Empire in Revolt

Throughout the history of the British Empire, colonial subjects regularly took up arms against their British rulers. Amongst the earliest films of the Empire are those which document one such uprising: the Boer War (1899-1902). From Kenya to Malaya, from Aden to Cyprus, the films selected here highlight some of the many revolts the British faced within its colonies during the 20th century. 

 
 
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OPERATIONS BY 1ST BATTALION 6TH GURKHA RIFLES DURING... (1950) enhanced entry

Amateur film shot by Major William Rhodes James while serving with the 1st Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles in ...

 

KURRAM MILITIA, 1946-1947 (1947) enhanced entry

Amateur film shot by Major Michael Nelson of 8th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army while seconded to the Kurram ...

WORLD PICTORIAL NEWS NO 275 (12/8/1946)

WORLD PICTORIAL NEWS NO 275 (12/8/1946) (1946)has video enhanced entry

I. 'TRAGEDY IN JERUSALEM.' An item covering the aftermath of the bombing of the King David Hotel (HQ of the ...

 

2ND BATTALION 4TH BOMBAY GRENADIERS IN INDIA, CA 1930 (1930) enhanced entry

Reel 1: "Shall Mills, TPT and Camp". Camel and mule transport. Ambulance truck. Two British officers in solar topees.

Reel 2: ...

Chisman (Keal) Collection: 15. Waziristan (2) 1937

Chisman (Keal) Collection: 15. Waziristan (2) 1937 (1930)has video enhanced entry

India, North-West Frontier, 1937. Film shows various military scenes, including numerous scenes of the RAF in action, bombing, shooting and ...

 

HISTORIC MUTINY SITES (1914)has video enhanced entry

INTEREST. Travelogue principally around Delhi.

Main titles. (3) MS double gateway, in a perimeter wall, horse and ox traffic passing through. ...

 

SKIRMISH ROUND THE FLAG (1901) enhanced entry

Dramatised Boer War short made by the Lancashire firm of Mitchell and Kenyon. It shows two nurses saved from the ...