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A West Pointer with the Boers

by John Y. F. Blake

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  1. 1Dedication — Introduction
  2. 2Chapter I — Lobengula and the Chartered Company
  3. 3Chapter II — A Carnival of Murder — Preceding Jameson’s Raid and Ch…
  4. 4Chapter III — Boer Commissary — -“Mealie Pap” as a Ration — I Take…
  5. 5Chapter IV — The Boer Ultimatum — The Brigade at the Front — Butche…
  6. 6Chapter V — Besieging Ladysmith
  7. 7Chapter VI — British Treachery at Colenso
  8. 8Chapter VII — Spion Kop
  9. 9Chapter VIII — White’s Incapacity
  10. 10Chapter IX — The Fighting in the Free State
  11. 11Chapter X — Magersfontein and Paardeberg
  12. 12Chapter XI — De Wet Looms Up
  13. 13Chapter XII — Paying an Instalment on the Irish Debt
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Lord Roberts Breaks His Pledge Made in Proclamation…
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Dark Period of the War…
  16. 16Chapter XV — War Declared at an End by Roberts…
  17. 17Chapter XVI — Boers Become Aggressive — American Government Comes t…
  18. 18Chapter XVII — Kitchener Alarmed and Asks for More Troops…
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — Horses, Mules and Men Arrive From America — The Aut…
  20. 20Chapter XIX — De Wet Cornered Again…
  21. 21Chapter XX — An Irish Boy’s Strategy — -His Sad Death — Cavalry Far…
  22. 22Chapter XXI — Kitchener Tries to Frighten the Boers…
  23. 23Chapter XXII — Artillery Boys Surprised…
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — Gen. Botha’s Brilliant Charge…
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — Destruction of Women and Children…
  26. 26Chapter XXV — Peace Terms — Procedure to Be Adopted in Selecting Pr…
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — Brutality of British Officers — Suffering in the Con…
  28. 28Chapter XXVII — A Perfect Spy System — Captain Naude and His Female…
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII — The English Arm Kaffirs — The Hague Conference and…

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