The Boer on Commando: A Commentary by Raymond Maxwell MD

A commentary written after the Boer War by Raymond Maxwell M.D. 

Maxwell was based at The Vicarage; Rainford Road; St. Helens; Lancashire; United Kingdom. 

This commentary consists of 14 manuscript pages:
P1. The start of the Boer War; the modus operandi of the commando system.
P6. Coffee and Rusks.
P7. Guard duty and the laager method of defence.
P.8. The Boer chain of command structure.
P.9. The equipment the Boers carried. P.10. Commentary on the battles of Ladysmith and Colenso.
P.11. Spionkop.
P.14. ‘Leniency’ vs weakness.

Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980’s. 

210mm x 27mm x 5mm 

R15,000 

The Boer on Commando: A Diary by Raymond Maxwell MD
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