Project Gutenberg 2008-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 114 Viljoen, Ben J. (Ben Johannis) 1868 1917 Viljoen, Benjamin Johannis Van Breda, P. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War" by Ben J. Viljoen is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the experiences of General Ben Viljoen, who served as the Assistant Commandant-General of the Transvaal forces during the Anglo-Boer War. It offers a personal and candid perspective on the conflict, diving into the sentiments and challenges faced by the Boer fighters through various tumultuous episodes. The opening portion serves as a preface as well as a prologue to the events that will unfold. It introduces the author and sets the stage for his recollections, explaining that despite the challenges he faced—including the loss of his initial notes and being captured—it is his goal to be candid and straightforward in detailing his experiences during the war. Viljoen hints at the seriousness of the war's onset, discussing how the political landscape led to the hostilities and the impact of the Jameson Raid. He describes the atmosphere surrounding the declaration of war and reflects on the weight of the decisions made, conveying a deep sense of responsibility and the harsh realities of war that will be explored throughout his memoir. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography Generals -- South Africa -- Biography Viljoen, Ben J. (Ben Johannis), 1868-1917 South African War, 1899-1902 -- Personal narratives South African War, 1899-1902 -- Prisoners and prisons, British Prisoners of war -- South Africa -- Biography DT Text Boer War Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 628887 628251 2024-10-11T03:43:02.623476 2023-09-11T07:19:50.665950 text/html text/html 629344 2008-04-11T13:40:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1395612 2008-04-11T13:40:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1503278 2024-10-11T03:43:16.079441 application/epub+zip 1508239 2024-10-11T03:43:07.892464 application/epub+zip 311596 2024-10-11T03:43:05.207482 application/epub+zip 1782575 2024-10-11T03:43:21.701415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1740266 2024-10-11T03:43:14.638423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533474 2022-09-11T13:19:25.974262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563508 563399 2024-10-11T03:43:01.140488 2023-09-11T07:19:49.413906 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 563361 2008-04-11T13:40:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 210299 2008-04-11T13:40:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 563354 2008-04-11T13:40:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210235 2008-04-11T13:40:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23425 2024-10-11T03:43:21.849373 application/rdf+xml 16939 2024-10-11T03:43:06.721439 image/jpeg 3872 2024-10-11T03:43:06.382486 image/jpeg 1479490 2024-10-11T03:43:02.727493 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 en.wikipedia