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id: 16462
title: With the Boer Forces
author: Hillegas, Howard Clemens
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  threshold--The low-veld or fever country--Old-time battlefields--The Boer fighting--Every burgher a general--The Boers'' mobility--The retreat of the BOER COMMANDANTS READING MESSAGE FROM BRITISH OFFICERS AFTER THE BATTLE OF The enemy and all other men called it war, but to the Boers it was merely Commandant-General, were the same men who ruled the country in times of firing line, but when British successes in the Free State placed the Boers In the Boer army the generals and commandants were of much In battle the Boer burgher was practically his own general. men time and again attacked thousands of British soldiers, and frequently Boers had more men engaged than the British, but in the majority of The day before the battle General De Wet and his men were in laager Boer general and said, "I will return to my men and will order them to The men who became the Boer generals gained their


id: 15160
title: On Commando
author: Van Warmelo, Dietlof
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  behind us, where some of our burghers lay firing at the enemy. already seen many such bullets taken from the enemy by our burghers in days after the enemy had tried to force their way through to the right day long the enemy fired at us from the smaller positions facing us, at Our burghers had already taken two of the enemy''s guns. men could not surround the enemy or attack them in the rear; and as enemy on the white kopje, one of our men went by himself to see if there When the enemy, a few days later, drove us from Olifantsnek, General de the first time saw a farm-house burnt down by the enemy. enemy advanced towards us on the day following, General De la Rey had General Beyers, with 400 or 500 men, passed to the rear of the enemy to


id: 15106
title: Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked
author: Thomas, C. H.
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  of Belfast Transvaal formerly Orange Free State Burgher delusive aims of the Afrikaner Bond combination, to which the Anglo-Boer British colonies, and a large number of Boers combined with the the independent Orange Free State and Transvaal Republics. British Government and the English people in South Africa. Orange Free State and Transvaal Republics was marked with much progress Boer Government posed as innocent; the designs of the Afrikaner Bond England towards both the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republics. Dutch nation, who renounce all claim in favour of the Afrikaner or Boer Boer people, assuming that a Government majority allows itself to be From 1881 every Transvaal and Orange Free State Boer without exception among the Cape Colonial and Orange Free State Boers, the declension the Transvaal, while the Colonial Boers on the whole have had no such Cape Colony, Natal, Orange Free State, and Transvaal have been


id: 36601
title: A Vendetta of the Desert
author: Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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  Tyardt van der walt left a widow, two sons--Stephanus and Gideon--who When Gideon opened his eyes they rested upon his brother''s face for a Uncle Diederick was an old Boer who lived about half a day''s journey brother-in-law lived only a little more than a day''s journey away. So the long-looked-forward-to triumph of Gideon van der Walt sank foully A few days before Gideon''s projected departure Elsie and Kanu were "Kanu,--how much farther do you think Cape Town is?" asked Elsie in a "Uncle Gideon," said Elsie, "one day your tears will flow." "It is not your blood that he wants, Uncle Gideon," said Elsie in a calm "Do not go, Uncle Gideon," said Elsie, "stay and meet him." "Gideon, you are wrong about Elsie; she loves her father, but she will Stephanus, like Gideon--but with what different feelings--looked back Stephanus soon ascertained from Kanu that Gideon''s wagon had passed but


id: 38447
title: Adventures in Swaziland: The Story of a South African Boer
author: O''Neil, Owen Rowe
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  Oom Tuys Grobler, known as "The White King of Swaziland," I was Tuys Grobler tells of Swaziland and King Buno, "The Terrible." Tuys Grobler tells of Swaziland and King Buno, "The Terrible." visit Swaziland and see the great King Buno, and I asked Oom Tuys to Tuys--Why the Boers paid tribute to King Buno--Queen Labotsibeni, the Tuys--Why the Boers paid tribute to King Buno--Queen Labotsibeni, the A short time before our visit to Swaziland, King Buno had gone to kraal of Queen Labotsibeni--Common and royal ground--We reach King kraal of Queen Labotsibeni--Common and royal ground--We reach King "Queen Labotsibeni, his royal widow, lives there now," Tuys told me. "Oom Tuys and the king plan great things for the people of Swaziland," race against death--Umzulek meets us--The dying king--Buno makes Tuys race against death--Umzulek meets us--The dying king--Buno makes Tuys death-dealing puff-adder--Buno dies like a true savage king--Tzaneen, death-dealing puff-adder--Buno dies like a true savage king--Tzaneen,


id: 37083
author: Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)
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  On the same day a meeting of Free State officers was held in the tent of These men came in contact with the English on the following day, On the following day a meeting of Harrismith burghers was held at Molen The following day, being Sunday, I held a service in the house of Mr. David de Villiers, at Holspruit, and then rode to the commando to see if following day was passed as usual, and at three o''clock the General rode On the following day a Council of War was held, General de Wet command; but during the first days following, General de Wet had the Here on the following morning General de Wet called the burghers On the following day the President and General de Wet addressed the General Botha therefore sent a number of burghers to take up a position General Botha with a number of burghers took up positions. English drove General de Wet and a considerable number of burghers

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  Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet


id: 32565
title: Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion
author: Mitford, Bertram
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  "Did you come straight here from your place to-day?" said Mrs Wenlock, "There''s a sign of the times for you, Frank," said Colvin as they "Let the joke stand, Stephanus," said Colvin in an undertone. "This little girl is a red-hot patriot, Colvin," said Stephanus, resting "Let''s drive over and see the Wenlocks one day, mother," said Aletta. "I think he will leave us alone, so long, Gert," said Colvin, panting "We shall have to turn you into a prisoner of war, Colvin," said Piet "I haven''t seen you for a long time, Dr Da Costa," said Aletta. "Who is the Englishman?" said the old man at last, designating Colvin "Look after him, Piet," said the old man as he gave them his hand, and "_Daag_, Mynheer Commandant," said Colvin, mindful of the way in which a together that day, Aletta," said Colvin, turning to watch the


