THE TRANSVAAL REBELLION: THE FIRST BOER WAR 1880-1881/JOHN LABAND
Defying their British rulers, the Boers of the Transvaal rose in rebellion in December 1880. A British column, moving between Bronkhorstspruit and Pretoria, was attacked by a Boer commando and almost annihilated and the seven British garrisons in the territory were invested by bands of Boers, ignite...
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Stellenbosch University
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Scientia Militaria |
| Online Access: | http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/32 |