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GASKELL, H.S : With Lord Methuen in South Africa. February 1900 to June 1901. Being some Notes on the War, with Extracts from Letters and Diaries

Henry S. Drane, London, 1906

Very good in the original variant pale yellow cloth, lightly dustsoiled, else a clean tight example of this scarce Boer War narrative. (Hackett, p. 147; Mendelssohn I, pp. 590-591) 'The author's experiences in the Imperial Yeomanry during the South African War. During part of the operations his regiment acquired the nickname of the "Beecham's Pills Column," as it was being constantly sent off to the assistance of other forces which were "relieved without pain." The Yeomanry appear to have been kept hard at work in the field, and Mr. Gaskell observes, "We do all the advance guard and scouting work on trek, so we are useful enough. We do not form 'guards of honour' for Cronje, &c., at Cape Town, like the C.I.V." The volume affords a capital account of the life of the troops in the Veld, and of the vicissitudes and hardships of the campaign.' - Mendelssohn

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