Project Gutenberg 2008-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 102 Lowry, Edward P. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Christine P. Travers, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back" by Lowry is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative documents the experiences of the Guards' Brigade during the Boer War, focusing on their journey, encounters, and the day-to-day life of soldiers in a war environment. The book provides insight into both the heroism and the hardships faced by these servicemen as they navigated through conflicts and built bonds with one another during a tumultuous period in South Africa's history. At the start of the narrative, Lowry sets the stage by recounting the circumstances leading to the invasion of Bloemfontein and the ensuing events of the war. He captures the atmosphere among the soldiers as they arrive in the city and details their struggles with hunger and the challenges of adapting to the realities of military life. The opening chapters also reflect on themes of camaraderie, sacrifice, and the emotional toll of war, as Lowry shares poignant incidents involving the men he accompanied. As he begins to document the broader experiences of the brigade, he effectively illustrates the personal and collective trials that marked their journey through the conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en South African War, 1899-1902 -- Personal narratives DT Text Boer War Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 528746 523190 2024-10-11T04:09:56.340542 2023-09-11T07:40:34.416124 text/html text/html 523603 2008-04-22T14:05:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 533735 2021-01-03T12:41:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 646221 2024-10-11T04:10:09.306457 application/epub+zip 654565 2024-10-11T04:10:01.583466 application/epub+zip 273764 2024-10-11T04:09:59.684508 application/epub+zip 969377 2024-10-11T04:10:14.893437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 936498 2024-10-11T04:10:07.847435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552018 2022-09-11T13:47:52.604249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475795 475671 2024-10-11T04:09:55.225511 2023-09-11T07:40:33.445140 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 475457 2021-01-03T12:41:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 188144 2021-01-03T12:41:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 475467 2021-01-03T12:41:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188098 2021-01-03T12:41:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21045 2024-10-11T04:10:15.042496 application/rdf+xml 24079 2024-10-11T04:10:00.310445 image/jpeg 4446 2024-10-11T04:09:59.978506 image/jpeg 631313 2024-10-11T04:09:56.416537 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