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Three Years' War By: Christiaan Rudolf De Wet (1854-1922) |
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by CHRISTIAAN RUDOLF DE WET Frontispiece by John S. Sargent, R.A. Four Plans and a Map [Illustration: (signature) C. R. de Wet New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1902 Copyright, 1902, by Charles Scribner's Sons All rights reserved Published, December, 1902 Trow Directory Printing and Bookbinding Company New York TO MY FELLOW SUBJECTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Preface By way of introduction to my work I wish, dear reader, to say only this short word: "I am no book writer." But I felt that the story of this struggle, in which a small people fought for liberty and right, is rightly said, throughout the civilized world, to be unknown, and that it was my duty to record my personal experiences in this war, for the present and for the future generations, not only for the Afrikander people, but for the whole world. Not only did I consider this my duty, but I was encouraged to write by the urgings of prominent men among my people, of men of various nationalities and even of several British officers. Well, dear reader, I hope that you will not feel disappointed in reading these experiences, as it is not in me, as is perhaps sometimes the case with historical authors, to conjure up thrilling pictures imaginary things and put them together merely to make up a book or to make a name for themselves. That be far from me! In publishing my book (although it is written in simple style) I had one object only , viz., to give to the world a story which, although it does not contain the whole of the truth, as regards this wondrous war, yet contains nothing but the truth. The original has been written by me in Dutch, and I can therefore not be answerable for its translation into other languages. C. R. DE WET. Contents CHAPTER PAGE I. I GO ON COMMANDO AS A PRIVATE BURGHER 3 II. NICHOLSON'S NEK 13 III. LADYSMITH BESIEGED 19 IV. I AM APPOINTED VECHTGENERAAL 22 V. THE OVERWHELMING FORCES OF LORD ROBERTS 26 VI. PAARDEBERG 39 VII. THE WILD FLIGHT FROM POPLAR GROVE 49 VIII. THE BURGHERS RECEIVE PERMISSION TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES 56 IX. SANNA'S POST 61 X. FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ENGLISH TAKEN PRISONER AT REDDERSBURG 71 XI. AN UNSUCCESSFUL SIEGE 77 XII. THE ENGLISH SWARM OVER OUR COUNTRY 82 XIII. OUR POSITION AT THE END OF MAY, 1900 92 XIV. ROODEWAL 96 XV. I MAKE LORD KITCHENER'S ACQUAINTANCE 108 XVI. BETHLEHEM IS CAPTURED BY THE ENGLISH 117 XVII. THE SURRENDER OF PRINSLOO 123 XVIII. I AM DRIVEN INTO THE TRANSVAAL 129 XIX. I RETURN TO THE FREE STATE 144 XX. THE OATH OF NEUTRALITY 156 XXI. FREDERIKSSTAD AND BOTHAVILLE 161 XXII. MY MARCH TO THE SOUTH 172 XXIII. I FAIL TO ENTER CAPE COLONY 180 XXIV. WHEREIN SOMETHING IS FOUND ABOUT WAR AGAINST WOMEN 191 XXV. I AGAIN ATTEMPT TO ENTER CAPE COLONY 197 XXVI. DARKNESS PROVES MY SALVATION 215 XXVII. WAS OURS A GUERILLA WAR? 225 XXVIII... Continue reading book >>
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