Battle in the Second Boer War 1899

"Battle of Belmont. Nov. 23D 1899. Boer-British War", Chromolithographie, USA, ohne Datum (um 1899), unbekannter Künstler, Verleger: Kurz & Allison, Chicago; Bildquelle: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Washington, http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003656549.

This contemporary chromolithography shows the battle of Belmont on 23 November 1899 in the Second Boer War, in which British troops took a Boer position, driving their opponents into flight. The composition emphasizes the superiority of the British, by placing three British soldiers in heroic pose and the Union Jack at the centre of the image.

Battle of Belmont. Nov. 23D 1899. Boer-British War, chromolithography, USA, without date (about 1899), unknown artist, publisher: Kurz & Allison, Chicago; source: Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov, Prints and Photographs Division Washington, http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.01879, no known restrictions on publication.