Project Gutenberg 2012-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 77 Hamilton, A. (Angus) 1874 1913 Hamilton, Angus Hamilton, John Lushington Moore Angus Hamilton, J. Angus The Siege of Mafeking (1900) Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Siege of Mafeking" by J. Angus Hamilton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the events surrounding the Siege of Mafeking during the Second Boer War, highlighting both the military strategies and the human experiences involved in this pivotal moment in South African history. It presents an intricate view of the conflict, emphasizing the tension between the British forces and the Boer fighters. The beginning of the text sets the stage for the narrative by introducing the journey of British personnel and the military build-up leading to the siege. The opening chapters depict the atmosphere aboard a ship heading to the Cape, outlining the tension among passengers amid impending war, and shifts to Cape Town, where the characters feel the palpable uncertainty of conflict. It introduces Colonel Baden-Powell, who would play a significant role in defending Mafeking, and portrays the mixed emotions of the British colonists as they prepare for the likelihood of combat, highlighting the complacency of civilian life juxtaposed with the looming threat of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mafikeng (South Africa) -- History -- Siege, 1899-1900 -- Personal narratives, British DT Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 606591 606061 2024-09-16T13:43:44.965952 2023-09-17T08:17:29.139940 text/html text/html 605679 2012-04-02T13:10:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1544214 2012-04-02T13:10:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1583888 2024-09-16T13:43:53.524856 application/epub+zip 1588054 2024-09-16T13:43:46.870895 application/epub+zip 293934 2024-09-16T13:43:45.751930 application/epub+zip 1611841 2024-09-16T13:43:58.937873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1559191 2024-09-16T13:43:52.547874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480698 2022-09-18T05:24:51.365634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570099 569990 2024-09-16T13:43:44.144975 2023-09-17T08:17:28.367943 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 569937 2012-04-02T13:10:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 211300 2012-04-02T13:10:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 569929 2012-04-02T13:10:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211238 2012-04-02T13:10:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19876 2024-09-16T13:43:59.094827 application/rdf+xml 15598 2024-09-16T13:43:46.114899 image/jpeg 3845 2024-09-16T13:43:45.932902 image/jpeg 1669461 2024-09-16T13:43:45.078902 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