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In 1970, a former British career soldier, Colonel Bertram Laing, aged 91, who had served as a Lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as part of the British forces during the South African War, visited the Magersfontein Battlefield. Colonel Laing was absolutely astonished to find that the battlefield in general had changed very little in 71 years since he had taken part in the battle. He could accurately point out some interesting features of the combat area and provided the contemporary historians with invaluable information regarding the engagements that took place on 11 December 1899.

In such a way the battlefields described in Frenchie's Battlefield Tours have also changed very little spanning the many years ranging from the Voortrekker-Zulu battles to the South African War sites. This fact makes the visiting and of these sites very special and with the expertise of the tour guide these battles and battle sites can be brought to life. Over the years I found that many a photo taken on the battlefields of South Africa can be accurately placed to the very site were a soldier fell, or where a wagon has stood or where the artillery guns were stationed, without the altering / interference of these precious sites through modern day developments. With the guidance of the tour guide, one can today literally walk in the footsteps of the soldiers from the past, friend and foe alike.