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April 9, 1919
Newark Post
Newark, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
In WWI at Verdun, horses proved vital for transporting supplies through terrain where trucks failed, according to the billets and remounts division, crediting them for key victories.
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Horse Went Where Trucks Could Not Go
The automobile may have won at Verdun, says the billets and remounts division, but the horse has won more victories than he has hairs on his top-knot for, say they, no victory could have been attained, no push could have succeeded, unless the horse was on the job to pull the guns forward, to take up the rations, the water, the ammunition, through mud where trucks could not go, or over shell swept ground equally impassable for the gasoline propelled vehicle.—Stars and Stripes.
The automobile may have won at Verdun, says the billets and remounts division, but the horse has won more victories than he has hairs on his top-knot for, say they, no victory could have been attained, no push could have succeeded, unless the horse was on the job to pull the guns forward, to take up the rations, the water, the ammunition, through mud where trucks could not go, or over shell swept ground equally impassable for the gasoline propelled vehicle.—Stars and Stripes.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Military Action
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Horses In War
Battle Of Verdun
Military Transport
World War I
Truck Limitations
Where did it happen?
Verdun
Story Details
Location
Verdun
Event Date
World War I
Story Details
The billets and remounts division states that automobiles may have contributed at Verdun, but horses were indispensable for victories by pulling guns and delivering rations, water, and ammunition through mud and shell-swept ground impassable to trucks.