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Saturday, 2 November 2019

British transport Gaul arrived at Cape Town, Sotuth Africa according to the Dutch newspaper De Zeeuw dated 10 October 1899

An item reported that at Cape Town the British transport Gaul with on board the Northumberland regiment was arrived.

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.