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Christmas, 1914
Wondering what Brigadier Corn was up to between his time with the British Raj and the RAF Far East Air Force? Why he was on the Western Front in World War I, of course!
ant asked for a picture of our friend, the indomitable (and apparently quite long-lived :3) English officer from Around the World with Willy Fog, participating in the famous Christmas Truce of 1914. As horrific as the Great War was, the truce was in many ways a shining moment of humanity, unparalleled in history, and it was my pleasure to pay the event homage.
Of course most officers weren't too enthusiastic about the soldiers laying down their arms, but obviously Brig. Corn respects the chivalry of it Neither was the event well-reported at the time, seeing as it didn't fit the popular image of the enemy as thuggish brutes. Still, it did get some coverage later on, and that is an original article there from The Daily Mail behind the picture.
To continue the Indian theme from the other images in the series, I assigned Brig. Corn to the 2nd Rajput Light Infantry, one of many Indian units deployed in Europe. Despite German attempts to foment rebellion in the subcontinent, local Indian authorities felt their bid for national independence would be best served by wholly assisting the British Empire. So it was that Indian involvement was on a massive scale: in 1914, at 250,000 men, the regiments of the various Princes constituted the largest volunteer army in the world at the time, and by the end of the war that number had swelled to a million (the cost of maintaining them nearly bankrupted the subcontinent). It was truly a world war, and Indian units fought from the trenches at Ypres to the jungles of Tanzania to the siege of Tsingtao, China - and everywhere in between!
Anyhoo, I'll leave the history lesson to Ant since he excels at that :3 Composing a group pic was a bit tough and certainly time-consuming, but I really enjoyed drawing this up. Making images look like old photos is super-fun!
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Brigadier Corn © BRB Internacional
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ant asked for a picture of our friend, the indomitable (and apparently quite long-lived :3) English officer from Around the World with Willy Fog, participating in the famous Christmas Truce of 1914. As horrific as the Great War was, the truce was in many ways a shining moment of humanity, unparalleled in history, and it was my pleasure to pay the event homage.Of course most officers weren't too enthusiastic about the soldiers laying down their arms, but obviously Brig. Corn respects the chivalry of it Neither was the event well-reported at the time, seeing as it didn't fit the popular image of the enemy as thuggish brutes. Still, it did get some coverage later on, and that is an original article there from The Daily Mail behind the picture.
To continue the Indian theme from the other images in the series, I assigned Brig. Corn to the 2nd Rajput Light Infantry, one of many Indian units deployed in Europe. Despite German attempts to foment rebellion in the subcontinent, local Indian authorities felt their bid for national independence would be best served by wholly assisting the British Empire. So it was that Indian involvement was on a massive scale: in 1914, at 250,000 men, the regiments of the various Princes constituted the largest volunteer army in the world at the time, and by the end of the war that number had swelled to a million (the cost of maintaining them nearly bankrupted the subcontinent). It was truly a world war, and Indian units fought from the trenches at Ypres to the jungles of Tanzania to the siege of Tsingtao, China - and everywhere in between!
Anyhoo, I'll leave the history lesson to Ant since he excels at that :3 Composing a group pic was a bit tough and certainly time-consuming, but I really enjoyed drawing this up. Making images look like old photos is super-fun!
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antBrigadier Corn © BRB Internacional
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Category All / General Furry Art
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File Size 1.13 MB
Almost all the Indian troops serving on the western front were withdrawn after the winter of 14/15 as they could not cope very well out of doors during the winter months,most were sent to Mesopotamia were they ended up as POW along with many British solders following the debacle at KARKOT AND OVER THREE QUARTERS OF THEM STAVERED TO DEATH. ( my friend who is a member of the guild of battlefields guides sent me this )
I'm sure you know about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyeux_No%C3%ABl
But maybe you should link it? :}===<
But maybe you should link it? :}===<
Ah blimey!
Well done Ame, I've been wondering where the clips for this song come from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYgVDM5l2Os
I thought it was the official video - now I see that it is a fan film! Mind you, I think it works better than the stock footage of the official video.
"A nos âmes dans la nuit
Le dernier jour est arrivé
A nos âmes dans l'oubli
Juste un dernier jour accordé
A nos larmes dans le gris
Le dernier jour est arrivé"
"To our souls in the night
The last day has come
To our souls into oblivion
Just one last day upon
To our tears in the gray
The last day has come"
Well done Ame, I've been wondering where the clips for this song come from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYgVDM5l2Os
I thought it was the official video - now I see that it is a fan film! Mind you, I think it works better than the stock footage of the official video.
"A nos âmes dans la nuit
Le dernier jour est arrivé
A nos âmes dans l'oubli
Juste un dernier jour accordé
A nos larmes dans le gris
Le dernier jour est arrivé"
"To our souls in the night
The last day has come
To our souls into oblivion
Just one last day upon
To our tears in the gray
The last day has come"
Thank you! And thanks to ant, too, for suggesting it - it was certainly a moment worth commemorating.
ant, too, for suggesting it - it was certainly a moment worth commemorating. 
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