Boer Wars Collection (#6)

General Brabant, C. M. G. 1900. Creator: Unknown
General Brabant, C.M.G. 1900. Edward Yewd Brabant (1839-1914) British military commander in colonial South Africa commanding the Colonial Division in 1900

Stormberg Pass - The Scene of General Gatacres Operations, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright
Stormberg Pass - The Scene of General Gatacres Operations, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Movements of Gatacre and French, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Movements of Gatacre and French, 1900. William Forbes Gatacre commanded the British Army at the Battle of Omdurman and the 3rd Division during the first months of the Second Boer War

Hon. W. P. Schreiner, C. M. G. Premier of the Cape Parliament, 1898-1900, 1900. Creator
Hon. W. P. Schreiner, C.M.G. Premier of the Cape Parliament, 1898-1900, 1900. William Philip Schreiner (1857-1919) barrister, politician

Lady Minto Presenting Colours to Herchmers Horse, on Leaving Ottawa, 19th Jan. 1900, 1900. Mary Caroline Grey Wife Of Governor General Of Canada presents colours to Canadian troops before they left

Colonel W. D. Otter, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Colonel W. D. Otter, 1900. William Dillon Otter (1843-1929) Canadian commander of the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry in South Africa who played an important part in

Lieut. -General Sir Charles Warren, G. C. M. G. 1900. Creator: Elliott & Fry
Lieut.-General Sir Charles Warren, G.C.M.G. 1900. Sir Charles Warren (1840-1927) an officer in the British Royal Engineers who commanded combat during the Second Boer War

Arrival at Cape Town of Wounded from Natal, 1900. Creator: Hosking
Arrival at Cape Town of Wounded from Natal, 1900. Transports brought sick and wounded soldiers to hospitals in Cape Town because of inadequate hospital facilities in Natal

From Frere to Chieveley - Difficultues of Transport, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
From Frere to Chieveley - Difficultues of Transport, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

The Siege of Ladysmith, Jan. 1900. View from Bulwana Hill, 1900. Creator: George Lynch
The Siege of Ladysmith, Jan. 1900. View from Bulwana Hill, 1900. The Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War, took place between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal

Falls on the Tugela River, 1900. Creator: Wilson
Falls on the Tugela River, 1900. The Tugela River in Northern Natal, South Africa - a feature in strategy during the Second Boer War. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Fix Bayonets! - Repelling an Attack from the Trenches around Ladysmith, 1900. Creator
Fix Bayonets! - Repelling an Attack from the Trenches around Ladysmith, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

The Scene on Spion Kop - Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation, 1900. Creator: Frank Craig
The Scene on Spion Kop - Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation, 1900. British forces captured what they thought was the summit of Spion Kop

Colonel Pilchers Attack on Sunnyside Kopje, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright
Colonel Pilchers Attack on Sunnyside Kopje-Canadian and Australian Contingents Receive Their " Baptism of Fire". 1900

The Outbreak of War - The Drakenberg Mountains Where The Boers Were Laagered, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

Going Out to the Attack on Spion Kop on January 24, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Going Out to the Attack on Spion Kop on January 24, 1900. The Battle of Spion Kop was fought on the hilltop of Spioenkop in Natal, South Africa from 23-24 January 1900

Royal Field Artillery (Action Front), 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Royal Field Artillery (Action Front), 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. III", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Sketch and Plan of the Battle of Spion Kop, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Sketch and Plan of the Battle of Spion Kop, 1900. The Battle of Spion Kop was fought on the hilltop of Spioenkop in Natal in South Africa from 23-24 January 1900

Types of Arms - 15-Pounder Field-Gun, 1900. Creator: Cribb
Types of Arms - 15-Pounder Field-Gun, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Plan of battle of Elandslaagte, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Plan of battle of Elandslaagte, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Types of Arms - Lord Dundonalds Galloping Gun-Carriage with Maxim, 1900. Creator
Types of Arms - Lord Dundonalds Galloping Gun-Carriage with Maxim, 1900. Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald served in the Second Boer War

The Battle of Belmont, 23rd November 1899 - Bayonet Attack by the Scots and Grenadier Guards, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

Taking the 4. 7 Naval Gun Across The Tugela, 1900. Creator: Joseph Finnemore
Taking the 4.7 Naval Gun Across The Tugela, 1900. The British crossed the Tugela River in Natal, South Africa with field artillery during the Second Boer War

Lieut. General The Hon. J. C. Smuts, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Elliott & Fry
Lieut. General The Hon. J. C. Smuts, c1916, (c1920). Portrait of Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950), South African and British Commonwealth statesman

Boer and Briton Nursed Together, 1900, (1933). Creator: Horace Walter Nicholls
Boer and Briton Nursed Together, 1900, (1933). Red Cross nurses treating wounded of both sides during the Boer War in South Africa

Captain MacNicol, of the Bavarian. 1900. Creator: Unknown
Captain MacNicol, of the " Bavarian.", 1900. MacNicol was the captain of the Allan liner Bavarian, launched in 1899

Interior of the Hall, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Hall, 1911. School Hall was built as a memorial to Etonians killed in the Boer War in 1906-08. From " A History of Eton College (1440-1910)", by Sir H

Colonial Troops in South Africa, 1899-1901: Australian Bushmen on the March, (1901). About 20, 000 Australians served and about 1, 000 were killed in the Second Boer War (October 1899-May 1902)

Colonial Troops for South Africa, 1900: Canadian Artillery entraining at Ottawa, (1901). Soldiers climbing onto flat-bed railway wagons carrying heavy artillery at Ottawa in Canada

