Project Gutenberg 2005-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 103 Ritchie, Eric Moore 16001307 With Botha in the Field Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Carol David, Debra Storr, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "With Botha in the Field" by Eric Moore Ritchie is a historical account written in the early 20th century, specifically around the time of World War I. The book chronicles the military campaigns led by General Louis Botha, focusing particularly on the rebellion in South Africa and the subsequent campaign against German South-West Africa. Through a mixture of personal narrative and detailed accounts of troop movements, battles, and military strategy, Ritchie offers an intimate perspective on the experiences of soldiers in the field during a tumultuous time for the region. In the book, Ritchie provides a firsthand look at the events surrounding the rebellion and the military operations aimed at suppressing it. He describes the disarray caused by the uprising led by various rebel leaders, including Kemp and Beyers, and highlights General Botha's endeavors to restore order while coordinating a campaign against the German forces in South-West Africa. Through vivid descriptions of the treks through harsh deserts, skirmishes with rebel troops, and the final surrender of German forces, Ritchie's narrative captures the complexity and challenges of military leadership, as well as the human elements of camaraderie, courage, and sacrifice displayed by those involved in the conflict. The book serves as both a tribute to the era's soldiers and a significant documentation of South Africa's military history during World War I. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives Botha, Louis, 1862-1919 World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Namibia D501 Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 154880 152354 2024-10-07T07:23:30.894313 2023-09-07T08:38:23.423741 text/html text/html 143926 2020-12-14T11:56:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2303974 2020-12-14T11:56:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2530530 2024-10-07T07:23:38.100316 application/epub+zip 2532023 2024-10-07T07:23:34.349309 application/epub+zip 121518 2024-10-07T07:23:32.882299 application/epub+zip 2659263 2024-10-07T07:23:40.714244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2637975 2024-10-07T07:23:37.109283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204412 2022-09-07T23:48:00.572441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120990 120883 2024-10-07T07:23:30.146329 2023-09-07T08:38:22.928693 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 120713 2020-12-14T11:56:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45831 2020-12-14T11:56:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 120720 2020-12-14T11:56:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45831 2020-12-14T11:56:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21817 2024-10-07T07:23:40.848237 application/rdf+xml 13739 2024-10-07T07:23:33.453290 image/jpeg 3806 2024-10-07T07:23:33.166294 image/jpeg 2396179 2024-10-07T07:23:31.095289 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog