British Armored Vehicle, 1914

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A hundred years ago today, October 5, 1914, the Klamath Falls (Ore.) Evening Herald carried this illustration of an early British armored vehicle. According to the caption, the vehicle saw service in France and Belgium against regiments of German Uhlans, cavalry that operated as raiders ahead of the main line. According to the report, the armored vehicle carried twenty men armed with rifles, and was used “to considerable effect.”