Russian Imperial Cossack cavalrymen water their horses at two wells in winter (snow on ground) during World War 1. They use ropes on large wheels to raise buckets of water from the wells. Soldiers huddle around a fire , each using his own spoon, to eat from a common pot.
Annual visit of the Tsar and Tsarina in Sebastopol, Russia. Military and civil authorities greet and receive Tsar Nicholas II ,Tsarina Alexandra, and Tsarevich Alexei, during an annual visit. Tsarina Alexandra receives wreaths of flowers, and passes them back to an officer behind her, as she greets subjects. Tsar Nicholas II, and his son, Alexei (dressed in sailor suit ) follow the Tsarina as they greet subjects.
United States Military Academy at West Point in New York, United States. Artillery on a mounted area with buildings in background and view out over the Hudson River. United States Army cadets stand in line with rifles in their hands.
U.S. Army soldiers arrive at a training encampment by train. Soldiers in training each firing a pistol at targets on an open field. Groups of soldiers prone in a line firing rifles, then running across a field. The troops mount a wall obstacle. Again they lie prone and fire across a field. The troops are in training for mission to Veracruz Mexico following the Tampico Affair.
Mounted artillerymen execute various maneuvers with teams of horses pulling caissons and artillery pieces on a field at Fort Crook, Nebraska. They raise considerable clouds of dust during the maneuvers. Large units of cavalry practice formations and charge across the field brandishing sabers.
Contingent of U.S. cavalry arrive at a grove on training grounds of Fort Crook, Nebraska. They are mounted in formation. On their commander's order, the entire formation backs up and moves forward, again, in unison. The cavalrymen dismount. In another sequence, a small group of cavalry gallop from the distance, up a hill and stop short of the camera. Next scene shows dismounted cavalry lined up in front of stables. They mount their horses in unison, at a command. Their commander faces them, as three mounted buglers, behind him sound a bugle call. His horse paces about a bit as the bugles blow. In next sequence, several dismounted soldiers set up an artillery observation post, including a telescope on a tripod, in a field, as a mounted officer watches. An officer directs a cavalryman who sets a flag in the field. Back at the stables, mounted officers lead a group of soldiers pulling caissons and artillery pieces, with teams of horses. Dismounted soldiers are assembled with grazing horses, at the grove seen earlier. An officer arrives and issues an order. The soldiers mount and form up before moving out as a unit.