Towards Pretoria: A Record of the War Between Briton and Boer, to the Relief of KimberleyFrederick A. Stokes Company, 1900 - 328 strán (strany) |
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... FIRE . . XXVII . AN OPEN LETTER TO A FIELD - CORNET . XXVIII . THE RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY . XXIX . RECORD OF THE SIEGE .. PAGE 167 174 192 199 204 212 219 228 236 249 260 267 APPENDICES- I. Chief Events of the War . 277 II . Army ...
... FIRE . . XXVII . AN OPEN LETTER TO A FIELD - CORNET . XXVIII . THE RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY . XXIX . RECORD OF THE SIEGE .. PAGE 167 174 192 199 204 212 219 228 236 249 260 267 APPENDICES- I. Chief Events of the War . 277 II . Army ...
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... fire upon them . The Boers replied with great accuracy , though again their shells did not burst , but merely buried themselves in the ground ; and then General French could see large bodies of mounted men coming up , apparently in ...
... fire upon them . The Boers replied with great accuracy , though again their shells did not burst , but merely buried themselves in the ground ; and then General French could see large bodies of mounted men coming up , apparently in ...
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... fire " to be sounded . For a few moments there was a complete lull in the action . Then a single shot was heard , which was fol- lowed by a deadly fire from a small conical kopje , and by a determined charge up the hill by some thirty ...
... fire " to be sounded . For a few moments there was a complete lull in the action . Then a single shot was heard , which was fol- lowed by a deadly fire from a small conical kopje , and by a determined charge up the hill by some thirty ...
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... fire . " Whether it was done by one of our officers under the impression that nearly all the brave little band had been slain , and that , there being no more ammunition , further resistance was use- less ; or whether , as is not ...
... fire . " Whether it was done by one of our officers under the impression that nearly all the brave little band had been slain , and that , there being no more ammunition , further resistance was use- less ; or whether , as is not ...
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... fire . Eight of our guns were abandoned , and General Buller's first attempt to relieve Ladysmith had failed , and failed utterly . The Government at home now woke up to the criti- cal nature and requirements of the situation . Lord ...
... fire . Eight of our guns were abandoned , and General Buller's first attempt to relieve Ladysmith had failed , and failed utterly . The Government at home now woke up to the criti- cal nature and requirements of the situation . Lord ...
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Towards Pretoria: A Record of the War Between Briton and Boer, to the Relief ... Julian Ralph Úplné zobrazenie - 1900 |
Towards Pretoria: A Record of the War Between Briton and Boer, to the Relief ... Julian Ralph Úplné zobrazenie - 1900 |
Towards Pretoria: A Record of the War Between Briton and Boer, to the Relief ... Julian Ralph Úplné zobrazenie - 1900 |
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Acting Major-General Africa ammunition army ARTICLE artillery attack battalion battery battle Belmont Black Watch bottle bullets camp Cape Colony Capetown cavalry Colenso Colonel command Common Shell Convention declared dust Dutch enemy enemy's English field fight fire force Graspan Guards heard hills horses hundred Jacobsdal Kaffirs khaki killed Kimberley kopje Ladysmith land Lieut.-General look Lord Methuen Lord Roberts lyddite Maaghersfontein Majesty's Government miles Modder River mounted infantry move Natal natives naval guns night o'clock officers Orange Free Orange River padre position Pretoria prisoners railway Regiment ridge rifle rocks round Royal rush sand Seaforths seen sent shot Shrapnel side Sir Alfred Milner Sir George White soldiers South Africa South African Republic Sub-Commissioners thousand Tommy took Transvaal trenches troops Tugela Uitlanders Vaal veldt Volksraad waggons Wauchope wounded yards Yorkshire Light Infantry
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Strana 296 - ... they will not be subject, in respect of their persons or property, or in respect of their commerce or industry, to any taxes, whether general or local, other than those which are or may be imposed upon citizens of the said Republic.
Strana 293 - The South African Republic will conclude no treaty or engagement with any State or nation other than the Orange Free State, nor with any native tribe to the eastward or westward of the Republic, until the same has been approved by Her Majesty the Queen.
Strana 287 - Convention ; (b) report to the Transvaal authorities any cases of ill-treatment of natives, or attempts to incite natives to rebellion, that may come to his knowledge ; (c) use his influence with the natives in favour of law and order ; and (d) generally perform such other duties as are by this Convention entrusted to him, and take such steps for the protection of persons and property of natives as are consistent with the law of the land.
Strana 287 - Republic in making due provision for the proper care and preservation of the graves of such of Her Majesty's Forces as have died in the Transvaal ; and if need be, for the appropriation of land for the purpose.
Strana 290 - All persons, other than natives, conforming themselves to the laws of the South African Republic (a) will have full liberty, with their families, to enter, travel, or reside in any part of the South African Republic...
Strana 290 - Convention comes into effect, and who shall within twelve months after such last-mentioned date have their names registered by the British Resident, shall be exempt from all compulsory military service whatever.
Strana 37 - October, 1899, not later than 5 o'clock pm, and it desires further to add that in the event of unexpectedly no satisfactory answer being received by it within that interval [it] will with great regret be compelled to regard the action of Her Majesty's Government as a formal declaration of war...
Strana 290 - ... any prohibition be maintained or imposed on the importation of any article the produce or manufacture of the dominions and possessions of her...
Strana 283 - Wessel Pretorius, and Petrus Jacobus Joubert. or the survivor or survivors of them, who will forthwith cause a Volksraad to be elected and convened, and the Volksraad, thus elected and convened, will •decide as to the further administration of the Government of the said State.
Strana 296 - Provision shall hereafter be made by a separate instrument for the mutual extradition of criminals, and also for the surrender of deserters from her Majesty's forces.