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'General P Botha and Staff going out on duty', 1900 (c)

Photograph by Van Nes, Boer War (1899-1902), 1900 (c).

The Boers were natural mounted infantrymen, highly mobile, good shots, and with an individualistic approach to warfare which contrasted sharply with the formal attitude of the British in the early part of the Boer War.

One of 27 photographs collected by Nurse M S Barwell, Army Nursing Service, 1901-1902.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1983-12-67--7

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, London

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1983-12-67--7