Image of General Piet Cronje of South Africa surrendering to British Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts at the Battle of Paardeberg in 1900 during the Anglo-Boer War; Cronje stands facing Lord Roberts at center surrounded by British troops in military uniforms (including Highland Regiment kilts) with a British soldier holding the reins of a horse behind him; camp tent and wagon visible at right. "Copyrighted 1900 by Kurz & Allison, 267-269 Wabash Ave., Chicago."--text, bottom right margin. "This is considered Cronje's most brilliant exploit. With an inferior force he held at bay Lord Roberts, from '16 to '27 Feb'y. - British casualties 1436. - Boer prisoners 4000."--text, bottom left margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 56.2 x 71.76 cm (22 1/8 x 28 1/4 in.)
Cronjé, Pieter Arnoldus, 1836-1911--Pictorial works Generals--Pictorial works Horses--Pictorial works Military camps--Pictorial works Paardeberg, Battle of, South Africa, 1900--Pictorial works Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl, 1832-1914--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works South African War, 1899-1902--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size Other Military The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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