A Handbook of the Boer War, with general map of South Africa and 18 sketch maps and plans |
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Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I Prolegomena | 1 |
Patriotism Duty and Discipline | 19 |
War considered as a Branch of Sport | 26 |
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action advance artillery attack Baden-Powell batteries battle blockhouse line Bloemfontein Boers Botha Brigade British Army Buller burghers camp Cape Colony Capetown capture cavalry Colenso column Colvile command commandos convoy Cronje crossed defence Delagoa Bay Railway Delarey detached district east eastward enemy enemy's Ermelo February fire force Free Staters French front garrison Gatacre ground guns Head Quarters Heilbron Hertzog Hlangwhane Ian Hamilton Kekewich Kelly-Kenny Kimberley Kitchener's Klip kopjes Kritzinger Kroonstad Kruger laager Ladysmith leaders left bank left flank Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Lyttelton Mafeking Magaliesberg Magersfontein Methuen miles military Modder River mounted infantry mounted troops movement Natal numbers occupied officer operations Orange River Colony ordered Plumer Pole-Carew position Pretoria prisoners raid reached rearguard reinforced retired retreat ridge right bank sent siege Smuts soon South Africa Spion Kop Spruit Steyn success town Transvaal Tugela Vaal Vaalkrantz veld Viljoen VIth Division Wagon Hill Warren Waterval Drift Wet's