Monday, July 4, 2011

Happy Independence Day!

Here is a salute to our Marshal brothers on this 4th of July. Starting at the invention of the “safety bike” the bicycle has often been paired with infantry as modern dragoons.  Here are a few vintage pictures showing these pairings.

The US 25th Infantry Regiment "Buffalo Soldiers"

Canadian Cyclist Corps, camped on Salisbury Plain, 1914

Commonwealth cyclist scouts in France in WWI


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