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IAN HAMILTON’S MARCH. What We Have ». [1900] (Cohen A8) (Woods A5) The sequel to London to Ladysmith, this volume completes Churchill’s coverage of the Boer War, including the liberation of the Boer prison camp in Pretoria where he himself had been held. It describes the fighting march of Ian Hamilton’s mounted division from Bloemfontein ...
Ian Hamilton's March was the second of Churchill's two books based on his newspaper despatches sent from the front in South Africa during the Boer War. In October 1899, the second Boer War erupted between the descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa and the British.
8 de jul. de 2009 · Ian Hamilton's March: The Boer War. Paperback – July 8, 2009. This volume continues Churchill's reports on the South African War (see "London to Ladysmith via Pretoria"). The principle event covered in this book is the march of Lieutenant-General Ian Hamilton's column on the flank of Lord Roberts's main army from Bloemfontein to Pretoria.
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While London to Ladysmith via Pretoria had swiftly published Churchill's dispatches in the wake of his capture and escape, for Ian Hamilton's March "the texts of the originally published letters were more extensively revised and four letters were included which had never appeared in periodical form" (Cohen, A8.1.a, Vol. I, p.105).
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Churchill's account closely follows the major part of that invasion force, led by General Ian Hamilton-hence the book's title-and the 400 mile route march by that 11,000-strong army over a period of 55 days from April to June 1900.
Ian Hamilton's March completes Churchill's coverage of the Boer War, publishing 17 letters to the Morning Post, spanning 31 March through 14 June 1900. (Cohen, A8.1.a, Vol. I, p.105) The narrative in Ian Hamilton's March includes the liberation of the Pretoria prison camp where Churchill had been held.
