Newsboy announcing the relief of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War, March 1, 1900 (b/w...

When the Second Boer War broke out on 11 October 1899, the Boers had a numeric superiority within Southern Africa. They quickly invaded the British territory and laid siege to Ladysmith, Kimberley and Mafeking. Britain meanwhile transported thousands of troops both from the United Kingdom itself and from elsewhere in the Empire and by the time the siege of Ladysmith had been lifted, had a huge numeric superiority. Photograph album of 35 photographs compiled by Lt Col H B Holt. Associated with India and South Africa, 1898-1900. Showing the School of Musketry Deolali, groups and views of South Africa. Associated with the Boer War (1899-1902), 1900.