Queen Victoria's Enemies (1)

Southern Africa

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Queen Victoria's Enemies (1)

Southern Africa

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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.

Table of Contents

Introduction · The Xhosa · The Basotho · Sekhukhume · The Tswana · Natal · Zimbabwe · The Boers · The Plates

Product details

Published Jul 27 1989
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9780850459012
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 50 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Men-at-Arms
Short code MAA 212
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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