How things have changed over the millennia: the complete combat equipment of British soldiers from the XI to the XXI century
Categories: Photo project
By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/how-things-have-changed-over-the-millennia-the-complete-combat-equipment-of-british-soldiers-from-the-xi-to-the-xxi-century.htmlEnglish photographer Tom Atkinson took a series of pictures in which he presented the full combat equipment of a British soldier: starting from 1066 and ending with the present. In his photo project "Soldier's Inventory", he reproduced everything that soldiers took with them on the battlefield: from underwear to a helmet, from a prayer book and a snuffbox to a fitness tracker and a Kevlar armor.
The year 1066, the king's bodyguard, the Battle of Hastings.
Year 1244, knight on horseback, siege of Jerusalem.
Year 1415, battle archer, Battle of Agincourt.
Year 1485, heavily armed Yorkist horseman, Battle of Bosworth.
Year 1588, militia soldier, Tilbury.
The year 1645, the Musketeer, the Battle of Naseby.
The year 1709, private patroller, the Battle of Malplaquet.
The year 1815, private, the Battle of Waterloo.
Year 1854, private, rifle brigade, Battle of Alma.
The year 1916, private, the Battle of Somme.
Year 1944, Corporal, parachute brigade, Battle of Arnhem.
The year 1982, a Special Forces soldier of the Royal Marines, the Falklands War.
Year 2014, Sapper of direct support of the Royal Engineers, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Keywords: Britain | Guns | Soldiers | Then and now | Evolution
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