Boer Collection (#8)

Shell from the Naval Brigade Dispersing Boers from Behind the Seven Sisters Kopjes, 1900
Shell from the Naval Brigade Dispersing Boers from Behind the Seven Sisters Kopjes, During the Action of 7th March at Le Gallais Kopje, near Osfontein, 1900

The Formal Surrender of Bloemfontein, 1900. Creator: Joseph Finnemore
The Formal Surrender of Bloemfontein, 1900. Bloemfontein, founded as a British outpost by Major Henry Douglas Warden and capital of the Orange Free State surrendered to the British on 13 March 1900

Majuba Day - Cronje Surrenders to Lord Roberts at Paardeberg, 1900
" Majuba Day" - Cronje Surrenders to Lord Roberts at Paardeberg", 1900. The surrender of Piet Cronje to the British after the Battle of Paardeberg on 27 February 1900 - previously a

Night Attack on a Boer Convoy by Mounted Infantry Under Colonel Williams, 1902. Creator
Night Attack on a Boer Convoy by Mounted Infantry Under Colonel Williams, 1902. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VII", by Louis Creswicke. [The Caxton Publishing Co

The Battle of Paardeberg, 1900. Creator: Sidney E Paget
The Battle of Paardeberg, 1900. The Battle of Paardeberg was fought during the Second Boer War. Piet Cronjes Boer army in retreat, was intercepted by Major General John French at Paardeberg

Night Sortie from Mafeking, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Night Sortie from Mafeking, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright
Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, 1900. Piet Cronjes Boer army and British forces in entrenched opposition on the Modder River. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

General Cronje, 1900. Creator: M Plumbe
General Cronje, 1900. Piet Cronje (1836-1911) general of the South African Republics military forces during the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880-1881 and 1899-1902

Capture of a Boer Convoy by General Frenchs Troops near Kimberley, 1900. Creator
Capture of a Boer Convoy by General Frenchs Troops near Kimberley, 1900. During the Relief of Kimberle, a convoy of Boer wagons reached the crossing of the Modder at Paardeberg Drift when British

The Last Stand Made By The Boers Before Kimberley-Charge of British Cavalry, 1900
The Last Stand Made By The Boers Before Kimberley-Charge of British Cavalry in the Engagement at Klip Drift, 1900. Major-General John French charged his cavalry at Klip Drift during the Relief of

The Battle of Elandslaagte - Charge of the 5th Lancers, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

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

Bird s-Eye View of the Country Covered by General Bullers Operations for the Relief of Ladysmith, 1900. When the Second Boer War broke out on 11 October 1899, the Boers laid siege to Ladysmith

The Great Assault on Ladysmith - The Devons Clearing Wagon Hill, 1900. Creator: William T Maud
The Great Assault on Ladysmith - The Devons Clearing Wagon Hill, 1900. The Battle of Wagon Hill took place during the Siege of Ladysmith in South Africa in 1900

Before Ladysmith - Horse Artillery Galloping to Take Up a New Position, 1900. Creator
Before Ladysmith - Horse Artillery Galloping to Take Up a New Position, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Map of the Boer Republics, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Boer Republics, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 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

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

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

The Kings Liverpool Regiment War Memorial, Liverpool, relating to conflicts in Afghanistan (1878-1880), Burma (1885-1887) and South Africa (1899-1902). Date: circa 1905

Steam train on Bloemfontein to Pretoria route, South Africa
Steam train on the Bloemfontein to Pretoria route, South Africa, showing a Boer ambush. Date: circa 1900

The New Territory which General Botha added to the Empire, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The New Territory which General Botha added to the Empire, 1916. General Botha declared the Transvaal to the British Empire and represented the Boers in peace negotiations

The Last Crossing: Tragic End of the Rebel Beyers while trying to Cross the Vaal River, 1916. Christian Frederick Beyers drowned in the Vaal River while attempting to escape with a few of his men

Journalists awaiting Lord Roberts, Kroonstadt, South Africa
Journalists waiting for the arrival of Lord Roberts, Kroonstadt, South Africa, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1901

Naval guns at Schwartzkop, South Africa
Sighting one of the 4.7 naval guns on the Boer position at Schwartzkop, South Africa, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1900

English drummer boy, near Colesberg, South Africa
English drummer boy, writing a letter to his mother after the victory at Colesberg, South Africa, during the Second Boer War. Just behind him, two soldiers relax at the entrance to their tent

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 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)

