Horses of the Army Service Corps being fed on board ship, 1899 (c)
Lantern slide, Boer War (1899-1902), 1899 (c).
Travelling by sea was as dangerous for horses as it was for humans. During the Boer War, thousands of horses were lost at sea. In 1900 nearly 4 per cent of the 25,845 horses sent from North America to South Africa died en route, mainly from disease, shipwreck and injury caused by rolling vessels.
From a collection of 243 lantern slides, mainly illustrations from 'The Illustrated London News' and 'The Sphere', 1899-1902.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1963-12-305-91
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-12-305-91
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