Images

British soldiers training in the use of a machine gun during the Boer War (1899-1902), photograph by William Skeoch Cumming, c. 1900. 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 Museums, London.

A British ambulance wagon during the Boer War (1899-1902). 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.

A derailed British armoured train in Natal after a Boer attack in November 1899 during the Boer War (1899-1902). Imperial War Museums, London.

British soldiers engaging in a tug of war on Christmas Day 1899 in Ladysmith during the Boer War (1899-1902). Photograph by Reinhold Thiele. Imperial War Museums, London.

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.

Emily Hobhouse (1860-1926), a social welfare campaigner who publicised the atrocious conditions in British-run concentration camps during the Boer War (1899-1902). Photograph by Henry Walter Barnett, 1902. National Portrait Gallery, London...

The Gupta Empire (c. 320–550 CE) emerged from the Magadha (modern Bihar), establishing political dominance over much of northern, central, and western India. Its rise marked a transition from regional fragmentation to imperial consolidation...

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