Second Transvaal War Collection

Household Cavalry-Captain, 2nd Life Guards, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Household Cavalry-Captain, 2nd Life Guards, 1900. 2nd Regiment of Life Guards was renamed 2nd Life Guards in 1877 and contributed to the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment in the Second Boer War

General Sir Bindon Blood, 1902. Sir Bindon Blood (1842-1940) British Army commander who served in Egypt, Afghanistan, India and Southern Africa. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

The Cape Town Highlanders, 1900. Creator: JE Bruton
The Cape Town Highlanders, 1900. The Cape Town Highlanders infantry regiment of the South African Army was mobilised for active duty during the Second Boer War

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

The Night Charge of the 19th Hussars Near Lydenberg on Nov. 7th 1900, 1901. Creator
The Night Charge of the 19th Hussars Near Lydenberg on Nov. 7th 1900, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VI", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Major-General Hector A. Macdonald, C. B. 1900. Creator: Heath
Major-General Hector A. Macdonald, C.B. 1900. Hector MacDonald (1853- 1903) also known as Fighting Mac, served as as subaltern in the First Boer War

The Fight at Brakenlaagte: Boers Charging, 1902. Creator: John Charlton
The Fight at Brakenlaagte: Boers Charging, 1902. Boers charged British positions at the Battle of Bakenlaagte, 30 October 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Delagoa Bay, 1902. Creator: Donald McCracken
Delagoa Bay, 1902. Maputo Bay formerly Delagoa Bay, an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Mozambique, a strategic position, in terms of trade, transport and labour links

The Grenadier Guards (Colour-Sergeant & Sergeant-Major), 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co
The Grenadier Guards (Colour-Sergeant & Sergeant-Major), 1901. The Grenadier Guard, an infantry regiment of the British Army were deployed to South Africa

Boers Caught in the Act of Cutting the Telegraph Wires, 1902. Creators: Walter Paget
Boers Caught in the Act of Cutting the Telegraph Wires, 1902. Telegraph wires were cut and railways sabotaged by the Boers. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Brigadier-General The Earl of Erroll, 1902. Creator: Elliott & Fry
Brigadier-General The Earl of Erroll, 1902. Charles Gore Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll, (1852-1927), Scottish general commissioned to the Imperial Yeomanry

Mafeking: Eloffs Desperate Attack on the Eve of the Relief, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Mafeking: Eloffs Desperate Attack on the Eve of the Relief, (1901). The town of Mafeking, (now called Mahikeng, in South Africa)

General Babington, 1902. Creator: Charles Knight
General Babington, 1902. Sir James Melville Babington (1854-1936) British Army officer and cavalry leader who took part in the Battle of Magersfontein on 10-11 December 1899

Officers of the Highland Light Infantry, 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co
Officers of the Highland Light Infantry, 1901. The Highland Light Infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 and was posted to South Africa in October 1899

Major-General Walter Kitchener, 1902. Creator: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
Major-General Walter Kitchener, 1902. Frederick Walter Kitchener (1858- 1912) British soldier and colonial administrator, brother of Lord Kitchener Commander-in-Chief of the troops in South Africa

Church Square, Pretoria, 1902. Creator: Donald McCracken
Church Square, Pretoria, 1902. Historic centre of the city of Pretoria, South Africa in 1954 had a statue of the Boer leader and president of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger, at its centre

The Mishap to the Victorians at Wilmansrust, June 12, 1901, 1902. Victorian Mounted Rifles under attack on their camp at Wilmansrust by Boers dressed in captured khaki uniforms and turned up hats

Map Showing District Between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and the Position of the British Forces Round the Latter, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Muster of the Cape Town Guard on the Parade Ground Cape Town, January 12, 1901, 1901
Muster of the Cape Town Guard on the Parade Ground Cape Town, for Inspection by General Brabant, January 12, 1901, 1901. British military parade in colonial South Africa

Their Ordeal of Fire: The Grenadier Guards at the Battle of Biddulphs Berg, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

The Tentacles at Work, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Tentacles at Work, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Major-General H. L. Smith-Dorrien, D. S. O. 1901. Creator: Bassano Ltd
Major-General H. L. Smith-Dorrien, D.S.O. 1901. Horace Smith-Dorrien (1858-1930) British Army General. One of the few British survivors of the Battle of Isandlwana who also distinguished himself in

Major-General Barton, C. B. 1901. Creator: Debenham & Smith
Major-General Barton, C.B. 1901. Major General Sir Geoffrey Barton (1844- 1922) served the British Army from 1862 until 1904 commanded the 6th Brigade of the South Natal Field Force in the Relief of

Mr M. T. Steyn. Late President Orange Free State, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Mr M. T. Steyn. Late President Orange Free State, 1900. Martinus Theunis Steyn (1857-1916) South African lawyer, politician, and statesman

The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1901. The 1st battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers line infantry regiment of the British Army served in the 1899 to 1902 Second Boer War

Burning the Farm of a Treacherous Burgher, 1901. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Burning the Farm of a Treacherous Burgher, 1901. During Peace talks of February 1901, Kitchner declared he would stop his troops burning farms if Louis Botha instructed the Boers to stop using them

South African Light Horse (Trooper), Brabants Horse (Trooper), Duke of Edinburgh s
South African Light Horse (Trooper), Brabants Horse (Trooper), Duke of Edinburghs Volunteer Rifles (Dispatch Rider), 1900

