First filming of war

According to Official Guinness Records,

The first war to be filmed was the Battle of Volo in Thessaly, Greece in April 1897. This war between Turkey and Greece was filmed by the British war correspondent and cinematographer, Frederick Villiers (UK), but never publically broadcast. The earliest footage of war that still exists was filmed on12 November 1899 by John Bennett (UK) during England's campaign at Orange River, South Africa during the Boer War (1899-1902).

For a complete list of 1897 records, please visit 1897 Guinness Records in Greece.

Related Images

Other Greece records that might interest you:

• Oldest analogue computer
• Most times to win Champions League football (soccer) titles by an individual player
• First use of steganography
• First dictionary
• First horse race