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Film, VideoBattle of Mafeking
Battle of Mafikeng "In the opening of this picture we see in the foreground a company of Highlanders preparing for a charge on the Boer entrenchments seen in the distance. Just in advance of the...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Mitchell, Mason - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoEnglish Lancers charging
Variant title from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: English Lancers charging at Modder River "The stubborn resistance of the Boers is shown by the activity and persistency with which they fire the two large field pieces immediately in the foreground. It seems, indeed, a hopeless matter...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Mitchell, Mason - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoCharge of Boer cavalry [no. 2] "In the distance is seen a number of grey objects rapidly approaching, which, upon drawing closer, are recognized as a company of Boer cavalry. As they draw nearer, you can see that...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoRed Cross ambulance on battlefield
Title from Edison films catalog, no. 135: Red Cross ambulance on the battlefield "Near the center of this scene we see the regimental surgeon directing the movements of the Ambulance Corps. Tenderly they pick up the unfortunates and place them in the ambulance. The numbers...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Mitchell, Mason - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoCapture of Boer battery by British
Title in Edison films catalog: Capture of Boer battery by the British "Nothing can exceed the stubborn resistance shown by the Gordon Highlanders, as we see them steadily advancing in the face of a murderous fire of the Boers, who are making their guns...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoCapture of Boer battery "By the Gordon Highlanders. In the foreground are two Creusot guns, manned by the Dutch burghers. Smoke effects are due. The Highlanders are seen in the distance, approaching rapidly, easily distinguished by...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoBoers bringing in British prisoners "Here we have a mixed Company of Gordon Highlanders, Irish Fusilliers and English Lancers, as a group of prisoners taken to the rear by a troop of Boer Cavalry. The expression of...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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Film, Video2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry--parade
Second Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry--parade | Variant title from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: Canadian troops departing from Quebec for the Transvaal "This picture shows the Canadian troops departing from Quebec for the war in the Transvaal. The scene opens with the soldiers clad in campaign uniform, marching under the triumphal arch, cheered by...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1899
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Film, VideoCharge of Boer cavalry [no. 1] "Shows a wild charge of Mounted Boer up a steep hill. The action of the picture is spirited and photographically it is an excellent film. The opening scene shows a bleak hillside...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900