Colonel Robert S. S. Baden-Powell, The Defender of Mafeking, 1900. Creator: Elliot & Fry
Colonel Robert S. S. Baden-Powell, The Defender of Mafeking, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

The Battle of Colenso - The Last Desperate Attempt to Save the Guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C

Private, Drummers, Piper, and Bugler - The Black Watch, 1900. Creator: Knight
Private, Drummers, Piper, and Bugler - The Black Watch, 1900. Black Watch infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland were stationed in India from 1896

Cyclists - Lancashire Fusiliers, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Cyclists - Lancashire Fusiliers, 1900. Infantry regiment of the British Army with distinguished service through many years and wars

The Battle of Modder River - The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Crossing the Drift, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

General Bruce Hamilton, 1902. Creator: Russell & Sons
General Bruce Hamilton, 1902. Bruce Meade Hamilton (1857-1936) British Army General during the Second Boer War and World War I. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Officer of the Victoria Mounted Rifles, 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co
Officer of the Victoria Mounted Rifles, 1901. The Victoria Mounted Rifles were a regiment of Australian forces who served in the Second Boer War. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

De Wets Attempt to Cross the Railway, 1902. Creator: Unknown
De Wets Attempt to Cross the Railway, 1902. De Wets troops attempt to cross a railway line in Orange River Colony under fire from British troops in a blockhouse

No Surrender! The Defence of Fort Italia on September 26, 1901, 1902
" No Surrender!" The Defence of Fort Italia on September 26, 1901, 1902. British forces defend a garrison at Fort Itala, from Boer attack on 26 September 1901

The Battlefields of Pretoria. (From a personal survey). 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Battlefields of Pretoria. (From a personal survey). 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VI", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Prinsloos Last Stand in the Valley of the Little Caledon: The Boers Position on the Heights, 1901. Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo (1861-1900)

Prinsloos Commando Retreating to the Brandwater Basin after the Fight at Retiefs Nek, 1901. Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo (1861-1900)

Major-General R. A. P. Clements, 1901. Creator: Elliott & Fry
Major-General R. A. P. Clements, 1901. Ralph Arthur Penrhyn Clements (1855- 1909) senior British Army officer appointed a brigade commander during the Second Boer War

Lieut. -Colonel The Earl of Airlie (12th Lancers), 1901. Creator: Bassano Ltd
Lieut.-Colonel The Earl of Airlie (12th Lancers), 1901. David Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie (1856-1900) Scottish peer of the 12th Royal Lancers who took part in the Battle of Magersfontein

Australian Bushmen on the March, 1901. Creator: Allan Stewart
Australian Bushmen on the March, 1901. The Australian mounted Imperial Bushmen regiment was raised in Queensland colony for service during the Second Boer War

The Entry of Lord Roberts and Staff into Pretoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Entry of Lord Roberts and Staff into Pretoria, 1901. At 2:00 in the afternoon, Pretoria, capital of the South African Republic, surrendered to British General Lord Roberts

A Non-Combatant Hero - An Army Doctor at Work in the Firing Line, 1902. Creator: Unknown
A Non-Combatant Hero - An Army Doctor at Work in the Firing Line, 1902. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VII", by Louis Creswicke. [The Caxton Publishing Co. London, 1902]

Map of the Seat of War, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Seat of War, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VI", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Scene in Pretoria Square, June 5: Waiting for the Entry of Lord Roberts and his Army, 1901. At 2:00 in the afternoon, Pretoria, capital of the South African Republic

General Bullers Advance: Pursuing the Boers After the Fight on Helpmakaar Heights, 1901. British artillery in pursuit of General Botha on Helpmekaar heights during the Second Boer War

Map Illustrating General Bullers Campaign in Natal - May-June 1900, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Map Illustrating General Bullers Campaign in Natal - May-June 1900, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VI", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

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"The Second Transvaal War: A Glimpse into the Heroic Struggles and Unyielding Spirit" In this captivating collection of photographs, we are transported back to the tumultuous era of the Second Transvaal War. Each image encapsulates a unique moment in history, showcasing the bravery and resilience of those involved. The Household Cavalry-Captain from the 2nd Life Guards stands tall and resolute, embodying the unwavering determination that defined this conflict. His steely gaze reflects both his duty and his commitment to protecting his comrades. Amidst the chaos, The Cape Town Highlanders emerge as a symbol of unity and strength. Their kilts billow in defiance against adversity, reminding us that even in times of darkness, camaraderie can prevail. Lord Methuen's rallying cry at Tweebosch serves as an inspiration to all who witness it. Despite setbacks and broken forces, he leads with unwavering resolve, urging his men forward towards victory. The Night Charge of the 19th Hussars near Lydenberg is frozen in time—a breathtaking display of courage under cover of darkness. These brave soldiers charge fearlessly into battle, their horses galloping through uncertainty towards triumph. Major-General Hector A. Macdonald's commanding presence exudes authority and experience. Decorated with honors earned on countless battlefields, he embodies leadership amidst chaos—steadfastly guiding his troops through treacherous terrain. General Sir Bindon Blood personifies strategic brilliance—a mastermind behind successful operations throughout this arduous campaign. His keen intellect proves invaluable in navigating complex military maneuvers during these trying times. In one poignant photograph titled "The Fight at Brakenlaagte, " we witness Boer fighters charging relentlessly—an embodiment of their fierce resistance against British forces. This snapshot captures both sides locked in a deadly struggle for control over South African territories. Delagoa Bay, a strategic port, becomes a focal point of contention.