't know that, but I know NZ was definitely in the Anzacs in general, we remember them on Anzac day
Yes, New Zealand troops were an important part of the British empire force that fought at Beersheba, but this charge was conducted by two Australian light horse regiments, with a British regiment and another Australian regiment in depth
Brave people fight at daytime ,smart people fight night time, pincer movement 🙂darkness is your best friend 🤘
Well said McD.
Conducting a cavalry charge at night was a recipe for disaster. More to the point, waiting until nightfall would have allowed the Turks to demolish the wells, which would have stopped further advances more effectively than a regiment of machine guns.
Yea the fucking boys mate. The balls it took to charge that crazy shit is unmatched. Hats of to all the lads that fell or made it through.
Makes the charge of the light brigade look like a sensible military maneuver.....damn waste of fine calvary
calvary....the hill they allegedly crucified Jesus on??
They were not cavalry. They were mounted infantry.
@@ricklorimer9984 Actually they weren't mounted infantry either. Australian doctrine for mounted operations distinguished between Light Horse, Mounted Infantry and Cavalry. The Light Horse conducted scouting, screening and combat mainly dismounted, however they also planned for charges like this one.
So this charge succeeded in all of its objectives, with minimal casualties, yet you compare it to Balaclava?? Do you know anything about either battle?
After the North african campaign Hitler asked Rommel what he would need to win the war, and the reply was "1 division of ANZACS" , god bless Australia!!!
The usual bullshit story not backed up by the source.
Very good to our Australian brothers but try doing that on the western front from the uk
Well said Gordon.
Checkc out the exploits of General Sir John Monash on the Western front.
Obviously the western front was not terrrain for cavalry, whereas this was. To flip your question, try using western front tactics in Egypt-Palestine and see where that gets you (nowhere except outflanked and dead of thirst).
By the way, Brigadier Grant had four regiments under his command for this charge. The lead two were Australian, but one of the depth regiments was British yeomanry.
God bless them all
Great victory but sad that not just lost of Australian soldiers but the horses that survive couldn’t be brought back to Australia, definitely dark stain post battle.
800 Australiens 31 killed 30 wounded
Gentlemen 125 years ago
I keep this country straight yet im tied by red taape
Можно название фильма???
The light horsemen! 1987 movie.
What film was this taken from? I'd like to wtch the whole film if possible.
the lighthorse man
@@StormEclipse Thank you :)
You don't believe they can do it?
The best. Brea hearts. The best of the best.
Brave men. On Brave horses.
Horses go where they are told.
@@anthonyeaton5153 Lead.
My GGrandad was an Anzac, not a Lighthorseman, but a Gallipoli vet. Bugger of a war, that one.
Aussies produce beautiful.men.
it will be done again
Can't hear it
What is this 'Holloween Special' nonsense ? It was never heard of even in those days in Australia.
What movie is this called
the light-horsemen
The Light horsemen (1987)
Almost 2 years ago I got it
On Christmas Day 2018
MODULATE THE VOLUME
could have used a better song than Mr Lisper
An ordinary task for the Polish cavalry!
Well said Arthur.
True, they were very good, although I am not sure they ever conducted a mounted charge in brigade strength. .Of course, they could have done so if required. Polish cavalry were superb.
... yeah can tell that this is all made by a aussie... the nz mounted rifles were in combat all day with taking and holding the east flank
I have never heard one disparaging word from any Aussie, specially any that have served, about the fighting spirit and bravery of the Kiwi soldier.
True, they were. So were other Australian units, and British units. The movie is about this one particular charge, which was conducted by a brigade consisting of three Australian regiments and one British regiment.
That song was totally unnecessary and ruined it - thumbs down.
Did u know all the horses in the cavalry charge were quarantined and left behind and latter killed and fed to the Palestinians ,abandoned by australians
George Greenberg it was the freaking Australian government they thought the Australians would bring diseases home to Australia so the Aussies couldn’t return their horses home only one returned to Australia. My lovers grandfathers were in the Australian Light Horse they were so mad they couldn’t return their horses home I couldn’t believe that so I cried for weeks after what I was told so I supported my lover everyday
George Greenberg they weren’t abandoned by the Aussie those good men wanted to bring them home but the bloody government refused due to possible diseases
Selmo today I did my cantering Charge just like then
Nicole Lawless nice
Selmo
I return to riding on June 20th and I’m doing my first horse charge in months
From Wikipedia:
The British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour contacted Baron Rothschild, a wealthy banker and head of the British branch of European Jewish causes, on 2 November (two days after the capture of Beersheba). In the Balfour Declaration, he proposed a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, published in The Times on 9 November 1917.
So these Australians basically fought for "Baron Rothschild". Well, that's something to be really proud of. Oi well done moite.
No, in the long haul those Aussies didn't fight for Baron Rothschild. They fought to provide a homeland for Jews, one of the most persecuted people in history. And those Israelis have return the favor by fighting valiantly to defend their free land in so many wars that their Arab foes have learned to respect them.
@@Inkling777 If only they would have known... 😉
My great grandfather Thomas Joseph canny was a lighthorseman in Beersheba during first world war
My great grandfather Thomas Joseph canny was a lighthorseman at Beersheba in first world war
My great grandfather Thomas Joseph canny was a lighthorseman at Beersheba in the first world war