About this Event
After the outbreak in Europe in the summer of 1914 of the Great War 100,000 men and 7,000 horses were shipped the 10,000 km from Mumbai to Marseilles.
The journey lasted 4 weeks, and those horses had to be fed, groomed, exercised and, when they fell seriously ill, thrown overboard. Many of these men and horses however died in France, and this talk was last given there in the coastal resort of Hardelot, where some of those men are buried.
Bill Leigh studied History at the University of Liverpool a little over 10 years ago.
The car park in Clyde Street LE1 2BH is open on Sundays. Otherwise on street park can be found.
Tea and Bisuits at the end of the talk - donations welcome
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Leicester Secular Hall, 75 Humberstone Gate, Leicester, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
