Artillery in the Second Boer War

The Second Boer War saw attempted application of bombardment as an alternative to the use of ground forces.

"Onlookers were told by the naval gunners that Old Joey would kill every man within 150 yards of where his shells struck."

Boer guns were also concealed behind emplacements, a practice that was new to late nineteenth century warfare.

British General Buller linked the use of artillery and the movement of infantry into continuous interlocking assaults upon each hill south of Ladysmith.

The front collapsed on the 27th when use was made of a creeping curtain of shell fire sent over the heads of advancing infantry destroying everything 100 yards ahead of them.