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Kōrero: Horses

Horses in the South African War

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Horses in the South African War

The first time New Zealand shipped military horses overseas was for the South African War (1899–1902). Here, New Zealand troops are on the road from Bulawayo to Tuli, in present-day Zimbabwe.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Rausch Collection

Reference: 1/2-025283; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Emma Meyer, Horses – War, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19283/horses-in-the-south-african-war (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Emma Meyer, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.