The Canadian Magazine, Том 15J. Gordon Mowat, John Alexander Cooper, Newton MacTavish Ontario Publishing Company, Limited, 1900 |
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... Boers ? He was certainly unready to push forward from Bloemfontein , and the delay gave the Boers a chance to regain their spirit , make new dispositions of their forces , obtain one or two minor successes and win back to their ranks ...
... Boers ? He was certainly unready to push forward from Bloemfontein , and the delay gave the Boers a chance to regain their spirit , make new dispositions of their forces , obtain one or two minor successes and win back to their ranks ...
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... Boers and are sources of fresh encouragement . General Joubert's death is certainly a loss to the Boer cause . It would seem that he was not so popular among his countrymen as some of the other gen- erals , but this may be a tribute to ...
... Boers and are sources of fresh encouragement . General Joubert's death is certainly a loss to the Boer cause . It would seem that he was not so popular among his countrymen as some of the other gen- erals , but this may be a tribute to ...
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... Boers . It is not too much to believe that the Boers have enter- tained , as a last resort , the idea of a trek northward to the regions beyond effec- tive British occupation , where they might come into touch with the Ger- man or ...
... Boers . It is not too much to believe that the Boers have enter- tained , as a last resort , the idea of a trek northward to the regions beyond effec- tive British occupation , where they might come into touch with the Ger- man or ...
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... Boers and British " is a two - penny pamphlet , by Frank R. Cana , issued by The St. James Gazette , Whitefriars , London . It deals with the historical events from 1881 up to the beginning of the war . " Nature's Garden " is the title ...
... Boers and British " is a two - penny pamphlet , by Frank R. Cana , issued by The St. James Gazette , Whitefriars , London . It deals with the historical events from 1881 up to the beginning of the war . " Nature's Garden " is the title ...
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... Boers being occupied by Lord Roberts ' advance . This advance , again , de- pended on clearing the Boers out of the south - eastern part of the Free State . This last was effected by the rapid and skilful moving of three divi- sions ...
... Boers being occupied by Lord Roberts ' advance . This advance , again , de- pended on clearing the Boers out of the south - eastern part of the Free State . This last was effected by the rapid and skilful moving of three divi- sions ...
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