Second Boer War: Did you mean...?

In 1846, graduates of West Point Military Academy were deployed to fight in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Less than 20 years later, many now wearing different uniforms, they...

British men using a heliograph during the Boer War (1899-1902). The war was one of the first conflicts to see the use of the device by the British Army. Photograph by William Skeoch Cumming. Imperial War Museums, London...

A horse-drawn wagon during the Boer War (1899-1902). Both the Boers and British were heavily reliant on Black African transport drivers during the conflict. Imperial War Museums, London.

Front-line medical station with wounded British soldiers during the Boer War (1899-1902), photograph by Reinhold Thiele. Imperial War Museums, London.

A local village fortified by the British during the Boer War (1899-1902). Photograph by William Skeoch Cumming. Imperial War Museums, London

A British ambulance wagon during the Boer War (1899-1902). Imperial War Museums, London.

An African spy and his wife during the Boer War (1899-1902). Local Africans were used to gain military intelligence by both the Boers and the British during the conflict. Photograph by William Skeoch Cumming. Imperial War...

The Second Battle of the Marne took place in July and August 1918 and saw Germany's last advance of the Spring Offensive rebuffed by a strong Allied counterattack. With hundreds of thousands...

The Boer 94-pounder artillery piece known as 'Long Tom'. The gun was famously used during the siege of Mafeking (1899-1900), a major engagement in the Boer War (aka South Africa War, 1899-1902). Imperial War Museums, London...

A refugee Boer family with their possessions by a railway track. Photograph by William Skeoch Cumming, taken during the Boer War (1899-1902). Imperial War Museums