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title: Tug of War, Boer War
author: Reinhold Thiele - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21860/tug-of-war-boer-war/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-06-04
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# Tug of War, Boer War
_Authored by Reinhold Thiele - Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21860.png)
## Image Caption
British soldiers engaging in a tug of [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) on Christmas Day 1899 in Ladysmith during the Boer War (1899-1902).
Imperial War Museums, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, R. T. -. I. W. (2026, June 04). Tug of War, Boer War. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Reinhold Thiele - Imperial War. "Tug of War, Boer War." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 04, 2026. .
### MLA
Museums, Reinhold Thiele - Imperial War. "Tug of War, Boer War." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Jun 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205026402) by **Reinhold Thiele - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 04 June 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.