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Title

Malaboch, or, Notes from my diary on the Boer campaign of 1894 against the chief Malaboch of Blaauwberg, district Zoutpansberg, South African Republic : to which is appended a synopsis of the Johannesburg crisis of 1896 / by the Rev. Colin Rae ; with illustrations.

Author

Rae, Colin, Rev.

Publication

London : Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited, St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C. ; South Africa : J.C. Juta & Co., Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch, 1898.

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Additional Authors

• Sampson Low, Marston & Company, publisher.
• Juta and Company, publisher.
• William Clowes and Sons, printer.

Description

xix, 248 pages, [49] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, portraits, map; 23 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Alternative Title

• Malaboch
• Notes from my diary on the Boer campaign of 1894

Subjects

• Jameson's Raid, 1895-1896
• Transvaal (South Africa) > History > 1880-1910

Note

• With a half-title.
• "London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross."--printer statement, verso of title page; also on colophon, page 248.
• "Malaboch war song"--pages 37-43.

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

ch. 1. Off to the war -- ch. 2. A dilemma -- ch. 3. A disorderly camp -- ch. 4. A day's hunting -- ch. 5. The warm baths -- ch. 6. A deserter -- ch. 7. A nocturnal flitting ; The Malaboch war song -- ch. 8. The Reverend Mr. Parisius -- ch. 9. An interesting day -- ch. 10. The first skirmish -- ch. 11. I spend a night on Fort Holzer Kopje -- ch. 12. The commissariat -- ch. 13. My first experience under fire -- ch. 14. First casualties -- ch. 15. The first funeral -- ch. 16. The colonel's dream -- ch. 17. The capture of cattle -- ch. 18. The Reverend C. Sonntag -- ch. 19. I visit the Pretoria Fort -- ch. 20. More casualties ; Death of Schmidt -- ch. 21. The hospital -- ch. 22. Honour to whom honour is due -- ch. 23. The chief medical officer -- ch. 24. The terrible death of Groenwald ; Mr. Fred Neel meets with an accident -- ch. 25. A court-martial -- ch. 26. Accident to Captain Stent ; The commissary-general -- ch. 27. Nearing the end ; Surrender of women and children ; Malaboch speaks -- ch. 28. A night on the mountain in the moonlight ; Mr. Jenkins' picnic party -- ch. 29. The surrender of Malaboch -- ch. 30. The hospital staff ; A council of war -- ch. 31. Homeward bound -- ch. 32. Triumphal entry into Pretoria ; The reception committee ; The president's speech -- ch. 33. The arrival of Malaboch in Pretoria ; Death of Dr. Tobias ; St. Augustine's brotherhood ; I go to Roodepoort, and from thence to pilgrim's rest -- Glossary -- Appendix: The Johannesburg crisis.

Call Number

Sc 968.2-R (Rae, C. Malaboch)

LCCN

05018386

OCLC

• 5582697
• NYPGR5582697-B

Author

Rae, Colin, Rev., author.

Title

Malaboch, or, Notes from my diary on the Boer campaign of 1894 against the chief Malaboch of Blaauwberg, district Zoutpansberg, South African Republic : to which is appended a synopsis of the Johannesburg crisis of 1896 / by the Rev. Colin Rae ; with illustrations.

Publisher

London : Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited, St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C. ; South Africa : J.C. Juta & Co., Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch, 1898.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Provenance

Copy in Sc 968.2-R (accession no. B429210) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

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Added Author

Sampson Low, Marston & Company, publisher.

Juta and Company, publisher.

William Clowes and Sons, printer.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc 968.2-R (Rae, C. Malaboch)

BNV (Rae, C. Malaboch; or, Notes from my diary on the Boer campaign of 1894 ...)