Suppression of the anti-colonial uprising in Morocco by French troops (1907)

Footage №103694, 1 footage, Duration: 0:05:37

Scene №1 Suppression of the anti-colonial uprising in Morocco by French troops

Horses being unloaded from a French barge, the horses jumping over the side into the coastal water.

Horses being led out along the gangplank onto the shore, French sailors next to the gangplank.

Sailors moving the gangplank.

Panorama of one of the streets of Casablanca after the French bombardment on August 5-7, 1907, two Europeans riding along the street on horseback.

Panorama of part of a destroyed quarter.

Soldiers of the colonial troops in the square of the destroyed city (panorama).

Panorama of the firing position of the Moroccan coastal artillery battery, Moroccans sorting out rags near one of the broken guns.

Teenagers dragging a dead horse.

French soldiers rolling 75-mm guns out of the fortress gates.

Artillerymen roll guns along the wall of the building.

Panorama of the firing position of the French artillery.

French guns firing at the rebels with direct fire.

An artillery gun in position, an officer observes the target through binoculars.

French naval personnel fire light landing guns.

The gun recoils after firing, the gunners return the gun to its place.

Combat work of French gunners at a firing position, setting fuses.

The commander of the French troops, General Antoine Drude, observes Moroccan envoys through binoculars, war correspondents stand nearby.

A French officer at a tent.

Persons:

Drude Antoine Marius Benoit -- French military leader

Calendar:

08.1907

Shooting locations:

Morocco

Seasons:

Summer

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