Project Gutenberg 2008-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 366 Lowry, Edward P. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back 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.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en South African War, 1899-1902 -- Personal narratives DT Text Boer War Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 528882 2025-06-10T11:25:32.243902 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 646273 2025-06-10T11:25:45.145821 application/epub+zip 654478 2025-06-10T11:25:37.166825 application/epub+zip 273709 2025-06-10T11:25:35.269874 application/epub+zip 969359 2025-06-10T11:25:50.546803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 936494 2025-06-10T11:25:43.702821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552018 2022-09-11T13:47:52.604249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475795 2025-06-10T11:25:30.992917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 20076 2025-06-10T11:25:50.709769 application/rdf+xml 24079 2025-06-10T11:25:35.877835 image/jpeg 4446 2025-06-10T11:25:35.573861 image/jpeg 631352 2025-06-10T11:25:32.315909 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog