My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer WarBen J. Viljoen
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War
Ben J. Viljoen
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Book language: English
254 pages
Published in 1902, this is a personal memoir by General Ben Viljoen, a Boer commander and member of the Transvaal Volksraad. He recounts his experiences and observations during the Anglo-Boer War from the Boer side, offering a firsthand perspective on the conflict. It is valuable for listeners interested in military history and eyewitness testimony.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
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General Ben Viljoen and his Secretary (Mr. J. Visser).
MY REMINISCENCES OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR
BY
GENERAL BEN VILJOEN
(ASSISTANT COMMANDANT-GENERAL OF THE TRANSVAAL BURGHER FORCES AND
MEMBER FOR JOHANNESBURG IN THE TRANSVAAL VOLKSRAAD)
Maps from Drawings by P. Van Breda
LONDON:
HOOD, DOUGLAS, & HOWARD,
11, CLIFFORD'S INN, E.C.
1902.
PREFACE.
General Ben Viljoen, while engaged on this work, requested me to write a short introduction to it. This request I gladly comply with. General Viljoen was a prisoner-of-war at Broadbottom Camp, St. Helena, where, after two years' service in South Africa, I was stationed with my regiment. It was at the General's further request that I conveyed this work to Europe for publication. The qualities which particularly endeared this brave and justly-famous Boer officer to us were his straightforwardness and unostentatious manner, his truthfulness, and the utter absence of affectation that distinguishes him. I am certain that he has written his simple narrative with candour and impartiality, and I feel equally certain, from what I know of him, that this most popular of our late opponents has reviewed the exciting episodes of the War with an honesty, an intelligence, and a humour which many previous publications on the War have lacked. During his stay at St. Helena I became deeply attached to General Viljoen; and in conclusion I trust that this work, which entailed many hours of labour, will yield him a handsome recompense. THEODORE BRINCKMAN, C.B. Colonel Commanding, 3rd, The Buffs (East Kent Regt.) Tarbert, Loch Fyne, Scotland. September, 1902 INDEX TO CONTENTS.
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