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Boer War. Film 13001

4,766 views · Published 4 February 2013 · 14:06 · Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: HuntleyFilmArchives · 2013 · News & Politics

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Boer War, 1890's.  Compilation of various films from the Boer War, South Africa, most, if not all the action shots faked.
1.  (Skirmish with Boers).  British troops ride towards camera and stop at area of brushwood.  Troops dismount and prepare heavy machine gun on tripod.  Other troops ride up to hedge. (00.55).
2.  (Schultze - British troops capture Boers).  Troops in foreground watch others cross river.  Prison convoy?  (01.51).
3.  (Zulu dance).  Elaborately dressed Zulu warriors dance.  White man in top hat enters scene from near camera and makes Zulus dance nearer the camera.  (02.36).
4.  (Propaganda piece - boxing match - John Bull v Kruger).  As boxing match proceeds, we see Uncle Sam (America) standing in John Bull's (Britain's) corner.  Kruger has two seconds in his corner (one maybe French?).  At the end of a round this second taunts John Bull.  In next round Kruger (Boer) kicks John Bull down.  When John Bull gets up, Kruger cravenly cowers and shows a white handkerchief.  John Bull turns his back.  Kruger hits Bull down from behind, but immediately gives in and holds his hands in the air.  Uncle Sam hustles the two seconds away, and plants his American flag in the British corner.  (03.50).
5.  (Surrender at Kronstadt - British troops - cavalry cross river).  British cavalry ford river.  Back of column of troops in distance turns towards camera and crosses river and passes by camera position.  Infantry troops watch from edge of water.  (05.39).
6.  (Skirmish with Boers - cavalry charge).  First section - British cavalry, preceded by a dog, canter past camera position.  Second section - Cavalry officer at head of his men holds his arm up to stop his troops.  they dismount and erect a small gun.  [Same as number 1].  Soldiers remount horses and ride off.  (07.38).
7.  (War balloon (observation) and transport crossing Vaal River).  Cavalry stand guard as horse drawn team pulls an observation balloon across river.  Mule team pull cart out of river with a lot of whipping from the driver.  Black troops.  (08.52).
8.  (Carrying Boer War wounded aboard ship).  Hospital ship.  Troops carry stretcher cases onto ship via gangplank.  Walking wounded.  (09.52).
9.  (Digging in at the Orange River).  British troops use picks to dig shallow trenches.  Other soldiers stand behind and use shovels to form a bank.  short shot of train passing camera.  (10.25).
10.  (Troop train over the Moodaal River).  Railway train travels over a bridge towards the camera.  The open carriages are full of standing troops.  (10.55).
11.  (Asian soldiers towards camera).  Two lines of Sikh troops jog towards camera at a barracks.  Camera cuts.  We see soldiers running back from behind camera and lining up on parade.  (11.38).
12.  (Boer War soldiers on horses cross river).  Cavalry cross river and march by camera.  (12.05).
13.  (Boer War - cavalry rides towards camera).  [Same as number 6, first section].  (12.46).
14.  (Troop ship carrying Boer War soldiers).  Dreadnought-type British battleship sails out of British harbour.  Sailors on deck near lifeboat.  Four-funnelled ship flies the white ensign.  Tug boats.  Docker waves hat in air and men cheer.  Civilians on gangplank.  Soldiers wear Australian-style bush hats with dignitaries.  (14.36).

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