British troop and horse transports destined towards South Africa according to the Dutch newspaper Zierikzeesche Nieuwsbode dated 9 July 1901

An item reported that the British cabinet in the Parliament stated that new troops and around 5,000 horses were to be sent to South Africa and between now and 2 August eleven transports would depart. The transport Manhattan already left London with on board 7 officers and 136 mounded infantry, 85 guard dragoons and other troops. At Queenstown were more soldiers to be embarked and further more were around 400 horses to be transported. Until 2 August were indeed eleven transports with troops and 2,700 horses destined towards South Africa.

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. This kind of transports were quite common. Another newspaper De Zeeuw dated Tuesday 5 December 1899 reported that on last Saturday 3,000 men departed England towards South-Africa. Last Friday arrived a transport with on board 1,900 mules at the Cape.