The School of Musketry Finish:Stretched forty Cardens were assembled each

forty Cardens were assembled each week at the Berkshire factory

A dog barks excitedly

with the dome of St Paul's in the distance

peering through spyglasses at the Princess of Wales lying on a sofa

seated in the centre

The School of Musketry Finish:Stretched forty Cardens were assembled each'The School of Musketry', 1881. A representative of the Boers asks the British Commander in Chief if he wishes to engage him to teach the British troops how to fire a musket. This relates to an attempt made in February 1881 by the British to take possession of Majuba Hill. However, a counter attack by the Boers left the British suffering heavy loss. Public attention was subsequently called to the inferiority of the shooting of British troops,