Boer War Collection (page 4)

Main Street, Ladysmith (b / w photo)
7160131 Main Street, Ladysmith (b/w photo) by Kisch, David Henry (1847-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Main Street, Ladysmith)

Sir George Stewart White, VC, and Staff (b / w photo)
7160094 Sir George Stewart White, VC, and Staff (b/w photo) by Kisch, David Henry (1847-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir George Stewart White, VC, and Staff)

Ladysmith Barracks (b / w photo)
7160091 Ladysmith Barracks (b/w photo) by Kisch, David Henry (1847-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladysmith Barracks)

Ladysmith from Convent Hill (b / w photo)
7160087 Ladysmith from Convent Hill (b/w photo) by Kisch, David Henry (1847-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladysmith from Convent Hill)

Ladysmith Town Hall (b / w photo)
7160083 Ladysmith Town Hall (b/w photo) by Kisch, David Henry (1847-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladysmith Town Hall)

Lord Roberts and his colonial bodyguard (litho)
3794447 Lord Roberts and his colonial bodyguard (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Source unknown)

Back from the Boer War: A CIV invalided home (litho)
3794425 Back from the Boer War: A CIV invalided home (litho) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Source unknown); English, out of copyright

Portrait of Orlando, Viscount Newport, afterwards 5th Earl of Bradford, c. 1902 (oil on canvas)
7240962 Portrait of Orlando, Viscount Newport, afterwards 5th Earl of Bradford, c.1902 (oil on canvas) by Brooks, Frank (1854-1937); 127x100.3 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

1899 map of South Africa during Second Boer War (colour engraving)
7239667 1899 map of South Africa during Second Boer War (colour engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The horse stands between his master and the enemy (colour litho)
7193519 The horse stands between his master and the enemy (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The horse stands between his master and the enemy)

Celebrating the British victory at the Siege of Mafeking, South Africa during the Second Boer War, 1899 (b / w photo)
7153605 Celebrating the British victory at the Siege of Mafeking, South Africa during the Second Boer War, 1899 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Boer Generals Louis Botha, Christiaan de Wet and Koos de la Rey meeting King Edward VII on board the Royal Yacht
7172739 Boer Generals Louis Botha, Christiaan de Wet and Koos de la Rey meeting King Edward VII on board the Royal Yacht, 1902 (colour litho) by English School

HMS Powerful, British first-class cruiser, marines from which fought at the Siege of Ladysmith in 1899-1900 during
7148687 HMS Powerful, British first-class cruiser, marines from which fought at the Siege of Ladysmith in 1899-1900 during the Boer War (colour litho) by English School

Troopship SS Bavarian arriving at Southampton carrying soldiers from the Boer War, 1902 (colour litho)
7172855 Troopship SS Bavarian arriving at Southampton carrying soldiers from the Boer War, 1902 (colour litho) by Laurence, S.M. R.B.A

Caricature of Joseph Chamberlain, English politician (litho)
7201816 Caricature of Joseph Chamberlain, English politician (litho) by Ritchie, Alick Penrose Forbes (1868-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricature of Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914)

All that was left of them
LAL319219 All that was left of them by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55); Private Collection; (add.info.: All that was left of them)

Riding his Hobby (litho)
7201802 Riding his Hobby (litho) by Ritchie, Alick Penrose Forbes (1868-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riding his Hobby)

Caricature of Robert Baden-Powell (litho)
7201796 Caricature of Robert Baden-Powell (litho) by Ritchie, Alick Penrose Forbes (1868-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricature of Robert Baden-Powell)

The Last Shot at Colenso
LAL319217 The Last Shot at Colenso by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Shot at Colenso. Lieutenant Roberts earns his VC.); © Look and Learn

American political cartoons (litho)
7201872 American political cartoons (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American political cartoons)

Giving them a chance, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros
3439513 Giving them a chance, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros Limited, 1901 (litho) by Prater

The wrecking of the train near Taaibosch, from After Pretoria
3439420 The wrecking of the train near Taaibosch, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros Limited, 1901 (litho) by Ball, A. C

A quiet smoke, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros Limited
3439186 A quiet smoke, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros Limited, 1901 (litho) by Sheldon-Williams

Attack on a patrol, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros
3438916 Attack on a patrol, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros Limited, 1901 (litho) by Waugh

Degenerate warfare: Boers sniping a sentry, from After Pretoria
3438903 Degenerate warfare: Boers sniping a sentry, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros Limited, 1901 (litho) by Waugh

The attack on Hamel Fontein Farm, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by
3438820 The attack on Hamel Fontein Farm, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros Limited, 1901 (litho) by Ball, A. C

A narrow escape. A wounded scout who has had his horse shot from under him
3439216 A narrow escape. A wounded scout who has had his horse shot from under him, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros Limited

McAdams dash for Zand Drift, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by
3439206 McAdams dash for Zand Drift, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros Limited, 1901 (litho) by Finnemore

