The French Colonel:  Villebois-Mareuil and the Boers 1899 - 1900 - Roy Macnab

The French Colonel: Villebois-Mareuil and the Boers 1899 - 1900 - Roy Macnab

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Publisher: Oxford University Press (1975)
Edition: First Edition
ISBN-10: 0195700457
ISBN-13: 9780195700459

Condition: Very Good+. This book is in an excellent condition. The DJ has only 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.

-Georges, comte de Villebois-Mareuil was appointed to command their International LegioN in 1900. He chose a hero’s death in the veld rather than surrender. Maps as end papers.

-Georges, Compte de Villebois-Mareuil was the youngest Colonel in the French army and had commanded the French Foreign Legion in Algeria. He died in action fighting for the Boers