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The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. The siege of Ladysmith by the Boers lasted from 1 November, 1899 until 28 February, 1900. Some 20,000 soldiers and civilians were besieged in the town, a railway junction surrounded by hills. Shortages of food and fresh water, particularly after the Boers cut off the water supply to the town, caused around 60% of the casualties suffered by the defenders during the siege. Ladysmith was finally relieved after 118 days by a force commanded by General Redvers Buller, after two previous attempts had resulted in defeats at Colenso and Spion Kop. Stereoscopic card.

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The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

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The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. The siege of Ladysmith by the Boers lasted from 1 November, 1899 until 28 February, 1900. Some 20,000 soldiers and civilians were besieged in the town, a railway junction surrounded by hills. Shortages of food and fresh water, particularly after the Boers cut off the water supply to the town, caused around 60% of the casualties suffered by the defenders during the siege. Ladysmith was finally relieved after 118 days by a force commanded by General Redvers Buller, after two previous attempts had resulted in defeats at Colenso and Spion Kop. Stereoscopic card.

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4082 x 4293 px | 50.1 MB

Print size:

34.6 x 36.3 cm | 13.6 x 14.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1899-1902 • 1900S • 1990S • 20TH CENTURY • 90S • ARBOL • ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE • ARCHITECTURE • B & W • B / W • B&W • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BOER WAR • BOMBARDE (MUSICAL INSTRUMENT) • BOMBARDEMENT • BOMBARDMENT • BOMBER • BOMBING • BRITAIN • BRITISH • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CENTURY • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • DAMAGE • DAMAGED • DESTRUCTION • EXTERIOR • HURTING • LADYSMITH • LOCATION • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NATURE • NINETIES • NINETIES, THE • NINETY DECADE • OUTSIDE • PLANT • PORTICO • PROVINCE OF KWAZULU-NATAL • SHELLING • SIEGE OF LADYSMITH • SIEGE • SOUTH AFRICA • SOUTH AFRICAN • TOWER • TREE • TREES • UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD • VICTORIAN ERA • VICTORIAN • WAR • WILDERNESS