"In the Shadow of Death" by P. H. Kritzinger, R. D. Mc Donald. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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P. H. Kritzinger. In the Shadow of Death
In the Shadow of Death
Table of Contents
Preface
"In the Shadow of Death."
CHAPTER I
ANTECEDENTS
CHAPTER II
DARK DAYS
CHAPTER III
ENGAGEMENTS
BATTLE OF STORMBERG
SANNA'S POST
MOSTERT'S HOEK
LADYBRAND VISITED
MURRAY'S COLUMN
JAMES TOWN
CAPTAIN SPANDOW SURPRISED
SPRAGGE'S COLUMN CAPTURED
CHAPTER IV
IN TIGHT CORNERS
BETWEEN TWO RIVERS AND FIVE COLUMNS
AGAINST THE RAILWAY
CHAPTER V
TO THE CAPE COLONY
CHAPTER VI
WOUNDED
CHAPTER VII
COURT-MARTIALLED
CHAPTER VIII
WHY WE SURRENDERED
CHAPTER IX
THE BOER AS SEEN IN THE LIGHT OF THE WAR
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CHAPTER X
THE RISING IN THE CAPE COLONY
CHAPTER XI
WAR INCIDENTS
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P. H. Kritzinger, R. D. Mc Donald
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To make the surrender a complete success, all sorts of rumours were freely circulated. The burghers were told that all who did not surrender would be shot as rebels when captured, that the pass, higher up the mountains, was guarded by twenty-five lyddite guns, so that every exit was cut off by the enemy. When these reports were brought to bear on men already depressed and discouraged it did not require great pressure to effect their surrender. Still, if these men had not been misled, if they had known that Ceylon and India would be the final destination of many of them, they never would have surrendered, and very few of them would have been captured there and then. All this they found out when it was too late.
These unfortunate burghers we do not wish to criticise too severely. The officers were to blame. Many of them certainly fell into the hands of the enemy through no fault of their own. There were, however, some who were only too ready to lay down their arms, and these were the majority. They did not act the part of men; for they deserted shamefully those who still struggled bravely for freedom. Nor am I willing to judge these. Let conscience speak to such as these.
