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Crown 8vo; later red-cloth backed grey cloth over boards, lettered in gilt to upper cover; new endpapers; pp. 299; illustrations after those in The Daily Graphic. Somewhat foxed throughout. Good condition. (Hackett, p. 128; Mendelssohn I, p. 67) 'The contents of this volume appeared, from time to time, in the columns of the Morning Post, and the sketches supplementing the diary are taken from the Daily Graphic. The author was stationed at Mafeking some little time before the war, evidently to organise the defences of the town, but little had been done before the outbreak of hostilities, "owing to the repressive policy of the Bond Ministry" at the Cape. The investment of the town was complete by the 19th of October (1899), the Boers surrounding the place being estimated at six thousand. There is an interesting account of the siege from day to day, with a description of the sorties, and the attempts at storming, on the part of the Boers. Baden-Powell's letters to General Snyman and to the burghers are inserted; in the former, he protests at the treatment of Lady Sarah Wilson as a prisoner of war, and states that he only exchanged the convict P. Viljoen for her under protest. The cannon used by the besieged seem to have been a curious mixture of modern and ancient weapons, one of them being an old gun formerly belonging to one of Admiral Nelson's ships, which was unearthed to use in the siege. It is stated that, "with smokeless powder and khaki clothing, the firing line, even at short ranges, is invisible as a target."' - Mendelssohn.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mafeking-the siege and relief by one who was thereBy the turn of the twentieth century the age of industrial warfare ensured that the time of protracted sieges was all but at an end. However, southern Africa-far from the modern world-brought its own characteristics to the waging of war and so the Second Boer War (1899-1902) contained two notable sieges where the Imperial force was beset and remained contained. These were the sieges of Ladysmith and Mafeking, the most renowned Boer War siege, which lasted an incredible eight months from October, 1899 to May, 1900. It should be noted that Mafeking was deliberately established as a focus for defence to attract and tie down superior and often elusive Boer forces. This was a tactic employed both before the Boer War and since, though not always with a happy or guaranteed outcome for the defenders. This gripping account, told with the immediacy of reportage by a soldier on the sharp end of the conflict, is a siege diary kept by Major F. D. Baillie of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, it was originally published in 'The Morning Post' newspaper and includes illustrations provided to the author by 'The Daily Graphic.' After months of privation the tactic to concentrate the Boers in one place achieved its objective, Mafeking was relieved-a notable victory for British forces and a substantial defeat for the Boers. The siege drew particular attention to one of its principal officers and one of the architects of the military plan, Baden-Powell, who was propelled to fame and went on to found the boy-scout movement.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.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextMafeking-the siege and relief by one who was thereBy the turn of the twentieth century the age of industrial warfare ensured that the time of protracted sieges was all but at an end. However, southern Africa-far from the m.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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