The Outbreak of the South African War (1899)
Chapter 8, “The Outbreak of the South African War (1899),” focuses on White’s arrival in South Africa, the outbreak of war, and the period leading up to the siege of Ladysmith. It looks at his selection, his decision to allow British troops to remain in N
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George White and the Victorian Army in India and Africa
Stephen M. Miller
George White and the Victorian Army in India and Africa Serving the Empire
Stephen M. Miller University of Maine Orono, ME, USA
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Acknowledgments
A timely dinner with my wife, Jessica Miller, and Trina and Ian Beckett following the 2018 “Britain and the World Conference” held in Exeter, set me on the path to this project. I am very grateful to the Becketts for their hospitality and for the idea! I would like to thank John Laband, Edward Spiers, Rodney Atwood, Tim Bowman, and Douglas Peers for help along the way. Fransjohan Pretorius kindly read a draft of some of the chapters and provided valuable feedback. Daniel Whittingham was nice enough to share page proofs of his recent book on Charles Callwell when Covid-19 and the global pandemic shut down our University library and its lending services. I would also like to thank Michael Lang and Wendy Morrill, History Department, University of Maine, for their support. Dean Emily Haddad, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, University of Maine, provided important financial assistance, as did the family of Adelaide C. and Alan L. Bird. Mel Johnson, Greg Curtis, Deb Rollins, and Dean Joyce Rumery, Fogler Library, University of Maine, deserve a huge thank you for purch
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