South Africa and The Boer-British War

About this eBook

Author

Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908

Title

South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I Comprising a History of South Africa and its people, including the war of 1899 and 1900

Credits

Produced by Al Haines

Language

English

LoC Class

DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa

Subject

South African War, 1899-1902

Category

Text

eBook-No.

41521

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41521

Release Date

December 1, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.South Africa — The Boer-British War — PREFACE. — CHAPTER I. — Early Scenes of Settlement and Struggle. — CHAPTER II — The Dutch and the Natives. — CHAPTER III — The Great Trek and its First Results. — CHAPTER IV. — Birth of the Dutch Republics. — CHAPTER V. — Development of Dutch Rule — CHAPTER VI. — Development of Cape Colony. — CHAPTER VII. — Imperial Policy in South Africa. — CHAPTER VIII. — The Native Races of South Africa. — CHAPTER IX. — Character of the South African Boer. — CHAPTER X. — The Annexation of the Transvaal. — CHAPTER XI. — Natal and the Zulu Wars. — CHAPTER XII. — A Review of the South African Question. — CHAPTER XIII. — The Colonies and the War. — INTRODUCTION — CHAPTER I. — The Battle of Majuba Hill. — CHAPTER II. — The President of the South African Republic. — CHAPTER III. — The Boers and British Gold and Diamonds. — CHAPTER IV — The Cause of War. — CHAPTER V — The Boer Declaration of War and the Gathering of the Armies. — CHAPTER VI — The First Bloodshed — CHAPTER VII — The Magersfontein Battle. — CHAPTER VIII — Battle of Colenso—Defeat of General Buller. — CHAPTER IX — The Siege of Ladysmith. — CHAPTER X — The Relief of Kimberley—-The Turn of the Tide of War Against the Boers. — CHAPTER XI — Cronje's Surrender and the Occupation of Bloemfontein. — OFFICIAL LIST OF THE CANADIAN CONTINGENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

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