Project Gutenberg 2015-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 122 Wilson, Herbert Wrigley 1866 1940 Wilson, H. W. (Herbert Wrigley) With the Flag to Pretoria: A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900. Volume 1 Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "With the Flag to Pretoria: A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900. Volume 1" by H. W. Wilson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the Boer War, detailing the events, strategies, and political implications surrounding this conflict. This volume examines the early stages of the war, including the buildup to conflict and the initial battles that set the tone for subsequent struggles." "The opening of the book sets the stage for the Boer War by recounting the political tensions leading up to the conflict, particularly the Boer ultimatum that triggered hostilities. It details Britain's unpreparedness for the war, the historical context of colonization in South Africa, and the growing animosity between British and Boer factions. Key figures like President Kruger and British officials like Sir Alfred Milner are introduced, providing insight into their motivations and actions. The narrative flows into the early military engagements, highlighting the strategic and logistical challenges faced by British forces as they confronted the Boer troops, emphasizing the complexities of military tactics employed on both sides." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en South African War, 1899-1902 DT Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 1095081 1095753 2024-09-20T09:24:43.928751 2023-09-21T06:10:54.281763 text/html text/html 1051389 2015-03-19T13:17:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 40153363 2015-03-19T13:17:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 42871507 2024-09-20T09:25:10.735169 application/epub+zip 42886111 2024-09-20T09:24:50.705208 application/epub+zip 481001 2024-09-20T09:24:46.543230 application/epub+zip 43089893 2024-09-20T09:25:22.981052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42940938 2024-09-20T09:25:06.355123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 690616 2022-09-22T05:06:01.276670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 887248 887147 2024-09-20T09:24:38.966771 2023-09-21T06:10:45.767706 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 887050 2015-03-19T13:15:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 330324 2015-03-19T13:17:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17864 2024-09-20T09:25:23.219027 application/rdf+xml 16409 2024-09-20T09:24:46.730216 image/jpeg 2734 2024-09-20T09:24:46.636228 image/jpeg 40196182 2024-09-20T09:24:45.515727 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