On the Heels of De WetW. Blackwood and Sons, 1902 - 346 páginas |
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... soon find you a staff . Let me see ; you have a brigade- major ? " Colonel . " Yes ; but he is at Hanover Road ! " Chief . " That's all right ; you will collect him in good time . You want a chief for your staff . Here , you ( and he ...
... soon find you a staff . Let me see ; you have a brigade- major ? " Colonel . " Yes ; but he is at Hanover Road ! " Chief . " That's all right ; you will collect him in good time . You want a chief for your staff . Here , you ( and he ...
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... soon as possible . " " Hearty fellow ! " said the brigadier ; and then as we climbed into our saloon again he added : " There is only one way of treating these fellows . Treat them as men and they are of the very best on earth ; combat ...
... soon as possible . " " Hearty fellow ! " said the brigadier ; and then as we climbed into our saloon again he added : " There is only one way of treating these fellows . Treat them as men and they are of the very best on earth ; combat ...
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... soon as it was known that De Wet had evaded the force intended to head him back when moving south down the Orange River Colony , the railway had been taxed to its utmost to concentrate troops on the Naauwpoort - De Aar - Beaufort West ...
... soon as it was known that De Wet had evaded the force intended to head him back when moving south down the Orange River Colony , the railway had been taxed to its utmost to concentrate troops on the Naauwpoort - De Aar - Beaufort West ...
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... soon as they were done ; while at the end , when the last parallel was played out , De Lisle as a stop stood at Carnarvon , ready to catch the ripe plum after the tree had been well shaken . Admirable plan — on paper . Admirable plan if ...
... soon as they were done ; while at the end , when the last parallel was played out , De Lisle as a stop stood at Carnarvon , ready to catch the ripe plum after the tree had been well shaken . Admirable plan — on paper . Admirable plan if ...
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... soon round up a gang ! " A quarter of a mile brought the two men to the enclosure of a little Karoo homestead , nest- ling in a hollow in the veldt . The Tiger was leading his pony , and after he had tied it to the rail outside , they ...
... soon round up a gang ! " A quarter of a mile brought the two men to the enclosure of a little Karoo homestead , nest- ling in a hollow in the veldt . The Tiger was leading his pony , and after he had tied it to the rail outside , they ...
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advance-guard Africander arrived Author Blackwood Boers brigade-major brigadier British Britstown burghers camp Cape carts captain Cavalry Cavalry Brigade Cheap Edition Church cloth colonel Colony column command Crown 8vo cyclists daybreak Demy 8vo Dragoon Guards Dutch Edinburgh enemy English farm Fauresmith Fcap fighting front gallop halt hand Hertzog History Hopetown Houwater Intelligence officer JOHN Kaffir Karoo Kloof kopje LL.D look Luckhoff Maps miles Minie Kloof Miss morning Mount Nelson Mount Nelson Light move Nelson Light Horse Nieuwjaarsfontein night numerous Illustrations OLIPHANT Orange River Station orders patrol Philippolis Plumer pom-pom Portrait Post 8vo Pretoria Pretorius Prieska Professor railway realised Revised Richmond Road Riet River rifle round Scotland Second Edition Second Impression soldier South Africa squadron staff story Strydenburg subaltern tell Third Edition Tiger tion to-morrow to-night town troopers troops turned University of Edinburgh veldt vols Wet's
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