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Ironsides


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Uncensored letters from the Dardenelles 1916 A French Doctor at Gallipoli
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I came across this by pure chance, a moving personal account of one mans experience of war related through the letters he sent to his English wife, includes many photos taken by the author of the French at Gallipoli....

http://www.archive.org/details/uncensoredletter00vassuoft


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That's fantastic, Ivor.

Amongst the photos is this, of a French armoured car "used against the Bulgars". Does anyone remember a pic (a drawing, I think)爉any months ago of just such a vehicle being assailed by troops in peaked caps? It was speculated at the time that they might be Bulgarian. I think this is the vehicle.


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Hi James, looks like a 1915 Renault to me.....

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Managed to find the other picture, although not the thread. Wherever I got the pic from calls it Fra-Peugeot-Serbia. Either way, it seems to confirm that the French used ACs in the theatre and the opposition must be Bulgarian.

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The Doctor Writes on 3rd Nov....

"The Chaffeurs told me about the fate of the machine gun cars. The General had sent them in advance about two kilometres on a very bad road. At a certain place they had to slacken down. The bulgarians rushed out on either side like devils and tried to capture them. They could not turn, and had to fly, going backwards.
One of them missed the road in the Darkness, and dashed into a ditch. Terrible struggle; finally one car continued. The one which stuck in the mud is in the hands of the Bulgarians, as well as a lieutenant燼nd several men. It is believed they were killed while trying to disengage their car."

The artists interpretation doughtless reflects these events....

The Peugeot has a long oblong bonnet which I'm sure would be visible in the photo...otherwise the bodies are very similar..

Check out Automitrailleuses at http://www.chars-francais.net/燼nd you'll see what營 mean.....

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-- Edited by Ironsides at 11:19, 2008-12-10

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Excellent, Ivor. Uncanny, in fact.燣ovely bit of detective work. Always a bit suspicious of artist's impressions, but the account and the pic tie in remarkably well. Am just reading account by a bloke from the 1/5th Manchesters who were on the extreme right at Helles, alongside the French.

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Did the Bulgarians press the captured car into service?

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