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The Defence of Duffer's Drift

by Swinton Ernest Dunlop

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The Defence of Duffer's Drift is a book written by Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, who was an eyewitness of several wars and moreover Lieutenant during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). In the book he gives a detailed account of the event, mostly describing the tactics used while defending the river crossing by 50 men of an infantry. He summarizes the war’s resume not omitting faults and mistakes that enemies never forgive. Swinton gives lessons, so thoroughly explaining every action and using special war terms that the reader can learn much from that.

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...trek. The whole family appearedeither to speak or to understand English, and we had a very friendlychat, during the course of which I gathered that there were no Boercommandoes anywhere within miles; that the whole family cordiallyhoped that there never would be again, and that Brink was really amost loyal Briton, and had been much against the war, but had beenforced to go on commando with his two sons. Their loyalty was evident, because there was an oleograph of the Queen on the wall, and one ofthe numerous flappers was playing our National anthem on the harmoniumas I entered. The farmer and the boys took a great interest in all my personal gear, especially a brand-new pair of latest-pattern field-glasses, whichthey tried with much delight, and many exclamations of "Allermachtig. "They evidently appreciated them extremely, but could not imagine anyuse for my kodak in war-time, even after I had taken a family group. Funny, simple fellows! They asked and got permission from me to...