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By way of introduction to my work I wish, dear reader, to say only thisshort word: "I am no book-writer."—But I felt that the story of thisstruggle, in which a small people fought for liberty and right, isrightly said, throughout the civilized world, to be unknown, and that itwas my duty to record my personal experiences in this war, for thepresent and for the future generations, not only for the Afrikanderpeople, but for the whole world.
Not only did I consider this my duty, but I was encouraged to write bythe urgings of prominent men among my people, of men of variousnationalities and even of several British officers.
Well, dear reader, I hope that you will not feel disappointed in readingthese experiences, as it is not in me, as is perhaps sometimes the casewith historical authors, to conjure up thrilling pictures—imaginarythings—and put them together merely to make up a book or to make a namefor themselves. That be far from me! In publishing my book (although itis written in simple style) I had one object only, viz., to give tothe world a story which, although it does not contain the whole of thetruth, as regards this wondrous war, yet contains nothing but thetruth.[Pg viii]
The original has been written by me in Dutch, and I can therefore not beanswerable for its translation into other languages.
C. R. de WET.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | I Go on Commando as a Private Burgher | 3 |
| II. | Nicholson's Nek | 13 |
| III. | Ladysmith Besieged | 19 |
| IV. | I am Appointed Vechtgeneraal | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |