Boer Collection (page 10)

Boer / Prisoners / 1st Brits
PRISONERS The first British prisoners are rounded up by the Boers

Boer / Peace Demo / London
Demonstration against the Boer War in Trafalgar Square, London - but alas, the public and the government are not convinced

Victoria / Cocorico / Advert
An advertisement banned by the Paris police because it ridiculed Queen Victoria; nevertheless it was reproduced as an advertisement for Dr Trabants little pills

Battle of Blood River
Cast iron prairie schooners of the Boer Voortrekker Laager on the site of the Battle of Blood River. The Zulus lost nearly 3000 men and the Ncome river became red with their blood

Field-Marshal Lord French inspecting soldiers in Hyde Park
Field-Marshal Lord French (1852-1925) inspecting some 10, 000 volunteers of numerous London regiments in Hyde Park in 1916

Boer War Communion
Holy Communion on the veldt British soldiers pray that God is on their side

Lord Roberts / Menpes 1 / 5
FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier in South Africa during the Boer War

Llangefri Clock Tower
This Neo-Gothic clock tower in Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales, is a War Memorial to George Pritchard Rayner, who died at Bloemfontein Hospital (Boer War) in 1900. Unveiled 1902

Boer War / Maxim Gun
British troops manoeuvring a Maxim gun in rough terrain

Boer War Armoured Train
Armoured train used by the British; the locomotive is given blanket protection

Roberts Enters Pretoria
Lord Roberts enters Pretoria triumphantly after the Boer capitals surrender. After Mafekings earlier relief, many thought the war over but it dragged on two years longer

Boer War Yeomanry Troops
British soldiers of the Royal East Kent Yeomanry who saw service in South Africa during the Boer War

Pagets Horse in Action
The Imperial Yeomanry in action: Pagets Horse Company chasing Boers outside Lichtenberg

Paul Kruger Photo
PAUL KRUGER South African statesman and leader of the Boer rebellion in 1880

Baden-Powell in Africa
ROBERT STEPHENSON SMYTH, lord BADEN-POWELL Soldier in Boer War (here), later founder of Boy Scout movement

Battle of Colenso
At COLENSO, the Boers are in a strong position to repel Buller when he makes a brave attack on their position, forcing him to retire with heavy losses

Piet Joubert / Thereses
PIET JOUBERT Boer soldier and statesman

Rural Scene, South Africa
A country scene in South Africa - Boer wagons travel on the road while native herdsmen drive sheep and cattle across the veldt

Lord Roberts / Menpes 3 / 5
FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier watching the Battle of Osfontein during the Boer War

Chamberlain / Commons 1901
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Liberal politician speaking in the House of Commons on 2 August 1901: it is the Governments policy to bring the Boer War to an end

Boer / Cartoon / Clean Boots
CARTOONS German consul: " My Lord, you have trodden the rights of German subjects into the dirt. May I clean your boots?"

Boer / Peace Treaty / 1902
PEACE The peace treaty is signed in Pretoria by Christiaan De Wet and Kitchener

Boer on the March / 1899
TROOP MOVEMENTS Boers on the march through the Transvaal

Boer Prisoners in Camp
PRISONERS OF WAR Boer prisoners in a British camp in the Transvaal

Mafeking Celebrations
The Relief of Mafeking is celebrated in Commercial Road, Portsmouth. " Men and women, danced sang and shouted.."

Boer War: interrogation
British interrogate a Boer farmers wife, held by two natives whose manhandling has caused her blouse to slip

Boer War: Thabanchu
THABANCHU De Wet breaks through the British lines

Boer War: Steyn Escapes
BOERS ESCAPE Riding at night, Steyn and De Wet escape to the Transvaal

Battle of Biddulphsberg
BIDDULPHSBERG A British cavalry force crossing the veldt is attacked by the Boers from the high ground

Boer War: Boer Ambush
BOER AMBUSH Boer guerillas attack a British supply column

Boer War: Boer Council
BOER COUNCIL OF WAR Boer commanders meet to discuss strategy outside a Boer farmhouse

Boer War : Spion Kop
BATTLE OF SPION KOP A British night attack takes this strategic obstacle to the advance on Ladysmith; but they are unable to hold it and have to abandon it

Boer War; Tugela River
TUGELA RIVER (near Ladysmith, Natal) Boers defend the Tugela River, blocking Methuens advance on Ladysmith

Boer War; Stormberg
BATTLE OF STORMBERG Gatacre, misled by guides, runs into trouble when he attacks the Boer position and suffers heavy losses

Boer War; Modder River
BATTLE OF MODDER RIVER British cavalry try to force a crossing of the river in the face of heavy opposition from the Boers on the other bank

Boer War; Lombarskop
LOMBARDSKOP The destruction of the Boer Long Tom gun on Wagon Hill, the key to the defence of Ladysmith

Boer War; Modderspruit
MODDERSPRUIT (Modder River) Boers under Cronje attack Lord Methuens column but are driven from their positions : the mules suffer as many losses as the men

Johannesburg 1898
General view of the city at the outbreak of the Boer War

Racial /s Africa / Boer
A Boer postman in the Transvaal rides his horse urgently across the veldt, uncertain whether strangers are friend or foe

Lord Edward Cecil
EDWARD HERBERT CECIL Fourth son of third Marquess of Salisbury, Lord Cecil fought in the Boer War, and married Violet Maxse

Crowds Celebrating / 1900
RELIEF OF MAFEKING Celebrating crowds throng the streets of London: flags, banners, whistles, trumpets, confetti & false noses pressed into service of high spirits

Voortrekkers En Route
THE GREAT TREK The Voortrekkers - Boer farmers seeking to escape British rule - emigrate northwards to the Transvaal

The Great Boer Trek
THE GREAT TREK To escape British rule, Boer families emigrate northwards en masse to the Transvaal and beyond, fighting the Zulus and others on their way

Boer / Rhodes at Kimberley
Cecil Rhodes watching the effect of the Long Cecil gun on the enemy trenches

Boer / Cronje Surrenders
The surrender of Cronje at Paardeberg

Boer Prison Guard
Boer prisoners escorted inside the prison by armed guard

Boer War / Zulus in Action
Mounted Zulu warriors in action against Boer troops

Boer War / Baden Powell
Mafeking defended by Baden Powell

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