Colonel in pony drawn cart leads Khmer troops into Communist territory (Visnews production number 14265-71)

Accession Number F10513
Collection type Film
Measurement 1 min 7 sec
Object type Television news footage, Actuality footage
Physical description 16mm/colour (Eastman)/silent
Maker Davis, Neil Brian
Place made Cambodia: Phnom Penh province, Phnom Penh
Date made 29 November 1971
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

A Khmer battalion led by a colonel in a pony-drawn cart edged cautiously into communist territory last Monday (29 November) just north of the capital of Phnom Penh. The day before the battalion lost 2 killed and 50 wounded in a similar attempt to proceed along the road, initially built as part of a defensive ring around the capital. Visnews cameraman Neil Davis recorded their advance of 3 miles (5 km), a slight dent in the continuing communist pressure around Phnom Penh.

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