This is the story of the magnificent men of the Australian Light Horse and the crucial part they played in the fighting in the Middle East during World War 1.
First raised during the Boer War, the Light Horse attracted many from the outback - men who knew how to survive and fight in hot and dry country, and who had a special bond with their horses.
Battle-hardened at Gallipoli, by the time the men arrived in Palestine they were more than ready to play their critical role in Colonel Lawrence’s defeat of the Turks (in the face of the British High Command’s acceptance of the status quo). And under their brilliant commander, Sir Harry Chauvel, they were victorious in the Sinai, Palestine and Syria - culminating in the last great cavalry charge in our history, the taking of Beersheba in 1917.
Their victories played a decisive part in shaping Middle Eastern history in the 20th century.
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