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

Paardeberg: The Assault on Cronjes Position, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Paardeberg: The Assault on Cronjes Position, (1901). The Boer general Piet Cronje surrendered to Lord Roberts, the British commander-in-chief in South Africa, after the Battle of Paardeberg in 1899

WW1 - Well Done South Africa - During the First World War, Jan Smuts formed the South African Defence Force. His first task was to suppress the Maritz Rebellion by pro-German forces led by Colonel

French satire on the Boer War - Victoria sending out Mules
The Theatre of War - Newly enlisted mules swear fidelity to the flag - French satire on the Second Boer War as Edward, Prince of Wales

French satire on Boer War - Gracious Queen on the Warpath
The Theatre of War - The Gracious Queen on the Warpath - French satire on the Second Boer War as Queen Victoria is shown in the guise of a Native American Indian Warrior

General Piet Joubert, Commander-In-Chief of the Dutch South African Republic, 1890. (1914). Portrait of Afrikaner soldier and statesman Petrus Jakobus Joubert (1831-1900)

Boer Commando passing through Johannesburg (Second Transvaal War), c1900. Creator: Unknown
Boer Commando passing through Johannesburg (Second Transvaal War), c1900. From " South Africa in Peace and War" edited by C. Lang Neil. [Miles & Miles, London]

Pieter Arnoldus CronjA©, Commonly Known As Piet CronjA©, 1836 To 1911. General Of The South African Republics Military Forces

Paardekraal Monument to the Independence of Transvaal
The Paardekraal Monument, erected by the Boers at Krugersdorp after they took a vow to free Transvaal from the clutches of the British Empire

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

Boers Firing the Veldt, 1900. Boer farmers setting fire to dry grass in the war against the British. Scene from the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) fought in what is now South Africa

In Cronjes Laager after Surrender, 1900. Scene from the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) fought in what is now South Africa

Boers Retreating from a Farmhouse, 1900. Scene from the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) fought in what is now South Africa

The War in the Transvaal: General Joubert rallying the Boers, from Petit Journal, pub. January 1900 (colour lithograph). General Petrus Jacobus Joubert (1831 - 1900) aka Piet Joubert;

Boer Camp on the Veldt, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

Ohm Kruger 1825-1904, 1934. Stephanus Johannes Paulus Paul Kruger (1825-1904), President of the Transvaal from 1883 to 1900. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Boer Sharpshooters Near Ladysmith, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

Questioning a Zulu to the Whereabouts of the Boers, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

General Pretorius, 1902
General Pretorius - Taken prisoner at Elandslaagte, 1902. Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius, (1798-1853), leader of the Boers. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

The Executive Council of the South African Republic, c1899, (1902). Back: Andries Daniel Wynand Wolmarans (1857 - 1928), Francis William Reitz, Jr

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"Unveiling the Untold Stories: The Boer War and its Impact on South Africa" Step back in time to the late 19th century, as we explore the captivating history of the Boer people. From Churchill's capture during the Boer War to a map depicting Southern Africa in 1898, these hints offer glimpses into a significant chapter. Amidst this tumultuous period, Princess Louise graced South African soil, leaving an indelible mark on local culture. Meanwhile, General Sir Redvers Buller strategized tirelessly to overcome obstacles faced by British forces in their quest for victory. The battles of Tweebosch and Colenso etched themselves into history books as fierce clashes that shaped the outcome of the war. Witnessing it all was General Sir Frederick Poole, a distinguished British army officer who would later play a crucial role in World War I. As Lord Brooke ascended to become Warwick's 6th Earl, Princess Helena and Prince Christian Victor embarked on an unforgettable journey through South Africa's diverse landscapes. Yet amidst these tales of royalty and bravery emerged caricatures such as Paul Kruger portrayed as an Ogre - reflecting political tensions at that time. In one poignant moment frozen forever by a creator's brushstroke lies The Night Charge of the 19th Hussars Near Lydenberg on Nov. 7th, 1900 – capturing both heroism and sacrifice amid darkness. And let us not forget those brave Boer soldiers firing their rifles with determination – symbols of resistance against foreign occupation during this Second Boer War. Join us on this historical expedition where stories unfold like pages from forgotten diaries; where triumphs are celebrated alongside heart-wrenching sacrifices; where heroes emerge from unlikely places; and where cultures collide amidst conflict-ridden landscapes. Discover how these events have left an enduring legacy within South Africa’s rich tapestry of history.