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The Battle of Majuba Hill - The First Boer War

The Battle of Majuba Hill - The First Boer War

The Battle of Majuba Hill - The First Boer War

The Battle of Majuba Hill - The First Boer War

by Oliver Ransford

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John Murray, 1970 Inside cover flap reads: The Battle of Majuba Hill in 1881 may be accounted the most humiliating defeat in British military history. The Transvaal Boers (an army of deerstalkers) stormed an apparently impregnable position inflicting heavy casualties on the regular British troops with little damage to themselves. Dr Ransford describes the events, both political and military, that led up to the engagement including the last use of redcoats in action, and makes a fascinating study of General Colley's extraordinary handling of the bat tle. The Majuba campaign, revealing as it does the ineptitude of contemporary mili tary thinking, is carefully fitted into the context of nineteenth century southern Africa and the battle itself is shown to have influenced history out of all proportion to the numbers engaged. The author's familiarity with the 'Hill of Destiny' and the surrounding country enables him to re create and analyse the campaign in a remarkable way. ---------------------------------------- 154 pages ---------- Orders of $100.00 or more are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 5¾" Wide - 8¾" Tall

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Title
The Battle of Majuba Hill - The First Boer War
Author
Oliver Ransford
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Fair - Slight Tears, Crease
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Third Impression.
ISBN 10
0719517184
ISBN 13
9780719517181
Publisher
John Murray
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1970
Keywords
FIRST ANGLO BOER WAR

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