Emile Picard

There has been a great deal written on the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), from the importance of cricket to the life of prisoners in the prison camps on Ceylon and other isles of the British Empire. Almost every subject has been thoroughly researched and discussed. However, the role of one person, that of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, has never been thoroughly examined. Queen Wilhelmina can be found in almost every study about the Second Anglo-Boer War, but none of the literature elaborates on the exact role Wilhelmina played during the conflict. Every book has a few phrases that highlights the involvement of Wilhelmina, but that is often the most you will read about her in relation to the conflict. Although Wilhelmina’s role is still unclear, she is regularly described in literature as an international symbol of Boer support.

Lead shot analysis is still an undeveloped technique for analysing battlefields, although we can gain a lot of information from it. After an excavation, the lead shot is brought to a university, but is often then forgotten. Therefore, valuable information is lost. A methodology for analysing lead shot in the field can make a difference. But before you can start analysing the individual lead shot, you have to know who fought there and what type of weapons the forces were equipped with. Through the analysis you can match the lead shot calibre, with a specific type of weapon. With this information, you can create a distribution pattern, which can provide information on the battle. For example, pistol balls can suggest close combat. This research will not propose a new methodology for in the field, but it will try to increase our knowledge on lead shot analysis and what exactly happened at Hougoumont during the Battle of Waterloo.

There has been a great deal written on the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), from the importance of cricket to the life of prisoners in the prison camps on Ceylon and other isles of the British Empire. Almost every subject has been thoroughly researched and discussed. However, the role of one person, that of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, has never been thoroughly examined. Queen Wilhelmina can be found in almost every study about the Second Anglo-Boer War, but none of the literature elaborates on the exact role Wilhelmina played during the conflict. Every book has a few phrases that highlights the involvement of Wilhelmina, but that is often the most you will read about her in relation to the conflict. Although Wilhelmina’s role is still unclear, she is regularly described in literature as an international symbol of Boer support.