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I was concerned that they has their swords unsheathed at all.

Indeed, look what happened in St Peter's Field two hundred years ago!

With Sir Redvers Buller's force: Field Artillery crossing a drift.

A correspondent writes: 'When we crossed the Klip River, the Field Artillery were just able to keep the muzzles of their guns clear of the water, though some of the gunners got a wetting.'

The Graphic 17 July 1900

I reckon the officer commanding that particular Battery had been off to Messrs Wilkinson and bought himself a fine sword at some point!

djb wrote:

With Sir Redvers Buller's force: Field Artillery crossing a drift.

A correspondnt writes: 'When we crossed the Klip River, the Field Artillery were just able to keep the muzzles of their guns clear of the water, though some of the gunners got a wetting.'

The Graphic 17 July 1900

I'm just surprised it is not more visible in the picture. The artist can't have received the memo!

Hospital scenes in South Africa: The morning gargle

Convalescent fever patients are made to gargle every morning with an antiseptic. It is a nasty business but the soldiers always obey orders whether they be those of a superior officer or of the doctor.


The Graphic, 29 December 1900