Title

'Defeat of a Night Attempt to Cross the Railway', 1902. Creator: Allan Stewart.

Caption

'Defeat of a Night Attempt to Cross the Railway', 1902. Searchlights, powered by mobile generators, were used to light up the railways against Boer attack at night. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VII", by Louis Creswicke. [The Caxton Publishing Co., London, 1902]

Credit line

Photo12/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G32_353

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,3Mb (2,8Mb) / 13,5in x 18,5in / 4055 x 5540 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation animal people male man men South Africa horse railways arts night country crossing book guy British railway startled South African Transvaal illumination war location Victorian century illuminated Colonial gesturing Britain illuminate literature concept illuminations defeat time of day B&W hand gesture arms raised defeated surrender arms up lit Up raised arms surrendering searchlight black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century The Print Collector Boer Boer Wars British Empire colonialism TGN Boers portrait guerrilla warfare Allan Stewart Louis Stewart Allan 1899-1902 2nd Boer war Second Boer War Limited Second Transvaal War Caxton Publishing Company Caxton Pulishing Company Limited Caxton Pulishing Company Ltd Caxton Pulishing Company South Africa and the Transvaal War Louis Creswicke Creswicke portrait