Scapegoats of the Empire (eBook)

George Witton (Autor)

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2023
162 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-633956953-9 (EAN)

Infos

Scapegoats of the Empire is an autobiography by George Witton. Witton was a lieutenant in the Bushveldt Carbineers in the Boer War in South Africa during the early 20th century. Excerpt: "Life in camp at Beira was almost a repetition of Langwarrin, being principally occupied in attending to and exercising the horses. On my arrival in camp I was instructed by Captain Dallimore to act as squadron-quartermaster-sergeant; my duties were to see that rations and forage were drawn daily and all camp equipment kept in order. Occasionally I went out on the veldt when exercising the horses; there appeared to be plenty of game about, and whenever a small buck rose up close to us there would be a hue-and-cry after it. Sometimes we would succeed in running it down in the long grass."

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.12.2023
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Schlagworte: 1865-1902 • 1899-1902 • atrocities • Australia • Australian soldier narrative • Biography • Boer War memoir • Breaker Morant • colonial conflict • Great Britain. Army • historical non-fiction • Imperial scapegoats • Injustice in war • Military Autobiography • military justice system • Military offenses • soldiers • South African history • Trials • War atrocities account