| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P00607.240 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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GABERONES, SOUTH AFRICA, C. 1900. AN ARMOURED TRAIN UNDER THE CONTROL OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL ...
Description
GABERONES, SOUTH AFRICA, C. 1900. AN ARMOURED TRAIN UNDER THE CONTROL OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL HERBERT PLUMER. THE RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN GABERONES AND MAFEKING WAS UNSAFE FOR USE UNTIL SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING WHEN COLONEL PLUMER RETURNED ALONG THE TRACK CLEARING THE AREA OF BOER TROOPS. (DONOR C. BOOTH)