When Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne in 1837, British troops had recently concluded a war in southern Africa against the Xhosa people, and the seeds were already sown for a clash with the Boers.
When she died in January 1901 Britain was fighting the Boers in one of the longest and costliest of the imperial colonial wars. This book details the history of Britain's numerous conflicts with the people of southern Africa, namely the Xhosa, Basotho, Tswana and Boers.
Numerous illustrations, including rare photographs and colour plates, detail the dress, weaponry and organization of Victoria's enemies in the late 19th century.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780850459012
Number of pages: 48
Dimensions: 244 x 180 x 6 mm
Weight: 193 g
Language: English (Language of text), English (Original language of a translated text)
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