Cory Library and Historical Archives

Colonel Eyre's Brigade crossing the Orange River

Item

Primrose, James Maurice, 1819-1892, “Colonel Eyre's Brigade crossing the Orange River”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/11166

Title

Colonel Eyre's Brigade crossing the Orange River

Creator

Primrose, James Maurice, 1819-1892

Description

British Troops Crossing the Orange River. Sir George Cathcart took the field against the Basutos in Dec 1852 crossed the Orange River with a well equipped force of 2500 trained men and encamped at Platberg on the Caledon River. Painted by James Maurice Primrose.

Subject

Eyre, William, 1805-1859 -- Pictorial works

Great Britain. Army -- Pictorial works

Format

jpg

Type

Image

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/23415

Location - Physical Location

Original in a private collection

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

PIC/M 5471

useGuidelines

In order to obtain a license for the use of any of the images apply to the Cory Library at cory@ru.ac.za

Item sets

Brenda Nicholls Collection

Media

vital_23133+SOURCE1+SOURCE1.0.jpeg

Primrose, James Maurice, 1819-1892, “Colonel Eyre's Brigade crossing the Orange River”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/11166