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Our ‘Little Contemptibles’, 1914 (oil on canvas)

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NAM2975397
Image title
Our ‘Little Contemptibles’, 1914 (oil on canvas)
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Artist
Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) / English
Location
National Army Museum, London
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
1914 AD (C20th AD)
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Composed of regular soldiers and reservists, the British Expeditionary Force landed on the Continent in August in 1914. During the early months of World War One (1914-1918) it was engaged in slowing down the German advance. This painting depicts open warfare with British infantry wearing large packs, taking cover behind a hedge; German artillery in the distance. The title of the canvas relates to an order given by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859 -1941) to the commander of his First Army, Alexander von Kluck (1846-1934), in August, 1914:- ‘It is my Royal and Imperial Command that you concentrate your energies… and all the valour of my soldiers to exterminate first the treacherous English; walk over General French's insignificant [or contemptible] little Army.

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battlefield / battle / emperor / France / Europe / First World War (1914-1918) / war / Prussia / Germany / soldier / battlefields / western front / great war / world war one / soldiers / world war i / first world war / field / ww1 / Painting / Mzpainting

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