This illustration is taken from South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke. The artwork is by W S Small from a sketch by G D Giles, war artist. The caption is ‘The last stand made by the Boers before Kimberley — Charge of the British Cavalry in the engagement at Klip Drift’. The charge was directed towards the nek, the space between the ridges, which was considered to be the least well defended area. The 16th Lancers on the left and the 9th on the right, with the Household Cavalry in the foreground coming up in support.
