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While sorting through files that survived my last great 'clean-out' I came across the cartoon below. I cannot remember where it originated. The residents of Estcourt must have been relieved that their town proved to be "uncrackable".

Brett

An important part of all that soldering



Source: Forbes' 19th Century Battles

Titled 'Trying to heliograph into Ladysmith from Estcourt'

That would be a distance of 48km.

Is there line of sight between these two places?

Boer prisoners arrested on the railway line neat Estcourt, brought up for examination at General Murray's headquarters

Source ILN 16 December 1899

Escourt

Source: www.angloboerwar.com/forum/19-ephemera/3...-jack?start=36#91373

'The British camp at Estcourt
Whence the first advance was made to the Tegula'

Source: www.angloboerwar.com/forum/19-ephemera/3...the-union-jack#93318