The Mission

Their contributions were enormous and so was their suffering; the terror that these animals must have experienced is incomprehensible. But without their loyalty and sacrifices on a massive scale, the war's outcome - and now the world - would be very different."
(Ret) Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter, Chairman, Brooke International

Horses and mules were central to many of the activities of the war. Here we explore how they served.

Click these links or simply scroll down to learn how they served under saddle as Officer's Mounts and as the core of The Cavalry. Their work In Harness served the Quartermaster Corps pulling supply wagons and water carts, pulling guns for the Infantry, and laboring as pack animals carrying everything from food to ammunition to wounded men.