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Colenso 1899 : The Boer War in Natal by Ian Knight (1995, Trade Paperback)

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Title: Colenso 1899. Author: Ian Knight. In 1899 Great Britain was at the height of its Imperial power. The Queen Empress had been on the throne for more than 50 years, and her domain touched upon every continent.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101855324660

ISBN-139781855324664

eBay Product ID (ePID)830277

Product Key Features

Book TitleColenso 1899 : the Boer War in Natal

Number of Pages98 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1995

TopicMilitary / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Africa / South / Republic of South Africa

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorIan Knight

Book SeriesCampaign Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight10.2 Oz

Item Length9.9 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number38

Dewey Decimal968.04/84

Table Of ContentThe Origins of the Anglo-Boer War Opposing Strategies and Armies The Natal Campaign The Opening Stages The Commanders The Battle of Colenso The Battle of Spioenkop Breakthrough The Battlefields Today Chronology A Guide to Further Reading Wargaming Colenso and Spioenkop

SynopsisIn 1899 Great Britain was at the height of its Imperial power. The Queen Empress had been on the throne for more than 50 glittering years, and her domain touched upon every continent. Yet, even at this pinnacle of Imperial pomp and majesty, the British army, guardian of the Empire in countless wars across the globe, was destined to be humiliated by poorly-organised citizen militia consisting of men whom the British professionals despised as back-wood farmers. In one week in December 1899 the farmers of the South African Boer Republics of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal inflicted three serious reverses on British troops.