Title

'The Ambuscade at Koornspruit

Caption

'The Ambuscade at Koornspruit: A Critical Moment', 1900, (1901). The Battle of Sanna's Post (also known as Korn Spruit) was fought during the Second Boer War (1899-1902) between the British and the Boers, near Bloemfontein in South Africa. After a sketch by war correspondent and artist Godfrey Douglas Giles. From "The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. IV. - To Lord Roberts's Reign in Pall Mall", by J. Maclaren Cobban. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]
Frederic de Haenen.

Date

1901

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F15_117

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,8Mb (2,4Mb) / 19,2in x 12,1in / 5759 x 3629 (300dpi)

Keywords

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