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The Great Boer WarArthur Conan Doyle

The Great Boer War

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Original author: Arthur Conan Doyle

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"The Great Boer War" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a non-fiction work published in 1900. Written while the conflict was still unfolding, Doyle chronicles the battles, sieges, and military campaigns between British forces and Boer nations in South Africa. Drawing from conversations with soldiers and Boers alike, he documented major engagements from Talana Hill to the guerilla warfare that followed. The book underwent sixteen editions by war's end in 1902, with Doyle constantly revising his account as events continued to unfold beyond his initial expectations.

The Great Boer War, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #3069.

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40 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface: To the Final Edition272 words
  2. 2.Chapter 1: The Boer Nations7,293 words
  3. 3.Chapter 2: The Cause of Quarrel5,416 words
  4. 4.Chapter 3: The Negotiations3,994 words
  5. 5.Chapter 4: The Eve of War6,792 words
  6. 6.Chapter 5: Talana Hill4,629 words
  7. 7.Chapter 6: Elandslaagte and Rietfontein3,672 words
  8. 8.Chapter 7: The Battle of Ladysmith5,203 words
  9. 9.Chapter 8: Lord Methuen's Advance7,314 words
  10. 10.Chapter 9: Battle of Magersfontein4,522 words
  11. 11.Chapter 10: The Battle of Stormberg2,848 words
  12. 12.Chapter 11: Battle of Colenso6,684 words
  13. 13.Chapter 12: The Dark Hour3,076 words
  14. 14.Chapter 13: The Siege of Ladysmith8,086 words
  15. 15.Chapter 14: The Colesberg Operations4,465 words
  16. 16.Chapter 15: Spion Kop5,948 words
  17. 17.Chapter 16: Vaalkranz3,029 words
  18. 18.Chapter 17: Buller's Final Advance6,697 words
  19. 19.Chapter 18: The Siege and Relief of Kimberley6,031 words
  20. 20.Chapter 19: Paardeberg7,236 words
  1. 21.Chapter 20: Roberts's Advance on Bloemfontein3,392 words
  2. 22.Chapter 21: Strategic Effects of Lord Roberts's March4,242 words
  3. 23.Chapter 22: The Halt at Bloemfontein6,023 words
  4. 24.Chapter 23: The Clearing of the South-East4,818 words
  5. 25.Chapter 24: The Siege of Mafeking5,937 words
  6. 26.Chapter 25: The March on Pretoria6,256 words
  7. 27.Chapter 26: Diamond Hill--Rundle's Operations4,138 words
  8. 28.Chapter 27: The Lines of Communication5,556 words
  9. 29.Chapter 28: The Halt at Pretoria5,190 words
  10. 30.Chapter 29: The Advance to Komatipoort6,240 words
  11. 31.Chapter 30: The Campaign of De Wet6,778 words
  12. 32.Chapter 31: The Guerilla Warfare in the Transvaal: Nooitgedacht7,945 words
  13. 33.Chapter 32: The Second Invasion of Cape Colony6,318 words
  14. 34.Chapter 33: The Northern Operations From January to April, 19016,917 words
  15. 35.Chapter 34: The Winter Campaign (april to September, 1901)8,069 words
  16. 36.Chapter 35: The Guerilla Operations in Cape Colony5,823 words
  17. 37.Chapter 36: The Spring Campaign (september to December, 1901)10,928 words
  18. 38.Chapter 37: The Campaign of January to April, 19026,180 words
  19. 39.Chapter 38: De La Rey's Campaign of 19025,419 words
  20. 40.Chapter 39: The End2,232 words