Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1899 — HOW BRITISH OFFICERS GET KILLED IN THE BOER WAR. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOW BRITISH OFFICERS GET KILLED IN THE BOER WAR.

The extraordinary fatality among the leaders of the English soldiers in actions at Smith Hill and Elamtelaagte is clearly explained in this picture. While the men in the rushes up the kopjes took advantage of every cover, the officers esteemed it their duty to stand erect. In this position they became conspicuous quarry for the Boer marksmetu