The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 645
... Botha to form a new Cabinet . This he did , leaving both General Hertzog and Col. Leuchars out of the Ministry ... Botha's policy , that the Union should take its full share in the defence of the cause for which the Allies had staked ...
... Botha to form a new Cabinet . This he did , leaving both General Hertzog and Col. Leuchars out of the Ministry ... Botha's policy , that the Union should take its full share in the defence of the cause for which the Allies had staked ...
Page 717
... Botha accordingly so concentrated the Government forces as to bring De Wet to bay as speedily as possible , and his tactics proved more than a match for his one - time war comrade . Driven from post to post the old General with his ...
... Botha accordingly so concentrated the Government forces as to bring De Wet to bay as speedily as possible , and his tactics proved more than a match for his one - time war comrade . Driven from post to post the old General with his ...
Page 721
... Botha , in what has been described as " the most brilliant tactical operation of the campaign " , 1 broke through the opposing resistance on July 1 , captured the high ground at Otavi , and thus put Botha in possession of the water ...
... Botha , in what has been described as " the most brilliant tactical operation of the campaign " , 1 broke through the opposing resistance on July 1 , captured the high ground at Otavi , and thus put Botha in possession of the water ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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