The Kaffrarian Rifles, 1876-1986 by Coleman, Francis L
The Kaffrarian Rifles, 1876-1986 by Coleman, Francis L
Hardcover, ISBN 9780620128032
Publisher: Kaffrarian Rifles Assn, 1988
Condition: Very Good+. This book is in an excellent condition. The DJ has some very slight signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains perfect. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
The Kaffrarian Rifles, pride of the Border, trace the origin of the Regiment back to 1876 when its pioneers in the Buffalo Volunteer Rifles saw action in the 9th Frontier War in what is now Transkei. Subsequently it took part in the Basutoland Campaign of 1879, was in the Langeberg in 1896-7, and was prominent throughout the Anglo-Boer War including the siege of Wepener and the famous ‘De Wet hunt’ prior to the onset of the guerilla warfare which brought the war to its end. It suffered major disaster at the Hex River in 1914 when the train carrying it to Cape Town was derailed at high speed. Nevertheless it later took part in the South West Africa Campaign. Having been involved in the capture of Bardia in the Western Desert at the end of 1941, the majority of the troops were captured at Tobruk and spent the rest of the war as prisoners. In recent years the Regiment has seen action in Angola and has contributed regularly to anti-terrorist operations. All of these campaigns are analysed in depth, the whole interspersed with the peacetime development of the Regiment, set in the overall context of the South African background.The history of a South African Regiment including several chapters on each of the Boer War, and both the First and Second World Wars.
Silver dec green cloth boards 327pp illustrated with maps and foldouts, 94 plates, etc. 8vo
