Canadian troops about to leave for the Boer War, 1900. Artist: Unknown

Canadian troops about to leave for the Boer War, 1900. Artist: Unknown

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Canadian troops about to leave for the Boer War, 1900. Mary, Countess of Minto, wife of the Governor General of Canada, presenting colours to Herchmer's Horse (2nd battallion lst Regiment of Canadian Mounted Rifles) as they leave Ottawa for South Africa, 19 January 1900. The 2nd Boer War (1899-1902) was the first conflict in which the Canadian army fought.

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