This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...They came on traces of Kaffirs, who as usual disappeared, unless surrounded before daylight. On July 3 a patrol of Captain Somerset's company started at 5 A.M. and examined the valleys in the neighbourhood of the Waterkloof in search of cattle; but the sun rose before they had found them, and rendered their efforts ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...They came on traces of Kaffirs, who as usual disappeared, unless surrounded before daylight. On July 3 a patrol of Captain Somerset's company started at 5 A.M. and examined the valleys in the neighbourhood of the Waterkloof in search of cattle; but the sun rose before they had found them, and rendered their efforts unsuccessful. An escort marched towards the Blinkwater on July 5 to deliver the guns to a party of the 91st and some of Lakeman's volunteers. As they were returning they saw some Kaffirs driving off a cow. The officer in charge would not allow the company to go, but gave permission for ten volunteers to attack them; who immediately doubled to cover. The Kaffirs observing the company did not see the detached party, who cut them off from the bush. There were three men and two women; who seemed so destitute and starved that it was not worth while to make them prisoners. At midnight on the 6th a patrol left the camp, and after marching a considerable distance, were halted, divided into watches, and ordered to conceal themselves. The object was to intercept cattle, supposed to be on the move. But after lying down in concealment during a very cold morning, at sunrise they returned to camp without having effected their object. On the 7th the camp at Bear's farm was struck, and the tents and baggage placed in the farm-yard under the charge of Captain Woodford's company. The remainder paraded a little before midnight, with coats and blankets and three days' rations, which the men were recommended to cook before starting. Soon after they moved off; and marching, in a cold sleet, by the southern heights of the Waterkloof, were joined by another division under General Cathcart.1 They then proceeded to the ridge separating the Waterkloof valley from Fuller's ...
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Good. 15 color plates of uniformed soldiers, 15 maps and plans. 537 pages. Tall thick 8vo, rebound in older black textured cloth, many small library stamps throughout, scattered soiling, frontispiece neatly reattached. London: Chatto & Windus, 1877. First Edition. A good only copy of this well-read book.