Mailly Collection

WW1 - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron
WW1 - Camo de mailly - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron. The outbreak of the First World War caught the French with a shortage of heavy field artillery

370 railway gun named Louise, Mailly, northern France, c1914-c1918. French 370 mm railway howitzer, a large artillery piece mounted on, transported by

Perfume Manufacture / 1856
Various processes at the Mailly perfume factory, Neuilly, France. Date: 1862

Verdi cartoon Mailly
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) the Italian opera composer depicted as a music peddler

Drawings Prints, Drawing, Caricature Standing Man, Artist, Hippolyte Mailly, French
Drawings and Prints, Drawing, Caricature of a Standing Man, Artist, Hippolyte Mailly, French, 1829-1863, Mailly, Hippolyte, French, 1829, 1863, 1857, 1857

French 320 mm gun on railway mounting, WW1
A French 320 mm gun on a railway mounting, in action north of Mailly, northern France, during the First World War. An aeroplane can be seen flying overhead. Date: 15 May 1918

British Horse Artillery 1918
British Horse Artillery galloping through Mailly-Maillet on the Western Front in France during World War I in March 1918

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Amidst the chaos of WWI, in the northern French town of Mailly-le-Camp, the rhythm of war and industry intertwined. Here, the famed 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron, including the colossal 370mm "Louise" gun, thundered across the battlefield. Yet, this historic town was also the birthplace of Hippolyte Mailly, an artist whose whimsical caricatures brought laughter and levity to the front lines. The Perfume Manufacture of Mailly, established in 1856, continued to bloom amidst the turmoil, its sweet fragrances a stark contrast to the acrid smell of gunpowder. The town's name echoed through history as the site of the funeral of a Russian soldier, a poignant reminder of the human cost of war. As the British Horse Artillery prepared for battle in 1918, the French 320 mm guns on railway mountings, including those in Mailly, roared to life, their deafening roars a testament to the relentless struggle for victory. Amidst the chaos, the spirit of Mailly-le-Camp endured, a symbol of resilience and determination in the face of adversity.