Colenso Collection

Boer War; Colenso
BATTLE OF COLENSO Buller fails to dislodge the Boers from their positions and has to retire, abandoning ten guns

The Zulu war. Residence of Bishop Colenso at Bishopstowe
Bishop John William Colenso, originally from Cornwall, rocked the establishment by his support for the native Zulus when their lands were threatened by Britain and the Boers

Zulu war. St Peters, Bishop Colensos church at Pietermaritz
John William Colenso, Bishop of Natal, rocked the establishment with his radical theological views and his support for the Zulu tribes

Group photo, Boer War soldiers, with boy bugler
Group photo of Boer War soldiers, including Bugler John Francis Dunne (the boy seated on the ground, right), who saw action at the Battle of Colenso (December 1899) with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Battle of Colenso memorial
Cairn of stones recalling the battle where 103 soldiers lives were lost of December 15th. The battle of Colenso was the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War

BELTRAME, Achille (1871-1945). Second Boer War. Battle of Colenso, December 15, 1899. Boer forces led by Louis Botha defeated the English army of General Sir Redvers Buller. Engraving

Colenso Diamond
A 133-carat diamond donated to the Natural History Museum in 1887 by the poet John Ruskin. It was stolen in 1965 and remains missing

Colenso Diamond Wanted Poster
Poster offering reward of e750 for the return of the Colenso Diamond. On 29th April, 1965, from the Mineral Gallery at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7

Napier from Colenso Hill - New Zealand
Napier viewed from Colenso Hill, New Zealand. Date: circa 1909

Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Monte Pellegrino and the port
The Battlefield at Colenso - site of the heavy defeat of British forces by the Boers during the Second Boer War on 15th December 1899

Lower Tugela, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa
Eshowe Railway Terminus, Lower Tugela (Thukela), Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: 1905

Harts Hill, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of a charge by the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on 23 February 1900 which led to many casualties. Date: circa 1904

Pieters Hill, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa
Harts Hill and Pieters Hill, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of battles during February 1900 which led to the lifting of the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)

Tugela River, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa
Eagles Nest and Tugela River from Pieters Hill, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of Pieters Hill Battle, 27 February 1900

Tugela Heights, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa
Tugela (Thukela) Heights, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of a battle, 14-27 February 1900 which led to the lifting of the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)

Colenso (Hunt)
JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers Date: 1814 - 1883

Colenso (Photo)
JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers Date: 1814 - 1883

COLENSO ( APE )
JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers Date: 1814 - 1883

Hotel at Colenso, South Africa
Hotel at Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Date: crca 1910s

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

Colenso / Kilburn Cdv
JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers

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