The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: A Sharp Engagement, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: A Sharp Engagement, (1901). Episode from the Second Boer War (October 1899-May 1902), fought between the the British Empire and two Boer states

The Transvaal War, 1881: President Brand Making the Declaration of Peace at Laings Nek, (1901)
The Transvaal War, 1881: President Brand Making the Declaration of Peace at Laings Nek, March 24, (1901). Episode during the First Boer War: Johannes Brand (1823-1888)

The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: The Bluejackets Saving a Gun, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: The Bluejackets Saving a Gun, (1901). Episode during the First Boer War: British sailors pulling artillery with oxen

South African War Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, c1910. Creator: Unknown
South African War Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, c1910. Obelisk made by Emil Fuchs and unveiled in 1903 in memory of Christian Victor Prince of Schleswig-Holstein and the fallen of the Gloucestershire

Map Illustrating the Eastward Move from Eerstefabrieken to Middelburg, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Map Illustrating the Eastward Move from Eerstefabrieken to Middelburg, 1901. The Second Boer War (1899-1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states

Map of the Seat of War in South Africa, 1901. Creator: John Bartholomew
Map of the Seat of War in South Africa, 1901. Map showing Bechuanaland, Transvaal Colony, Orange River Colony, Natal, Basutoland and Cape Colony, the theatre of war during the Boer Wars (1880-1902)

Lord Roberts at the Orange Grove Inn: A Characteristic Incident, (1901)
Lord Roberts at the " Orange Grove" Inn: A Characteristic Incident, (1901). British soldier Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) fought the Boers in South Africa, 1899-1900

Lord Roberts and Staff on the Veldt Approaching Pretoria, (1901). Creator: William Barnes Wollen
Lord Roberts and Staff on the Veldt Approaching Pretoria, (1901). British soldier Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) fought the Boers in South Africa, 1899-1900

Lord Roberts and Staff at Lunch on the Veldt, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Lord Roberts and Staff at Lunch on the Veldt, (1901). British soldier Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) fought the Boers in South Africa, 1899-1900

The Surrender of General Cronje to Lord Roberts at Paardeberg... 27 February 1900, (1901)
The Surrender of General Cronje to Lord Roberts at Paardeberg - A Despatch Arrives from the Laager, 27 February 1900, (1901)

The Great Turning Movement - Crossing the Riet, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Great Turning Movement - Crossing the Riet, (1901). British forces crossing the Riet River in South Africa during the Boer Wars (1880-1902). From " The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol

Lord Roberts Writing Despatches in the Transport Waggon in Which He Slept, (1901). British soldier Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) fought the Boers in South Africa, 1899-1900

The Ambuscade at Koornspruit: A Critical Moment, 1900, (1901). Creator: Frederic de Haenen
The Ambuscade at Koornspruit: A Critical Moment, 1900, (1901). The Battle of Sannas Post (also known as Korn Spruit) was fought during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)

The Capture of Johannesburg: The Guards Attack at Germiston, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Capture of Johannesburg: The Guards Attack at Germiston, (1901). British forces under Frederick Sleigh Roberts captured Johannesburg in the South African Republic, (now part of South Africa)

Lord Roberts and Staff Starting for a Reconnaissance from Headquarters at Smaldeel, (1901). British soldier Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) fought the Boers in South Africa

Hoisting the British flag at Pretoria: Lord Roberts Leading Cheers for the Queen, 1900, (1901). British soldier Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) fought the Boers in South Africa, 1899-1900

Lord Roberts Cheered By the Troops on his Arrival at Wonder RIver, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Lord Roberts Cheered By the Troops on his Arrival at Modder River, (1901). The Battle of Modder River during the Second Boer War took place on 28 November 1899, in what is now Northern Cape province

Lieut. The Hon. F. H. S. Roberts, V. C. late 1890s, (1901). Creator: Chancellor
Lieut. The Hon. F. H. S. Roberts, V.C. late 1890s, (1901). Portrait of Lieutenant Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts, British soldier

Heading Off Cronje - General French Blocking the Way at Koodoosrand Drift, (1901). The British under John French fought Piet Cronjes forces in the South African War in 1899

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The Boer Wars, a tumultuous chapter in history, witnessed the clash between the British Empire and the resilient Boer republics of South Africa. In this captivating collection of images, we catch glimpses of bravery, desperation, and rallying spirits. Amidst the chaos, we find ourselves in awe as we witness a Household Cavalry-Captain from the 2nd Life Guards during 1900. His unwavering determination is evident as he stands tall amidst uncertainty – a symbol of British resilience. Next, our attention shifts to The Cape Town Highlanders in 1900. Created by JE Bruton, this image captures their stoic expressions and proud stance that epitomize their unwavering loyalty towards their cause. Lord Methuen emerges as an inspiring figure in another photograph taken by Charles Mills Sheldon during his attempt to rally broken forces at Tweebosch in 1902. Despite adversity surrounding him, Lord Methuen's leadership shines through as he motivates his troops to persevere. A moment frozen in time takes us back to November 7th, 1900 – The Night Charge of the 19th Hussars near Lydenberg. This breathtaking creation encapsulates both fear and courage as these brave soldiers charge forward under cover of darkness. Major-General Hector A. Macdonald becomes an emblematic figure captured by Heath's lens in 1900. With his distinguished presence and decorated uniform adorned with medals denoting valorous acts on previous battlefields – he embodies honor and duty. General Sir Bindon Blood steps into focus next; his commanding aura resonating through Donald McCracken's portrait from 1902. A strategic mastermind leading troops into battle against formidable opponents - General Blood leaves an indelible mark on history. John Charlton brings forth a vivid depiction of The Fight at Brakenlaagte: Boers Charging (1902).