The Living Age, Volume 268Living Age Company, 1911 |
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Page 117
... Boers as a proof that men who are not soldiers can defend their country in time of need . It would be difficult to find a worse argument . The Boer had in some ways received much more preparation for a soldier's work than the British ...
... Boers as a proof that men who are not soldiers can defend their country in time of need . It would be difficult to find a worse argument . The Boer had in some ways received much more preparation for a soldier's work than the British ...
Page 147
... Boer position at Colenso . The ground to the south of the river over which they had to advance is a green rolling plain , much of it as bare as a cricket - field , and the Boer rifle- men in their trenches upon the hills immediately ...
... Boer position at Colenso . The ground to the south of the river over which they had to advance is a green rolling plain , much of it as bare as a cricket - field , and the Boer rifle- men in their trenches upon the hills immediately ...
Page 148
... Boer riflemen . They were tormented by wounds and thirst , and by the sight of the ceaseless slaughter around them ; but they held on until nightfall , and it is generally said in Natal that the Boers had given up all hope of retak- ing ...
... Boer riflemen . They were tormented by wounds and thirst , and by the sight of the ceaseless slaughter around them ; but they held on until nightfall , and it is generally said in Natal that the Boers had given up all hope of retak- ing ...
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