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  • Campaigning in Kaffirland; Or, Scenes and Adventures in the Kaffir War of 1851-52

    by William Ross King ...
    "Campaigning in Kaffirland; Or, Scenes and Adventures in the Kaffir War of 1851-52" by William Ross King offers a vivid account of the military campaigns during the tumultuous period of the Kaffir War. The narrative is rich with personal experiences and observations, providing readers with a firsthand look at the challenges faced by soldiers and the complexities of colonial warfare. King's ... Read more

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  • Campaigning in Kaffirland; Or, Scenes and Adventures in the Kaffir War of 1851-52

    by William Ross King ...
    Campaigning in Kaffirland by William Ross King is a vivid, soldier's-eye view of the Eighth Frontier War (1850–1853) between British colonial forces and the Xhosa people of South Africa. Drawing from his personal experiences as a British officer, King recounts the hardships, ambushes, and skirmishes that defined the protracted campaign in the rugged Eastern Cape. His narrative captures the ... Read more

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  • Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War

    by Deneys Reitz ...
    Deneys Reitz was 17 when the Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1899. Reitz describes that he had no hatred of the British people, but "as a South African, one had to fight for one's country." Reitz had learned to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk, and the skills and endurance he had acquired during those years were to be made full use of during the war. He fought with different Boer ... Read more

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  • Recollections of Rifleman Harris

    by Benjamin Harris ...
    The Recollections of Benjamin Harris are the classic memoirs of a foot soldier during the Napoleonic Wars, originally published in 1848.With personal anecdotes, quick wit and vivid descriptions, The Recollections of Benjamin Harris is one of the few surviving accounts of military service from the Napoleonic era.The memoir charts Harris’s years of active service from joining the 95th Rifles in ... Read more

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  • Commando

    A Boer Journal of the Boer War

    by Deneys Reitz ...
    Today the word “commando” conjures a picture of daring special forces raids. But originally it was the Boer word for a mobile column of fighting men.This is the account of one such fighting man.Aged just seventeen Deneys Reitz, son of the ex-President of the Orange Free State and then State Secretary of the South African Republic, took up his rifle and joined the Boer Army.It was 1899, and ... Read more

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  • My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War

    by Ben Johannis Viljoen, P. Van Breda ...
    General Ben Viljoen, while engaged on this work, requested me to write a short introduction to it. This request I gladly comply with. ... Read more

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  • Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa.

    by Frederick Selous. ...
    Series series Elibron Classics
    Elibron Classics. Replica of 1893 edition by Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, London.The edition comes with PDF maps available as a free download.This edition includes illustrations.Frederick Courteney Selous (1851 - 1917) was a British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in South-East Africa. Selous was also a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, Cecil Rhodes and ... Read more

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  • The Zulu War - Through Contemporary eyes

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    Written in 1894, just 15 years after the war, this is James Grants excellent military history of the Zulu War of 1879. From the British disaster at Isandhlwana to face-saving at Rorkes Drift and the final humiliation of the Zulu nation at Ulundi, this is the contemporary view of how the events were conveyed to the public of Great Britain.Featuring original engravings from the Illustrated London ... Read more

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  • Commando

    A Boer Journal of the Boer War [Illustrated Edition]

    by Deneys Reitz ...
    During his exile in Madagascar, Boer soldier Deneys Reitz wrote about his experience of the Second Boer War (1899-1902). When it was eventually edited and published in 1929 as Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War, it still had the freshness and detail of an account written soon after the war.Reitz' descriptions of the tumult through the eyes of a warrior in the saddle form not only a succinct ... Read more

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  • History Of The Zulu War And Its Origin

    by Frances Colenso ...
    The Zulu War-by possibly its most authentic historians.Most written histories intend to be accurate, but they often suffer from the bias of perspective, and whilst this history of the Anglo-Zulu War is no exception, it is exceptional in that it is decidedly not a view of the conflict from an Imperial British standpoint. Francis Colenso was the daughter of Bishop Colenso, whose Bishopric included ... Read more

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  • The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars

    by G. A. Henty ...
    In "The Young Colonists," Henty likely tells the story of a group of young colonists, possibly British settlers or descendants of settlers, living in colonial South Africa during the late 19th century. The narrative may follow their adventures and experiences amidst the backdrop of the Zulu War (1879) and the Second Boer War (1899-1902), which were significant conflicts in South African history ... Read more

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  • History of the Zulu War

    by Wilmot, A. ...
    First published in 1880. According to Wikipedia: "The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Following Lord Carnarvon's successful introduction of federation in Canada, it was thought that similar political effort, coupled with military campaigns, might succeed with the African kingdoms, tribal areas and Boer republics in South Africa. In 1874, Sir Henry ... Read more

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