The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... force of specially recruited volunteers was therefore sent to the new colony in June 1889 , and was placed under the command of Captain C. von François . It was still thought possible , with a small nucleus of German regulars , to drill ...
... force of specially recruited volunteers was therefore sent to the new colony in June 1889 , and was placed under the command of Captain C. von François . It was still thought possible , with a small nucleus of German regulars , to drill ...
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... force . Fortunately the Germans had taken no adequate measures to prevent this , and a force of 1824 men , commanded by Colonel P. S. Beves , which sailed from Cape Town on 15 September 1914 , occupied the town without resistance on ...
... force . Fortunately the Germans had taken no adequate measures to prevent this , and a force of 1824 men , commanded by Colonel P. S. Beves , which sailed from Cape Town on 15 September 1914 , occupied the town without resistance on ...
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... force would in normal circumstances have been in charge of the operations against German South - West Africa , after some hesitation resigned his command and ultimately went into the rebellion . His example was followed by Major ...
... force would in normal circumstances have been in charge of the operations against German South - West Africa , after some hesitation resigned his command and ultimately went into the rebellion . His example was followed by Major ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari 569 | 15 |
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