The Battle Of Majuba
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The Battle Of Majuba Hill
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Author : Oliver Ransford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
The Battle Of Majuba Hill written by Oliver Ransford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Majuba Hill (South Africa), Battle of, 1881 categories.
Om den første Boerkrig i 1881 hvor englænderne led et nedværdigende nederlag til Boerne ved Majuba Hill.
The Battle Of Majuba
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Author : A. J. P. Opperman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
The Battle Of Majuba written by A. J. P. Opperman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Majuba Hill, Battle of, 1881 categories.
The Battle Of Majuba Hill
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Author : Oliver Ransford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
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The Battle Of Majuba Hill
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Author : John Laband
language : en
Publisher: From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
Release Date : 2017
The Battle Of Majuba Hill written by John Laband and has been published by From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.
The ignominious rout of a British force at the battle of Majuba on 27 February 1881 and the death of its commander, Major General Sir George Pomeroy-Colley, was the culminating British disaster in the humiliating Transvaal campaign of 1880-1881 in South Africa. For the victorious Boers who were rebelling against the British annexation of their republic in 1877, Majuba became the symbol of Afrikaner resistance against British imperialism. On the flip side, Majuba gave the late Victorian British army its first staggering experience of modern warfare and signalled the need for it to reassess its training and tactics. Based on both British and Boer archival and contemporary sources, this balanced and fresh appraisal of Majuba situates it in the closely interlocked operational and political contexts of the Transvaal campaign. It analyses the contrasting military organizations and cultures of the two sides and clarifies how a Boer citizen militia with no formal training, but that handled modern small arms with lethal effect and expertly employed fire and movement tactics, was able to defeat professional--but hidebound--British soldiers. The book explains how a British field commander, such as Colley, already subject to the factional politics of command, also found his conduct of military operations subject to the close supervision of his superiors in London at the other end of the telegraph wire. His strategic objective was to break through the Boer positions holding the passes between the colony of Natal and Transvaal and to relieve the scattered British garrisons blockaded by the Boers. However, his defeats at Laing's Nek on 28 January and at Ingogo on 8 February alarmed the British government already concerned that the war was stirring up dangerous anti-British Afrikaner nationalism across South Africa. It instructed Colley to cease operations and open peace negations with the Boers. But the general, a highly talented staff officer holding his first independent command, was determined to retrieve his tattered military reputation. He side-stepped his orders and, in an attempt to outflank the Boer positions and win the war at a stroke, seized Majuba with disastrous consequences. Although British reinforcements were now pouring in and the suppression of the Boer rebellion still seemed feasible, Majuba was the last straw for the British government. To the disgust of the military who burned to expunge the shame of Majuba with a resounding victory, the politicians insisted on restoring the Transvaal Boers their independence
Majuba 1881
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Author : Ian Castle
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2005
Majuba 1881 written by Ian Castle and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Britain entered the First Boer War against the Afrikaaner settlers in the Orange Free State and the Transvaal with complete confidence; yet within a matter of weeks the Boers had inflicted several reverses on the British Army, culminating in the humiliating defeat at Majuba Hill - a battle which sent echoes around the Empire.
Account Of The Action On The Majuba Hill
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Author : Gordon Highlanders Lieute Ian Hamilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-10-15
Account Of The Action On The Majuba Hill written by Gordon Highlanders Lieute Ian Hamilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-15 with Majuba Hill, Battle of, South Africa, 1881 categories.
Originally privately published, this brief narrative tells of the part played in the Battle of Majuba Hill - a notable British defeat in the first Boer War - by the young Lieutenant Ian Hamilton, who later found fame - though not, alas, glory - as the hapless commander of the disastrous Dardanelles expedition. At Majuba, Hamilton, serving with the Gordon Highlanders, fought heroically (he was recommended for a VC but was considered too young); was badly wounded (his left hand was disabled for life); and captured. A cultivated and literary man, his memoir is of value not only to students of the Boer Wars, but also as a well-written account of action by a gifted and brave young officer.
The Horrors Of Majuba After The Battle
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Author : William McGonagall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 189?
The Horrors Of Majuba After The Battle written by William McGonagall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 189? with Majuba Hill, Battle of, South Africa, 1881 categories.
The Struggle Between Boer And Brit The Memoirs Of Boer General C R De Wet
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Author : Christiaan de Wet
language : en
Publisher: Scrawny Goat Books
Release Date : 2021-03-24
The Struggle Between Boer And Brit The Memoirs Of Boer General C R De Wet written by Christiaan de Wet and has been published by Scrawny Goat Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-24 with History categories.
Written by one of the most famous Second Boer War guerrilla leaders, this dramatic work provides a first hand account of many of the great events of that conflict, written from the losing side's perspective. Appointed "fighting general" at the start of the war, De Wet reveals his plans and strategies used in man of the most famous battles of the war-including Nicholson's Nek, Ladysmith, Paardeberg, Sanna's Post, and many more. After the British had occupied all the major Boer settlements, the war then switched to a hard-fought guerilla conflict-a tactic at which De Wet excelled. After harassing the British forces for over two years, De Wet shows how the Boer forces were finally forced to surrender-after the civilian population was interned in concentration camps. This book also contains a full transcript of the last meetings of the Boer commanders just before the end of the war, in which it is revealed that there were only 15,000 men left in the field (fighting a Briths force of 250,000), and discussed the plight of the Boer women and children in the concentration camps. The conclusion they drew was to fight on and be utterly exterminated as a people, or surrender and be subjected to British rule. This edition contains the complete original text. A newly-added biography of the author includes De Wet's exploits after the war, including his participation in the unsuccessful armed Boer Rebellion of 1914.
Adventures Of A Highland Soldier
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Author : Charles R. Martin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-09
Adventures Of A Highland Soldier written by Charles R. Martin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Gordons in Afghanistan and South Africa Charles Martin's riveting recollections of his time as a soldier in the ranks of the 92nd, the Gordon Highlanders in the latter part of the nineteenth century during the reign of Victoria, the Queen Empress, is an excellent example of the military first-hand account and will please any student of the period. Martin's service covered the years from the middle of the 1860s to the middle of the 1880s. This meant he accompanied his regiment to the Indian sub-continent and with them played a full, active and perilous part in the Second Afghan War. Martin's was an Afghan War at the sharp end and he provides us with an essential account of infantrymen fighting on the ground in this particularly inhospitable environment. The exploits of the highlanders at Kandahar are, of course, well known and Martin covers this period in detail. After the war the Gordons took passage to South Africa where the survivors of so many hard fought battles with the Afghans were faced with the outbreak of the First Boer War and were fated to take part in the disaster that was the Battle at Majuba Hill. On this exposed ground many a brave highlander fell to the ruthless efficiency and superb marksmanship of the Boers. Martin missed being on the hill by the merest coincidence. The sergeant who took his place was killed among his comrades. Martin graphically records the tragedy of Majuba and examines the cause of the appalling outcome using the first hand accounts of two men who fought there-this is a doubly interesting part of this book since these accounts have rarely appeared in print else where. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Majuba
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Author : V. E. D'Assonville
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Majuba written by V. E. D'Assonville and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Majuba Hill, Battle of, South Africa, 1881 categories.