The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 422
... Wodehouse to create a defence force of irregular horse instead of the Cape Mounted Rifles , while the Cape muttered at having its Police in territory it did not control . Wodehouse realised that his chances of solving the constitutional ...
... Wodehouse to create a defence force of irregular horse instead of the Cape Mounted Rifles , while the Cape muttered at having its Police in territory it did not control . Wodehouse realised that his chances of solving the constitutional ...
Page 433
... Wodehouse had no force to spare for that . Brand had no confidence in the High Commissioner's assertion that the British Government would guarantee peace on the Basuto border ; moreover , the farmers were winning the war , and wanted ...
... Wodehouse had no force to spare for that . Brand had no confidence in the High Commissioner's assertion that the British Government would guarantee peace on the Basuto border ; moreover , the farmers were winning the war , and wanted ...
Page 437
... Wodehouse that the withdrawal of troops would be prejudicial to the safety of Natal . Wodehouse strove more earnestly than ever to impress upon the British Government the necessity of elaborating a policy which did not regard Natal as ...
... Wodehouse that the withdrawal of troops would be prejudicial to the safety of Natal . Wodehouse strove more earnestly than ever to impress upon the British Government the necessity of elaborating a policy which did not regard Natal as ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari 569 | 15 |
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