P00653.051
Photograph P00653.051 South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, C.1900. FIRST BATTERY, ROYAL ARTILLERY, AT COLENSO. THESE GUNS WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE DISASTROUS BATTLE OF 1899-12-15. (DONOR: T. COLLINS)

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COLENSO, NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-12-15. NAVAL 4.7 INCH GUNS IN ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF COLENSO. WITH TWO BATTERIES OF FIELD ARTILLERY DISABLED, THE NAVAL GUNS WERE KEPT BUSY COVERING UNSUCCESSFUL BRITISH ATTACKS. (DONOR: T. COLLINS)
NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, C.1900. FIRST BATTERY, ROYAL ARTILLERY, AT COLENSO. THESE GUNS WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE DISASTROUS BATTLE OF 1899-12-15. (DONOR: T. COLLINS)

SIMONSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, C.1900. BRITISH 4.7 INCH NAVAL GUNS. THESE WERE CARRIAGE MOUNTED AND USED BY GENERAL SIR REDVERS BULLER'S FORCES IN HIS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BOERS IN NATAL 1899-1900. (DONOR:

NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, C.1900. NAVAL 4.7 INCH GUN FIRING ON BOER POSITIONS, PROBABLY AT THE TUGELA RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF COLENSO. (DONOR: T. COLLINS)

NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, C.1900. GRAVES AT CHIEVELEY OF CAPTAIN W. DE ROUGEMONT AND CAPTAIN F. ROBERTS, V.C. CAPTAIN ROBERTS, ONLY SON OF LORD ROBERTS, THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, WAS KILLED WHILE TRYING TO R

SIMONSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, C.1900. NAVAL 4.7 INCH GUN. THESE WEAPONS ADDED CONSIDERABLE WEIGHT TO THE ARTILLERY ARM OF GENERAL BULLER'S FORCES IN NATAL. (DONOR: T. COLLINS)

NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, 1899. OFFICERS OF THE DUBLIN FUSILIERS BEFORE THE BATTLE OF COLENSO. THE REGIMENT SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES IN THE FIGHTING THAT FOLLOWED. (DONOR: T. COLLINS)
