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Invasion of England (1909)
 

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Troops hurrying to the coast. A long stream of military vehicles filled with Guardsmen, guns and baggage, rapidly passes round a bend and through country roads. A contingent of Guardsmen, headed by a military band, marches through a Hastings street. They are watched by crowds and the march holds up an electric tram.

A long stream of automobiles filled with Coldstream Guardsmen, guns and baggage, rapidly passes round a bend and through country roads. A contingent of Guardsmen, headed by a miliatry band, marching through a Hastings street. They are watched by crowds and the march holds up an electric tram.