Title

'General Ian Hamilton Thanking the Gordons for their Attack at the Battle of Doornkop', 1901. Creator: Samuel Begg.

Caption

'General Ian Hamilton Thanking the Gordons for their Attack at the Battle of Doornkop', 1901. The Gordon Highlanders suffered severe losses, in May 1900 in action at Doornkop. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Credit line

Photo12/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G32_305

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NA

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,4Mb (3,6Mb) / 13,6in x 17,6in / 4074 x 5266 (300dpi)

Keywords

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