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Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher: From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
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
Language: en
Pages: 104
Pages: 104
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Greenwood
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 w
Language: en
Pages: 154
Pages: 154
Type: BOOK - Published: 1968 - Publisher:
Om den første Boerkrig i 1881 hvor englænderne led et nedværdigende nederlag til Boerne ved Majuba Hill.
Language: en
Pages: 228
Pages: 228
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Manchester University Press
This book re-examines the campaign experience of British soldiers in Africa during the period 1874-1902. It uses using a range of sources, such as letters and d
Language: en
Pages: 250
Pages: 250
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-09 - Publisher: Headline
It is 1881, and General George Pomeroy-Colley, commander of the British forces in Natal, is planning to stamp out a rebellion. He is convinced the Transvaal Boe