Colenso battlefield, South Africa, 1899
photograph, photograph
Accession Number
NAM.1964-09-101-28
Description
Colenso battlefield, South Africa, 1899. Photograph from an album of 271 photographs, 1899-1904, compiled by H B Orpen-Palmer, 1st Bn Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers). Spot where Col Long lost 10 guns at the Battle of Colenso, 15 December 1899; the bones of his horses can be seen. Associated with the Battle of Colenso, Boer War (1899-1902), 1899.
Events
Colenso, Battle of, 1899 (Boer War 1899-1902)