Project Gutenberg 2008-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 59131 Creswicke, Louis South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 8) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 8)" by Louis Creswicke is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume covers the onset of the Second Boer War, detailing military engagements and the political context surrounding the conflict in Southern Africa. It aims to provide a comprehensive narrative of the events leading up to and during the conflict, capturing the sentiments of the British Empire and the experiences of the troops involved. The opening of the book sets the stage for the looming war, depicting the political climate in Britain as it responded to the Boer ultimatum. Creswicke describes the wave of nationalism and military enthusiasm that surged through Britain, leading to a significant increase in enlistment amongst soldiers and volunteers eager to serve the Empire. As tensions escalated, events in South Africa unfolded with refugees fleeing to safety and British troops mobilizing amidst increasing provocations from Boer forces, foreshadowing the brutal military engagements that would soon erupt. The initial chapters vividly portray the anticipation and preparation for war, coupled with the complexities of international relations and the diverse compositions of forces on both sides. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en South African War, 1899-1902 Transvaal (South Africa) -- History DT Text Boer War Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - Other Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 701394 2025-06-11T04:30:40.185631 text/html 698265 2021-01-03T22:48:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6975594 2021-01-03T22:48:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7235778 2025-06-11T04:31:04.636514 application/epub+zip 7228548 2025-06-11T04:30:48.519555 application/epub+zip 327468 2025-06-11T04:30:43.492578 application/epub+zip 8875820 2025-06-11T04:31:13.971445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8832576 2025-06-11T04:30:58.783498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462807 2022-09-12T08:30:22.121787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626830 2025-06-11T04:30:38.490647 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 626784 2021-01-03T22:48:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 232506 2021-01-03T22:48:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 626785 2021-01-03T22:48:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232445 2021-01-03T22:48:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20653 2025-06-11T04:31:14.200433 application/rdf+xml 18384 2025-06-11T04:30:44.101613 image/jpeg 4151 2025-06-11T04:30:43.797570 image/jpeg 7069526 2025-06-11T04:30:40.522629 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