Maps

Maps of South Africa

Map of Southern Africa Showing the British Colonies and the Boer Republics

Boer War Maps : Map of Southern Africa showing the British colonies and the Boer republics - 2.a.2.1 cgr5
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Map of the Boer Republic of Transvaal Showing Blockhouse Lines and South African Constabulary Posts with Dates of Completion

Boer War Maps - Map of the Boer Republic of Transvaal Showing Blockhouse Lines and South African Constabulary Posts with Dates of Completion - Credit : Canada. Dept. of Militia and Defence, 'Organization, equipment, despatch and service of the Canadian contingents during the war in South Africa, 1899-1900:Supplementary report (Sessional paper no. 35a)', Ottawa, Queen's Printer, 1901
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Map of the Boer Republic of Orange Free State Showing Blockhouse Lines and South African Constabulary Posts with Dates of Completion

Boer War Maps - Map of the Boer Republic of Orange Free State Showing Blockhouse Lines and South African Constabulary Posts with Dates of Completion - Credit : Canada. Dept. of Militia and Defence, 'Organization, equipment, despatch and service of the Canadian contingents during the war in South Africa, 1899-1900:Supplementary report (Sessional paper no. 35a)', Ottawa, Queen's Printer, 1901
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South African War Battle Maps

Map of the Battle of Paardeberg Showing the Position of the IX Division (which included the 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment) on 18 February 1900 during the First Engagement

Boer War Maps - Map of the Battle of Paardeberg Showing the Position of the IX Division (which included the 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment) on 18 February 1900 during the First Engagement. Credit: CWM 19880069-145
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Map of the Battle of Paardeberg Showing the Position of the XIX Brigade on 20 February 1900

Boer War Maps - Map of the Battle of Paardeberg Showing the Position of the XIX Brigade on 20 February 1900. Credit: CWM 19880069-145
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Map of the Battle of Paardeberg Showing the Area of General Pieter Arnoldus Cronje's Laager and the Position of the XIX Brigade Including the Royal Canadian Regiment on the Morning of 27 February 1900 when General Cronje's forces surrendered

Boer War Maps - Map of the Battle of Paardeberg Showing the Area of General Pieter Arnoldus Cronje's Laager and the Position of the XIX Brigade Including the Royal Canadian Regiment on the Morning of 27 February 1900 when General Cronje's forces surrendered. Credit: CWM 19880069-145
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Map of the Battle of Doornkop, 29 May 1900

Boer War Maps - Map of the Battle of Doornkop. Credit : Carman Miller, 'Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War 1899-1902'. Canadian War Museum and McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal and Kingston, 1993. p. 130
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Map of the Battle of Faber's Put, 30 May 1900

Boer War Maps - Map of the Battle of Faber's Put. Credit : Carman Miller, 'Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War 1899-1902'. Canadian War Museum and McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal and Kingston, 1993. p. 202
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Map of the Battle of Leliefontein, 9 a.m., 7 November 1900

Boer War Maps - Map of the Battle of Leliefontein, 9 a.m., 7 November 1900. Credit : Carman Miller, 'Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War 1899-1902'. Canadian War Museum and McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal and Kingston, 1993. p. 272
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Map of the Battle of Leliefontein, 11 a.m., 11 November 1900

Boer War Maps - Map of the Battle of Leliefontein, 11 a.m., 7 November 1900. Credit : Carman Miller, 'Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War 1899-1902'. Canadian War Museum and McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal and Kingston, 1993. p. 272
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Maps Indicating the Movement of Canadian Units during the South African War

Map of South Africa Indicating the Line of March of the Canadian Contingents

Boer War Map : Map of South Africa Indicating the Line of March of the Canadian Contingents - Credit : Carman Miller, 'Canada and the Boer War, Canada's Visual History', National Museum of Man: National Museums of Canada; National Film Board of Canada, 1976. Slide 21

Map Indicating the Movement of the Royal Canadian Dragoons and 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles, 9 April - 6 June 1900

Boer War Maps - Map Indicating the Movement of the Royal Canadian Dragoons and 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles, 9 April - 6 June 1900. Credit : Carman Miller, 'Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War 1899-1902'. Canadian War Museum and McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal and Kingston, 1993. p. 225
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Map Indicating the Movement of the Strathcona's Horse, 20 June - 1 September 1900

Boer War Maps - Map Indicating the Movement of the Strathcona's Horse, 20 June - 1 September 1900. Credit : Carman Miller, 'Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War 1899-1902'. Canadian War Museum and McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal and Kingston, 1993. p. 316
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Map Indicating the Movement of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, 19 March - 16 June 1902

Boer War Maps - Map Indicating the Movement of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, 19 March - 16 June 1902. Credit : Carman Miller, 'Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War 1899-1902'. Canadian War Museum and McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal and Kingston, 1993. p. 404
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