A collection of field artillery pieces captured from the Boers. A battery of six guns, mounted ...

Accession Number P02578.011
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made South Africa
Date made c 1900
Conflict South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A collection of field artillery pieces captured from the Boers. A battery of six guns, mounted on limbers, are ranged in line on a field. Those guns which can be identified, are described from left to right: first (unknown), second (Krupp), third (Maxim 1 lb "pom pom" machine gun), fourth (Krupp), fifth (Krupp) and sixth (unknown).

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