DRAMA. A "faked" newsfilm representing an incident in the Boer War.
A party of riflemen are attacked by the Boers and left for dead; one of the enemy removes a dispatch from one of the fallen men; another of the fallen British struggles to his ...
ACTUALITY. City Imperial Volunteers, carrying rifles and equipment, clamber up the gangway of a troopship at the foot of which is a civilian wearing a top hat (33); the camera changes to show more CIV passing up the gangway at the head of ...
RECONSTRUCTION. Faked Boer War incident.
View from behind the "Boer" position as they fire with rifles and a small cannon against an advancing force of "British" lancers on foot and horseback. After hand-to-hand fighting the British withdraw, ...
ACTUALITY. Boer War. Scots' Guards march through the market place in Bloemfontain.
Foot soldiers carrying pick-axes or rifles march (R-L) past the camera, followed by drummers and pipers, officers on horseback, and more foot soldiers ...
Footage of Kruger leaving the Hotel De Ville in Paris, late in 1900.
ACTUALITY. Boer War. Covered wagons drawn by mules, each flying the Red Cross flag, fording the Vaal river (13ft).
Note: Filmed by Joe Rosenthal c24 May 1900. Original length 50ft.
Refs: National Film Archive, Catalogue, Part ...
ACTUALITY. Boer WAr. A procession of ox-drawn wagons passing down a trail over a hill towards the camera; the oxen are attended and driven by Zulus (91ft).
Note: Filmed by Joe Rosenthal April-May 1900.
Refs: National Film ...
ACTUALITY. Boer war. Single shot of a column of Gordon Highlanders marching out of their camp at Ladysmith to meet General Buller's relief column.
Troops in khaki kilts march turning a corner and marching to the right past lines of ...
"H.M.S. Powerful arriving in Portsmouth Harbour, bringing home the heroes of Ladysmith". Shot of the four-funnelled cruiser steaming in to the harbour and passing HMS Victory dressed with flags for the occasion (47ft).
Note: This is ...
ACTUALITY. Military parade.
A naval detachment, including Marines, from H.M.S. `Powerful', marching through London prior to a review by the Prince of Wales at the Horse Guards Parade. The procession is headed by a military band and ...
MS race course? Ranks of turbanned soldiers march towards the camera. The first group have trumpets, the rest carry rifles. They are accompanied by two Europeans on horseback.
Men of the City Imperial Volunteers (CIV) being inspected at the Albany Barracks, Regents Park, London, by Edward, Prince of Wales, prior to their departure for South Africa, 26th January 1900.
The men are drawn up ...
