Author: BELFIELD,EVERSLEY
Title: The Boer War Concise Campaigns
Description: London: Leo Cooper, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's original black cloth with gilt title lettering to the spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped with NO previous inscriptions present.Clean copy internally and illustrated with 24 black and white plates and 9 maps.The Second Boer War was the first time that Australia and New Zealand troops had fought abroad. Sixty-two percent of the first contingent were New Zealand-born. They were known as the New Zealand mounted rifles and they wore a fern leaf symbol. There was no difficulty in finding volunteers-200 troops set off 10 days after war was declared. Eventually 6495 men and 800 horses were sent (a higher proportion per head of population than Australia or Canada). About 8000 Canadians fought in South Africa, about one-third came from the militia and the rest were paid by government officals.The British victory in the Second Boer War was secured through the use of "scorched earth" tactics, including the use of concentration camps and forced Labour.8vo 181pp First Edition 1st Impression. Fine .

Keywords: Boer War Cavalry Spion Kop Ladysmith Mafeking Talana Hill Modder River Kimberley Belmont Diamond Sanna's Post Rorke's Drift Bergendal Tranvaal


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