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General Category => 1893-1939 => Topic started by: Mike Blais CD on April 27, 2009, 09:03:06 pm



Title: 1900, Feb, 2RCR Paardeberg
Post by: Mike Blais CD on April 27, 2009, 09:03:06 pm
(http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu322/MLBlaisRCR/RCR%20History/Modderriverpaardeburg.jpg)

The 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry crosses the Modder River at Paardeberg Drift on 18 February 1900 to begin the assault on the Boer positions down-river to the east (or right — out of the range of the picture).

http://www.museedelaguerre.ca/cwm/exhibitions/boer/infantryregiment_e.shtml


Title: Re: 1900, Feb, 2RCR Paardeberg
Post by: rong on May 02, 2009, 01:26:22 pm
Nice pic Mike, a lot of history here..rong