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WITH BOTHA IN THE FIELD

The Author

Photo: Leon Lerson, Johannesberg

BY

MOORE RITCHIE

With Five Diagrams and Eighty-two Illustrations mostly by the Author


LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.

39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON

FOURTH AVENUE AND 30TH STREET, NEW YORK

BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS

1915

THE AUTHOR

THE AUTHOR

J.B.

LIEUTENANT, HIS MAJESTY'S IMPERIAL FORCES,

IF THIS SHOULD CATCH THE EYE OF:

CHER AMI,--TO YOU:

IN MEMORY OF DAYS.

YOURS,

M. R.

The only photo of the meeting of General Botha and General Smuts in the field just before Windhuk was taken
Frontispiece: The only photo of the meeting of General Bothaand General Smuts in the field just before Windhuk was taken

FOREWORD

The ungentle reader (upon whom a malediction) will discover that this littlebook is not by any means exhaustive. But the gentle reader may find itto be what I hope it is. For him I wrote it.

Europe at the present time is lacerated in the greatest war of whichman has knowledge. Compared with the doings in the Eastern and WesternFronts, in the Austro-Italian Theatre, or in the Dardanelles, the campaignof South Africa must take a modest place.

My idea is simply to make clear to the public (for example, all namesI mention will be easily found on my diagrams, drawn from a German fullydetailed map, the best of the South-West African Protectorate in existence)of gentle and patriotic readers something of the latter-day work of a gentlemanand a patriot, justly famed amongst peoples with whom integrity and honourare still esteemed sovereign virtues.

"The Nonggai," Pretoria, S. Africa, August1915.

General Botha's Bodyguard leaving for the Front
General Botha's Bodyguard leaving for the Front

CONTENTS

PART I

CHASING THE REBELS

I KEMP AND BEYERS II DE WET III KEMP'S ESCAPE IV FOURIE

PART II

THE CAMPAIGN OF SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

I THE PRELIMINARY CANTER II THE FIRST TREK INTO THE NAMIB DESERT IIITHE RECORD TREK TO WINDHUK IV THE LAST PHASE

APPENDIX

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The Author

The only photo of the meeting of General Bothaand General Smuts in the field just before Windhuk was taken

General Botha's Bodyguard leaving for the Front<

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