Jameson's Last Stand, Battle of Doornkop 2nd January 1896 by Richard Caton Woodville. (P) REG83 August 4th 1888

August 4th 1888

Some light fold marks

5 inches (38cm x 27cm)

Gallipoli Peninsula

Jameson's Last Stand, Battle of Doornkop 2nd January 1896 by Richard Caton Woodville. (P) REG83 August 4th 1888VAR126P. Jameson's Last Stand, Battle of Doornkop 2nd January 1896 by Caton Woodville. In 1895, Leander Starr Jameson assembled a private army outside the Transvaal with the aim of invading and overthrowing the Boer government. The idea had been to encourage civil unrest among foreign workers (Uitlanders), and use the outbreak of open revolt as an excuse to invade and take over the territory. But Jameson grew impatient and so launched the Jameson Raid