South African Gallery

Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton

Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920). In 1877, Theophilus Shepstone (1817-1893) a British South African statesman was responsible for the annexation of the Transvaal to Britain. One of the reasons given for the annexation was to prevent the Zulu?s attacking the Boers, instead the Zulu?s attacked Natal and later the British Army. From Our Empire Story, by H. E. Marshall [Thomas Nelson And Sons, London, c1920]

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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, took part in the Battle of Paardeberg (February 1900) and put in charge of prisoners from Piet Cronje's army. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VII", by Louis Creswicke. [The Caxton Publishing Co. London, 1902]

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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, including the Battle of Spion Kop in January 1900 and the Relief of Ladysmith in February 1900 during the Second Boer War. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. III", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

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