Koos Collection

Lord Methuen Rallying His Broken Forces at Tweebosch, 1902. Creator: Charles Mills Sheldon
Lord Methuen Rallying His Broken Forces at Tweebosch, 1902. Koos de la Rey ambushed Methuens column at Tweebosch on on 7 March 1902, Lord Methuen was captured by the Boers

General Methuen surrendering to de la Rey, 2nd Boer War, 7 March 1902. Paul Sandford Methuen (1845-1932) British Lieutenant-General

Paul Sandford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen (1845-1932) in 1902 (print)
538045 Paul Sandford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen (1845-1932) in 1902 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: British Lieutenant-General)

Nada the Lily, by H Rider Haggard (engraving)
1614546 Nada the Lily, by H Rider Haggard (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nada the Lily, by H Rider Haggard)

Boer commanders, South Africa, Boer War, 1902. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Boer commanders, South Africa, Boer War, 1902. Ex-Commandant Generals Christiaan de Wet (1854-1922), Koos de la Rey (1837-1914) and Louis Botha (1862-1919)

Koos de la Rey, Afrikaner soldier and statesman, c1900. Jacobus Hercules de la Rey (1847-1914), assumed charge of Boer operations in western Transvaal on 1 July 1900

Jacobus Herculs de la Rey, 1847 - 1914, aka Koos de la Rey. Boer military officer, a general during the Second Boer War. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

Paul Sandford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen (1845-1932) British Lieutenant-General, wounded in unsuccessful attack on Boers and captured at Tweesbosch, surrendering his sword to General J.H

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Amidst the chaos of the Second Boer War, two formidable figures emerged: Koos de la Rey, the charismatic Boer commander, and Paul Sandford Methuen, the resilient British Lieutenant-General. In the pivotal battles of Tweebosch and Paardeberg, Methuen's forces were broken, but not defeated. De la Rey, with his indomitable spirit, rallied his troops, only to surrender at the decisive encounter. Haggard's 'Nada the Lily' echoed the tales of courage and resilience, as Boer and British commanders clashed in the South African landscape. Through it all, Koos de la Rey, the 'Lion of the Free State,' remained a symbol of Afrikaner defiance.