Scottish Military Tattoo (1920-1929)

Scottish military tattoo. Scotland. British Army at Dreghorn Castle in Scotland. An odd sort of war game; in which an Army convoy; incl. soldiers on foot; a few gun carriages; even 2 bagpipe players; are attacked on the way across a field by a group of British men dressed in costumes as Indian rebels w/ turbans; fake long beards; armed w/ swords and knives as well as rifles. The soldiers are dressed for hot climate; in shorts. Scenes of the Indians charging; mock battle w/ hand to hand combat;which (of course) the British win. Not known if this is actually a serious attempt to prepare soldiers for unrest in the colonies. Colonialism; racism; India FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items fr
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