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Boer guerrilla versus British mounted soldier : South Africa,1880-1902 / Ian Knight.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Combat (Osprey Publishing) ; 26.Publisher: Oxford, UK : Osprey Publishing, 2017Description: 1 online resource (80 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraitsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781472818300
  • 147281830X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Boer guerrilla versus British mounted soldier.DDC classification:
  • 968.2046 23
LOC classification:
  • DT2354
Online resources: Summary: "Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880-81 and 1899-1902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boer commandos. Independent and individualistic, the Boers were not professional soldiers but a civilian militia, expert shots who moved on horseback but dismounted to fight. Although the British Army's initial over-dependence on conventional tactics led to a string of Boer victories, the British experimented with mounted infantry units of their own, melding the benefits of regular cavalry mobility and discipline with the advantages of fighting on foot. This fully illustrated study reveals both sides' experience of combat in two savage conflicts, from the initial Boer victories of 1880-81 through to the final battles of 1900-02"--Back cover
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Includes bibliographical references (page 79) and index.

"Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880-81 and 1899-1902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boer commandos. Independent and individualistic, the Boers were not professional soldiers but a civilian militia, expert shots who moved on horseback but dismounted to fight. Although the British Army's initial over-dependence on conventional tactics led to a string of Boer victories, the British experimented with mounted infantry units of their own, melding the benefits of regular cavalry mobility and discipline with the advantages of fighting on foot. This fully illustrated study reveals both sides' experience of combat in two savage conflicts, from the initial Boer victories of 1880-81 through to the final battles of 1900-02"--Back cover

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