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1914-1918
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Cannon Abandoned by Germans in Retreat at Acy, France
Two men stand in a field on either side of an abandoned German 77-mm. field gun, left from the first battle of the Marne.
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French Reserves from U.S.A. -- Some of the Two Million Fighters in the Battle of the Marne
Many Frenchmen who had been residing in the United States returned to Europe to fight. Here, a group of them sit on a field looking at the camera.
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Inspecting a Nearly Completed Pontoon Bridge in the French Sector of the West Front
On a river in France, inspecting officers walk across a constructed pontoon bridge flanked by pontoon boats each carrying three soldiers.
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1914
French Troops Crossing the Marne by Pontoon Bridge
French troops after their victory at the first battle of the Marne following the retreating Germans across a pontoon bridge, made by laying a series of floating barges, as the permanent bridge had been destroyed. Several onlookers watch from the near...
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Battle of the Aisne, French Infantry, Transferring to Left Wing
French troops, still wearing the pre-war French Army uniform, on the march to extend the French lines north from the Aisne River and turn the right flank of the German Army
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Battle of the Aisne--Ammunition Wagons Shifting to a New Position
A group of French soldiers, charged with bringing ammunitions to the front by wagon. A few soldiers sit atop horses or on the wagon itself, while the rest are standing beside it.
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Decorating, Medaille Militaire, adjt. Dambrine. Severely Wonded, at Ablain St. Nazaire, France.
A ceremony of decoration for a French soldier who lies wounded, but alert, in the foreground. Behind him, French troops with bayonets stand at attention.
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The Highland Regiment of the British Army Marching Through Boulogne
The British Highland Regiment, a regiment of Scotsman, marching through the city of Boulogne, on the first day that British troops arrived in France.
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Canadian Artillery Proceeding to the Front
A group of Canadian artillery soldiers manning cannons at the front.
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Marshal Haig and General Antoine at Review of French First Division
Sir Douglas Haig, Commander of the British armies in France during the war, stands left, speaking with General Antoine of the 1st Division of the French Army.
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