British horse transports American, Montagle, Hypatha and Maplemore according to the Dutch newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated 3 March 1902

An item reported that the British transport American left New Orleans with 1,000 horses for the British army on board towards Cape Town.(1)

The British steamship Montagle left Fiume with 750 horses for the British army on board towards South Africa. This was the 50^th transport transporting Hungarian horses for British account. Totally were now 38,865 horses from Hungary transported towards South Africa.

The British steamships Hypathia and Maplemore were lying in the harbour of Fiume waiting for more horses.

Note

1. The Second Boer War found place between 11 October 1899 and 31 May 1902 and ended in a defeat of the Boers and regaining British sovereignty of the Orange Free State and South African Republic (Transvaal). In 1920 became the Union of South Africa part of the Commonwealth.