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Of all the wars fought by Britain between 1815 and 1914, the South African War (1899-1902) was the most extensive and costly. A few thousand Boer farmers defied the British army for nearly three years and were only defeated following the devastation of much of South Africa. Consequently, the war shattered many illusions about the effectiveness of British imperial power. This book is the first comprehensive survey of the disputes which arose between the British government and Sir Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner for South Africa, and three of the eras most famous soldiers, Lords Wolseley, Roberts, and Kitchener, which centred on whether the politicians or generals should control the strategic management of the war; it argues that the army eventually gained control of the war, with Kitchener in particular determining both its strategy and its settlement.
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Managing the South African War, 1899-1902 : Politicians V. Generals Royal Historical Society Studies in History. New Series, 0269-2244
author
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Surridge, Keith Terrance.
publisher
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
isbn10 | asin
:
0861932382
print isbn13
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9780861932382
ebook isbn13
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9780585209678
language
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English
subject
South African War, 1899-1902--Campaigns, South African War, 1899-1902--Peace, Civil-military relations--Great Britain--History--19th century, Civil-military relations--Great Britain--History--20th century, Civil-military relations--South Africa--History--
publication date
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1998
lcc
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DT1896.S85 1998eb
ddc
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968.04/84
subject
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South African War, 1899-1902--Campaigns, South African War, 1899-1902--Peace, Civil-military relations--Great Britain--History--19th century, Civil-military relations--Great Britain--History--20th century, Civil-military relations--South Africa--History--
Page i
ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
STUDIES IN HISTORY
New Series
Managing the South African War, 18991902
Politicians v. Generals
Page ii
Studies in History New Series
Editorial Board
Professor Martin Daunto (Convenor) Professor david Eastwood Dr Steven Gunn Porfessor Colin Jones Professor Peter Mandler Professor Pat Thane Dr simon Walker Professor Kathleen Bur (Honorary Treasurer)
Page iii
Managing the South African War, 18991902
Politicians v. Generals
Keith Terrance Surridge
THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE BOYDELL PRESS
Page iv
Keith Terrance Surridge 1998
All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a retrieval system, published, performed in public, adapted, broadcast, transmitted, recorded or reproduced in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owner
First published 1998
A Royal Historical Society publication Published by The Boydell Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, UK and of Boydell &1 Brewer Inc. PO Box 41026, Rochester, NY 14604-4126, USA
ISBN 0 86193 238 2
ISSN 0269-2244
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for
This book is printed on acid-free paper
Printed in Great Britain by St Edmundsbury Press, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Page v
Contents
Page
Acknowledgements
vii
List of Maps
viii
Abbreviations
ix
Introduction
1
1 Managing the Boer Threat: 18959
15
2 The Final Crisis: June October 1899
40
3 War, Defeat and Reform: October 1899 November 1901
57
4 The Conquest of the Boer Republics: December 1899 September 1900
75
5 Police and Refugees: May December 1900
93
6 Battling for Supremacy: December 1900 July 1901
112
7 Kitchener's Victory: July 1901 March 1902
133
8 Managing the Peace: the Treaty of Vereeniging: December 1901 June 1902
155
Conclusion
175
Biographical appendix
185
Select bibliography
190
Index
201
Page vi
Publication of this volume was aided by a grant from the Scouloudi Foundation, in association with the Institute of Historical Research. It was further assisted by a grant from The Isobel Thornley Bequest Fund of the University of London
Page vii
Acknowledgements
For permission to examine collections of documents in their care, I would like to thank the following individuals and institutions: Birmingham University Library; the Bodleian Library and the Warden and Fellows of New College, Oxford; the British Museum and the staff of the British Library; the marquess of Salisbury and Dr R. Harcourt-Williams at Hatfield House; Hove Central Library; the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College, London; the National Army Museum, Chelsea; and the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office for permission to use Crown copyright documents held in the Public Record Office, Kew. I would also like to thank the Historical Association for permission to use material originally published in their journal
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