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Book Synopsis The Siege of Kimberley and the Battle of Magersfontein by : David Robbins
Download or read book The Siege of Kimberley and the Battle of Magersfontein written by David Robbins and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Siege of Kimberley by : T. Phelan
Download or read book The Siege of Kimberley written by T. Phelan and published by . This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Siege of Kimberley by : T. Phelan
Download or read book The Siege of Kimberley written by T. Phelan and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents the story of the 18-week siege of Kimberly in 1899 - 1900, at the onset of the Anglo-Boer war. The author uses humor to make his account of the siege more compelling. He offers an interesting look into human nature as he highlights the shift in people's attitudes when tensions increased. A must-read for history enthusiasts.
Book Synopsis The Battle of Magersfontein, 11th December, 1899 by : George Reginald Duxbury
Download or read book The Battle of Magersfontein, 11th December, 1899 written by George Reginald Duxbury and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Battle of Magersfontein by : Garth Benneyworth
Download or read book The Battle of Magersfontein written by Garth Benneyworth and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magersfontein is an iconic battle, fought during the South African War of 1899–1902, also known as the Second Anglo-Boer War. Over 30 years of research informs this book, the first source referenced history about Magersfontein and the other actions, fought in the lead up to this monumental clash. It details the Kimberly Siege and the intensity of combat fought at Belmont, Graspan, and, in particular Modder River, a key battle during the opening months of the war. No shortage of publications exists on the South African War and Magersfontein. Yet myths perpetuate, legends, ideologies, hand down errors, fabrications, and sloppy research by self-appointed experts. Many contemporary sources regurgitate without analysis, and many recent publications offer no references to sources. None consult the rich and extensive archives in the Kimberley and Bloemfontein museums, instead using stock standard sources, while ignoring Dutch and Afrikaans language accounts, resulting in lopsided narratives. To address this, the author has used primary sources, never before published diaries, letters, photographs, maps, battle orders, official histories and reports, personal reflections, regimental histories of the war, and survivor interviews, collected over 30 years. The originals being lodged in archives, libraries, museums and private collections in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Australia. Having walked the killing grounds for over three decades, the author offers insights into the archaeology and topography of the site, also detailing forgotten burial sites of human casualties, from all sides. Consequently, original findings emerge, with regards to Boer positioning and tactics, a British outflanking manoeuvre at Magersfontein Hill that almost worked, and Boer counter attacks, and the use of mobility, rather than the previously expounded notion that they sat passively parked in trenches, as most narratives present. Insights into military commanders emerge, never before published. Importantly, the war between the Generals, which this work uncovers, relying on unpublished recollections of conversations between senior officers from both sides. The loathing between two prominent Boer generals, as too the incompetence of the leading British General, glossed over for 122 years. Captured in this infighting, were loyal, efficient, and brave British and Boer commanders and ordinary soldiers from both sides. Many of whose voices speak through this narrative for the first time, doing justice and testimony to their unique, yet terrifying experiences and observations of warfare, in Victory and Defeat on the South African Veld.
Download or read book Kimberley written by Lewis Childs and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1990-12-31 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who were the underdogs who took on British Imperial forces - and beat them? How could an old farmer who had beaten them before (Piet Cronje), and a middle-aged farmer, who did not want to fight them anyway (De La Rey), embarrass Queen Victoria's high officers like Lord Methuen? When did the most powerful man in Africa enable the capable commandant to hold out - while blighting his career? Why did the Queen's crack regiments turn their backs on the enemy? What lessons in application, patience and loyalty to oath given does Tommy Atkins give to us, in the 21st century? Who were the modern figures that still live through their letters and diaries in Regimental Archives, in spite of being dead. How could the Boers justify shelling civilians, or the British of all people not know that women and kids were dying in concentration camps? When did the accepted European Rules of War get turned over for ever? Why, when Bobs is nothing but a statue, and Rhodes the ghost of a chancer, does it matter? The Seige of Kimberley answers all these questions and more in a readable and authoritative way
Book Synopsis The Battle of Magersfontein, 11 December, 1899 by : George Reginald Duxbury
Download or read book The Battle of Magersfontein, 11 December, 1899 written by George Reginald Duxbury and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Letters from Kimberly by : Edward Spiers
Download or read book Letters from Kimberly written by Edward Spiers and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of new material, fresh insights and perceptive analysis.' Ian Knight??The defence of Kimberley and the mission to relieve it was one of the great dramatic sagas of the South African War. The actual relief, following a spectacular cavalry charge, represented the first decisive upturn in the fortunes of the British war effort, soon followed by a crushing defeat of the Boers at the battle of Paardeberg. Within Kimberley citizens suffered from dwindling food stocks and enemy shelling, but even more controversial were the tensions that erupted between the siege commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Kekewich, and Kimberley's leading citizen, Cecil Rhodes. ??In this illuminating new history, Edward Spiers, presents a selection of first-hand accounts of this epic siege. The 260 letters were published originally in British metropolitan and provincial newspapers and they provide crucial insights into the perceptions of civilians caught up in the siege; the desperate and bloody attempts to relieve the town; and the experiences of junior officers and other ranks as they struggled to cope with the demands of modern warfare. Full of human incident, drama and pathos, these fascinating eyewitness testimonies make for compelling reading and add richly to our understanding of the events in Cape Colony.
Book Synopsis The Relief of Mafeking by : Filson Young
Download or read book The Relief of Mafeking written by Filson Young and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 1899, the Dutch Boer army laid siege to the town of Mafeking in South Africa during the Second Boer War. The siege which lasted 217 days generated a huge outcry at home in Britain and a mobilization of troops to relieve the town followed, This book by Filson Young tells the story of the daring rescue of the town, a feat that won admiration to the Commander of the British troops Colonel Robert Baden-Powell.
Book Synopsis The Battle of Magersfontein (11th December, 1899) by : G. R. Duxbury
Download or read book The Battle of Magersfontein (11th December, 1899) written by G. R. Duxbury and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Summer of 1899 by : Steve Lunderstedt
Download or read book Summer of 1899 written by Steve Lunderstedt and published by Kimberley Africana Library. This book was released on 1999 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Siege of Kimberley Its Humorous and Social Side; Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902); Eighteen Weeks in Eighteen Chapters by : Phelan T
Download or read book The Siege of Kimberley Its Humorous and Social Side; Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902); Eighteen Weeks in Eighteen Chapters written by Phelan T and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Book Synopsis Ettling's Special ... An Account of the Battle of Magersfontein. An Extract from "The Times," Etc by : g. a Ettling
Download or read book Ettling's Special ... An Account of the Battle of Magersfontein. An Extract from "The Times," Etc written by g. a Ettling and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Towards Pretoria written by Julian Ralph and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The war in South Africa by : A. T. Mahan
Download or read book The war in South Africa written by A. T. Mahan and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1902 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war in South Africa. A narrative of the Anglo-Boer war from the beginning of hostilities to the fall of Pretoria
Book Synopsis Days of Horror During the Siege of Kimberley, 1899-1990 by : Carl Meyer
Download or read book Days of Horror During the Siege of Kimberley, 1899-1990 written by Carl Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kimberley written by David J. Biggins and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new book by David Biggins, Author of Elandslaagte takes a look at the first of the great sieges of the Anglo-Boer War - that of the strategically and economically important Diamond Town of Kimberley.A full medal roll for those who received the Defence of Kimberley Clasp to the Queen's South Africa Medal is included.