Boer Collection (page 9)

DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). British writer
" DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). British writer, author of Sherlock Holmes. " The Great Boer War" (London, 1901). SPAIN. Barcelona

Second Boer War. Massacre of Tugela (2nd January 1900). Engraving

Second Boer War (1899-1902). Interview between Presidents Kruger and Steijn. Image from the illustrated supplement of the

General De Wet during the Boer War
General De Wet (Boer general, rebel leader and politician) and his staff in the Transvaal during the Boer War. Date: 1900

The Boer Lilliputian - the British Gulliver. Illustration showing John Bull as Gulliver being tied to stakes with ribbons labeled with the names of battles from the Second Boer War

The Boers religion. Illustration showing a man sitting on a rock with a rifle across his lap, he is holding a bible, a young boy is standing in front of him holding a toy rifle

Peace. In memory of the brave deeds of the Boers

Major General Brocklehurst, Cottesmore Hunt
Major General John Fielden Brocklehurst (later Lord Ranksborough, 1852-1921), soldier, courtier and Liberal politician. Seen here as Master of the Cottesmore Hunt (Rutland)

Peg-leg peddlar with his tray of items for sale
" Any article on the board a penny" A man wounded in the Boer War, his leg lost resort to life as an itinerant tinker or peddlar, peddling his wares on the street

The arrival of Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener at Cape Town
Lord Roberts, with Lord Kitchener and the rest of his staff, reached Cape Town on the liner Dunottar Castle on 11th January 1900

York - Yorkshire Regiment Boer War Memorial Date: circa 1908

Redvers Buller
SIR REDVERS HENRY BULLER British military commander, notably during the Boer War. Date: 1839 - 1908

Hull, Yorkshire - Soldiers Memorial, Paragon Square
Hull, Yorkshire - Hull South African War Memorial, Paragon Square - unveiled in 1904 and dedicated to the soldiers who lost their lives fighting in South Africa during the Boer War. Date: 1913

Union Jack Club
The Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, Waterloo, London SE1, was founded in 1904 as a National Memorial to commemorate the bravery of the troops in the Boer War. Date: founded 1904

Louis Botha and Wife
LOUIS BOTHA Boer general with his wife. Date: 1862 - 1919

General Sir George Colley at battle of Majuba Hill
The Transvaal War: General Sir George Colley at the battle of Majuba Mountain just before he was killed. The Battle of Majuba Hill was the main battle of the First Boer War

Last public appearance by Queen Victoria
The last public visit by Queen Victoria (1819-1901), aged 80 - pictured leaving the Herbert Hospital, Woolwich on 22nd March 1900 after visiting soldiers wounded in the Boer War. Date: 1900

Field Marshal Sir John French circa 1915

General J M B Hertzog, South African Prime Minister
James Barry Munnik Hertzog (1866-1942), Boer general during the Second Boer War. He later became Prime Minister of South Africa (1924-1939). Date: 20th century

Invalids at Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 1900
Invalids from the Boer War campaign outside the Royal Victoria Military Hospital in Netley, near Southampton. Date: August 1900

Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician
Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (1854-1922), South African (Boer) general, rebel leader and politician. Date: 1880s

Special artists working for The Illustrated London News
Portraits of Melton Prior and H.C. Seppings appear in the Illustrated London News with their sketches in the background; the title reads, Our Special Artists in Africa

Mafeking - Standard Bank, School & De Kocks Buildings
Mafeking, South Africa - Standard Bank, School & De Kocks Buildings. Scene of the famous siege during the Boer War, which last from October 1899 to May 1900

British Officer
A British Officer in the Boer War. (Mackunnon) Date: 1901

Boer Family Trekking
A Dutch Boer family trekking Date: 1877

Boer / Battle of Tugela
FIGHTING SCENE The Battle of Tugela Date: 1900

Jameson Raid / Captured
THE JAMESON RAID - Dr Jameson and his party fail to trigger an Uitlander rising in the Transvaal : captured at Doornkop, they are handed over to the British authorities 2 January 1896

Procession of dignitaries, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A special occasion in the High Street and Castle Square area of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, possibly for the unveiling of a memorial to Boer War soldiers

The Warriors Return, satirical postcard
A wounded soldier, drawn as a wooden puppet and carrying his own broken-off leg, looks at a WD (War Department) signpost pointing to the workhouse

President Paul Kruger
Stephanes Johannes Paulus (Paul) Kruger (1825 - 1904). Last President of the South African Republic and leader of Boer forces during the Boer War

Swaziland, South Africa - Tenbe River - a landing place

With General Buller on the way to the Cape
A scene on board the Donottar Castle, the ship transporting General Sir Redvers Buller to the Cape during the Transvaal (Boer) War

South Africa - President Kruger and General Joubert
A map of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, South Africa and two inset portraits of the Boer President Paul Kruger and Boer Commandant-General of the South African Republic, Piet Joubert

South Africa - President Kruger, Dr. Leyds and Ministers
President Kruger, Dr. Leyds and his Ministers of State - South Africa

Officer 2nd Life Guards - Boer War Campaign Uniform. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Boys at Charterhouse celebrating the Relief of Mafeking, 190
Illustration showing schoolboys at Charterhouse boarding school celebrating the news of the Relief of Mafeking during the Boer War, 1900

Celebrations in Glasgow after the Relief of Mafeking, 1900
Series of illustrations showing the celebrations in Glasgow which took place when the news of the relief of Mafeking, during the Boer War, reached the city, 1900

Celebrations in London following the Relief of Mafeking, 190
Illustration showing the crowd, dancing in Trafalgar Square, celebrating the news of the Relief of Mafeking during the Boer War, 1900

General Christian De Wet
General De Wet was an elusive guerilla leader and raider of the British lines of communication in the Boer War. During World War One his name was linked to the traitor Maritz

Prince Christian Victor
PRINCE CHRISTIAN VICTOR OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN Eldest son of Princess Helena - third daughter of Queen Victoria - died of Malaria when serving in the Boer War

Boer / Armoured Train / Iln
TROOP MOVEMENTS Soldiers travel in an armoured train near Frere

Boer / British Generals
A group of British Generals, including MacDonald, Baden- Powell, Dundonald and Pole- Carew

Boer / Battle / Pardorberg
FIGHTING SCENE The Battle of Parderberg - a hot air balloon flies over the scene. Cronje later surrenders

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

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