British Troops In Action - South Africa (1899)

Location unclear. Additional information welcome. Free State side of Orange River - Various shots of the British troops on horseback charging across field towards the camera. Norval’s Pont, Sunnyside Farm, South Africa - New Zealander or Australian (?) troops galloping across open country. Some of the troops dismount by some bushes to set up artillery gun on tripod. Other troops dismount and take cover. More shots, quite unclear, of Cavalry in action. Cataloguer’s note: this story does not belong to UN 1396. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934
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