Image of Detachment: Burghers at Norvals Pont, February 1900 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century)

Detachment: Burghers at Norvals Pont, February 1900 (b/w photo)

IMAGE number: NAM5919962
Image title: Detachment: Burghers at Norvals Pont, February 1900 (b/w photo)
Artist: Unknown photographer, (20th century)
Location: National Army Museum, London
Medium: black and white photograph
Date: 1900 AD (C19th AD)

Image description: Detachment. Burghers at Norvals Pont. February 1900. Photograph, Boer War, 1900. Many Boer Commandos consisted of skilled horsemen who had grown up in the saddle. They were also fine shots having spent years hunting and protecting cattle out on the veldt. Highly mobile, they preferred ambush to other methods of combat as it minimised casualties. They disliked hand-to-hand fighting, and their traditional method of attack was to lie in wait among the rocks on a kopje (hill), behind which their horses would be held ready.
Photo credit: © National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: guerrilla warfare / mounted infantry / soldier / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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