In 1899, a unique artillery shell bearing a plum cake and Christmas greetings marked a truce during the Boer War in Ladysmith, South Africa. This historical artifact, now housed at Jabalpur's AOC ...

A note shared by AOC reads "Ladysmith is a small town in Natal ... The town was under prolonged siege during the Boer War of 1899. On December 27, a shell fired from a 10-pounder gun landed ...

A poignant ceremony in Saltash marked the death 125 years ago of a gallant Cornishman who died serving his country in the ...

In 1899, a unique artillery shell bearing a plum cake and Christmas greetings marked a truce during the Boer War in Ladysmith ...

For most of us, the Boer War has little lasting impact on our collective memory but there are little resonances here and there. British soldiers during the siege of Ladysmith in 1899 Frank Taaffe Last ...

The Battle of Ladysmith was one of the early engagements of the Second Boer War. A large British force which had concentrated at the garrison town of Ladysmith launched a sortie on 30 October 1899, ...

We meet here today, during the most important month in the history of our country, the month of April which also happens to be our Freedom Month, when we celebrate the birth of democracy and freedom ...

In 1893 he was promoted to Lt Gen and appointed Commander in Chief of India. During the Boer War, he commanded the garrison at Ladysmith, which he held until relieved. Field Marshal Sir George Stuart ...