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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.
Unique Identifier
AR975641
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Purpose
Public
Size
4082px × 4293px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1899 - 1902
1900s
20th century
Architectural Feature
Architecture
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Boer War
Bombardment
Britain
British
building
BUILDINGS
concept
country
DAMAGE
DAMAGED
Destruction
Exterior
Ladysmith
LOCATION
Monochrome
NATURE
OUTSIDE
Photograph
Plant
Portico
Print Collector8
Province of KwaZulu-Natal
SHELLING
Siege
Siege of Ladysmith
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICAN
TGN
The Print Collector
Tower
Tree
Underwood & Underwood
Victorian
Wars