Boers raiding the Remount Depot at Braamfontein, from After Pretoria
3438757 Boers raiding the Remount Depot at Braamfontein, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War published by Harmsworth Bros Limited, 1901 (litho) by Thornely, J. H

Transvaal (colour litho)
3656558 Transvaal (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transvaal. Illustration for childrens game.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Joseph Chamberlain speaking on behalf of Conservative candidates Winston Churchill and Charles Crisp at Oldham
3627076 Joseph Chamberlain speaking on behalf of Conservative candidates Winston Churchill and Charles Crisp at Oldham, Lancashire

Ordeal by fire (litho)
3623462 Ordeal by fire (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ordeal by fire)

Buller awarding VCs (litho)
3623460 Buller awarding VCs (litho) by Finnemore, Joseph (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buller awarding VC s)

A gleam of sunshine between the storms (litho)
3623458 A gleam of sunshine between the storms (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gleam of sunshine between the storms)

Serio-Comic warfare (litho)
3623457 Serio-Comic warfare (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serio-Comic warfare)

Ladysmith-Day in Pall Mall (litho)
3623450 Ladysmith-Day in Pall Mall (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladysmith-Day in Pall Mall)

The surrender of Cronje, 27 February 1900 (litho)
3623449 The surrender of Cronje, 27 February 1900 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The surrender of Cronje, 27 February 1900)

General view of the field of battle before Spion Kop (litho)
3623442 General view of the field of battle before Spion Kop (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: General view of the field of battle before Spion Kop)

The barbed-wire entanglements at Magersfontein (b / w photo)
3623438 The barbed-wire entanglements at Magersfontein (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The barbed-wire entanglements at Magersfontein)

Portrait of General Sir Redvers Buller, 20th century (oil on canvas)
3697379 Portrait of General Sir Redvers Buller, 20th century (oil on canvas) by Dickinson, Lowes Cato (1819-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Sir Redvers Henry Buller)

Maud Gonne, English-born Irish nationalist revolutionary, suffragette and actress (b / w photo)
6015095 Maud Gonne, English-born Irish nationalist revolutionary, suffragette and actress (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colonel Hanbury Williams, Military Secretary to Sir Alfred Milner, British High Commissioner for South Africa
6015057 Colonel Hanbury Williams, Military Secretary to Sir Alfred Milner, British High Commissioner for South Africa, and his wife (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Military actions involving British sailors during the reign of Queen Victoria: the Zulu War, the Boer War
6030866 Military actions involving British sailors during the reign of Queen Victoria: the Zulu War, the Boer War, the Mahdist Revolt in the Sudan

The Kimberley March, sheet music cover featuring a portrait of General John French (colour litho)
6030699 The Kimberley March, sheet music cover featuring a portrait of General John French (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kimberley March)

Caricature of Sir Alfred Milner, British colonial Governor of the Cape Colony at the outbreak of the Second Boer War
6029706 Caricature of Sir Alfred Milner, British colonial Governor of the Cape Colony at the outbreak of the Second Boer War, 1899 (colour litho) by English School

After surprising a Party of Boers, distributing the Booty (litho)
1040028 After surprising a Party of Boers, distributing the Booty (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: After surprising a Party of Boers)

Home Again! A Reverie (litho)
1039970 Home Again! A Reverie (litho) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home Again! A Reverie)

The Gun Battery of the CIV, A Scene at Paddington before the Procession started (litho)
1039968 The Gun Battery of the CIV, A Scene at Paddington before the Procession started (litho) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gun Battery of the CIV)

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The Boer War, a significant conflict in South African history, saw the clash of two powerful forces - the British Empire and the Boer republics. Led by notable figures such as Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell and Horatio Herbert Kitchener, this war left an indelible mark on both sides. In 1902, artist G Lekegian captured the intensity of the war with his depiction of Mrs. Davies, a brave British settler firing upon Boer positions. This image symbolizes the determination and resilience displayed by those involved in this tumultuous period. Amidst the chaos, a physician and storyteller emerged to provide solace amidst suffering. Their role was crucial in keeping spirits high during these trying times. One poignant moment etched into history is General Methuen's surrender to de la Rey on March 7th, 1902. This event marked a turning point in the conflict and highlighted both bravery and sacrifice from all parties involved. Another pivotal event occurred during Jameson Raid when Leander Starr Jameson was taken prisoner after failing to achieve his objectives. This incident showcased that even great leaders can face setbacks during times of war. The impact extended beyond soldiers; families were also affected as seen through depictions of Boer families held captive in British prison camps. These images serve as a reminder of how wars often disrupt innocent lives caught up in larger conflicts. Paul Sandford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen's presence further exemplified leadership during this era. His actions resonated throughout history as he navigated through challenging circumstances with courage and conviction. The surrender of Jamestown garrison to the Boers stands out as another critical moment within this narrative. It serves as evidence that despite their best efforts, some battles ended unfavorably for British forces against determined opponents. However, not all moments were filled with despair; celebrations erupted across London following news of peace in the Transvaal.