Title

Arrival of General Cronje at Modder River as a prisoner of war, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Caption

Arrival of General Cronje at Modder River as a prisoner of war, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Escorted by the City Imperial Volunteers Mounted Infantry. The Boer general Piet Cronje (1835-1911) surrendered to Lord Roberts, the British commander-in-chief in South Africa, after the Battle of Paardeberg (18-27 February 1900). Stereoscopic card. Detail.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1901

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C60_140

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (3,4Mb) / 13,6in x 14,3in / 4089 x 4281 (300dpi)

Keywords

river animal people male man men animals South Africa horses horse country guy British geography conflict captive South African war captivity location Victorian century Britain prisoner soldiers soldier concept battle defeat B&W defeated captured MONOCHROME Army warfare pow infantry black & white black and white B W Military personnel 1900s 20th century British Army prisoner of war prisoners of war The Print Collector Afrikaner Boer Boer War British Empire City Imperial Volunteers colonialism geographical feature mounted infantry stereoscopic stereoscopic photography Battle of Paardeberg Boers photograph stereoscopic card Modder River Piet Piet Cronje Cronje Mud River Underwood & Underwood 1899-1902 Piet Cronje photograph